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Scottish Cup | Fourth Round
Jan 18, 2025 at 3pm UK
McDiarmid Park
Motherwell logo

St Johnstone
vs.
Motherwell

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Cup clash between St Johnstone and Motherwell, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Rangers 3-1 St Johnstone
Sunday, January 12 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Hibernian 3-1 Motherwell
Saturday, January 11 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We say: St Johnstone 1-2 Motherwell

Both teams may be struggling in recent weeks, but the visitors will draw confidence from their two victories over St Johnstone this term, leading us to believe Motherwell will win here. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a win with a probability of 38.96%. A win for has a probability of 36.28% and a draw has a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a win is 2-1 with a probability of 8.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-0 (8.14%) and 2-0 (6.02%). The likeliest win is 1-2 (8.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (11.55%).

Result
Draw
38.96%24.76%36.28%
Both teams to score 58.59%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.44%44.56%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.07%66.93%
Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.25%22.75%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.57%56.43%
Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.84%24.16%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.53%58.47%
Score Analysis
    38.96%
    36.28%
    Draw 24.75%
Draw
2-1 @ 8.56%
1-0 @ 8.14%
2-0 @ 6.02%
3-1 @ 4.22%
3-2 @ 3%
3-0 @ 2.97%
4-1 @ 1.56%
4-2 @ 1.11%
4-0 @ 1.1%
Other @ 2.27%
Total : 38.96%
1-1 @ 11.55%
2-2 @ 6.08%
0-0 @ 5.49%
3-3 @ 1.42%
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 24.75%
1-2 @ 8.21%
0-1 @ 7.81%
0-2 @ 5.54%
1-3 @ 3.89%
2-3 @ 2.88%
0-3 @ 2.63%
1-4 @ 1.38%
2-4 @ 1.02%
0-4 @ 0.93%
Other @ 1.99%
Total : 36.28%

Who will win Saturday's Scottish Cup clash between St Johnstone and Motherwell?

St Johnstone
Draw
Motherwell
St Johnstone
100%
Draw
0.0%
Motherwell
0.0%
1
Head to Head
Nov 9, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 12
Motherwell
2-1
St Johnstone
Maswanhise (20'), Sparrow (32')
Balmer (80')
Clark (58' pen.)
Aug 31, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 4
St Johnstone
1-2
Motherwell
Mbunga-Kimpioka (64')
MacPherson (51'), Sanders (67')
Sanders (90+6')
Casey (11'), Ebiye (90+4')
May 19, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 38
Motherwell
1-2
St Johnstone
Ebiye (90+4')
Clark (18'), Sidibeh (45+1')
Keltjens (52')
Jan 27, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 23
St Johnstone
1-1
Motherwell
McGowan (3')
Smith (76'), Phillips (90+2')
Bair (29')
Kelly (4'), Zdravkovski (45'), Halliday (45+5')
Dec 9, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 17
Motherwell
1-1
St Johnstone
Biereth (90+2')
Mugabi (53' og.)
rhs 2.0
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