Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 2

Aug 6, 2022 at 3pm UK

Fir Park

Motherwell
1 - 2
St Johnstone

Carey (90+1' og.)
McGinn (87')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Murphy (28'), May (90+4')
Hallberg (12'), Considine (45'), May (90+5')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Motherwell

Last Six:

Last Game: St Mirren 0-1 Motherwell
Sunday, July 31 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
4	Hibernian	1	1	3
5	Motherwell	1	1	3
6	Dundee United	1	0	1

St Johnstone

Last Six:

Last Game: St Johnstone 0-1 Hibernian
Saturday, July 30 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
9	Ross County	1	-1	0
10	St Johnstone	1	-1	0
11	St Mirren	1	-1	0

We said: Motherwell 2-1 St Johnstone

There has been little to separate these two sides in recent meetings and another closely-fought contest is expected on Saturday. Although St Johnstone came out on top the last time that these two teams locked horns in March, we feel that Motherwell will do enough to secure all three points on home soil. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Motherwell win with a probability of 38.35%. A win for St Johnstone had a probability of 33.13% and a draw had a probability of 28.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Motherwell win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.89%) and 2-0 (7.28%). The likeliest St Johnstone win was 0-1 (11.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood.

Result
Motherwell	Draw	St Johnstone
38.35% ( -0.08)	28.52% ( 0)	33.13% ( 0.09)

Both teams to score 46.01% (

0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

39.66% (

0.01)

60.34% (

-0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

19.5% (

0.01)

80.5% (

-0)

Motherwell Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.54% (

-0.04)

30.46% (

0.05)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.33% (

-0.06)

66.67% (

0.06)

St Johnstone Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.16% (

0.07)

33.84% (

-0.06)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.5% (

0.07)

70.5% (

-0.07)

Score Analysis

Motherwell 38.34%

St Johnstone 33.12%

Draw 28.51%

Motherwell	Draw	St Johnstone
1-0 @ 12.25% ( -0.02) 2-1 @ 7.89% ( -0.01) 2-0 @ 7.28% ( -0.02) 3-1 @ 3.13% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 2.89% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 1.69% ( -0) 4-1 @ 0.93% ( -0) Other @ 2.28% Total : 38.34%	1-1 @ 13.27% 0-0 @ 10.3% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 4.28% ( 0) Other @ 0.66% Total : 28.51%	0-1 @ 11.16% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 7.19% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 6.05% ( 0.02) 1-3 @ 2.6% ( 0.01) 0-3 @ 2.19% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 1.54% ( 0) Other @ 2.39% Total : 33.12%