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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 24
Feb 1, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Fir Park Stadium
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Motherwell
0 - 2
St Johnstone


Slattery (32'), Goss (61')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Wright (5'), Hallberg (49')
May (56')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: St Mirren 1-0 Motherwell
Saturday, January 28 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Rangers 2-0 St Johnstone
Saturday, January 28 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Motherwell 2-1 St Johnstone

With both of these teams on prolonged runs without a league win, few people will expect a match of a high quality. Nevertheless, we feel that Motherwell will do enough to record all three points, bringing St Johnstone back into the scrap at the bottom. 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 47.36%. A win for St Johnstone had a probability of 26.38% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Motherwell win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.13%) and 2-0 (8.92%). The likeliest St Johnstone win was 0-1 (8.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.44%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.

Result
MotherwellDrawSt Johnstone
47.36% (0.039000000000001 0.04) 26.26% (-0.026 -0.03) 26.38% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Both teams to score 49.28% (0.071999999999996 0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.37% (0.097999999999999 0.1)54.64% (-0.093000000000004 -0.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.03% (0.081 0.08)75.97% (-0.075000000000003 -0.08)
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.93% (0.061000000000007 0.06)23.07% (-0.055999999999997 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.1% (0.086999999999996 0.09)56.9% (-0.082000000000001 -0.08)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.06% (0.046999999999997 0.05)35.94% (-0.041000000000004 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.28% (0.042999999999999 0.04)72.72% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)
Score Analysis
    Motherwell 47.36%
    St Johnstone 26.38%
    Draw 26.26%
MotherwellDrawSt Johnstone
1-0 @ 12.15% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
2-1 @ 9.13% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)
2-0 @ 8.92% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-1 @ 4.46% (0.012 0.01)
3-0 @ 4.36% (0.0070000000000006 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.28% (0.008 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.64% (0.0069999999999999 0.01)
4-0 @ 1.6% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.82%
Total : 47.36%
1-1 @ 12.44% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 8.29% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
2-2 @ 4.67% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
Other @ 0.86%
Total : 26.26%
0-1 @ 8.48% (-0.021000000000001 -0.02)
1-2 @ 6.37% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-2 @ 4.34% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
1-3 @ 2.17% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-3 @ 1.59% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-3 @ 1.48%
Other @ 1.94%
Total : 26.38%

How you voted: Motherwell vs St Johnstone

Motherwell
60.0%
Draw
20.0%
St Johnstone
20.0%
15
Head to Head
Nov 12, 2022 3pm
Aug 6, 2022 3pm
Motherwell
1-2
St Johnstone
Carey (90+1' og.)
McGinn (87')
Murphy (28'), May (90+4')
Hallberg (12'), Considine (45'), May (90+5')
Mar 19, 2022 3pm
St Johnstone
2-1
Motherwell
Hendry (21', 90+1')
Davidson (16'), Rooney (41'), Cleary (45')
Van Veen (12')
van Veen (45+1'), Woolery (85')
Dec 18, 2021 3pm
Aug 8, 2021 3pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1514104444043
2Aberdeen16104230181234
3RangersRangers1510232791832
4Motherwell168172226-425
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd166642519624
6St Mirren176382228-621
7Dundee165472729-219
8Kilmarnock174581834-1617
9Hibernian173682129-815
10Ross County173681333-2015
11St Johnstone1742112032-1214
12Hearts1734101826-813


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