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Scottish Premiership
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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 31
Mar 19, 2022 at 3pm UK
McDiarmid Park
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St Johnstone
2 - 1
Motherwell

Hendry (21', 90+1')
Davidson (16'), Rooney (41'), Cleary (45')
FT(HT: 1-1)
van Veen (12')
van Veen (45+1'), Woolery (85')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

St Johnstone

Last Six:
Last Game: St Johnstone 4-0 Inverness
Monday, May 23 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership Playoffs
Next Game: St Johnstone vs. Annan
Tuesday, July 12 at 7.45pm in Scottish League Cup

Motherwell

Last Six:
Last Game: Celtic 6-0 Motherwell
Saturday, May 14 at 12.15pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: St Johnstone 2-1 Motherwell

 While Motherwell likely head into this match as favourites due to their league positioning, there is a lot of pressure on St Johnstone right now due to the relegation battle. The fact that there is so much on the line for them means that they could end up pulling off an upset, as the squad have got a lot to fight for, which can often be a great motivator. 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 36.92%. A win for St Johnstone had a probability of 35.33% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Motherwell win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.92%) and 0-2 (6.73%). The likeliest St Johnstone win was 1-0 (10.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.09%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for St Johnstone in this match.

Result
St JohnstoneDrawMotherwell
35.33%27.75%36.92%
Both teams to score 48.54%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.67%57.33%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.84%78.16%
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.18%30.83%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.9%67.1%
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.17%29.84%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.08%65.93%
Score Analysis
    St Johnstone 35.33%
    Motherwell 36.91%
    Draw 27.75%
St JohnstoneDrawMotherwell
1-0 @ 10.82%
2-1 @ 7.7%
2-0 @ 6.37%
3-1 @ 3.02%
3-0 @ 2.5%
3-2 @ 1.83%
Other @ 3.09%
Total : 35.33%
1-1 @ 13.09%
0-0 @ 9.2%
2-2 @ 4.66%
Other @ 0.81%
Total : 27.75%
0-1 @ 11.12%
1-2 @ 7.92%
0-2 @ 6.73%
1-3 @ 3.19%
0-3 @ 2.71%
2-3 @ 1.88%
1-4 @ 0.97%
Other @ 2.41%
Total : 36.91%

How you voted: St Johnstone vs Motherwell

St Johnstone
57.1%
Draw
28.6%
Motherwell
14.3%
7
Head to Head
Dec 18, 2021 3pm
Motherwell
2-0
St Johnstone
Cornelius (17'), Van Veen (55')
Goss (75')
Aug 8, 2021 3pm
St Johnstone
1-1
Motherwell
O'Donnell (34' og.)
Wotherspoon (62'), Craig (67')
Watt (80')
Shields (26'), O'Donnell (90')
Feb 20, 2021 3pm
Motherwell
0-3
St Johnstone

Long (37')
Melamed (19', 49'), Kerr (45')
> Match Report
Nov 28, 2020 3pm
Motherwell
1-2
St Johnstone
Watt (61')
Gallagher (10')
Hendry (68'), Wotherspoon (77')
O'Halloran (41'), Gordon (57')
Nov 21, 2020 3pm
St Johnstone
1-1
Motherwell
May (34' pen.)
Bryson (40'), McNamara (81'), McCann (86')
O'Hara (17')
Gallagher (81')
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
> Scottish Premiership Full Table


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