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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 34
Apr 26, 2025 at 3pm UK
Fir Park
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Motherwell
3 - 2
St Johnstone

Slattery (39'), Sprangler (40' og.), Sparrow (48')
Slattery (65'), O'Donnell (66'), Halliday (68'), Sparrow (89')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Kirk (6'), Watt (66')
Ikpeazu (84')

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

Last Game: Motherwell 0-0 Hearts
Saturday, April 12 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Motherwell 2-0 St Johnstone

Motherwell may have struggled in recent encounters with St Johnstone, but with the visitors having scored just once in their last five outings, we expect that trend to continue, allowing the hosts to secure a victory. 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 44.54%. A win for St Johnstone had a probability of 29.26% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Motherwell win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.99%) and 2-0 (8.04%). The likeliest St Johnstone win was 0-1 (8.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.45%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Motherwell would win this match.

Result
MotherwellDrawSt Johnstone
44.54% (-0.738 -0.74) 26.2% (0.245 0.25) 29.26% (0.496 0.5)
Both teams to score 51.42% (-0.455 -0.45)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.2% (-0.729 -0.73)52.8% (0.732 0.73)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
25.57% (-0.626 -0.63)74.43% (0.629 0.63)
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.39% (-0.66500000000001 -0.67)23.61% (0.667 0.67)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.31% (-0.97 -0.97)57.68% (0.973 0.97)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.31% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)32.68% (0.010000000000005 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.77% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)69.23% (0.012 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Motherwell 44.53%
    St Johnstone 29.26%
    Draw 26.19%
MotherwellDrawSt Johnstone
1-0 @ 11.13% (0.1 0.1)
2-1 @ 8.99% (-0.096 -0.1)
2-0 @ 8.04% (-0.083 -0.08)
3-1 @ 4.33% (-0.133 -0.13)
3-0 @ 3.87% (-0.118 -0.12)
3-2 @ 2.42% (-0.075 -0.08)
4-1 @ 1.56% (-0.079 -0.08)
4-0 @ 1.4% (-0.071 -0.07)
Other @ 2.8%
Total : 44.53%
1-1 @ 12.45% (0.11 0.11)
0-0 @ 7.72% (0.22 0.22)
2-2 @ 5.03% (-0.055000000000001 -0.06)
3-3 @ 0.9% (-0.028 -0.03)
Other @ 0.1%
Total : 26.19%
0-1 @ 8.63% (0.244 0.24)
1-2 @ 6.97% (0.061 0.06)
0-2 @ 4.83% (0.136 0.14)
1-3 @ 2.6% (0.022 0.02)
2-3 @ 1.87% (-0.021 -0.02)
0-3 @ 1.8% (0.05 0.05)
Other @ 2.58%
Total : 29.26%

How you voted: Motherwell vs St Johnstone

Motherwell
83.3%
Draw
0.0%
St Johnstone
16.7%
6
Head to Head
Jan 25, 2025 3pm
Gameweek 24
St Johnstone
2-1
Motherwell
Steven (87'), Mikulic (88')
Kucheriavyi (22')
Halliday (4' pen.)
Sparrow (47'), Thompson (61'), Paton (70'), Armstrong (90+1')
Jan 18, 2025 3pm
Fourth Round
St Johnstone
1-0
Motherwell
Kirk (9')
Griffith (58'), Mbunga-Kimpioka (90+3')

Blaney (52'), Sparrow (63')
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
CCeltic5320112268692
2RangersRangers523080413975
3Hibernian512262501258
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd51044554-953
5Aberdeen51044861-1353
6St Mirren52305359-650
Relegation Group
1Hearts54015247552
2Motherwell53114663-1749
3Kilmarnock53024564-1944
4Dundee52125777-2041
5Ross County50233765-2837
RSt Johnstone51043868-3032
 
First Phase
CCeltic33263497227581
2RangersRangers33206768353366
3Hibernian331411854411353
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd33148114140150
5Aberdeen33148114549-450
6St Mirren33125164554-941
7Hearts33117154344-140
8Motherwell33116163756-1939
9Kilmarnock3398163858-2035
10Ross County3398163356-2335
11Dundee3397175071-2134
RSt Johnstone3385203358-2529


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