Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 31

Mar 19, 2022 at 3pm UK

McDiarmid Park

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

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
10	Ross County	38	-14	41
11	St Johnstone	38	-27	35
12	Dundee	38	-30	29

Motherwell

Last Six:

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

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
5	Dundee United	38	-7	48
6	Motherwell	38	-19	46
7	Hibernian	38	-4	45

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 Johnstone	Draw	Motherwell
35.33%	27.75%	36.92%

Both teams to score 48.54%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.67%

57.33%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.84%

78.16%

St Johnstone Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.18%

30.83%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.9%

67.1%

Motherwell Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.17%

29.84%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.08%

65.93%

Score Analysis

St Johnstone 35.33%

Motherwell 36.91%

Draw 27.75%

St Johnstone	Draw	Motherwell
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%