Scottish Premiership

Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 4

Aug 31, 2024 at 3pm UK

McDiarmid Park

St Johnstone
1 - 2
Motherwell

Mbunga-Kimpioka (64')
MacPherson (51'), Sanders (67')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Casey (11'), Ebiye (90+4')

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

All competitions

Scottish Premiership

Last Game: Dundee Utd 2-0 St Johnstone
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

Motherwell

All competitions

Scottish Premiership

Last Game: Motherwell 3-1 Hearts
Sunday, August 25 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

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 St Johnstone win with a probability of 38.42%. A win for Motherwell had a probability of 35.85% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a St Johnstone win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.45%) and 2-0 (6.36%). The likeliest Motherwell win was 0-1 (8.81%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Motherwell in this match.

Result
St Johnstone	Draw	Motherwell
38.42% ( -0.18)	25.73% ( -0.04)	35.85% ( 0.23)

Both teams to score 55.11% (

0.17)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

50.97% (

0.22)

49.03% (

-0.22)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

28.89% (

0.2)

71.11% (

-0.2)

St Johnstone Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.96% (

-0)

25.04%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

40.29% (

-0)

59.71% (

-0)

Motherwell Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.52% (

0.23)

26.48% (

-0.23)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.33% (

0.31)

61.66% (

-0.31)

Score Analysis

St Johnstone 38.42%

Motherwell 35.85%

Draw 25.72%

St Johnstone	Draw	Motherwell
1-0 @ 9.18% ( -0.08) 2-1 @ 8.45% ( -0.02) 2-0 @ 6.36% ( -0.06) 3-1 @ 3.9% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 2.93% ( -0.03) 3-2 @ 2.59% ( 0.01) 4-1 @ 1.35% ( -0) 4-0 @ 1.02% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.64% Total : 38.42%	1-1 @ 12.19% ( -0.03) 0-0 @ 6.63% ( -0.06) 2-2 @ 5.61% ( 0.03) 3-3 @ 1.15% ( 0.01) Other @ 0.14% Total : 25.72%	0-1 @ 8.81% ( -0.02) 1-2 @ 8.11% ( 0.04) 0-2 @ 5.85% ( 0.03) 1-3 @ 3.59% ( 0.04) 0-3 @ 2.59% ( 0.03) 2-3 @ 2.49% ( 0.03) 1-4 @ 1.19% ( 0.02) Other @ 3.22% Total : 35.85%