MX23RW : Sunday, April 20 20:15:21| >> :600:202699:202699:
St Johnstone logo
Scottish Cup | Fourth Round
Jan 18, 2025 at 3pm UK
McDiarmid Park
Motherwell logo

St Johnstone
1 - 0
Motherwell

Kirk (9')
Griffith (58'), Mbunga-Kimpioka (90+3')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Blaney (52'), Sparrow (63')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Rangers 3-1 St Johnstone
Sunday, January 12 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Hibernian 3-1 Motherwell
Saturday, January 11 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: St Johnstone 1-2 Motherwell

Both teams may be struggling in recent weeks, but the visitors will draw confidence from their two victories over St Johnstone this term, leading us to believe Motherwell will win here. 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 St Johnstone win with a probability of 38.96%. A win for Motherwell had a probability of 36.28% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a St Johnstone win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.14%) and 2-0 (6.02%). The likeliest Motherwell win was 1-2 (8.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.55%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that St Johnstone would win this match.

Result
St JohnstoneDrawMotherwell
38.96%24.76%36.28%
Both teams to score 58.59%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.44%44.56%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.07%66.93%
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.25%22.75%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.57%56.43%
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.84%24.16%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.53%58.47%
Score Analysis
    St Johnstone 38.96%
    Motherwell 36.28%
    Draw 24.75%
St JohnstoneDrawMotherwell
2-1 @ 8.56%
1-0 @ 8.14%
2-0 @ 6.02%
3-1 @ 4.22%
3-2 @ 3%
3-0 @ 2.97%
4-1 @ 1.56%
4-2 @ 1.11%
4-0 @ 1.1%
Other @ 2.27%
Total : 38.96%
1-1 @ 11.55%
2-2 @ 6.08%
0-0 @ 5.49%
3-3 @ 1.42%
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 24.75%
1-2 @ 8.21%
0-1 @ 7.81%
0-2 @ 5.54%
1-3 @ 3.89%
2-3 @ 2.88%
0-3 @ 2.63%
1-4 @ 1.38%
2-4 @ 1.02%
0-4 @ 0.93%
Other @ 1.99%
Total : 36.28%

Head to Head
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')
Jan 27, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 23
St Johnstone
1-1
Motherwell
McGowan (3')
Smith (76'), Phillips (90+2')
Bair (29')
Kelly (4'), Zdravkovski (45'), Halliday (45+5')
Dec 9, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 17
Motherwell
1-1
St Johnstone
Biereth (90+2')
Mugabi (53' og.)
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool33247275314479
2Arsenal331812361273466
3Newcastle UnitedNewcastle331851062441859
4Manchester CityMan City33177964422258
5Chelsea33169858401857
6Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest32176951381357
7Aston Villa3316985347657
8Bournemouth3313101052401249
9Fulham33139114845348
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton33121295353048
11Brentford33137135650646
12Crystal Palace331111114145-444
13Everton33814113440-638
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd33108153846-838
15Wolverhampton WanderersWolves33115174861-1338
16Tottenham HotspurSpurs321141760491137
17West Ham UnitedWest Ham3399153755-1836
18Ipswich TownIpswich3349203371-3821
19Leicester CityLeicester3346232773-4618
20Southampton3325262478-5411


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!