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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

Motherwell

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

St Johnstone

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: St Johnstone 0-5 Celtic
Sunday, April 20 at 3pm in Scottish Cup

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
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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')
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Jan 18, 2025 3pm
Fourth Round
St Johnstone
1-0
Motherwell
Kirk (9')
Griffith (58'), Mbunga-Kimpioka (90+3')

Blaney (52'), Sparrow (63')
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Nov 9, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 12
Motherwell
2-1
St Johnstone
Maswanhise (20'), Sparrow (32')
Balmer (80')
Clark (58' pen.)
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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')
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May 19, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 38
Motherwell
1-2
St Johnstone
Ebiye (90+4')
Clark (18'), Sidibeh (45+1')
Keltjens (52')
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