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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
1Celtic1100102228084
2RangersRangers101070373367
3Hibernian100154421253
4Aberdeen11004649-353
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd10014145-450
6St Mirren10104756-942
Relegation Group
1Motherwell11004058-1842
2Hearts10014345-240
3Kilmarnock11004058-1838
4Dundee11005171-2037
5Ross County10013358-2535
6St Johnstone10013561-2629
 
First Phase
1Celtic33263497227581
2RangersRangers33206768353366
3Hibernian331411854411353
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd33148114140150
5Aberdeen33148114549-450
6St Mirren33125164554-941
7Hearts33117154344-140
8Motherwell33116163756-1939
9Kilmarnock3398163858-2035
10Ross County3398163356-2335
11Dundee3397175071-2134
12St Johnstone3385203358-2529


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