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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 19
Dec 18, 2021 at 3pm UK
Fir Park Stadium
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Motherwell
2 - 0
St Johnstone

Cornelius (17'), van Veen (55')
Goss (75')
FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Motherwell 2-0 St Johnstone

St Johnstone are struggling at the moment and their lack of goals is an alarming problem that is stopping them from progressing up the table. On the other hand, Motherwell have been getting mixed results, but when it comes to Saturday they should have enough quality to secure three points. 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 38.85%. A win for St Johnstone had a probability of 31.79% and a draw had a probability of 29.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Motherwell win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.7%) and 2-0 (7.62%). The likeliest St Johnstone win was 0-1 (11.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.39%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Motherwell in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Motherwell.

Result
MotherwellDrawSt Johnstone
38.85%29.35%31.79%
Both teams to score 43.47%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
36.68%63.32%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
17.3%82.7%
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.34%31.66%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.93%68.07%
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.61%36.39%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.82%73.18%
Score Analysis
    Motherwell 38.85%
    St Johnstone 31.79%
    Draw 29.35%
MotherwellDrawSt Johnstone
1-0 @ 13.25%
2-1 @ 7.7%
2-0 @ 7.62%
3-1 @ 2.95%
3-0 @ 2.92%
3-2 @ 1.49%
Other @ 2.91%
Total : 38.85%
1-1 @ 13.39%
0-0 @ 11.52%
2-2 @ 3.89%
Other @ 0.54%
Total : 29.35%
0-1 @ 11.64%
1-2 @ 6.77%
0-2 @ 5.89%
1-3 @ 2.28%
0-3 @ 1.98%
2-3 @ 1.31%
Other @ 1.92%
Total : 31.79%

How you voted: Motherwell vs St Johnstone

Motherwell
75.0%
Draw
25.0%
St Johnstone
0.0%
12
Head to Head
Aug 8, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 2
St Johnstone
1-1
Motherwell
O'Donnell (34' og.)
Wotherspoon (62'), Craig (67')
Watt (80')
Shields (26'), O'Donnell (90')
Feb 20, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 33
Motherwell
0-3
St Johnstone

Long (37')
Melamed (19', 49'), Kerr (45')
Nov 28, 2020 3pm
Second Round
Motherwell
1-2
St Johnstone
Watt (61')
Gallagher (10')
Hendry (68'), Wotherspoon (77')
O'Halloran (41'), Gordon (57')
Nov 21, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 15
St Johnstone
1-1
Motherwell
May (34' pen.)
Bryson (40'), McNamara (81'), McCann (86')
O'Hara (17')
Gallagher (81')
Sep 12, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 7
Motherwell
1-0
St Johnstone
Campbell (4')
O'Hara (36'), Watt (48'), Carson (69'), Campbell (87')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1211103543134
2Aberdeen12101125121331
3RangersRangers12723179823
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd135531914520
5Motherwell126151616019
6St Mirren145361923-418
7Dundee134362225-315
8Ross County143651222-1015
9St Johnstone144191727-1013
10Kilmarnock133371526-1112
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