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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 12
Nov 9, 2024 at 3pm UK
Fir Park
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Motherwell
2 - 1
St Johnstone

Maswanhise (20'), Sparrow (32')
Balmer (80')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Clark (58' pen.)

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 1-2 Rangers
Sunday, November 3 at 3pm in Scottish League Cup
Last Game: St Johnstone 1-2 Hearts
Saturday, November 2 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Motherwell 2-1 St Johnstone

While the visitors have shown significant improvement since Valakari's arrival, the hosts have had an excellent start to the campaign, and with the added advantage of playing at home, we believe Motherwell will come out on top in this match. 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 46.79%. A win for St Johnstone had a probability of 28.34% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Motherwell win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.34%) and 2-0 (7.92%). The likeliest St Johnstone win was 0-1 (7.43%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.77%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Motherwell in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Motherwell.

Result
MotherwellDrawSt Johnstone
46.79% (0.0030000000000001 0) 24.87% (0.0010000000000012 0) 28.34% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
Both teams to score 55.06% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.21% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)47.79% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.02% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)69.98% (0.0020000000000095 0)
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.53% (-0.00099999999999056 -0)20.47%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.06%52.94%
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.23% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)30.77% (0.0040000000000013 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.97% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)67.03% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Score Analysis
    Motherwell 46.79%
    St Johnstone 28.34%
    Draw 24.86%
MotherwellDrawSt Johnstone
1-0 @ 9.99% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-1 @ 9.34%
2-0 @ 7.92% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-1 @ 4.94%
3-0 @ 4.19% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-2 @ 2.91%
4-1 @ 1.96%
4-0 @ 1.66%
4-2 @ 1.15%
Other @ 2.73%
Total : 46.79%
1-1 @ 11.77%
0-0 @ 6.3% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-2 @ 5.5%
3-3 @ 1.14%
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 24.86%
0-1 @ 7.43%
1-2 @ 6.94% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-2 @ 4.38%
1-3 @ 2.73%
2-3 @ 2.16% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-3 @ 1.72% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.99%
Total : 28.34%

How you voted: Motherwell vs St Johnstone

Motherwell
60.0%
Draw
20.0%
St Johnstone
20.0%
10
Head to Head
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.)
Nov 7, 2023 7.45pm
Gameweek 9
St Johnstone
2-2
Motherwell
Clark (17'), Considine (27')
Phillips (43')
Blaney (68'), Biereth (74')
Slattery (37'), Paton (47')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1110103132831
2Aberdeen11101024101431
3RangersRangers11713168822
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd125431813519
5Motherwell116141514119
6St Mirren134361722-515
7Dundee123361824-612
8Kilmarnock123361525-1012
9Ross County132651021-1112
10St Johnstone133191627-1110
11Hearts132381420-69
12Hibernian121561118-78


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