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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 4
Aug 31, 2024 at 3pm UK
McDiarmid Park
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St Johnstone
1 - 2
Motherwell

Mbunga-Kimpioka (64')
MacPherson (51'), Sanders (67')
Sanders (90+6')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Casey (11'), Ebiye (90+4')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Dundee Utd 2-0 St Johnstone
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Motherwell 3-1 Hearts
Sunday, August 25 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: St Johnstone 1-2 Motherwell

Motherwell will be coming into this game full of confidence after recording their first league win last time out, while the hosts have lost both of their last two matches, suggesting the visitors will win this one. 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 38.42%. A win for Motherwell had a probability of 35.85% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a St Johnstone win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.45%) and 2-0 (6.36%). The likeliest Motherwell win was 0-1 (8.81%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Motherwell in this match.

Result
St JohnstoneDrawMotherwell
38.42% (-0.185 -0.18) 25.73% (-0.044999999999998 -0.04) 35.85% (0.228 0.23)
Both teams to score 55.11% (0.175 0.17)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.97% (0.216 0.22)49.03% (-0.21899999999999 -0.22)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.89% (0.195 0.2)71.11% (-0.196 -0.2)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.96% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)25.04%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.29% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)59.71% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.52% (0.23399999999999 0.23)26.48% (-0.235 -0.23)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.33% (0.312 0.31)61.66% (-0.314 -0.31)
Score Analysis
    St Johnstone 38.42%
    Motherwell 35.85%
    Draw 25.72%
St JohnstoneDrawMotherwell
1-0 @ 9.18% (-0.082000000000001 -0.08)
2-1 @ 8.45% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
2-0 @ 6.36% (-0.056 -0.06)
3-1 @ 3.9% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
3-0 @ 2.93% (-0.026 -0.03)
3-2 @ 2.59% (0.012 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.35% (-0.0029999999999999 -0)
4-0 @ 1.02% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
Other @ 2.64%
Total : 38.42%
1-1 @ 12.19% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
0-0 @ 6.63% (-0.059 -0.06)
2-2 @ 5.61% (0.025 0.03)
3-3 @ 1.15% (0.013 0.01)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 25.72%
0-1 @ 8.81% (-0.020000000000001 -0.02)
1-2 @ 8.11% (0.036999999999999 0.04)
0-2 @ 5.85% (0.026 0.03)
1-3 @ 3.59% (0.04 0.04)
0-3 @ 2.59% (0.029 0.03)
2-3 @ 2.49% (0.028 0.03)
1-4 @ 1.19% (0.021 0.02)
Other @ 3.22%
Total : 35.85%

How you voted: St Johnstone vs Motherwell

St Johnstone
36.4%
Draw
9.1%
Motherwell
54.5%
11
Head to Head
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')
May 13, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 35
St Johnstone
0-2
Motherwell
Van Veen (52' pen.), Mandron (90+3')
Furlong (36')
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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