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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 24
Jan 25, 2025 at 3pm UK
McDiarmid Park
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St Johnstone
2 - 1
Motherwell

Steven (87'), Mikulic (88')
Kucheriavyi (22')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Halliday (4' pen.)
Sparrow (47'), Thompson (61'), Paton (70'), Armstrong (90+1')

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

We said: St Johnstone 1-1 Motherwell

St Johnstone can ill-afford to drop to many more points if they wish to avoid relegation this season, but whether they can replicate their resolute performance from last week remains to be seen. With Kettlewell seeking a response from his Motherwell players, we are backing the visitors to claim at least a share of the spoils this time around. 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 40.37%. A win for Motherwell had a probability of 32.7% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a St Johnstone win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.49%) and 2-0 (7.27%). The likeliest Motherwell win was 0-1 (9.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.78%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that St Johnstone would win this match.

Result
St JohnstoneDrawMotherwell
40.37% (0.0030000000000001 0) 26.92% (0.0010000000000012 0) 32.7% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Both teams to score 50.64% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.51% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)54.48% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.16% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)75.84% (0.0019999999999953 0)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.51% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)26.49%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.32% (0.00099999999999767 0)61.67% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.88% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)31.11% (0.004999999999999 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.56% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)67.44% (0.0049999999999955 0)
Score Analysis
    St Johnstone 40.37%
    Motherwell 32.7%
    Draw 26.92%
St JohnstoneDrawMotherwell
1-0 @ 10.94%
2-1 @ 8.49%
2-0 @ 7.27% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-1 @ 3.76%
3-0 @ 3.22% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-2 @ 2.2%
4-1 @ 1.25%
4-0 @ 1.07%
Other @ 2.17%
Total : 40.37%
1-1 @ 12.78%
0-0 @ 8.24% (0.00099999999999945 0)
2-2 @ 4.96%
Other @ 0.94%
Total : 26.92%
0-1 @ 9.62%
1-2 @ 7.46% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-2 @ 5.62% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-3 @ 2.9% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
0-3 @ 2.19%
2-3 @ 1.93%
Other @ 2.98%
Total : 32.7%

How you voted: St Johnstone vs Motherwell

St Johnstone
28.6%
Draw
42.9%
Motherwell
28.6%
7
Head to Head
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')
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic24203167125563
2RangersRangers25165451193253
3Dundee UnitedDundee Utd2510783228437
4Aberdeen25105103238-635
5Hibernian258983737033
6Motherwell2594123042-1231
7Hearts2586113433130
8St Mirren2593133039-930
9Kilmarnock2577112840-1228
10Dundee2476113747-1027
11Ross County2568112447-2326
12St Johnstone2563162848-2021


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