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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 2
Aug 6, 2022 at 3pm UK
Fir Park
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Motherwell
1 - 2
St Johnstone

Carey (90+1' og.)
McGinn (87')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Murphy (28'), May (90+4')
Hallberg (12'), Considine (45'), May (90+5')

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: St Johnstone 0-1 Hibernian
Saturday, July 30 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Motherwell 2-1 St Johnstone

There has been little to separate these two sides in recent meetings and another closely-fought contest is expected on Saturday. Although St Johnstone came out on top the last time that these two teams locked horns in March, we feel that Motherwell will do enough to secure all three points on home soil. 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 38.35%. A win for St Johnstone had a probability of 33.13% and a draw had a probability of 28.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Motherwell win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.89%) and 2-0 (7.28%). The likeliest St Johnstone win was 0-1 (11.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.27%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood.

Result
MotherwellDrawSt Johnstone
38.35% (-0.084000000000003 -0.08) 28.52% (0.0030000000000001 0) 33.13% (0.085000000000001 0.09)
Both teams to score 46.01% (0.015999999999998 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
39.66% (0.009999999999998 0.01)60.34% (-0.0059999999999931 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
19.5% (0.0079999999999991 0.01)80.5% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.54% (-0.043999999999997 -0.04)30.46% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.33% (-0.055999999999997 -0.06)66.67% (0.060000000000002 0.06)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.16% (0.066000000000003 0.07)33.84% (-0.063000000000002 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.5% (0.072000000000003 0.07)70.5% (-0.066999999999993 -0.07)
Score Analysis
    Motherwell 38.34%
    St Johnstone 33.12%
    Draw 28.51%
MotherwellDrawSt Johnstone
1-0 @ 12.25% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-1 @ 7.89% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
2-0 @ 7.28% (-0.021 -0.02)
3-1 @ 3.13% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-0 @ 2.89% (-0.013 -0.01)
3-2 @ 1.69% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
4-1 @ 0.93% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 2.28%
Total : 38.34%
1-1 @ 13.27%
0-0 @ 10.3% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.28% (0.0020000000000007 0)
Other @ 0.66%
Total : 28.51%
0-1 @ 11.16% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-2 @ 7.19% (0.013 0.01)
0-2 @ 6.05% (0.018999999999999 0.02)
1-3 @ 2.6% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
0-3 @ 2.19% (0.011 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.54% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.39%
Total : 33.12%

How you voted: Motherwell vs St Johnstone

Motherwell
75.0%
Draw
5.0%
St Johnstone
20.0%
20
Head to Head
Mar 19, 2022 3pm
St Johnstone
2-1
Motherwell
Hendry (21', 90+1')
Davidson (16'), Rooney (41'), Cleary (45')
Van Veen (12')
van Veen (45+1'), Woolery (85')
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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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