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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 35
May 13, 2023 at 3pm UK
McDiarmid Park
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St Johnstone
0 - 2
Motherwell

FT(HT: 0-0)
van Veen (52' pen.), Mandron (90+3')
Furlong (36')

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: St Johnstone 1-0 Dundee Utd
Saturday, May 6 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Motherwell 2-0 Kilmarnock
Saturday, May 6 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: St Johnstone 1-1 Motherwell

St Johnstone gave their survival bid a real boost with that win over Dundee United last time out, but the visit of Motherwell and Van Veen will be a sterner test. The Steelmen are chasing seventh place in the Premiership and should be able to earn something out of their trip to Perth on Saturday afternoon. 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 38.62%. A win for Motherwell had a probability of 35.06% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a St Johnstone win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.4%) and 2-0 (6.64%). The likeliest Motherwell win was 0-1 (9.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.52%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.

Result
St JohnstoneDrawMotherwell
38.62% (0.052 0.05) 26.32% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01) 35.06% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)
Both teams to score 53.03% (0.033999999999999 0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
48.35% (0.045000000000002 0.05)51.66% (-0.040999999999997 -0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.56% (0.038 0.04)73.44% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.86% (0.050000000000011 0.05)26.14% (-0.047000000000001 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.79% (0.065000000000005 0.07)61.21% (-0.061 -0.06)
Motherwell Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.79% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)28.21% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.1% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)63.9% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Score Analysis
    St Johnstone 38.62%
    Motherwell 35.06%
    Draw 26.32%
St JohnstoneDrawMotherwell
1-0 @ 9.89% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-1 @ 8.4% (0.0080000000000009 0.01)
2-0 @ 6.64% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
3-1 @ 3.76% (0.008 0.01)
3-0 @ 2.97% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.38% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.26% (0.004 0)
4-0 @ 1% (0.004 0)
Other @ 2.33%
Total : 38.62%
1-1 @ 12.52%
0-0 @ 7.37% (-0.012 -0.01)
2-2 @ 5.32% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-3 @ 1% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 26.32%
0-1 @ 9.33% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
1-2 @ 7.92% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
0-2 @ 5.9% (-0.011 -0.01)
1-3 @ 3.34% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
0-3 @ 2.49% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
2-3 @ 2.24% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-4 @ 1.06%
Other @ 2.76%
Total : 35.06%

How you voted: St Johnstone vs Motherwell

St Johnstone
33.3%
Draw
0.0%
Motherwell
66.7%
6
Head to Head
Feb 1, 2023 7.45pm
gameweek 24
Motherwell
0-2
St Johnstone

Slattery (32'), Goss (61')
Wright (5'), Hallberg (49')
May (56')
Nov 12, 2022 3pm
gameweek 16
St Johnstone
1-1
Motherwell
Wright (26')
Spittal (45+1')
McKinstry (28')
Aug 6, 2022 3pm
gameweek 2
Motherwell
1-2
St Johnstone
Carey (90+1' og.)
McGinn (87')
Murphy (28'), May (90+4')
Hallberg (12'), Considine (45'), May (90+5')
Mar 19, 2022 3pm
gameweek 31
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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gameweek 19
Motherwell
2-0
St Johnstone
Cornelius (17'), Van Veen (55')
Goss (75')
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1Celtic1614204444044
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