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Motherwell v St. Johnstone : Premiership match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 26th Apr, 15:00 BST, Fir Park, Motherwell

Motherwell and their manager Michael O'Neill will be aiming to beat Simo Valakari and his St. Johnstone side on Saturday afternoon, as the pair meet at the Fir Park in the Premiership. Statistics drive the predictions below for seventeen markets, and changing between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and much more besides. Odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to see it all.

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The KickOff predictive algorithm suggests there is a 78% probability of Motherwell and St. Johnstone serving up a minimum of 2 goals in this Premiership clash. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and the bookmakers are predicting the same. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at a best price of 1.33.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Motherwell are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.25.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Motherwell 46%	13/10 10%	-
Draw 25%	2/1 8%	-
St. Johnstone 29%	23/10 6%	-
Draw 1-1 12%	5/1	-
Motherwell 1-0 10%	6/1 7%	-
Motherwell 2-1 9%	17/2 6%	-
Motherwell 2-0 8%	9/1	-
St. Johnstone 1-0 8%	15/2 15%	-
St. Johnstone 2-1 7%	11/1	-
Draw 0-0 6%	13/2 21%	-
Draw 2-2 6%	14/1	-
Motherwell 3-1 5%	20/1 24%	-
St. Johnstone 2-0 5%	14/1 12%	-
Motherwell 3-0 4%	20/1 11%	-
Motherwell 3-2 3%	33/1 17%	-
St. Johnstone 3-1 3%	28/1	-
St. Johnstone 3-2 2%	40/1 21%	-
Motherwell 4-1 2%	40/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 53%	13/10 15%	-
Under 2.5 Goals 47%	8/13 10%	-
Home 1st Goal 51%	4/5 8%	-
Away 1st Goal 45%	7/5 4%	-
No 1st Goal 4%	13/2 21%	-
BTTS - Yes 55%	19/20 8%	-
BTTS - No 45%	4/5 8%	-
BTTS - Home Win 22%	9/2 22%	-
BTTS - Draw 19%	10/3	-
BTTS - Away Win 15%	13/2 7%	-
Home/draw 71%	1/3 3%	-
Away/draw 54%	4/7 8%	-
Home/away 75%	4/11 2%	-
Over 1.5 Goals 77%	2/5 5%	-
Under 1.5 Goals 24%	2/1 12%	-
Over 3.5 Goals 30%	10/3 24%	-
Under 3.5 Goals 70%	2/9 6%	-
Over 4.5 Goals 15%	8/1 29%	-
Under 4.5 Goals 85%	1/14 3%	-
Over 5.5 Goals 6%	18/1 27%	-
Under 5.5 Goals 94%	1/50 1%	-
Over 0.5 Goals 94%	1/12 2%	-
Under 0.5 Goals 6%	7/1 16%	-
Home DNB 63%	4/7 5%	-
Away DNB 47%	5/4 10%	-
Motherwell win to nil 24%	11/4 7%	-
St. Johnstone win to nil 15%	9/2 8%	-
Motherwell / Motherwell 21%	3/1 14%	-
Motherwell / St. Johnstone 2%	33/1	-
Motherwell / Draw 6%	14/1 15%	-
Draw / Motherwell 15%	9/2 10%	-
Draw / St. Johnstone 13%	11/2 13%	-
Draw / Draw 19%	7/2 10%	-
St. Johnstone / Motherwell 3%	28/1 12%	-
St. Johnstone / St. Johnstone 15%	9/2	-
St. Johnstone / Draw 6%	14/1	-

Relegation Group table

Motherwell have played 33 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the Premiership league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 3 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Motherwell have outscored their opponents by 37 goals to 33 goals.

Home League Performance

Motherwell have played 16 games at home winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored 21 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 25 goals at home.

St. Johnstone are in 12th position in the Premiership on 29 points having played 33 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

11 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 33 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 16 goals in total and failed to score in 6 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

33 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 20 games, drawn 5 and won 8. St. Johnstone have conceded 58 goals, scored 33, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 7 clean sheets.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Motherwell St. Johnstone
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	GD	PTS	Date	HOME	AWAY	HOME
1	Hearts	33	-1	40	-	-	May 14	-
2	Motherwell H	33	-19	39	-	-	Apr 26	-
3	Kilmarnock	33	-20	35	-	May 3	-	-
4	Ross County	33	-23	35	-	May 10	-	-
5	Dundee	33	-21	34	-	May 18	-	-
6	St. Johnstone A	33	-25	29	-	-	-	-

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Motherwell	0 - 0	Hearts
Motherwell	2 - 2	St. Mirren
Motherwell	2 - 1	Dundee
Motherwell	0 - 3	Ross County
Motherwell	1 - 3	Celtic
Motherwell	2 - 0	Aberdeen
Motherwell	2 - 2	Rangers
Motherwell	1 - 1	Kilmarnock
Motherwell	4 - 3	Dundee Utd
Motherwell	0 - 3	Hibernian
Motherwell	2 - 1	St. Johnstone
Motherwell	0 - 3	Celtic
Motherwell	0 - 1	Dundee
Motherwell	2 - 1	St. Mirren
Motherwell	3 - 1	Hearts
Motherwell	0 - 0	Ross County
Motherwell	1 - 2	St. Johnstone
Motherwell	4 - 1	Livingston
Motherwell	1 - 1	Hibernian
Motherwell	1 - 1	St. Mirren

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Motherwell	0 - 0	Hearts
A	Motherwell	0 - 2	Kilmarnock
A	Motherwell	1 - 4	Aberdeen
H	Motherwell	2 - 2	St. Mirren
A	Motherwell	2 - 1	Rangers
H	Motherwell	2 - 1	Dundee
A	Motherwell	0 - 1	Dundee Utd
H	Motherwell	0 - 3	Ross County
H	Motherwell	1 - 3	Celtic
A	Motherwell	1 - 2	St. Johnstone
A	Motherwell	1 - 3	Hibernian
A	Motherwell	0 - 0	Kilmarnock
H	Motherwell	2 - 0	Aberdeen
A	Motherwell	0 - 1	Hearts
H	Motherwell	2 - 2	Rangers
A	Motherwell	0 - 4	Celtic
H	Motherwell	1 - 1	Kilmarnock
H	Motherwell	4 - 3	Dundee Utd
A	Motherwell	1 - 0	St. Mirren
A	Motherwell	1 - 4	Dundee

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

18 / 20

Clean sheets

2 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Dundee Utd	1 - 0	St. Johnstone
Hibernian	3 - 0	St. Johnstone
Dundee	1 - 1	St. Johnstone
Kilmarnock	3 - 1	St. Johnstone
St. Mirren	0 - 1	St. Johnstone
Rangers	3 - 1	St. Johnstone
Celtic	4 - 0	St. Johnstone
Hearts	2 - 1	St. Johnstone
Aberdeen	1 - 1	St. Johnstone
Motherwell	2 - 1	St. Johnstone
St. Mirren	3 - 1	St. Johnstone
Dundee	1 - 2	St. Johnstone
Rangers	2 - 0	St. Johnstone
Ross County	3 - 3	St. Johnstone
Hibernian	2 - 0	St. Johnstone
Dundee Utd	2 - 0	St. Johnstone
Kilmarnock	0 - 3	St. Johnstone
Motherwell	1 - 2	St. Johnstone
Livingston	2 - 1	St. Johnstone
Aberdeen	1 - 0	St. Johnstone

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	St. Johnstone	0 - 1	Dundee Utd
H	St. Johnstone	1 - 0	Celtic
A	St. Johnstone	0 - 3	Hibernian
H	St. Johnstone	0 - 0	Aberdeen
A	St. Johnstone	1 - 1	Dundee
H	St. Johnstone	1 - 0	Ross County
H	St. Johnstone	1 - 2	Hearts
A	St. Johnstone	1 - 3	Kilmarnock
A	St. Johnstone	1 - 0	St. Mirren
H	St. Johnstone	2 - 1	Motherwell
A	St. Johnstone	1 - 3	Rangers
H	St. Johnstone	1 - 3	Dundee
H	St. Johnstone	1 - 1	Hibernian
A	St. Johnstone	0 - 4	Celtic
H	St. Johnstone	1 - 2	Dundee Utd
A	St. Johnstone	1 - 2	Hearts
H	St. Johnstone	2 - 3	St. Mirren
A	St. Johnstone	1 - 1	Aberdeen
H	St. Johnstone	0 - 1	Rangers
H	St. Johnstone	1 - 0	Kilmarnock

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Motherwell

St. Johnstone

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

17 / 21

14 / 21

Clean sheets

7 / 21

4 / 21

MTW

STU

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Motherwell
Motherwell	2 - 1
	1 - 2	St. Johnstone
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
	0 - 2	St. Johnstone
	1 - 2	St. Johnstone
Motherwell	2 - 0
	0 - 3	St. Johnstone
Motherwell	1 - 0
Motherwell	4 - 0
Motherwell	3 - 0
	0 - 1	St. Johnstone
	1 - 5	St. Johnstone
Motherwell	2 - 0
	1 - 2	St. Johnstone
	1 - 2	St. Johnstone
	1 - 2	St. Johnstone
Motherwell	2 - 0
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
	0 - 1	St. Johnstone
Motherwell	2 - 1
Motherwell	4 - 0

St. Johnstone

Motherwell

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

18 / 21

17 / 21

Clean sheets

4 / 21

3 / 21

MTW

STU

FIXTURE HISTORY AT St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone	2 - 1
	1 - 2	Motherwell
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	2 - 2	Draw
	0 - 2	Motherwell
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
St. Johnstone	2 - 1
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
St. Johnstone	2 - 1
	0 - 1	Motherwell
St. Johnstone	2 - 0
	1 - 2	Motherwell
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
St. Johnstone	4 - 1
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
St. Johnstone	2 - 1
St. Johnstone	2 - 1
St. Johnstone	2 - 1
St. Johnstone	3 - 0
St. Johnstone	2 - 0

Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for St. Johnstone of late. It has been 9 Premiership matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Motherwell.

	Motherwell 8th	St. Johnstone 12th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.6 goals	1.2 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 21% 1 33% 2 26% 3 13% 4+ There is a 79% probability that Motherwell will score 1 or more goals	0 30% 1 36% 2 22% 3 9% 4+ There is a 66% probability that St. Johnstone will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-2 Motherwell’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	-7 St. Johnstone’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.4 average goals scored	1.0 average goals scored
	1.5 conceded	1.9 conceded

Attack defence ratings past 20 games

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STU

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Games scored	22		24
Failed to score	11		9
Scored first	14		11
Goals scored	37		33
Avg. goals scored	1.1		1
Avg. shots per game	7		8
Avg. shots per goal	6		8
Conversion rate for	16		13
Avg. XG for	1.1		1
KickOff rating		+5%

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STU

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Games conceded	28		26
Clean sheets	5		7
Conceded first	16		21
Goals conceded	56		58
Avg. goals conceded	1.7		1.8
Avg. shots/game conceded	11		10
Avg. shots/goal conceded	6		6
Conversion rate against	16%		18%
Avg. XG against	1.7		1.5
KickOff rating		+1%

Motherwell v St. Johnstone Premiership lLine ups will show here when available.

Motherwell Premiership squad statistics 2024/2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
29	5	6	7
A Halliday	T Maswanhise	L Miller	D Casey

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
A Halliday MID	32	3	2	6 -
D Casey DEF	28	3	2	5 2
E Wilson DEF	27	1		3 -
L Gordon DEF	27	1	1	3 1
T Sparrow MID	26	4		6 -
L Miller MID	26	2	6	3 -
T Maswanhise FWD	26	5	3	4 -
M Ebiye FWD	24	2		-
S O'Donnell DEF	23	1		5 -
T Watt FWD	23	1	1	5 -
A Oxborough GLK	22			-
M. Kaleta DEF	21		2	1 -
D Zdravkovski MID	21			3 -
K Balmer DEF	19		1	3 1
H Paton MID	17		3	4 -
A Stamatelopoulos FWD	16	5	1	3 -
Z Robinson FWD	12	1		1 -
S Blaney DEF	11			3 -
S Seddon DEF	10			2 -
P McGinn DEF	10	1		1 -
E Balcombe GLK	9		1	-
D Thompson DEF	9			2 -
S Nicholson MID	9			1 -
C Slattery MID	9	4	1	3 -
L Armstrong FWD	8	2		1 -
J Tavares FWD	8			-
K. Andrews MID	7			-
J Vale FWD	6			1 1
J. Koutroumbis DEF	4			-
L Plange FWD	4			-
W. Dickson FWD	3			-
A Mair GLK	1			-
R Callachan MID	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	12	6	23
T Maswanhise	T Maswanhise	L Miller	L Miller

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
T Maswanhise FWD	5	12	3	9
A Stamatelopoulos FWD	5	12	1	10
C Slattery MID	4	4	1	1
T Sparrow MID	4	5		5
A Halliday MID	3	8	2	9
D Casey DEF	3	10	2	9
L Armstrong FWD	2	2		1
L Miller MID	2	6	6	23
M Ebiye FWD	2	9		4
P McGinn DEF	1	1		1
Z Robinson FWD	1	3		1
L Gordon DEF	1	7	1	3
T Watt FWD	1	10	1	7
S O'Donnell DEF	1	3		6
E Wilson DEF	1	3		7
M. Kaleta DEF		1	2	11
L Plange FWD		1
J Vale FWD		1		6
K. Andrews MID				1
J Tavares FWD				3
S Nicholson MID				2
D Zdravkovski MID				1
E Balcombe GLK			1	1
S Seddon DEF		3		4
H Paton MID		1	3	3
K Balmer DEF			1	6

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
961	53	160
L Miller	D Casey	L Gordon

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
L Miller MID	961	37	126
D Casey DEF	940	53	131
L Gordon DEF	821	29	160
S O'Donnell DEF	785	35	80
A Halliday MID	730	31	111
A Oxborough GLK	608		13
K Balmer DEF	535	32	78
E Wilson DEF	425	37	79
D Zdravkovski MID	388	19	56
T Sparrow MID	361	36	67
T Watt FWD	342	24	119
M. Kaleta DEF	280	32	77
S Blaney DEF	272	13	40
H Paton MID	252	23	46
E Balcombe GLK	249		4
P McGinn DEF	231	10	28
S Seddon DEF	224	13	34
T Maswanhise FWD	207	15	87
A Stamatelopoulos FWD	195	12	64
D Thompson DEF	184	11	27
C Slattery MID	182	10	44
K. Andrews MID	148	8	15
M Ebiye FWD	111	6	31
L Armstrong FWD	91	8	45
Z Robinson FWD	74	6	31
J Vale FWD	71	1	15
S Nicholson MID	58	6	20
J. Koutroumbis DEF	52	1	5
J Tavares FWD	45	5	11
L Plange FWD	27		4
A Mair GLK	24		1
W. Dickson FWD	17	1	4
R Callachan MID	5

St. Johnstone Premiership squad statistics 2024/2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
31	7	3	9
D Wright	M Kirk	G Carey	S Sprangler

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
D Wright MID	31	1		2 -
G Carey MID	29	3	3	1 -
M Kirk FWD	29	7	1	1 -
S Sprangler MID	27			9 -
N Clark FWD	27	6	2	2 -
A. Sidibeh FWD	26	3	2	3 1
B Kimpioka FWD	24	6	2	1 1
J Holt MID	23			7 2
M Smith MID	20		1	2 -
A Raymond DEF	17		2	5 -
A. Essel MID	15		1	6 -
B Mikulic DEF	14	2		-
B Douglas DEF	12			1 -
R Sinclair GLK	10			-
A Fisher GLK	9			1 -
S Curtis DEF	9		1	1 -
T. Steven FWD	8	1		-
Z Mitchell DEF	7			1 -
D Balodis DEF	7	1		-
J McPake MID	7	1		-
S Duke-McKenna MID	7			-
V Mullins MID	6			-
J Svedberg MID	5		1	1 -
F. Franczak MID	5			-
M Kucheryavyi MID	4		1	1 -
E Watt MID	3			-
S McClelland DEF	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
7	21	3	22
M Kirk	M Kirk	G Carey	G Carey

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
M Kirk FWD	7	21	1	4
N Clark FWD	6	11	2	12
B Kimpioka FWD	6	11	2	14
A. Sidibeh FWD	3	17	2	6
G Carey MID	3	10	3	22
B Mikulic DEF	2	2		2
D Wright MID	1	6		17
T. Steven FWD	1	1		1
J McPake MID	1	1		3
D Balodis DEF	1	1
E Watt MID				1
M Kucheryavyi MID			1	2
F. Franczak MID				3
J Svedberg MID		2	1	2
V Mullins MID		1		1
S Duke-McKenna MID		3		2
S Curtis DEF		4	1	1
B Douglas DEF		1		1
A. Essel MID		2	1	3
A Raymond DEF			2	7
M Smith MID		4	1	7
J Holt MID		1		7
S Sprangler MID		1		5

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1351	76	177
D Wright	S Sprangler	S Sprangler

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
D Wright MID	1351	42	127
S Sprangler MID	1236	76	177
J Holt MID	967	41	94
B Mikulic DEF	752	13	52
G Carey MID	661	16	72
B Douglas DEF	593	12	55
N Clark FWD	577	13	65
M Smith MID	476	9	39
A Raymond DEF	405	32	72
B Kimpioka FWD	376	11	81
A. Essel MID	366	20	63
M Kirk FWD	332	17	68
A. Sidibeh FWD	327	28	126
Z Mitchell DEF	318	10	35
D Balodis DEF	314	19	50
R Sinclair GLK	295		8
A Fisher GLK	293		4
S Curtis DEF	256	14	43
J Svedberg MID	139	3	10
S Duke-McKenna MID	132	4	33
M Kucheryavyi MID	127	6	14
E Watt MID	126	2	8
V Mullins MID	115	4	16
F. Franczak MID	64	8	14
T. Steven FWD	40	2	6
J McPake MID	31	3	13
S McClelland DEF	18

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Motherwell v St. Johnstone : Premiership match betting preview, prediction and odds

Motherwell have played 33 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the Premiership league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Home League Performance

St. Johnstone are in 12th position in the Premiership on 29 points having played 33 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

Performance against teams above them in the league

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