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Motherwell vs ST Johnstone: result 3-2 and analysis

Premiership1st Phase - 23Kick-off on January 20, 2013 at 02:15 PM (UTC)Fir Park, Motherwell

Motherwell
3-2
ST Johnstone

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What was the result of Motherwell vs ST Johnstone?

Motherwell won 3-2 on January 20, 2013.

Goalscorers

  • 8′M. HigdonMotherwell
  • 20′M. HigdonMotherwell
  • 69′M. HigdonMotherwell
  • 77′N. HasselbainkST Johnstone
  • 79′Liam CraigST Johnstone

Official lineup for Motherwell vs ST Johnstone

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Motherwell

  1. 9M. Higdon
  2. 16B. McHugh
  1. 4N. Law
  2. 6T. Hateley
  3. 7Chris Humphrey
  4. 8H. Ojamaa
  5. 14K. Lasley
  1. 3S. Hammell
  2. 5S. Hutchinson
  3. 15Simon Ramsden
  1. 1D. Randolph

ST Johnstone

  1. 9G. Tadé
  2. 17S. MacLean
  3. 23Rowan Vine
  1. 7C. Millar
  2. 10Liam Craig
  3. 22P. Pawlett
  4. 3C. Davidson
  1. 2David Robert MacKay
  2. 5F. Wright
  3. 18D. McCracken
  1. 1A. Mannus
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Motherwell have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; ST Johnstone have 5, 7 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Motherwell
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 2, 2013Celtic(away)0-1Premiership
Dec 29, 2012Kilmarnock(home)2-2Premiership
Dec 26, 2012Aberdeen(home)4-1Premiership
Dec 21, 2012ST Mirren(away)1-2Premiership
Dec 15, 2012Hibernian(away)3-2Premiership
ST Johnstone
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 2, 2013Dundee(home)1-0Premiership
Dec 29, 2012Inverness CT(home)0-0Premiership
Dec 26, 2012Dundee Utd(away)1-1Premiership
Dec 22, 2012Aberdeen(away)0-2Premiership
Dec 15, 2012Heart Of Midlothian(home)2-2Premiership

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Motherwell wins, 1 draw, 1 ST Johnstone win.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 3, 2012ST Johnstone 1-3 MotherwellPremiership
Aug 11, 2012Motherwell 1-1 ST JohnstonePremiership
Apr 28, 2012Motherwell 5-1 ST JohnstonePremiership
Jan 28, 2012Motherwell 3-2 ST JohnstonePremiership
Dec 10, 2011ST Johnstone 0-3 MotherwellPremiership
Sep 17, 2011Motherwell 0-3 ST JohnstonePremiership

Last archived meeting: ST Johnstone vs Motherwell on Nov 3, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Motherwell score 1.6 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; ST Johnstone score 1.2 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Motherwell1.61.519/159/15
ST Johnstone1.21.1211/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Motherwell sit 10th in Premiership (8 points from 9 matches) and ST Johnstone sit 5th (12 points from 9 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
5ST Johnstone9333111112
10Motherwell922511168

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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