Motherwell FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2024-25 RELEGATION ROUND
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Match Preview
Motherwell FC vs St. Johnstone FC — Premier League at Fir Park.
- Motherwell FC 33 games · 54 pts (2025/26)
- St. Johnstone FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Steven McLean
- Assistant 1 Ross MacLeod
- Assistant 2 Gordon Crawford
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70 2 Rangers FC 33 69 3 Celtic FC 33 67 4 Motherwell FC 33 54 5 Hibernian FC 33 51 6 Falkirk FC 33 46 7 Dundee United FC 33 40 8 Aberdeen FC 33 33 9 Dundee FC 33 33 10 St. Mirren FC 33 30 11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28 12 Livingston FC 33 16 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr St. Johnstone FC H 3–2 W 12 Apr Heart of Midlothian FC H 0–0 D 05 Apr Kilmarnock FC A 0–2 L 29 Mar Aberdeen FC A 1–4 L 15 Mar St. Mirren FC H 2–2 D 01 Mar Rangers FC A 2–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Apr Motherwell FC A 2–3 L 12 Apr Dundee United FC A 0–1 L 06 Apr Celtic FC H 1–0 W 29 Mar Hibernian FC A 0–3 L 15 Mar Aberdeen FC H 0–0 D 01 Mar Dundee FC A 1–1 D Key Stats
63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history49% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Motherwell FC and St. Johnstone FC is underway.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Uche Ikpeazu, as he is very good at scoring at Fir Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 6' Goal! Mackenzie Kirk scores his 7 goal in 301 matches.
- 11' Motherwell FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 11.
- 16' St. Johnstone FC is showing some good football. However, St. Johnstone FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 21' Motherwell FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Taylor Steven made 251 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
- 36' Josh McPake has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 39' What a strike from Callum Slattery! The score is 1-1.
- 40' Sven Sprangler puts St. Johnstone FC on the lead.
- 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dan Casey suffering a number of foals already.
- 48' Goal! Tom Sparrow scores his 5 goal in 371 matches.
- 53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 58' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 58 minute. Stephen Duke-McKenna leaves to be changed by Uche Ikpeazu.
- 63' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 64' St. Johnstone FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 65' Callum Slattery is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
- 66' What a strike from Elliot Watt! The score is 2-3.
- 66' Stephen O'Donnell was booked on 66.
- 68' That looks like a foul for a card for Andy Halliday.
- 70' It is a substitution in Motherwell FC team. Harry Paton is replaced by Luke Armstrong on 70 minute.
- 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Johnstone FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 80' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Stephen O'Donnell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 81' Motherwell FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Moses Ebiye is hanging Andy Halliday on the field on 81 minute.
- 84' Another substitution for St. Johnstone FC to replace Jason Holt by Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka on 84 minute.
- 89' Tom Sparrow was booked on 89.
- 90' Kai Andrews has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum Slattery on 90 minute.
- With this win, Motherwell FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Motherwell FC
4-4-1-1Starting XI- 88
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52
Tony Watt ↓ Davor Zdravkovski 81'
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Callum Slattery ↓ Kai Andrews 90'
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Harry Paton ↓ Luke Armstrong 70'
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11
Andy Halliday ↓ Moses Ebiye 81'
Bench-
59
Luke Armstrong ↑ 70'
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24
Moses Ebiye ↑ 81'
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Davor Zdravkovski ↑ 81'
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54
Kai Andrews ↑ 90'
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Coach Michael WimmerSt. Johnstone FC
3-4-2-1Starting XI- 21
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Adama Sidibeh ↓ Elliot Watt 58'
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Bench-
29
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka ↑ 84'
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44
Elliot Watt ↑ 58'
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Uche Ikpeazu ↑ 58'
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Coach Simo Valakari -
Head to Head
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