MOTHERWELL. Motherwell overcome St. Mirren to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Motherwell to strike first with an early goal of Kevin van Veen at the 9′. Then Max Johnston scored again for Motherwell in the 19′ minute. Eventually, Ryan Strain reduced the distance for St. Mirren (24′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. St. Mirren lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was John Beaton with the support of Alastair Mather and Gordon Crawford. The 4th official was Dan McFarlane. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.1 degrees Celsius or 46.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

St. Mirren had a strong ball possession 57% while Motherwell was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Motherwell was more pushing with 40 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Motherwell won the match​.

Motherwell shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, St. Mirren shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Motherwell received 2 yellow cards (Jonathan Obika and Calum Butcher). Talking about the opposition, St. Mirren received 4 yellow cards (Greg Kiltie, Keanu Baccus, Declan Gallagher and T. Small).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Motherwell will have 23 points like Kilmarnock to remain in the 9th place. On the other side, St. Mirren will stay with 33 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will play away against Celtic on the 22nd of April with a 47-4 head to head record in favor of Celtic (9 draws).

St. Mirren will host Kilmarnock on the 22nd of April with a 19-13 head to head stats in favor of Kilmarnock (13 draws).

Motherwell – Formation

Motherwell started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Steven Hammell decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly (6.8), Paul McGinn (6.9), Calum Butcher (6.4), Dan Casey (7.0), Max Johnston (7.4), Sean Goss (7.3), Dean Cornelius (6.7), James Furlong (7.0), Blair Spittal (7.1), Kevin van Veen (7.4) and Jonathan Obika (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Aston Oxborough, Logan Dunachie, Stephen O’Donnell, Riku Danzaki, Callum Slattery, Oliver Crankshaw, Stuart McKinstry, Ross Tierney and Jack Aitchison (7.1).

Substitutions

Motherwell made 3 changes: Kevin van Veen for Jack Aitchison (78′), Blair Spittal for Callum Slattery (84′) and J. Furlong for Stephen O’Donnell (90′).

Best player: Max Johnston​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Motherwell was Max Johnston.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 24 passes (25% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses.

St. Mirren – Formation

St. Mirren started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Stephen Robinson played with: Trevor Carson (6.4), Marcus Fraser (6.3), Declan Gallagher (6.4), Richard Taylor (6.8), Ryan Strain (7.6), Keanu Baccus (6.2), Alexander Gogić (6.3), Mark O’Hara (6.8), Scott Tanser (6.4), Curtis Main (6.7) and Tony Watt (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Peter Urminsky, Thierry Small (6.9), Charles Dunne, Joe Shaughnessy, Greg Kiltie (6.4), Ryan Flynn (6.6), Kieran Offord, Lewis Jamieson (6.4) and Fraser Taylor.

Substitutions

St. Mirren made 4 changes: Scott Tanser for T. Small (30′), Alex Gogic for Greg Kiltie (57′), Ryan Strain for Ryan Flynn (79′) and Tony Watt for Lewis Jamieson (79′).

Best player: Ryan Strain​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Mirren was Ryan Strain.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 40 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​

• Motherwell – St. Mirren – 2-1