MOTHERWELL. St. Mirren defeats Motherwell 1-0 after S. Tanser scored just 1 goal (55′). Motherwell lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matthew McDermid who was helped by Sean Carr and John McCrossan. The 4th official was Graham Grainger. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 12.26 degrees Celsius or 54.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Motherwell

0 - 1

St. Mirren

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 20 Total 9
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 7 Shots blocked 2
  • 98 Attack 125
  • 58 Dangerous attack 35
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 18
  • 0 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Motherwell had a superior ball possession 56% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Motherwell had a more offensive attitude with 58 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, St. Mirren succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Motherwell shot 20 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, St. Mirren shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Motherwell didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, St. Mirren received 5 yellow cards (Zachary Hemming, Ryan Strain, Keanu Baccus, Richard Taylor and Marcus Fraser).

Match Timeline

20'
Marcus Fraser- Yellow
43'
Richard Taylor- Yellow
46'
Keanu Baccus- sub ->Caolan Boyd-Munce
46'
Charles Dunne- sub ->Richard Taylor
55'
Scott Tanser(goal)Ryan Strain
63'
Keanu Baccus- Yellow
65'
Ryan Strain- Yellow
68'
Toyosi Olusanya- sub ->Conor McMenamin
Oli Shaw- sub ->Thelonius Bair
78'
82'
Zach Hemming- Yellow
83'
J. Bolton- sub ->Ryan Strain
Georgie Gent- sub ->Stephen O\'Donnell
83'
83'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
78
33
Rangers
75
33
Hearts
62
33
Kilmarnock
55
3
St. Mirren
46
3
Dundee
41
3
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After playing this encounter, Motherwell will stay with 10 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, St. Mirren will have 11 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will host Hibernian on the 13th of April with a 22-17 head to head stats in favor of Hibernian (10 draws).

St. Mirren will play away agasint Celtic on the 13th of April with a 35-3 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (5 draws).

Motherwell – Formation

Motherwell
G
L. Kelly 1.Scotland
7.0
D
Dan Casey 15.Republic of Ireland
6.6
D
Shane Blaney 20.Republic of Ireland
7.1
90'
D
Bevis Mugabi 5.Uganda
7.1
M
Callum Slattery 8.England
8.1
M
Brodie Spencer 22.Northern Ireland
7.0
M
Harry Paton 12.Canada
7.3
M
Stephen O'Donnell 2.Scotland
7.3
83'
M
L. Miller 38.Scotland
7.5
F
T. Bair 14.Canada
7.5
78'
F
Blair Spittal 7.Scotland
8.5
Substitutes
G
Aston Oxborough 13.England
D
Ewan Wilson 23.Scotland
D
Georgie Gent 3.England
7.0
83'
D
Nathan McGinley 19.England
M
Davor Zdravkovski 17.Macedonia
F
Oli Shaw 18.Scotland
6.7
78'

Motherwell adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Stuart Kettlewell decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly (7.0), Dan Casey (6.6), Bevis Mugabi (7.1), Shane Blaney (7.1), Stephen O’Donnell (7.3), Harrison Paton (7.3), Lennon Miller (7.5), Brodie Spencer (7.0), Callum Slattery (8.1), Thelonius Bair (7.5) and Blair Spittal (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Mark Ferrie, Ewan Wilson, Davor Zdravkovski, Aston Oxborough, Oli Shaw (6.7), Georgie Gent (7.0), Nathan McGinley, Luca Ross and Max Ross.

Substitutions

Motherwell made 2 changes: Thelonius Bair for Oli Shaw (78′) and Stephen O’Donnell for Georgie Gent (83′).

Best player: Blair Spittal​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Motherwell was Blair Spittal.

His rating is (8.5) with 49 passes (73% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 11 crosses.

St. Mirren – Formation

St. Mirren
G
Zach Hemming 1.England
8.5
82'
D
Marcus Fraser 22.Scotland
7.5
20'
D
Alex Gogic 13.Cyprus
7.3
D
Richard Taylor 5.England
6.3
46' 43'
M
Caolan Boyd-Munce 15.Northern Ireland
6.3
46'
M
Scott Tanser 3.England
7.1
55'
M
Ryan Strain 23.Australia
7.7
83' 65'
M
Mark O'Hara 6.Scotland
7.0
F
Conor McMenamin 10.Northern Ireland
7.0
68'
F
Greg Kiltie 11.Scotland
7.0
F
Mikael Mandron 9.France
6.7
83'
Substitutes
G
Peter Urminsky 27.Slovakia
D
Charles Dunne 18.Republic of Ireland
6.7
46'
D
J. Bolton 2.England
6.4
83'
M
Keanu Baccus 17.Australia
6.4
46' 63'
F
Toyosi Olusanya 20.England
6.8
68'
F
Thierry Small 16.England
F
Lewis Jamieson 24.Scotland
F
S. Nahmani 19.Israel
F
Alexander Greive 21.New Zealand
6.3
83'

Also St. Mirren adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Stephen Robinson played with: Zachary Hemming (8.5), Marcus Fraser (7.5), Alexander Gogić (7.3), Richard Taylor (6.3), Ryan Strain (7.7), Caolan Boyd-Munce (6.3), Mark O’Hara (7.0), Scott Tanser (7.1), Conor McMenamin (7.0), Mikael Mandron (6.7) and Greg Kiltie (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Toyosi Olusanya (6.8), Peter Urminsky, Charles Dunne (6.7), Thierry Small, Keanu Baccus (6.4), Lewis Jamieson, James Bolton (6.4), Stav Nachmani and Alex Greive (6.3).

Substitutions

St. Mirren made 5 changes: Caolan Boyd-Munce for Keanu Baccus (46′), Richard Taylor for Charles Dunne (46′), Conor McMenamin for Toyosi Olusanya (68′), Mikael Mandron for Alexander Greive (83′) and Ryan Strain for James Bolton (83′).

Best player: Zachary Hemming​

The most impressive player for St. Mirren was the goalkeeper: Zachary Hemming. His rating is 8.47. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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