MOTHERWELL. Motherwell conquers St. Johnstone with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Cornelius (17′) and a goal from K. van (55′). St. Johnstone lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
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 Nick Walsh with the help of Graeme Leslie and Colin Drummond. The 4th official was Calum Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.9 degrees Celsius or 35.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 7 Total 9
- 2 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 122 Attack 103
- 55 Dangerous attack 46
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
St. Johnstone had a superior ball possession 58% while Motherwell was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Motherwell had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Motherwell won the match.
Motherwell shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, St. Johnstone shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Motherwell received 1 yellow card (S. Goss). On the other side, St. Johnstone didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Motherwell will have 28 points to remain in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, St. Johnstone will stay with 14 points to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will host Livingston on the 26th of December with a 11-2 head to head stats in favor of Motherwell (3 draws).
St. Johnstone will host Celtic on the 26th of December with a 32-4 head to head record in favor of Celtic (7 draws).
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell
17'
75'
88'
Motherwell started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Graham Alexander decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly , Stephen O’Donnell , Bevis Mugabi , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Nathan McGinley , Dean Cornelius , Liam Donnelly , Sean Goss , Kaiyne Woolery , Kevin van Veen and Tony Watt .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Fox, Jake Carroll , Callum Slattery, Connor Shields , Liam David Grimshaw, Justin Amaluzor and Jordan Roberts.
Substitutions
Motherwell made 3 changes: K. van Veen for C. Shields (75′), T. Watt for J. Carroll (82′) and K. Woolery for J. Roberts (88′).
Best player: Kevin van Veen
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Motherwell was Kevin van Veen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (56% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
St. Johnstone – Formation
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Callum Davidson played with: Zander Clark , James Brown , Liam Gordon , Jamie McCart , Shaun Rooney , Craig Bryson , Liam Craig , Callum Booth , Glenn Middleton , Solomon-Otabor Viv and Stevie May .
They had on the bench: Elliot Parish, Lars Dendoncker, Reece Devine, Murray Davidson, Jacob Butterfield , Ali Crawford and Michael O’Halloran .
Substitutions
St. Johnstone made 2 changes: J. Brown for J. Butterfield (57′) and L. Craig for M. O’Halloran (67′).
Best player: Callum Booth
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Johnstone was Callum Booth.
His rating is with 64 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Dundee – Hearts – 0-1
- Livingston – Ross County – 1-1
- Motherwell – St. Johnstone – 2-0
- Rangers – Dundee United – 1-0
