PERTH. St. Johnstone manages to recover against Motherwell with a goal on the S. Blaney 68′ and a goal on the M. Biereth 74′.

The match was played at the McDiarmid Park stadium in Perth on Wednesday and it started at 3:45 am local time. In front of 3,513 spectators.​ The referee was Euan Anderson with the assistance of Steven Traynor and Scott Robert Anderson. The 4th official was Peter Stuart. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.34 degrees Celsius or 72.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

St. Johnstone

2 - 2

Motherwell

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 10 Total 11
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 4
  • 113 Attack 113
  • 43 Dangerous attack 41
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 11 Total 18
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. St. Johnstone was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Motherwell that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

St. Johnstone had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough St. Johnstone to win the match​.

St. Johnstone shot 10 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Motherwell shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

St. Johnstone received 1 yellow card (Daniel Phillips). On the other side, Motherwell received 2 yellow cards (Harrison Paton and Callum Slattery).

Match Timeline

12'
Nicky Clark(goal)Matt Smith
17'
Andy Considine(goal)Daniel Phillips
27'
37'
Callum Slattery - Yellow
43'
46'
47'
Harry Paton- Yellow
61'
Georgie Gent- sub ->Callum Slattery
68'
Shane Blaney(goal)Conor Wilkinson
74'
M. Kucheriavyi- sub ->Nicky Clark
75'
Stevie May- sub ->Chris Kane
89'
Cammy MacPherson - sub ->Graham Carey
90'
90'
Oli Shaw- sub ->Mika Biereth

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 contest, St. Johnstone will have 8 points to remain in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Motherwell will have 12 points like Aberdeen to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, St. Johnstone will host Kilmarnock on the 13th of April with a 19-15 head to head statistic in favor of St. Johnstone (8 draws).

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

St. Johnstone – Formation

St. Johnstone
G
Dimitar Mitov 1.Bulgaria
7.0
D
Andy Considine 4.Scotland
7.5
27'
D
Ryan McGowan 5.Australia
6.8
D
Liam Gordon 6.Scotland
6.7
D
Luke Robinson 19.Scotland
7.3
M
Graham Carey 11.Republic of Ireland
7.0
90'
M
Matt Smith 22.Wales
7.7
M
Sven Sprangler 23.Austria
7.0
M
Daniel Phillips 34.England
7.7
43'
F
Chris Kane 9.Scotland
6.8
89'
F
Nicky Clark 10.Scotland
7.3
75' 17'
Substitutes
G
Dave Richards 31.Wales
D
J. Brown 2.Malta
D
Tony Gallacher 3.Scotland
D
Oludare Olufunwa 17.England
D
Callum Booth 24.Scotland
M
Cammy MacPherson 8.Scotland
90'
M
M. Kucheriavyi 15.Ukraine
7.0
75'
F
Stevie May 7.Scotland
89'
F
Luke Jephcott 16.Wales

St. Johnstone started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Craig Levein decided to play with the following team: Dimitar Mitov (7.0), Ryan McGowan (6.8), Liam Gordon  (6.7), Andy Considine (7.5), Luke Robinson (7.3), Daniel Phillips (7.7), Matt Smith (7.7), Sven Sprangler (7.0), Graham Carey (7.0), Nicky Clark (7.3) and Chris Kane (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: James Brown, Tony Gallacher, Stevie May, Cammy MacPherson, Maksym Kucheryavyi (7.0), Luke Jephcott, Oludare Olufunwa, Callum Booth and Dave Richards.

Substitutions

St. Johnstone made 3 changes: Nicky Clark for Maksym Kucheryavyi (75′), Chris Kane for Stevie May (89′) and Graham Carey for Cammy MacPherson (90′).

Best player: Matt Smith​

The player that probably impressed the most for St. Johnstone was Matt Smith.

His rating is (7.7) with 24 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Motherwell – Formation

Motherwell
G
Liam Kelly 1.Scotland
6.6
D
Dan Casey 15.Republic of Ireland
6.4
D
Shane Blaney 20.Republic of Ireland
7.5
68'
D
Calum Butcher 66.England
7.0
M
Stephen O'Donnell 2.Scotland
6.3
M
Blair Spittal 7.Scotland
7.5
M
Callum Slattery 8.England
6.8
61' 37'
M
Harry Paton 12.Canada
7.0
47'
M
Brodie Spencer 22.Northern Ireland
6.8
46'
F
Mika Bieveth 24.Denmark
7.1
90' 74'
F
Conor Wilkinson 99.Republic of Ireland
7.5
Substitutes
G
Aston Oxborough 13.England
D
Georgie Gent 3.England
7.1
61'
D
Bevis Mugabi 5.Uganda
M
Davor Zdravkovski 17.Macedonia
F
Theo Bair 14.Canada
7.0
46'
F
Oli Shaw 18.Scotland
90'

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

Stuart Kettlewell played with: Liam Kelly (6.6), Dan Casey (6.4), Calum Butcher (7.0), Shane Blaney (7.5), Stephen O’Donnell (6.3), Harrison Paton (7.0), Callum Slattery (6.8), Blair Spittal (7.5), Brodie Spencer (6.8), Conor Wilkinson (7.5) and Mika Biereth (7.1).

They had on the bench: Georgie Gent (7.1), Bevis Mugabi, Aston Oxborough, Thelonius Bair (7.0), Davor Zdravkovski, Oli Shaw, Dylan Wells, Luca Ross and Max Ross.

Substitutions

Motherwell made 3 changes: Brodie Spencer for Thelonius Bair (46′), Callum Slattery for Georgie Gent (61′) and Mika Biereth for Oli Shaw (90′).

Best player: Blair Spittal​

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

His rating is (7.5) with 47 passes (72% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

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