LIVE UPDATES. Motherwell draws St. Johnstone with a goal from Mika Biereth in the 74 minute and the result is 2-2

Live updates of the match played between St. Johnstone and Motherwell on the 8th of November 2023 in Perth during the 9th week of the Premiership

Luke Meyer

November 8, 2023

PERTH. St. Johnstone and Motherwell are facing off in the 9th round of the Premiership.

Mika Biereth has scored a goal in the 74 minute the current result is 2-2.

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

No teams had a vastly superior advantage 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 was more aggressive with dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough St. Johnstone to win the match.

St. Johnstone shot 10 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Talking about 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).

Mika Biereth

Mika Bieveth

Sturm Graz

Forwarder, Midfielder

England England

Age: 21

187 cm

Season 2023/2024

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Played 15 17 Missed

Minutes 1123 74.9 Avg

Goals 5 0.3 Avg

Assist 2 0.1 Avg

Attempt 12 0.8 Avg

Passes 151 10.153.9% AvgSucc

Yellow 2 0.1 Avg

Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 5 times for 256 minutes for Premiership.

Mika Biereth scored 4 goals for Motherwell. He procured twice assists. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.

His team is currently 8th in Premiership. In the last match Motherwell drew 2-2 against St. Johnstone. The next match in Premiership will be against Hearts.

The last time the teams played each other, it was a draw 2-2.

St. Johnstone performance and stats

St. Johnstone

Manager: Craig Levein

Premiership

Rank 10th

Win 7

Draw 10

Loss 16

Goals 24-46

Diff -22

Top 3 Scorers

This season

St. Johnstone is currently 12th in the Premiership with 8 points.

In the last 11 games, it has won once, drawn 5 times, and lost 5 times. In its last match, St. Johnstone drawn 2-2 against Motherwell.

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 7 goals and conceding 18.

St. Johnstone will play the next match in Premiership against Ross County on Saturday 11th of November in Perth. The prediction is Ross County winning the match.

Motherwell performance and stats

Motherwell

Manager: Stuart Kettlewell

Premiership

Rank 8th

Win 8

Draw 13

Loss 12

Goals 46-51

Diff -5

Top 3 Scorers

This season

Motherwell is currently 8th in the Premiership with 12 points.

In the last 12 games, it has won 3 times, drawn 3 times, and lost 6 times. In its last match, Motherwell drawn 2-2 against St. Johnstone.

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 14 goals and conceding 19.

Motherwell will play the next match in Premiership against Hearts on Saturday 11th of November in Motherwell. The prediction is Hearts winning the match.

Commentary

90'

The second half of the match between St. Johnstone and Motherwell ended in a draw, with both teams scoring two goals each.

Luke Robinson of St. Johnstone attempted a left-footed shot from beyond 35 yards, but it was blocked. The assist was provided by Stevie May.

Matt Smith of St. Johnstone attempted a shot with his right foot from outside the penalty area, but it was stopped.

St. Johnstone is making a switch, with Cammy MacPherson taking the place of Graham Carey.

Motherwell has made a substitution, with Oli Shaw replacing Mika Biereth.

Stevie May of St. Johnstone had a chance to score but his header from the middle of the box went over the goal. Graham Carey had provided the cross.

Blair Spittal of Motherwell attempted a shot with his right foot from outside the box, but it was saved in the right corner. Theo Bair provided the assist.

88'

Liam Kelly allowed St. Johnstone to take a corner kick.

89'

Shane Blaney gave away a corner kick to St. Johnstone.

87'

Conor Wilkinson gave away a corner kick to St. Johnstone.

86'

Max Kucheryavyi of St. Johnstone earned a free kick in the offensive zone.

Blair Spittal of Motherwell committed a foul.

85'

Georgie Gent from Motherwell committed a foul.

Daniel Phillips of St. Johnstone was awarded a free kick on the right side of the field.

82'

Stephen O'Donnell of Motherwell earned a free kick on the right side of the field.

Sven Sprangler of St. Johnstone committed a foul.

80'

Ryan McGowan of St. Johnstone was awarded a free kick while defending.

79'

Graham Carey of St. Johnstone attempted a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it was blocked. Daniel Phillips provided the assist.

78'

Matt Smith of St. Johnstone earned a free kick on the right side of the field.

Harry Paton of Motherwell committed a foul.

77'

Graham Carey of St. Johnstone earned a free kick in the offensive zone.

Conor Wilkinson of Motherwell committed a foul.

76'

Georgie Gent of Motherwell was awarded a free kick in their defensive end.

Max Kucheryavyi of St. Johnstone committed a foul.

75'

St. Johnstone is making a change in personnel, replacing Nicky Clark with Max Kucheryavyi.

73'

Ryan McGowan of St. Johnstone was awarded a free kick in their defensive third.

Theo Bair of Motherwell committed a foul.

72'

Dan Casey of Motherwell had an opportunity to score, but his header from the middle of the box just missed the top right corner. The assist came from Blair Spittal who crossed the ball after a corner kick.

Chris Kane gave up a corner kick to Motherwell.

70'

The break is finished and the participants are ready to resume the game.

The game has been put on hold due to an injury to Shane Blaney of Motherwell.

The game has been put on hold due to an injury sustained by Nicky Clark of St. Johnstone.

68'

Shane Blaney of Motherwell scored a header from a short distance, putting his team ahead 2-1 against St. Johnstone. The assist was provided by Conor Wilkinson, who headed the ball in from a corner kick.

67'

Andy Considine of Motherwell gave away a corner kick.

59'

Blair Spittal of Motherwell was awarded a free kick in the defensive zone.

62'

Luke Robinson of St. Johnstone earned a free kick on the left side of the field.

Conor Wilkinson of Motherwell committed a foul.

58'

Graham Carey of St. Johnstone was awarded a free kick in their defensive end.

Callum Slattery from Motherwell committed a foul.

57'

Callum Slattery of Motherwell earned a free kick in defense.

56'

Callum Slattery of Motherwell made a handball.

55'

Mika Biereth of Motherwell has been awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.

Sven Sprangler of St. Johnstone committed a foul.

50'

Dimitar Mitov of St. Johnstone was awarded a free kick in their own defensive area.

52'

Matt Smith of St. Johnstone was granted a free kick on the right side of the field.

Harry Paton of Motherwell committed a foul.

51'

Luke Robinson of St. Johnstone was awarded a free kick on the left side of the field.

Stephen O'Donnell of Motherwell committed a foul.

50'

Mika Biereth from Motherwell committed a foul.

26'

Shane Blaney gave up a corner kick to St. Johnstone.

Calum Butcher gave away a corner kick to St. Johnstone.

24'

Shane Blaney of Motherwell was awarded a free kick in defense.

17'

Nicky Clark of St. Johnstone scored a goal with a header from the middle of the penalty area, which went into the left corner of the net. The assist was provided by Matt Smith, who crossed the ball in from a corner kick.

16'

Callum Slattery gave away a corner kick to St. Johnstone.

Graham Carey of St. Johnstone attempted a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it was blocked. Nicky Clark provided the assist.

15'

Sven Sprangler of St. Johnstone committed a foul.

Callum Slattery of Motherwell earned a free kick in defense.

12'

The Video Assistant Referee has ruled that the goal scored by St. Johnstone is not valid, leaving the score at 0-0 between St. Johnstone and Motherwell.

14'

Callum Slattery of Motherwell committed a foul.

Chris Kane of St. Johnstone earned a free kick in their defensive end.

Andy Considine gave away a corner kick to Motherwell.

Matt Smith of St. Johnstone was awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.

Harry Paton from Motherwell committed a foul.

Mika Biereth of Motherwell committed a foul.