PERTH. St. Johnstone and Motherwell draw 1-1. R. McGowan scored the first goal (3′) for St. Johnstone. T. Bair made it even (29′). Motherwell was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the McDiarmid Park stadium in Perth on Sunday and it started at 12:30 am local time. The referee was Colin Steven with the assistance of Dougie Potter and Gordon McCabe. The 4th official was . The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.16 degrees Celsius or 86.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 7 Total 11
- 4 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 78 Attack 154
- 26 Dangerous attack 54
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 6
Fouls
- 13 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Motherwell was in firm control of the ball 58% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Motherwell was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Motherwell to win the match.
St. Johnstone shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Motherwell shot 11 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
St. Johnstone received 2 yellow cards (Daniel Phillips and C. Smith). On the other side, Motherwell received 3 yellow cards (Andy Halliday, Davor Zdravkovski and Liam Kelly).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, St. Johnstone has 21 points like Motherwell to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Motherwell will has 21 points like St. Johnstone to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, St. Johnstone will play away against Dundee on the 2nd of January with a 12-8 head to head statistic in favor of St. Johnstone (6 draws).
Motherwell will play away against Aberdeen on the 27th of December with a 23-21 head to head statistic in favor of Aberdeen (13 draws).
St. Johnstone – Formation
St. Johnstone
3'
35'
90'
St. Johnstone adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Craig Levein decided to play with the following team: Dimitar Mitov , Ryan McGowan , Liam Gordon , Andy Considine , David Keltjens , Matt Smith , Daniel Phillips , Luke Robinson , Graham Carey , Benjamin Kimpioka and Maksym Kucheryavyi .
The home team had on the bench: Tony Gallacher, Nicky Clark , Diallang Jaiyesimi , Oludare Olufunwa, Sven Sprangler , Dave Richards, Kerr Smith, Fran Franczak, C. Smith and Filip Franczak.
St. Johnstone could not rely on the presence of Diallang Jaiyesimi (injured).
Substitutions
St. Johnstone made 4 changes: Liam Gordon for Diallang Jaiyesimi (35′), Benjamin Kimpioka for Nicky Clark (61′), Graham Carey for Sven Sprangler (83′) and Maksym Kucheryavyi for C. Smith (61′).
Player of the match: Ryan McGowan
The most impressive player for St. Johnstone was Ryan McGowan.
His rating is with 1 goal, 36 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell
Also Motherwell adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Stuart Kettlewell played with: Liam Kelly , Bevis Mugabi , Calum Butcher , Paul McGinn , Stephen O’Donnell , Davor Zdravkovski , Andy Halliday , Georgie Gent , Harry Paton , Blair Spittal and Thelonius Bair .
These were the players on the bench: Aston Oxborough, Sam Nicholson , Shane Blaney, Callan Elliot, Mark Ferrie, Dylan Wells, Lennon Miller , Luca Ross and Max Ross.
Substitutions
Motherwell made 2 changes: Andy Halliday for Lennon Miller (61′) and Davor Zdravkovski for Sam Nicholson (81′).
Player of the match: Blair Spittal
The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was Blair Spittal.
His rating is with 51 passes (73% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Mirren – Rangers – 0-1
- St. Johnstone – Motherwell – 1-1
- Livingston – Dundee – 1-4
- Kilmarnock – Hibernian – 2-2
- Hearts – Aberdeen – 2-0
- Celtic – Ross County – 1-0
