MOTHERWELL. St. Johnstone conquered Motherwell to win 2-1. A goal from S. May was decisive in the 90min. It was St. Johnstone to strike first with a goal of J. Murphy at the 28′. Then S. May scored again for St. Johnstone in the 90′ minute. Eventually, G. Carey reduced the distance for Motherwell an own goal (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Motherwell lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%).
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 William Collum who was helped by Frank Connor and Stuart Stevenson. The 4th official was Mike Roncone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.9 degrees Celsius or 64.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 2 Total 4
- 1 On Target 2
- 1 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 13 Attack 14
- 1 Dangerous attack 5
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
Fouls
- 17 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Motherwell was in firm control of the ball 57% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
St. Johnstone was more pushing with 5 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why St. Johnstone won the match.
Motherwell shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, St. Johnstone shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Motherwell received 1 yellow card (P. McGinn). On the opposite side, St. Johnstone received 3 yellow cards (M. Hallberg, A. Considine and S. May).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Motherwell stays with 3 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, St. Johnstone has 0 points (10th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will play away with Livingston on the 2nd of January with a 12-2 head to head record in favor of Motherwell (4 draws).
St. Johnstone will host Dundee United on the 2nd of January with a 10-9 head to head in favor of Dundee United (12 draws).
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Graham Alexander decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly , Paul McGinn , Bevis Mugabi , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Stephen O’Donnell , Blair Spittal , Barry Maguire , Josh Morris , Sean Goss , Kevin van Veen and Connor Shields .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Fox, Ewan Wilson, Juhani Ojala, Kian Speirs, Mark Ferrie, Ross Tierney , Dean Cornelius , Robert Mahon and Joseph Efford .
Substitutions
Motherwell made 4 changes: B. Maguire for D. Cornelius (46′), J. Morris for J. Efford (46′), B. Spittal for R. Tierney (68′) and C. Shields for R. Mahon (86′).
Best player: Sean Goss
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Motherwell was Sean Goss.
His rating is with 67 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.
St. Johnstone – Formation
St. Johnstone started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Callum Davidson played with: Remi Matthews , Ryan McGowan , Alex Mitchell , Andy Considine , Drey Wright , Melker Hallberg , Cameron MacPherson , Adam Montgomery , Graham Carey , Jamie Murphy and Thelonius Bair .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Elliot Parish, James Brown, John Mahon, Liam Gordon, Cameron Ballantyne, Maksym Kucheriavyi, Michael O’Halloran, Ali Crawford and Stevie May .
Substitutions
St. Johnstone made 2 changes: T. Bair for S. May (69′) and J. Murphy for A. Crawford (79′).
Best player: Drey Wright
The most impressive player for St. Johnstone was Drey Wright even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 32 passes (53% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Ross County – Celtic – 1-3
- Rangers – Kilmarnock – 2-0
- Motherwell – St. Johnstone – 1-2
- Aberdeen – St. Mirren – 4-1