Motherwell vs St Johnstone Prediction, Lineups & Odds

Defences Could Be On Top

If you share our opinion that there won’t be too many goals between Motherwell and St Johnstone, you can secure a price of 1.62 for Under 2.5 on the Total Goals market. We expect this bet to land.

St Johnstone Overcame Motherwell in Last Meeting

Motherwell played Hearts at home in their last game. It was a 0-0 draw at Fir Park. The Well had 46% possession and didn’t record any shots on target.

St Johnstone have been defeated in back-to-back road games. They recently suffered a 1-0 loss against Dundee United at Tannadice Park. Simo Valakari's team enjoyed 55% possession and managed two shots on goal.

St Johnstone have claimed back-to-back victories over Motherwell and both were home wins at McDiarmid Park, featuring 2-1 and 1-0 scorelines. The past 10 H2H matches have resulted in four St Johnstone wins, three draws and three Motherwell victories.

Scottish Premiership		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
2	Motherwell	33	11	6	16	37	56	-19	37:56	39
6	St Johnstone	33	8	5	20	33	58	-25	33:58	29

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Motherwell have 2 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws, averaging 0.9 goals from 2.4 shots on goal and 5.7 attempts. Michael Wimmer's side have averaged 44.8% possession and 3.7 corners per match, with their opponents getting 1.9 goals from 5.6 shots on goal, 11.2 attempts and 6.8 corners.

Top goalscorer is Callum Slattery on 3 goals, while Luke Armstrong and Dan Casey have both bagged 2. Harry Paton is the leading assists maker with 2.

St Johnstone have won 4, lost 4 and drawn 2, averaging 3.2 shots on goal, 7.2 attempts and 0.8 goals. The Saints average 53.7% possession, 4.6 corners taken and 5.6 corners against them, while 1.1 goals have been conceded from 9.0 attempts and 4.2 shots on goal.

Mackenzie Kirk and Bozo Mikulic have top scored with 2, while Daniels Balodis is next on 1. Graham Carey has been the chief assist maker in the previous 10 games with 2.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Motherwell predicted lineup (3-4-2-1): Ellery Balcombe (GK), Stephen O'Donnell, Kofi Balmer, Dan Casey, Tom Sparrow, Andrew Halliday, Lennon Miller, Dominic Thompson, Callum Slattery, Tawanda Maswanhise, Tony Watt.

St Johnstone predicted lineup (4-4-2): Andrew Fisher (GK), Sam Curtis, Daniels Balodis, Zach Mitchell, Barry Douglas, Graham Carey, Víctor Griffith, Jason Holt, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Adama Sidibeh, Makenzie Kirk.

Expert Scottish Premiership Analysis

Injuries and suspensions can affect the overall outcome and we use this information as well as the latest form guide. The same applies to the stats so that we can get the best understanding of how things might pan out.

Key Motherwell vs St Johnstone league stats:

• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 Motherwell games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 4 of the last 5 St Johnstone games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 6 of the last 10 St Johnstone games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 St Johnstone games.

Motherwell vs St Johnstone Prediction

We hope you agree with our verdict of a low-scoring encounter, with an opportunity to back the 1.62 for the Under 2.5 Goals selection. We are not anticipating this Scottish Premiership clash to yield goals.

If you’re in search of a larger price and anticipate things being tight, then it might be worth looking at Under 1.5 Goals, with less than two goals needing to be scored overall.

Under 2.5 Probability

The latest odds imply that our pick has a 61.9% prospect of winning. Taking all factors into consideration, our tipsters think there’s a stronger chance of success and have a probability interval between 65-70%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this bet.

Our Pick

Under 2.5 Goals @ 1.62 Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

Motherwell 1 - 1 St Johnstone

There are attractive odds of 5.80 when it comes to a 1-1 draw being played out. This is a risky but potentially more rewarding bet, with this correct score option providing appeal.

Player Props

Top Pick: Callum Slattery to Score 5.40

Callum Slattery (Motherwell) has scored three goals in his past five Scottish Premiership games. The odds that he will be an Anytime Goalscorer look attractive considering the numbers and we’ll plump for him to find the net at odds of 5.40.

Latest Callum Slattery Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

5.40

First

9.50

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Corners Prediction

Motherwell Under 5.5 Corners 1.80

Motherwell have had under 5.5 corners in six consecutive games. The Motherwell Team Corners line looks to be too big given the stats and 1.80 is available to wager.

Corner Stats

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Motherwell

Total

10.50 3.70 6.80

Home

9.20 3.10 6.10

Away

11.50 3.60 7.90

St Johnstone

Total

10.20 4.60 5.60

Home

10.20 4.20 6.00

Away

9.50 2.70 6.80

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

2.10

Under 10.5

1.67

Motherwell Corners

Over 5.5

1.91

Under 5.5

1.80

St Johnstone Corners

Over 4.5

2.00

Under 4.5

1.73

Most Corners

1

1.75

X

6.40

2

2.30

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Motherwell vs St Johnstone Odds

Motherwell are regarded as having a 43% chance of winning this Scottish Premiership match according to the bookies’ latest betting odds who have priced them up at 2.30. The market suggests that St Johnstone are least likely to win at 3.30.

A tight game could be on the cards and that is reflected in the short odds about Under 2.5 Goals being scored. For those wanting to bet on Both Teams to Score, you won’t find much between Yes and No.

The football betting sites offer a Draw No Bet market for all Scottish Premiership matches and you can back Motherwell at 1.57 and St Johnstone at 2.25.

Moses Ebiye Heads First Goalscorer Market

Moses Ebiye is available at 3.05 when it comes to Anytime Goalscorer, with the favourite priced at odds of 5.10 to find the net first.

Player Goals

Moses Ebiye (Motherwell)

First

5.10

Anytime

3.05

Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell)

First

6.75

Anytime

3.95

Adama Sidibeh (St Johnstone)

First

8.00

Anytime

4.40

Sam Nicholson (Motherwell)

First

8.00

Anytime

4.40

Josh McPake (St Johnstone)

First

8.50

Anytime

4.90

Maksym Kucheriavyi (St Johnstone)

First

9.00

Anytime

4.90

Nicky Clark (St Johnstone)

First

9.00

Anytime

5.10

Mackenzie Kirk (St Johnstone)

First

9.00

Anytime

5.30

Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka (St Johnstone)

First

9.50

Anytime

5.30

Callum Slattery (Motherwell)

First

9.50

Anytime

5.40

Harry Paton (Motherwell)

First

10.00

Anytime

5.60

Lennon Miller (Motherwell)

First

10.50

Anytime

5.60

Graham Carey (St Johnstone)

First

12.00

Anytime

6.50

Andy Halliday (Motherwell)

First

13.00

Anytime

6.75

Franciszek Franczak (St Johnstone)

First

11.50

Anytime

6.75

Davor Zdravkovski (Motherwell)

First

12.50

Anytime

6.75

Tom Sparrow (Motherwell)

First

15.00

Anytime

8.00

Sven Sprangler (St Johnstone)

First

17.00

Anytime

8.50

Drey Wright (St Johnstone)

First

17.00

Anytime

8.50

Sam Curtis (St Johnstone)

First

17.00

Anytime

9.00

Dan Casey (Motherwell)

First

17.00

Anytime

9.00

Kofi Balmer (Motherwell)

First

18.00

Anytime

9.50

Liam Gordon (Motherwell)

First

18.00

Anytime

9.50

Ewan Wilson (Motherwell)

First

19.00

Anytime

10.50

Johnny Koutroumbis (Motherwell)

First

20.00

Anytime

11.00

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Team Stats

Team News

Make sure you know the lineups ahead of kick-off, with injuries also playing a part when it comes to Motherwell vs St Johnstone team news.

Getting the player information you need is easy thanks to the Scottish Premiership squads.

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