Motherwell vs St Johnstone Live Stream, Predictions (Apr 26)

📊 Form Guide

Motherwell

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Motherwell go into this match following on from a 0-0 Premiership drawn result vs Hearts.

In that game, Motherwell had 45% possession and 5 shots at goal with 0 on target. At the other end, Hearts had 12 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.

It has been all too rare in recent times that Motherwell haven’t conceded. In fact, Motherwell have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 10 goals along the way. In any event, we will just have to wait and see if the trend shall be replicated here in this match.

St Johnstone

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After a losing effort in their last game against Celtic in Scottish Cup action, St Johnstone will be hoping to turn things around here.

Callum McGregor (34'), Daizen Maeda (37', 45'), Adam Idah (45') and Jota (67') scored for Celtic.

It has become apparent that St Johnstone have suffered from a shortage of goals in their past six clashes, netting the disappointing return of only 2. In those fixtures, The Saints have also seen the collective goal tally of their opponents equal 9.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 27/01/2024 shows that Motherwell have won 2 of these and St Johnstone 3, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.

15 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 7 of them from The Steelmen and 8 netted by The Saints. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.

The last league fixture featuring the two was Premiership match day 24 on 25/01/2025 when it ended St Johnstone 2-1 Motherwell.

That day, St Johnstone had 69% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The goalscorers were Taylor Steven (86') and Božo Mikulić (88').

At the other end, Motherwell got 10 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Andy Halliday (4') scored.

The referee was Kevin Clancy.

🗞️ Team News: Motherwell

Ross Callachan (Hamstring injury), Steve Seddon (unknown injury) and Zach Robinson (Achilles tendon rupture) will not be taking part for Motherwell manager Michael Wimmer.

⚡ Prediction

In our opinion, St Johnstone have it in them to put a goal past this Motherwell team, but it realistically won’t be enough to avoid defeat.

We’re predicting a 2-1 winning score for Motherwell by the conclusion of the game. Should be a good one.

📚 ⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?

Turning to the betting odds in the win-draw-win market, putting your money on Motherwell is best priced at 2.25, going for a draw is 3.1 and staking on a win for St Johnstone gets you 3.25. They’re the most competitive returns being offered at this very moment.

Andre Moura, 10:22 22/04/2025