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Match preview · Scottish Premiership

St. Johnstone – Motherwell

St. Johnstone 6th in Scottish Premiership Home 1.17 projected goals by the model
Motherwell tied 8th in Scottish Premiership Away 1.32 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.17 1.32
St. Johnstone Motherwell
St. Johnstone
30%
Draw
32%
Motherwell
38%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
St. Johnstone Draw Motherwell
Fair odds 3.32 3.16 2.61
Total goals
2.49
Over 2.5 goals
46%
Both teams to score
56%
Data coverage · thin

One of these teams has only 7 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.

Model vs market

Market odds are not available for this match yet.

The model's case

Why the model leans Motherwell

38% Motherwell to win

Attack
5th vs 9th
Motherwell attack v St. Johnstone defence
Defence
4th vs 8th
Motherwell defence v St. Johnstone attack
Recent xG form
-0.27 vs -0.43
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.17 – 1.32
St. Johnstone v Motherwell

The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 7 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.

How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: St. Johnstone and Motherwell compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading St. Johnstone Motherwell
xG / match 1.30 · 8th (better) 1.36 · 7th
xGA / match (better) 1.52 · 5th 1.58 · 10th
xGD / match -0.23 · 8th (better) -0.22 · 7th
xPts / match 1.20 · 9th (better) 1.37 · 6th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.43 (better) -0.27

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 35% of the model's distribution.

Motherwell clean sheet
28%
Motherwell 2+ goals
39%
Under 2.5 goals
54%
Both teams to score: no
44%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
16.2%
1:2
9.9%
0:1
8.7%
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Match result

St. Johnstone to win
30.1% 3.32 —
Draw
31.6% 3.16 —
Motherwell to win
38.2% 2.61 —

Goals

Over 1.5 goals
75.3% 1.33 —
Under 1.5 goals
24.7% 4.05 —
Over 2.5 goals
46.3% 2.16 —
Under 2.5 goals
53.7% 1.86 —

Both teams to score

Both teams to score
56.4% 1.77 —
Both teams not to score
43.6% 2.29 —

Team goals — St. Johnstone

St. Johnstone to score
71.6% 1.40 —
St. Johnstone not to score
28.4% 3.52 —
St. Johnstone 2+ goals
32.9% 3.04 —
St. Johnstone at most 1 goal
67.1% 1.49 —

Team goals — Motherwell

Motherwell to score
76.1% 1.31 —
Motherwell not to score
23.9% 4.19 —
Motherwell 2+ goals
39.1% 2.56 —
Motherwell at most 1 goal
60.9% 1.64 —

Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
St. Johnstone sample
7 matches
Motherwell sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · St. Johnstone
4 matches
Away xG sample · Motherwell
4 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Warnings

  • St. Johnstone has only 7 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.