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Motherwell 0–1 Hamilton Academical

Saturday 22 August 2020, 15:00 · Fir Park · Round 5 · Half-time 0–0

Hamilton Academical Odoffin 86'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Motherwell	Hamilton Academical
Goals	0	1
xG	0.73	2.22
Expected Points	0.33	2.52

Motherwell 6%Draw 15%Hamilton Academical 79%

Most likely score 0–2, 19%. Final score 0–1, 9%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

MotherwellHamilton Academical

0.73 −0.39xG2.22 +1.64

0.92 +0.22xG on target1.70 +1.11

17 +2.2Shots8 −1.3

4 +1.5Shots on target2 −1.3

0 −1.0Big chances3 +3.0

68% +12Possession32% −6

489 +94Passes235 −19

81% +8Pass accuracy57% +1

73% +23Field tilt27% −4

48 +8Final-third entries17 −10

17 +6.0Box entries5 −3.7

8.3 −4Passes per defensive action17.9 +3

13 +5.8Corners5 −1.3

15 +2Tackles22 0

7 −2.0Interceptions12 +3.7

19 −3Clearances36 +17

1 −1.5Saves4 −2.7

17 +3.8Fouls12 +2.7

1 −1.5Offsides0 −2.0

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

Zones Shots

Motherwell

Hamilton Academical

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

MotherwellHamilton Academical

0.50 14 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.19 4 shots, 0 goals

0.23 3 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces2.03 4 shots, 1 goal

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

0–0

Level: 86 min (96%) · Motherwell 0.73, Hamilton Academical 2.22 xG
Hamilton Academical ahead: 4 min (4%) · Motherwell 0.00, Hamilton Academical 0.00 xG

Line-ups

Motherwell substitutes

54' Hylton for Lang
60' Long for White
81' Hastie for Seedorf
81' Watt for Campbell

Hamilton Academical substitutes

35' L. Smith for Johnson
54' Trafford for Templeton
67' Winter for Ogboe
67' C. Smith for Moyo
67' Mimnaugh for Martin · 1 assist

Players

Motherwell

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Carson	GK	90	0.00	0.00	1	0.07	4	1
O'Donnell	RB	90	0.00	0.05	0	0.13	8	4
Gallagher	CB	90	0.00	0.14	2	0.32	8	9
Mugabi	CB	90	0.00	0.01	1	0.07	0	6
Lamie	LB	90	0.00	0.09	3	0.17	11	9
Campbell	CM	81	0.03	0.05	3	0.04	2	1
O'Hara	CM	90	0.08	0.02	1	0.06	4	4
Turnbull	CM	90	0.29	0.77	3	0.27	10	2
Seedorf	RW	81	0.04	0.02	0	0.07	4	2
White	ST	60	0.12	0.00	0	−0.01	0	1
Lang	LW	54	0.07	0.04	2	0.04	4	2
Hylton	FW	36	0.11	0.06	0	−0.24	4	1
Long	FW	30	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	1
Hastie	FW	9	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
Watt	FW	9	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	2

Hamilton Academical

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Fulton	GK	90			0.00	0.04	0	0.14	6	3
Hodson	RB	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	8
Odoffin	CB	90	1		1.36	0.00	0	0.02	3	9
Want	CB	90			0.07	0.00	0	0.01	1	15
McMann	LB	90			0.00	0.01	1	0.05	7	11
Johnson	RM	35			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	2
Callachan	CM	90			0.64	0.01	0	0.02	3	10
Martin	CM	67			0.00	0.01	0	0.04	5	3
Moyo	LM	67			0.00	0.01	1	0.00	0	5
Ogboe	ST	67			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	1
Templeton	ST	54			0.03	0.01	0	0.03	1	0
L. Smith	FW	55			0.05	0.08	2	0.06	3	3
Trafford	MF	36			0.00	0.01	0	0.03	3	2
Winter	FW	23			0.00	0.01	0	0.01	0	0
C. Smith	FW	23			0.08	0.00	0	0.04	0	3
Mimnaugh	MF	23		1	0.00	0.37	3	0.00	0	3

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

Motherwell

Hamilton Academical

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

Motherwell

From	To	Passes
Gallagher	Mugabi	21
Mugabi	Gallagher	20
Carson	Gallagher	16
Mugabi	Lamie	16
Lamie	Turnbull	16

Hamilton Academical

From	To	Passes
Fulton	Want	8
Want	McMann	6
McMann	Fulton	4
Fulton	Odoffin	4
Fulton	Moyo	4

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

Motherwell

Against its average of 4 matches

Hamilton Academical

Against its average of 3 matches

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

Motherwell

Hamilton Academical

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

League probabilities

Chance	Before	With this result	Change
Motherwell
Top six	34%	20%	−14
11th	9%	13%	+4
Bottom	5%	10%	+5
Hamilton Academical
Top six	3%	7%	+4
11th	19%	19%	0
Bottom	56%	42%	−14
Ross County
Top six	42%	43%	+1
Bottom	3%	4%	+1
Kilmarnock
Top six	24%	25%	+1
11th	15%	13%	−2
Bottom	9%	12%	+3

From the forecast before the match (22 August 2020): each chance then, and across the simulations in which the match ended this way. The change is in percentage points.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	Motherwell	Hamilton Academical
Expected goals	1.57	0.76
Win	56%	17%
Expected Points	1.95	0.79
Clean sheet	47%	21%

Motherwell 56%Draw 26%Hamilton Academical 17%

Most likely score 1–0, 15%. Both sides score 43%.

From the forecast as it stood on 22 August 2020: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	Motherwell win	Draw	Hamilton Academical win
Motherwell
Top six	34%	40%	28%	20%
11th	9%	7%	11%	13%
Bottom	5%	3%	6%	10%
Hamilton Academical
Top six	3%	2%	3%	7%
11th	19%	19%	19%	19%
Bottom	56%	62%	52%	42%
Ross County
Top six	42%	41%	45%	43%
Bottom	3%	3%	3%	4%
Kilmarnock
Top six	24%	23%	25%	25%
11th	15%	16%	15%	13%
Bottom	9%	8%	10%	12%

Each chance before the match and across the simulations ending in each result. Other teams are listed where a chance moves by at least 3 percentage points.

Form

Motherwell

Hamilton Academical

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

Measure	Motherwell	Hamilton Academical
Position	10th	12th
Played	4	3
Won, drawn, lost	0–⁠2–⁠2	0–⁠0–⁠3
Points	2 (0.50 per game)	0 (0.00 per game)
Expected Points per game	1.14	0.35
Goals	2–⁠4	1–⁠7
xG per game	1.12–⁠1.43	0.58–⁠2.66
Home: points, xG per game	0.50, 0.81–⁠1.46	0.00, 0.64–⁠1.73
Away: points, xG per game	0.50, 1.43–⁠1.39	0.00, 0.47–⁠4.51
Manager	Steve Robinson (4)	Brian Rice (3)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

This season

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

Chances	Motherwell		Hamilton Academical
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−10%	−7%	−27%	+89%
Counter-attacks	−67%	+27%	−50%	+160%
Set pieces	−3%	+6%	−11%	+33%
Penalties	+21%	+108%	−50%	−50%
Headers	+52%	+25%	−4%	−27%
Left side	+29%	−6%	+10%	+113%
Centre	−35%	−10%	−28%	+83%
Right side	+2%	+18%	−40%	+6%

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't. Until a side has played six matches its figures are blended with last season's, or with the league average where there is no last season to use.

Matchups

Motherwell attacking

Motherwell createdHamilton Academical concededLeft side+29%+6%Centre−35%+83%Right side+2%+113%Open play−10%+89%Counter-attacks−67%+160%Set pieces−3%+33%Headers+52%−27%

Hamilton Academical attacking

Hamilton Academical createdMotherwell concededLeft side+10%+18%Centre−28%−10%Right side−40%−6%Open play−27%−7%Counter-attacks−50%+27%Set pieces−11%+6%Headers−4%+25%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

MotherwellHamilton Academical

1.12xG0.58

1.43xG against2.66

56%Possession38%

14.8Shots9.3

11.8Shots against18.0

2.5Shots on target3.3

1.0Big chances0.0

395Passes254

73%Pass accuracy56%

7.2Corners6.3

50%Field tilt31%

40.3Final-third entries26.7

11.0Box entries8.7

12.3Passes per defensive action15.1

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Motherwell

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	55	0.76	1.54
Ahead	9	0.80	3.87
Behind	26	1.99	0.33

Hamilton Academical

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	38	0.63	2.83
Ahead	0	–	–
Behind	52	0.55	2.53

xG by period

Motherwell

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.11	0.49	1–1
16–30	0.17	0.25	0–1
31–45	0.10	0.18	1–0
46–60	0.21	0.14	0–1
61–75	0.42	0.24	0–1
76–90	0.11	0.14	0–0

Hamilton Academical

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.15	0.31	0–0
16–30	0.07	0.70	0–2
31–45	0.05	0.37	1–1
46–60	0.15	0.48	0–2
61–75	0.11	0.45	0–0
76–90	0.05	0.35	0–2

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

Motherwell

Formations: 4-4-2 (2), 4-3-3 (1), 4-2-3-1 (1)

Hamilton Academical

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.