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Motherwell 1–2 St. Johnstone

Saturday 6 August 2022, 15:00 · Fir Park · Round 2 · Half-time 0–1 · Referee William Collum · Attendance 4,820

Motherwell Carey 90+1' (og)

St. Johnstone Murphy 28', May 90+4'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Motherwell	St. Johnstone
Goals	1	2
xG	0.67	0.87
Expected Points	1.12	1.50

Motherwell 24%Draw 39%St. Johnstone 37%

Most likely score 0–1, 20%. Final score 1–2, 6%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Stoppage time is shaded as far as the last shot or event recorded in it. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

MotherwellSt. Johnstone

0.67 −0.49xG0.87 +0.72

0.97 −0.04xG on target1.08 +0.99

12 +3.0Shots10 +6.0

2 0.0Shots on target3 +2.0

1 0.0Big chances1 +1.0

57% +6Possession43% +11

475 +108Passes350 +139

74% +9Pass accuracy67% +6

68% +17Field tilt32% +16

50 +15Final-third entries23 +11

13 +8.0Box entries7 +5.0

9.3 −6Passes per defensive action19.1 +2

4 +2.0Corners6 +3.0

11 0Tackles19 −6

9 −3Interceptions15 +5

11 −24Clearances25 −4

1 −5.0Saves2 +2.0

17 +6Fouls9 −3

1 +1.0Offsides0 −1.0

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

St. Johnstone

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

MotherwellSt. Johnstone

0.62 11 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.21 4 shots, 0 goals

0.05 1 shot, 0 goalsSet pieces0.66 6 shots, 2 goals

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

Game state

0–00–1

Level: 31 min (32%) · Motherwell 0.09, St. Johnstone 0.71 xG
St. Johnstone ahead: 65 min (68%) · Motherwell 0.58, St. Johnstone 0.15 xG

Line-ups

Motherwell substitutes

46' Cornelius for Maguire
46' Efford for Morris
68' Tierney for Spittal
86' Mahon for Shields

St. Johnstone substitutes

69' May for Bair · goal 90+4', yellow card 90+5'
79' Crawford for Murphy

Players

Motherwell

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Kelly	GK	90	0.00	0.03	0	0.12	5	0
McGinn	RB	90	0.03	0.35	1	0.24	9	4
Mugabi	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.04	4	5
Johansen	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.03	4	8
O'Donnell	LB	90	0.03	0.07	2	0.10	8	3
Spittal	RM	68	0.00	0.02	0	0.04	6	2
Maguire	CM	46	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	0	5
Morris	CM	46	0.00	0.02	2	−0.01	2	1
Goss	LM	90	0.16	0.07	1	0.16	10	5
van Veen	ST	90	0.15	0.01	0	−0.05	2	0
Shields	ST	86	0.24	0.11	1	0.26	3	1
Cornelius	MF	44	0.00	0.12	0	0.19	2	1
Efford	FW	44	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	0
Tierney	MF	22	0.06	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
Mahon	FW	4	0.00	0.00	1	−0.01	0	0

St. Johnstone

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Matthews	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	2
McGowan	CB	90		1	0.08	0.08	2	0.01	0	8
Mitchell	CB	90			0.03	0.00	0	0.01	1	10
Considine	CB	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.06	6	11
Wright	RWB	90			0.11	0.00	0	0.06	5	6
Hallberg	CM	90			0.00	0.10	2	−0.01	2	8
MacPherson	CM	90			0.05	0.01	0	0.03	3	2
Montgomery	LWB	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.04	5	4
Carey	AM	90			0.02	0.07	2	0.05	4	5
Murphy	AM	79	1		0.13	0.01	0	0.05	3	1
Bair	ST	69		1	0.06	0.03	1	0.02	1	3
May	FW	21	1		0.37	0.00	0	0.10	0	1
Crawford	MF	11			0.00	0.01	0	0.01	1	1

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

St. Johnstone

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
O'Donnell	Goss	17
McGinn	Spittal	17
Goss	O'Donnell	13
McGinn	Mugabi	12
Johansen	O'Donnell	11

St. Johnstone

From	To	Passes
Montgomery	Considine	11
Considine	Montgomery	10
Considine	MacPherson	9
Hallberg	Wright	9
Montgomery	Murphy	8

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

Defensive actions

Motherwell

Against its average of 1 match

St. Johnstone

Against its average of 1 match

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

St. Johnstone

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	33%	23%	−10
11th	10%	13%	+3
Bottom	7%	11%	+4
St. Johnstone
Top six	10%	15%	+5
11th	20%	17%	−3
Bottom	28%	19%	−9

From the forecast before the match (6 August 2022): 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	St. Johnstone
Expected goals	1.32	0.86
Win	47%	24%
Expected Points	1.70	1.01
Clean sheet	42%	27%

Motherwell 47%Draw 30%St. Johnstone 24%

Most likely score 1–0, 14%. Both sides score 43%.

From the forecast as it stood on 6 August 2022: 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	St. Johnstone win
Motherwell
Top six	33%	41%	30%	23%
11th	10%	7%	11%	13%
Bottom	7%	4%	7%	11%
St. Johnstone
Top six	10%	7%	10%	15%
11th	20%	22%	19%	17%
Bottom	28%	33%	26%	19%

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

St. Johnstone

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

Season to date

Measure	Motherwell	St. Johnstone
Position	4th	11th
Played	1	1
Won, drawn, lost	1–⁠0–⁠0	0–⁠0–⁠1
Points	3 (3.00 per game)	0 (0.00 per game)
Expected Points per game	0.57	0.65
Goals	1–⁠0	0–⁠1
xG per game	1.16–⁠2.38	0.15–⁠0.78
Home: points, xG per game	–⁠	0.00, 0.15–⁠0.78
Away: points, xG per game	3.00, 1.16–⁠2.38	–⁠
Manager	Steven Hammell (1)	Callum Davidson (77)

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

Ratings

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		St. Johnstone
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−28%	+38%	−56%	−6%
Counter-attacks	−45%	+53%	−83%	+127%
Set pieces	−3%	+10%	−42%	+4%
Penalties	+147%	+9%	−53%	+9%
Headers	−4%	+41%	−48%	+6%
Left side	−7%	+18%	−46%	+9%
Centre	−17%	+41%	−58%	−3%
Right side	−45%	+28%	−53%	+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 createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft side−7%+6%Centre−17%−3%Right side−45%+9%Open play−28%−6%Counter-attacks−45%+127%Set pieces−3%+4%Headers−4%+6%

St. Johnstone attacking

St. Johnstone createdMotherwell concededLeft side−46%+28%Centre−58%+41%Right side−53%+18%Open play−56%+38%Counter-attacks−83%+53%Set pieces−42%+10%Headers−48%+41%

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

MotherwellSt. Johnstone

1.16xG0.15

2.38xG against0.78

51%Possession32%

9.0Shots4.0

19.0Shots against14.0

2.0Shots on target1.0

1.0Big chances0.0

367Passes211

65%Pass accuracy61%

2.0Corners3.0

50%Field tilt16%

35.0Final-third entries12.0

5.0Box entries2.0

15.4Passes per defensive action17.0

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	42	1.93	3.21
Ahead	48	0.49	1.65
Behind	0	–	–

St. Johnstone

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	90	0.15	0.78
Ahead	0	–	–
Behind	0	–	–

xG by period

Motherwell

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.02	0.05	0–0
16–30	0.00	0.55	0–0
31–45	0.88	0.90	1–0
46–60	0.12	0.17	0–0
61–75	0.06	0.29	0–0
76–90	0.08	0.42	0–0

St. Johnstone

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.02	0.12	0–0
16–30	0.00	0.21	0–0
31–45	0.00	0.00	0–0
46–60	0.09	0.24	0–0
61–75	0.04	0.12	0–0
76–90	0.00	0.07	0–1

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

Most used players by position

Motherwell

St. Johnstone

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.

Head to head

Date	Home	Score	Away	xG
19 March 2022	St. Johnstone	2–1	Motherwell	xG 0.37–0.24
18 December 2021	Motherwell	2–0	St. Johnstone	xG 0.31–0.52
8 August 2021	St. Johnstone	1–1	Motherwell	xG 0.80–1.67
20 February 2021	Motherwell	0–3	St. Johnstone	xG 0.03–3.04
21 November 2020	St. Johnstone	1–1	Motherwell	xG 2.14–0.69
12 September 2020	Motherwell	1–0	St. Johnstone	xG 0.26–1.02

6 league meetings since 2020/21: Motherwell won 2, St. Johnstone won 2, and 2 were drawn. Goals 6–7 and xG 0.53–1.31 per game.

Key players

Motherwell

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
van Veen	25	2,368	10	4	0.31	0.09
Efford	11	961	2	1	0.24	0.06
Goss	27	2,311	1	4	0.07	0.17
Shields	18	1,546	2	2	0.16	0.07

St. Johnstone

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
May	13	1,311	2	1	0.18	0.09
Hallberg	15	1,230	0	4	0.02	0.16
MacPherson	11	1,218	0	1	0.03	0.10
Brown	16	1,494	0	1	0.00	0.04

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes. Until a side has played six matches, last season's minutes at the club count too.