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St. Johnstone 1–1 Motherwell

Saturday 12 November 2022, 15:00 · McDiarmid Park · Round 16 · Half-time 1–1 · Referee Nick Walsh · Attendance 4,055

St. Johnstone Wright 26'

Motherwell Spittal 45+1'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

St. JohnstoneMotherwell
Goals11
xG1.380.93
Expected Points1.760.92

St. Johnstone 48%Draw 32%Motherwell 20%

Most likely score 1–1, 21%. Final score 1–1, 21%.

Motherwell goalsSt. Johnstone goals0123456+0123456+5%4%2%9%2%11%11%6%1%3%3%1%18%21%Final score

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

00.511.50153045607590HTCrawford on for Wotherspoon, McLennan on for May, and Brown on for Montgomery, 76'Phillips on for Hallberg and Bair on for Clark, 89'Shields on for McKinstry, 76'Wright 26'Spittal 45+1'St. Johnstone 1.38Motherwell 0.9300.511.50153045607590HTCrawford on for Wotherspoon, McLennan on for May, and Brown on for Montgomery, 76'Phillips on for Hallberg and Bair on for Clark, 89'Shields on for McKinstry, 76'Wright 26'Spittal 45+1'1.380.93St. JohnstoneMotherwell

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

St. JohnstoneMotherwell

1.38 +0.63xG0.93 −0.44
1.04 +0.25xG on target1.18 −0.02
10 +0.9Shots12 −0.5
3 +0.2Shots on target3 −0.5
1 −0.1Big chances1 −1.0
22 +8Touches in the opposition box15 −2
50% +9Possession50% +2
365 +46Passes370 +14
67% +2Pass accuracy69% 0
47% +16Field tilt53% +3
32 +7Final-third entries34 −1
12 +5.2Box entries8 −0.3
15.7 −1Passes per defensive action9.5 −4
8 +5.3Corners4 −1.1
14 −4Tackles13 −3
14 +3Interceptions8 −2
13 −16Clearances30 +14
2 −0.6Saves2 −0.4
11 0Fouls20 +7
0 −1.4Offsides1 −0.7

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

St. Johnstone

Wotherspoon 26', 0.17 xGMay 31', 0.11 xGCrawford 90', 0.11 xGCrawford 90+2', 0.05 xGCarey 10', 0.04 xGClark 33', 0.03 xGHallberg 61', 0.03 xGCarey 62', 0.03 xGCarey 46', 0.02 xGWright 26', 0.79 xG, goal58%0.79 xGSix-yard box: 1 shot, 0.79 xG, 1 goal0%0.00 xGCentral box: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals14%0.19 xGWide in the box: 2 shots, 0.19 xG, 0 goals25%0.34 xGEdge of the box: 6 shots, 0.34 xG, 0 goals4%0.05 xGFurther out: 1 shot, 0.05 xG, 0 goals

Motherwell

Moult 20', 0.22 xGvan Veen 79', 0.18 xGMoult 86', 0.13 xGO'Donnell 20', 0.09 xGO'Donnell 79', 0.07 xGMcKinstry 55', 0.04 xGSpittal 58', 0.04 xGMcKinstry 73', 0.04 xGMcKinstry 8', 0.03 xGvan Veen 9', 0.03 xGSlattery 54', 0.01 xGSpittal 45+1', 0.04 xG, goal24%0.22 xGSix-yard box: 1 shot, 0.22 xG, 0 goals43%0.40 xGCentral box: 3 shots, 0.40 xG, 0 goals11%0.10 xGWide in the box: 2 shots, 0.10 xG, 0 goals22%0.20 xGEdge of the box: 5 shots, 0.20 xG, 1 goal1%0.01 xGFurther out: 1 shot, 0.01 xG, 0 goals

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

St. JohnstoneMotherwell

1.26 7 shots, 1 goalOpen play0.74 8 shots, 0 goals
0.11 3 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.19 4 shots, 1 goal

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

Game state

Level
73 min (78%) · St. Johnstone 1.24, Motherwell 0.89 xG
St. Johnstone ahead
20 min (22%) · St. Johnstone 0.14, Motherwell 0.04 xG

Line-ups

164131423221019377MatthewsGordonConsidineMcGowanWrightCareyHallbergWotherspoonMontgomeryClarkMayGoalYellow cardYellow card89'76'76'89'76'St. Johnstone 3-1-4-2Callum Davidson1215424827791721KellyO'DonnellJohansenLamiePenneySlatteryGossSpittalvan VeenMcKinstryMoultYellow cardYellow cardGoalYellow cardYellow card76'Motherwell 4-2-3-1Steven Hammell

St. Johnstone substitutes

  • 76' Brown for Montgomery
  • 76' Crawford for Wotherspoon
  • 76' McLennan for May
  • 89' Phillips for Hallberg
  • 89' Bair for Clark

Motherwell substitutes

  • 76' Shields for McKinstry

Players

St. Johnstone

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
MatthewsGK900.000.0000.0122
GordonCB900.000.0000.0447
ConsidineCB900.000.0100.0753
McGowanCB900.000.0100.0346
WrightDM9010.790.0920.20136
CareyRWB900.090.0610.1275
Hallberg CM890.030.0710.0226
WotherspoonCM760.170.020−0.0123
Montgomery LWB760.000.0410.0322
ClarkST890.030.010−0.1611
MayST760.110.010−0.0211
BrownDF140.000.000−0.0100
CrawfordMF140.160.0000.0111
McLennanMF140.000.0100.0200
PhillipsMF10.000.0000.0110
BairFW10.000.0000.0000

Motherwell

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
KellyGK900.000.0000.0320
O'Donnell RB900.160.0200.18109
JohansenCB900.000.0000.0338
LamieCB900.000.0000.0207
Penney LB900.000.1220.2495
SlatteryDM900.010.0800.2174
GossDM900.000.1200.0686
SpittalRW9010.090.0620.0223
van Veen AM900.210.0100.0223
McKinstry LW760.110.020−0.0105
MoultST900.350.0410.0312
ShieldsMF140.000.1210.0721

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

St. Johnstone

Matthews and McGowan: 4 passesHallberg and Wright: 4 passesHallberg and Carey: 4 passesWright and May: 4 passesMontgomery and May: 4 passesMatthews and Montgomery: 5 passesConsidine and Gordon: 5 passesConsidine and Hallberg: 5 passesGordon and Wright: 5 passesCarey and Montgomery: 5 passesConsidine and Clark: 6 passesCarey and Clark: 6 passesMcGowan and Hallberg: 7 passesMcGowan and Wright: 7 passesHallberg and Montgomery: 8 passesWright and Carey: 8 passesMcGowan and Gordon: 9 passesWotherspoon and Carey: 9 passesMatthews and Considine: 12 passesConsidine and Wotherspoon: 16 passesConsidine and Montgomery: 16 passesWotherspoon and Montgomery: 20 passesMatthews: 19 completed passesMcGowan: 21 completed passesConsidine: 40 completed passesGordon: 17 completed passesHallberg: 19 completed passesWright: 13 completed passesWotherspoon: 30 completed passesCarey: 18 completed passesMontgomery: 32 completed passesMay: 5 completed passesClark: 7 completed passes113462214102319737MatthewsMcGowanConsidineGordonHallbergWrightWotherspoonCareyMontgomeryMayClarkStarters until 76' · lines join pairs with 4+ passes

Motherwell

O'Donnell and Lamie: 5 passesJohansen and Lamie: 5 passesGoss and van Veen: 5 passesKelly and Johansen: 6 passesKelly and Lamie: 6 passesO'Donnell and Moult: 6 passesLamie and Goss: 6 passesLamie and Slattery: 6 passesPenney and van Veen: 6 passesPenney and McKinstry: 6 passesPenney and Moult: 6 passesGoss and Moult: 6 passesSlattery and Moult: 6 passesKelly and O'Donnell: 7 passesO'Donnell and van Veen: 7 passesPenney and Slattery: 7 passesGoss and Slattery: 7 passesSlattery and van Veen: 7 passesGoss and McKinstry: 8 passesO'Donnell and Slattery: 9 passesSlattery and McKinstry: 9 passesO'Donnell and Johansen: 10 passesLamie and Penney: 11 passesPenney and Goss: 11 passesSlattery and Spittal: 11 passesO'Donnell and Spittal: 22 passesKelly: 18 completed passesO'Donnell: 37 completed passesJohansen: 22 completed passesLamie: 25 completed passesPenney: 29 completed passesGoss: 23 completed passesSlattery: 32 completed passesSpittal: 22 completed passesvan Veen: 16 completed passesMcKinstry: 16 completed passesMoult: 14 completed passes1215424278791721KellyO'DonnellJohansenLamiePenneyGossSlatterySpittalvan VeenMcKinstryMoultStarters until 76' · lines join pairs with 5+ passes

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

St. Johnstone

FromToPasses
MatthewsConsidine12
ConsidineMontgomery10
WotherspoonMontgomery10
MontgomeryWotherspoon10
ConsidineWotherspoon9

Motherwell

FromToPasses
O'DonnellSpittal13
SpittalO'Donnell9
O'DonnellSlattery8
KellyO'Donnell8
GossPenney7

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

Defensive actions

St. Johnstone

6−1.36−3.34−4.05−0.79+0.79+0.92−4.87−2.75−3.68+1.13−1.73−0.17+2.16−0.55+0.93−0.82−0.23+0.84+0.32−0.41−0.41+0.81+0.32−0.10−0.91+0.81+0.51+0.70−0.510−7.0FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 15 matches

Motherwell

3−2.58+3.116+3.311+4.75−0.12−3.93−3.110+2.99+1.59+2.59+3.54+1.16−0.110+3.47+2.311+7.11−2.75+1.63−2.55+2.23+1.90−0.91−0.94+0.70−1.11+0.41+0.11+0.64+2.70−6.1FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 15 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

St. Johnstone

0.010.010.010.020.030.030.020.010.020.030.050.040.050.020.010.010.06−0.02−0.15−0.010.13LessMore

Motherwell

0.010.010.020.020.010.040.010.010.030.010.040.080.010.040.030.09−0.010.040.010.040.070.100.19LessMore

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

0.51.01.52.02.5League average 1.22AttackSt. Johnstone0.91 → 0.92Motherwell1.07 → 1.06Defence (lower is better)St. Johnstone1.31 → 1.29Motherwell1.32 → 1.32

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

ChanceBeforeWith this resultChange
St. Johnstone
Top six32%29%−3
11th7%8%+1
Bottom3%3%0
Motherwell
Top six26%24%−2
11th7%7%0
Bottom4%4%0

From the forecast before the match (12 November 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

St. JohnstoneMotherwell
Expected goals1.181.03
Win39%31%
Expected Points1.461.24
Clean sheet36%31%

St. Johnstone 39%Draw 30%Motherwell 31%

Most likely score 1–1, 14%. Both sides score 45%.

Motherwell goalsSt. Johnstone goals0123456+0123456+6%2%7%2%8%8%4%1%3%3%2%12%11%12%14%

From the forecast as it stood on 12 November 2022: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

ChanceNowSt. Johnstone winDrawMotherwell win
St. Johnstone
Top six32%43%29%20%
11th7%4%8%10%
Bottom3%1%3%5%
Motherwell
Top six26%18%24%38%
11th7%9%7%4%
Bottom4%5%4%2%

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

St. Johnstone

  1. D2–29 NovSt. Mirren (A)xG 1.19–0.87
  2. W2–16 NovRangers (H)xG 0.81–1.37
  3. W1–029 OctKilmarnock (H)xG 0.39–0.38
  4. W2–121 OctHibernian (A)xG 0.85–0.88
  5. L0–115 OctLivingston (A)xG 0.42–1.08
  6. L1–28 OctCeltic (H)xG 0.43–1.66

Motherwell

  1. L1–29 NovCeltic (H)xG 0.47–1.43
  2. L2–36 NovHearts (A)xG 2.25–2.61
  3. W1–029 OctDundee United (A)xG 0.92–0.75
  4. L1–222 OctAberdeen (H)xG 0.71–1.11
  5. L1–216 OctRangers (H)xG 0.17–1.16
  6. L0–18 OctHibernian (A)xG 0.34–0.67

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

Season to date

St. JohnstoneMotherwell
Position7th9th
Played1515
Won, drawn, lost6–⁠2–⁠75–⁠1–⁠9
Points20 (1.33 per game)16 (1.07 per game)
Expected Points per game1.041.35
Goals18–⁠2019–⁠21
xG per game0.75–⁠1.171.37–⁠1.36
Home: points, xG per game1.43, 0.74–⁠0.920.57, 1.37–⁠1.02
Away: points, xG per game1.25, 0.75–⁠1.391.50, 1.38–⁠1.65
ManagerCallum Davidson (91)Steven Hammell (15)

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

Ratings

0.51.01.52.02.5League average 1.22AttackSt. Johnstone0.91, 11thMotherwell1.07, 6thDefence (lower is better)St. Johnstone1.31, 6thMotherwell1.32, 8th

This season

Attack0.51.01.52.0AugSepOctNovSt. Johnstone attack: 0.91Motherwell attack: 1.071.070.91MotherwellSt. JohnstoneDefence (lower is better)0.51.01.52.0AugSepOctNovSt. Johnstone defence: 1.31Motherwell defence: 1.321.321.31

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

St. JohnstoneMotherwell
CreatedConcededCreatedConceded
Open play−42%+6%−5%+22%
Counter-attacks−55%−100%+106%+29%
Set pieces−44%−9%−13%−13%
Penalties−27%−63%+83%−63%
Headers−56%+15%−29%+32%
Left side−46%−8%+4%−7%
Centre−46%−12%−11%+44%
Right side−36%+22%+5%−10%

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.

Matchups

St. Johnstone attacking

St. Johnstone createdMotherwell concededLeft side−46%−10%Centre−46%+44%Right side−36%−7%Open play−42%+22%Counter-attacks−55%+29%Set pieces−44%−13%Headers−56%+32%

Motherwell attacking

Motherwell createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft side+4%+22%Centre−11%−12%Right side+5%−8%Open play−5%+6%Counter-attacks+106%−100%Set pieces−13%−9%Headers−29%+15%

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

St. JohnstoneMotherwell

0.75xG1.37
1.17xG against1.36
41%Possession48%
9.1Shots12.5
15.2Shots against12.3
2.8Shots on target3.5
1.1Big chances2.0
13.7Touches in the opposition box16.9
320Passes356
65%Pass accuracy69%
2.7Corners5.1
32%Field tilt50%
24.6Final-third entries34.8
6.8Box entries8.3
16.6Passes per defensive action13.1

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

St. Johnstone

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level420.791.11
Ahead250.730.94
Behind240.681.53

Motherwell

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level391.441.84
Ahead211.191.01
Behind301.410.97

xG by period

St. Johnstone

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.070.203–1
16–300.140.112–1
31–450.110.173–6
46–600.120.161–2
61–750.080.233–2
76–900.230.306–8

Motherwell

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.100.271–3
16–300.160.183–2
31–450.240.272–2
46–600.250.186–4
61–750.330.172–5
76–900.310.285–5

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

Most used players by position

St. Johnstone

GKCBCBCBRWBCMCMLWBAMAMSTMatthews 14Parish 1McGowan 8Mitchell 15Gordon 7Considine 15Wright 13Brown 2Hallberg 12Brown 3Montgomery 1McGowan 5Murphy 2MacPherson 2Montgomery 7Brown 4Carey 2Carey 6Hallberg 3McGowan 1Murphy 8Clark 5McLennan 2May 6Clark 4Bair 43-4-2-1 in 6 of 15 starts

Formations: 3-4-2-1 (6), 5-3-2 (5), 3-4-1-2 (4)

Motherwell

GKRBCBCBLBDMDMRWAMLWSTKelly 15McGinn 14O'Donnell 1Johansen 14Mugabi 3Lamie 13Penney 10O'Donnell 4Carroll 1Slattery 8Maguire 4Goss 12Cornelius 4Tierney 1Shields 6Spittal 2McKinstry 2Spittal 4Tierney 3Goss 2Spittal 8McKinstry 3Shields 2van Veen 13Shields 1Efford 14-2-3-1 in 9 of 15 starts

Formations: 4-2-3-1 (9), 4-3-3 (3), 4-4-2 (2), 4-1-4-1 (1)

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

DateHomeAwayxG
6 August 2022Motherwell1–2St. JohnstonexG 0.67–0.87
19 March 2022St. Johnstone2–1MotherwellxG 0.37–0.24
18 December 2021Motherwell2–0St. JohnstonexG 0.31–0.52
8 August 2021St. Johnstone1–1MotherwellxG 0.80–1.67
20 February 2021Motherwell0–3St. JohnstonexG 0.03–3.04
21 November 2020St. Johnstone1–1MotherwellxG 2.14–0.69

7 league meetings since 2020/21: St. Johnstone won 3, Motherwell won 2, and 2 were drawn. Goals 9–7 and xG 1.25–0.55 per game.

Key players

St. Johnstone

PlayerStartsMinGAxG per 90xA per 90
Clark9752400.290.02
Carey9760300.260.05
May8794340.190.11
Murphy11880100.080.05

Motherwell

PlayerStartsMinGAxG per 90xA per 90
van Veen151,262700.640.09
McKinstry5522210.120.26
Spittal141,012220.130.16
Shields10786020.100.14

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes.