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St. Johnstone 0–2 Motherwell

Saturday 13 May 2023, 15:00 · McDiarmid Park · Round 35 · Half-time 0–0 · Referee Grant Irvine · Attendance 3,939

Motherwell van Veen 52' (pen), Mandron 90+3'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

St. JohnstoneMotherwell
Goals02
xG0.751.53
Non-penalty xG0.750.74
Expected Points0.632.10

St. Johnstone 12%Draw 27%Motherwell 61%

Most likely score 0–2, 18%. Final score 0–2, 18%.

Motherwell goalsSt. Johnstone goals0123456+0123456+4%4%3%3%1%5%6%1%1%1%18%18%17%16%Final score

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

00.511.520153045607590HTRudden on for Murphy, 61'McLennan on for Carey, 71'Bair on for Considine, 74'Kane on for May, 84'Paton on for Slattery, 68'Mugabi on for O'Donnell, 90'Cornelius on for van Veen, 90+1'van Veen 52' (pen)Mandron 90+3'Motherwell 1.53St. Johnstone 0.7500.511.520153045607590HTRudden on for Murphy, 61'McLennan on for Carey, 71'Bair on for Considine, 74'Kane on for May, 84'Paton on for Slattery, 68'Mugabi on for O'Donnell, 90'Cornelius on for van Veen, 90+1'van Veen 52' (pen)Mandron 90+3'1.530.75St. 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

0.75 −0.16xG1.53 +0.27
0.75Non-penalty xG0.74
0.12 −0.79xG on target1.89 +0.70
11 0Shots8 −4
1 −2.2Shots on target4 +0.4
0 −1.4Big chances2 +0.3
55% +12Possession45% −2
363 +41Passes314 −30
70% +5Pass accuracy65% −1
67% +27Field tilt33% −13
43 +15Final-third entries29 −5
7 −1.3Box entries7 −1.5
12.7 −4Passes per defensive action12.7 −1
6 +2.0Corners4 −0.9
14 −2Tackles20 +3
12 +1.7Interceptions15 +6.1
10 −15Clearances27 +8
2 −0.7Saves1 −1.7
8 −3Fouls14 +1
2 +0.7Offsides2 +0.2

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

Rudden 88', 0.23 xGCarey 28', 0.15 xGWright 60', 0.07 xGMcLennan 89', 0.06 xGMay 42', 0.05 xGRudden 90+5', 0.05 xGBrown 37', 0.04 xGMay 59', 0.04 xGCarey 17', 0.03 xGRudden 88', 0.03 xGMacPherson 84', 0.01 xG31%0.23 xGSix-yard box: 1 shot, 0.23 xG, 0 goals35%0.26 xGCentral box: 3 shots, 0.26 xG, 0 goals4%0.03 xGWide in the box: 1 shot, 0.03 xG, 0 goals29%0.22 xGEdge of the box: 5 shots, 0.22 xG, 0 goals1%0.01 xGFurther out: 1 shot, 0.01 xG, 0 goals

Motherwell

van Veen 57', 0.08 xGvan Veen 65', 0.07 xGvan Veen 25', 0.03 xGSpittal 36', 0.02 xGCasey 27', 0.01 xGGoss 72', 0.01 xGMandron 90+3', 0.52 xG, goal0%0.00 xGSix-yard box: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals91%0.67 xGCentral box: 3 shots, 0.67 xG, 1 goal0%0.00 xGWide in the box: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals3%0.02 xGEdge of the box: 1 shot, 0.02 xG, 0 goals7%0.05 xGFurther out: 3 shots, 0.05 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

0.26 5 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.71 6 shots, 1 goal
0.07 1 shot, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.03 1 shot, 0 goals
0.42 5 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.00 0 shots, 0 goals
0.00 0 shots, 0 goalsPenalties0.79 1 shot, 1 goal

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

Game state

Level
52 min (55%) · St. Johnstone 0.26, Motherwell 0.84 xG
Motherwell ahead
43 min (45%) · St. Johnstone 0.48, Motherwell 0.69 xG

Line-ups

12641934142318297MatthewsBrownGordonConsidineMontgomeryPhillipsWrightCareyMacPhersonMurphyMay74'71'61'84'St. Johnstone 4-1-4-1Steven MacLean11666522827247219KellyMcGinnButcherCaseyO'DonnellSlatteryGossFurlongSpittalMandronvan VeenYellow cardGoalGoal90'68'90+1'Motherwell 3-4-1-2Stuart Kettlewell

St. Johnstone substitutes

  • 61' Rudden for Murphy
  • 71' McLennan for Carey
  • 74' Bair for Considine
  • 84' Kane for May

Motherwell substitutes

  • 68' Paton for Slattery
  • 90' Mugabi for O'Donnell
  • 90+1' Cornelius for van Veen

Players

St. Johnstone

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
MatthewsGK900.000.0000.0110
BrownRB900.040.0210.0872
GordonCB900.000.0800.06110
ConsidineCB740.000.0210.0538
MontgomeryLB900.000.0100.1073
PhillipsDM900.000.0200.0225
WrightRM900.070.0910.0782
CareyCM710.180.0510.1283
MacPhersonCM900.010.183−0.0222
MurphyLM610.000.0100.0121
MayST840.090.211−0.0402
RuddenFW290.310.000−0.0110
McLennanFW190.060.0320.0110
BairFW160.000.0000.0000
KaneFW60.000.000−0.0100

Motherwell

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
KellyGK900.000.0000.0221
McGinnCB900.000.0000.0136
ButcherCB900.000.0000.05310
CaseyCB900.010.0000.0437
O'DonnellRWB900.000.0100.0027
SlatteryCM680.000.0110.0334
GossCM900.010.0200.0323
Furlong LWB900.000.0110.0557
SpittalAM9010.020.0810.1055
MandronST9010.520.0620.16411
van VeenST9010.970.0700.2950
PatonMF220.000.0000.0112
MugabiDF00.000.0000.0001
CorneliusMF00.000.0100.0000

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

Brown and Gordon: 3 passesBrown and Carey: 3 passesConsidine and Phillips: 3 passesConsidine and Wright: 3 passesMontgomery and Phillips: 3 passesPhillips and Murphy: 3 passesMatthews and Montgomery: 4 passesPhillips and Wright: 4 passesWright and Carey: 4 passesWright and May: 4 passesBrown and Considine: 5 passesConsidine and Murphy: 5 passesCarey and May: 5 passesPhillips and Carey: 6 passesPhillips and MacPherson: 6 passesWright and MacPherson: 6 passesBrown and Wright: 7 passesConsidine and Carey: 7 passesCarey and Murphy: 7 passesConsidine and Montgomery: 8 passesMontgomery and Murphy: 10 passesBrown and Phillips: 11 passesCarey and MacPherson: 11 passesBrown and MacPherson: 20 passesMatthews: 9 completed passesBrown: 30 completed passesGordon: 7 completed passesConsidine: 25 completed passesMontgomery: 14 completed passesPhillips: 20 completed passesWright: 13 completed passesCarey: 23 completed passesMacPherson: 25 completed passesMurphy: 16 completed passesMay: 6 completed passes12641934142318297MatthewsBrownGordonConsidineMontgomeryPhillipsWrightCareyMacPhersonMurphyMayStarters until 61' · lines join pairs with 3+ passes

Motherwell

Casey and Slattery: 3 passesButcher and Furlong: 3 passesMcGinn and Goss: 3 passesSlattery and Goss: 3 passesSlattery and Spittal: 3 passesFurlong and Spittal: 3 passesKelly and McGinn: 4 passesKelly and O'Donnell: 4 passesO'Donnell and Mandron: 4 passesGoss and Furlong: 4 passesCasey and Mandron: 5 passesGoss and Spittal: 5 passesMcGinn and Slattery: 6 passesO'Donnell and Goss: 6 passesSlattery and Mandron: 6 passesSpittal and van Veen: 6 passesKelly and Butcher: 7 passesCasey and Goss: 7 passesMcGinn and O'Donnell: 7 passesMandron and van Veen: 7 passesButcher and Goss: 9 passesO'Donnell and Slattery: 9 passesCasey and Butcher: 10 passesButcher and McGinn: 10 passesCasey and Furlong: 11 passesKelly: 11 completed passesCasey: 23 completed passesButcher: 24 completed passesMcGinn: 21 completed passesO'Donnell: 17 completed passesSlattery: 13 completed passesGoss: 22 completed passesFurlong: 15 completed passesSpittal: 7 completed passesMandron: 10 completed passesvan Veen: 5 completed passes15266162827247219KellyCaseyButcherMcGinnO'DonnellSlatteryGossFurlongSpittalMandronvan VeenStarters until 68' · lines join pairs with 3+ 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
BrownMacPherson13
MacPhersonBrown12
BrownWright11
CareyMacPherson8
BrownPhillips7

Motherwell

FromToPasses
ButcherGoss11
CaseyButcher8
FurlongCasey7
GossO'Donnell7
McGinnButcher6

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

Defensive actions

St. Johnstone

6−2.212−2.77+1.38−0.93−5.02−3.812+2.910+1.86+0.24−0.82−1.19+4.26−0.24+0.24+0.45+2.77+4.33−1.15+2.30−1.53+2.510.04+1.61+0.31+0.81+0.50−0.40−0.60−6.43−5.4FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 34 matches

Motherwell

5+0.25−0.914+1.414+7.311+5.318+10.710+3.24−2.115+7.911+3.36−1.17+1.82−1.410+4.44−2.85+0.23−0.730.03−0.82−2.95+2.53+1.410.01−1.24+1.33+2.00−0.40−0.70−0.40−1.1FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 34 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

0.020.020.040.010.010.010.030.020.030.030.03−0.02−0.03−0.040.04−0.01−0.04−0.010.070.060.080.07LessMore

Motherwell

0.010.010.010.010.020.020.020.01−0.010.030.010.030.010.030.020.050.020.02−0.010.020.020.020.020.050.110.080.19LessMore

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 1.25AttackSt. Johnstone0.94 → 0.92Motherwell1.14 → 1.16Defence (lower is better)St. Johnstone1.34 → 1.36Motherwell1.28 → 1.25

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
11th4%9%+5
Bottom<1%1%+1
Kilmarnock
11th32%30%−2
Bottom19%19%0
Ross County
11th28%26%−2
Bottom53%53%0

From the forecast before the match (13 May 2023): 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 goals1.171.09
Win37%33%
Expected Points1.401.30
Clean sheet33%31%

St. Johnstone 37%Draw 30%Motherwell 33%

Most likely score 1–1, 14%. Both sides score 46%.

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

From the forecast as it stood on 13 May 2023: 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
11th4%1%4%9%
Bottom<1%–<1%1%
Kilmarnock
11th32%35%32%30%
Bottom19%18%20%19%
Ross County
11th28%29%30%26%
Bottom53%54%52%53%

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. W1–06 MayDundee United (H)xG 1.12–1.26
  2. D1–122 AprHibernian (H)xG 0.84–0.45
  3. L0–215 AprLivingston (A)xG 1.13–0.72
  4. L0–28 AprRoss County (H)xG 0.86–0.91
  5. L0–11 AprAberdeen (H)xG 0.82–1.00
  6. D1–118 MarKilmarnock (A)xG 0.57–1.31

Motherwell

  1. W2–06 MayKilmarnock (H)xG 1.67–0.43
  2. D1–122 AprCeltic (A)xG 0.81–2.04
  3. L1–215 AprDundee United (H)xG 2.47–1.53
  4. W3–08 AprLivingston (H)xG 1.59–0.84
  5. W3–11 AprHibernian (A)xG 1.79–0.90
  6. L2–418 MarRangers (H)xG 0.88–4.09

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

Season to date

St. JohnstoneMotherwell
Position9th8th
Played3434
Won, drawn, lost10–⁠6–⁠1811–⁠7–⁠16
Points36 (1.06 per game)40 (1.18 per game)
Expected Points per game1.131.30
Goals35–⁠5446–⁠48
xG per game0.91–⁠1.261.26–⁠1.37
Home: points, xG per game0.94, 0.93–⁠1.111.06, 1.30–⁠1.16
Away: points, xG per game1.18, 0.88–⁠1.411.29, 1.22–⁠1.59
ManagerSteven MacLean (2)Stuart Kettlewell (10)

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 1.25AttackSt. Johnstone0.94, 12thMotherwell1.14, 6thDefence (lower is better)St. Johnstone1.34, 8thMotherwell1.28, 5th

This season

Attack0.51.01.52.0AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMaySt. Johnstone attack: 0.94Motherwell attack: 1.141.140.94MotherwellSt. JohnstoneDefence (lower is better)0.51.01.52.0AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMaySt. Johnstone defence: 1.34Motherwell defence: 1.281.341.28

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−28%+10%−11%+11%
Counter-attacks−62%−78%+58%−10%
Set pieces−31%−10%−4%+8%
Penalties−38%−54%+8%−38%
Headers−38%−2%−26%+37%
Left side−31%+13%average+2%
Centre−29%−6%−12%+21%
Right side−32%+3%−3%−3%

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−31%−3%Centre−29%+21%Right side−32%+2%Open play−28%+11%Counter-attacks−62%−10%Set pieces−31%+8%Headers−38%+37%

Motherwell attacking

Motherwell createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft sideaverage+3%Centre−12%−6%Right side−3%+13%Open play−11%+10%Counter-attacks+58%−78%Set pieces−4%−10%Headers−26%−2%

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

0.91xG1.26
1.26xG against1.37
43%Possession47%
10.5Shots11.7
13.9Shots against12.2
3.2Shots on target3.6
1.4Big chances1.7
16.1Touches in the opposition box16.4
322Passes344
65%Pass accuracy65%
4.0Corners4.9
40%Field tilt46%
28.2Final-third entries33.6
8.3Box entries8.5
17.2Passes per defensive action14.0

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

St. Johnstone

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level400.801.19
Ahead180.730.98
Behind321.131.51

Motherwell

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level361.311.76
Ahead251.300.95
Behind291.161.26

xG by period

St. Johnstone

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.090.244–7
16–300.120.165–7
31–450.150.245–15
46–600.150.173–5
61–750.160.208–6
76–900.240.2510–14

Motherwell

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.110.206–5
16–300.160.236–9
31–450.220.217–5
46–600.250.2112–7
61–750.250.245–16
76–900.270.2810–6

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

Most used players by position

St. Johnstone

GKRWBCBCBCBLWBCMCMCMSTSTMatthews 32Parish 2Wright 27Brown 4Carey 2Mitchell 24McGowan 15Gordon 25Phillips 2Wright 1Considine 29Brown 5Montgo… 17MontgomeryBrown 6Carey 3Carey 14Wright 5Montgomery 5Hallberg 27Phillips 13McGowan 9MacPherson 13Wotherspoon 4Murphy 3May 26Bair 6Rudden 2Clark 18Murphy 9McLennan 65-3-2 in 10 of 34 starts

Formations: 5-3-2 (10), 3-4-1-2 (8), 3-4-2-1 (6), 3-1-4-2 (3), 4-1-4-1 (2), 4-2-3-1 (2), 5-4-1 (2), 3-5-2 (1)

Motherwell

GKRBCBCBLBDMDMRWAMLWSTKelly 34McGinn 17Johnston 12O'Donnell 5Johansen 18Butcher 9McGinn 4Lamie 22Casey 10Penney 16Cornelius 5O'Donnell 5Slattery 14Cornelius 10Furlong 8Goss 25Tierney 1Morris 1Shields 10McGinn 9Spittal 4Spittal 13Goss 6Slattery 5Spittal 11McKinstry 8van Veen 7van Veen 23Obika 4Mandron 24-2-3-1 in 11 of 34 starts

Formations: 4-2-3-1 (11), 3-4-1-2 (9), 4-3-3 (8), 4-4-2 (2), 5-3-2 (1), 3-5-2 (1), 4-5-1 (1), 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
1 February 2023Motherwell0–2St. JohnstonexG 0.31–1.00
12 November 2022St. Johnstone1–1MotherwellxG 1.38–0.93
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

9 league meetings since 2020/21: St. Johnstone won 4, Motherwell won 2, and 3 were drawn. Goals 12–8 and xG 1.24–0.57 per game.

Key players

St. Johnstone

PlayerStartsMinGAxG per 90xA per 90
May262,311760.220.11
Clark191,486420.250.05
Carey201,704310.210.09
McLennan7957110.170.07

Motherwell

PlayerStartsMinGAxG per 90xA per 90
van Veen322,8162110.550.08
McKinstry101,050410.160.16
Tierney4574200.190.10
Spittal322,501560.110.17

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