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St. Mirren 0–0 Motherwell

Saturday 9 August 2025, 15:00 · The SMISA Stadium · Round 2 · Half-time 0–0 · Referee Ross Hardie · Attendance 6,735

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	St. Mirren	Motherwell
Goals	0	0
xG	1.31	0.53
Expected Points	2.04	0.66

St. Mirren 58%Draw 30%Motherwell 12%

Most likely score 1–0, 23%. Final score 0–0, 12%.

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

St. MirrenMotherwell

1.31 +1.08xG0.53 −1.62

1.05 +0.96xG on target1.29 +0.18

9 +5.0Shots8 −9.0

4 +2.0Shots on target3 −2.0

1 +1.0Big chances1 −3.0

19 +9Touches in the opposition box21 −6

34% +10Possession66% +28

284 +51Passes600 +256

74% +13Pass accuracy83% +1

32% +16Field tilt68% +39

33 +9Final-third entries41 +6

7 0.0Box entries14 +2.0

17.8 −34Passes per defensive action10.8 −8

7 +6.0Corners4 +3.0

18 +8Tackles19 +4

10 0Interceptions6 −5

32 −14Clearances28 +12

3 −2.0Saves4 0.0

16 +10.0Fouls5 −6.0

1 +1.0Offsides0 −4.0

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

St. Mirren

Motherwell

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. MirrenMotherwell

0.68 5 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.46 6 shots, 0 goals

0.64 4 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.07 2 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–0

Level: 92 min (100%) · St. Mirren 1.31, Motherwell 0.53 xG

Line-ups

St. Mirren substitutes

46' Sobowale for Richardson
46' Mooney for Idowu
67' King for Fraser
67' McMenamin for O'Hara
67' Ayunga for Mandron

Motherwell substitutes

42' Sparrow for Koutroumbis
71' Stamatelopoulos for Said
86' Ross for Maswanhise

Players

St. Mirren

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
George	GK	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.05	5	1
Richardson	RWB	46	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	4	3
Fraser	CB	67	0.00	0.05	0	0.10	2	4
Gogic	CB	90	0.48	0.00	0	0.03	3	18
Freckleton	CB	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.06	2	14
John	LWB	90	0.00	0.09	1	0.11	4	4
Phillips	CM	90	0.05	0.06	0	0.00	1	3
Baccus	CM	90	0.05	0.03	0	0.09	7	5
O'Hara	CM	67	0.20	0.00	0	0.00	0	4
Idowu	ST	46	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
Mandron	ST	67	0.12	0.00	0	0.00	0	2
Sobowale	DF	44	0.00	0.01	0	−0.01	4	1
Mooney	MF	44	0.41	0.08	2	0.05	1	1
King	DF	23	0.00	0.01	0	0.02	3	0
McMenamin	MF	23	0.00	0.37	2	0.20	2	1
Ayunga	FW	23	0.00	0.03	1	−0.02	1	0

Motherwell

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Ward	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.03	1	1
Koutroumbis	RB	42	0.06	0.02	0	0.03	4	0
O'Donnell	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.07	6	9
McGinn	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.04	3	11
Longelo	LB	90	0.00	0.05	0	0.20	12	5
Fadinger	DM	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.00	3	6
Watt	DM	90	0.00	0.04	0	0.05	3	6
Said	RW	71	0.18	0.02	1	0.05	2	2
Slattery	AM	90	0.07	0.65	3	0.42	8	6
Just	LW	90	0.10	0.04	0	0.09	3	5
Maswanhise	ST	86	0.03	0.09	1	0.08	4	1
Sparrow	MF	48	0.00	0.01	0	0.01	4	3
Stamatelopoulos	FW	19	0.09	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
Ross	MF	4	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0

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. Mirren

Motherwell

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. Mirren

From	To	Passes
John	Freckleton	9
Freckleton	John	8
John	Ayunga	5
Freckleton	King	5
Freckleton	George	4

Motherwell

From	To	Passes
O'Donnell	Ward	19
McGinn	Ward	18
Ward	O'Donnell	16
O'Donnell	Fadinger	16
Fadinger	O'Donnell	14

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

Defensive actions

St. Mirren

Against its average of 1 match

Motherwell

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

St. Mirren

Motherwell

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
St. Mirren
Top six	40%	36%	−4
11th	6%	7%	+1
Bottom	2%	3%	+1
Motherwell
Top six	55%	54%	−1
11th	4%	3%	−1
Bottom	1%	1%	0

From the forecast before the match (9 August 2025): 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	St. Mirren	Motherwell
Expected goals	1.43	1.17
Win	42%	30%
Expected Points	1.55	1.18
Clean sheet	31%	24%

St. Mirren 42%Draw 27%Motherwell 30%

Most likely score 1–1, 13%. Both sides score 53%.

From the forecast as it stood on 9 August 2025: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	St. Mirren win	Draw	Motherwell win
St. Mirren
Top six	40%	48%	36%	31%
11th	6%	5%	7%	9%
Bottom	2%	2%	3%	3%
Motherwell
Top six	55%	46%	54%	68%
11th	4%	5%	3%	2%
Bottom	1%	2%	1%	1%

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. Mirren

Motherwell

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

Season to date

Measure	St. Mirren	Motherwell
Position	11th	9th
Played	1	1
Won, drawn, lost	0–⁠0–⁠1	0–⁠1–⁠0
Points	0 (0.00 per game)	1 (1.00 per game)
Expected Points per game	0.41	2.27
Goals	0–⁠1	1–⁠1
xG per game	0.23–⁠1.41	2.15–⁠0.83
Home: points, xG per game	–⁠	1.00, 2.15–⁠0.83
Away: points, xG per game	0.00, 0.23–⁠1.41	–⁠
Manager	Stephen Robinson (72)	Jens Berthel Askou (1)

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	St. Mirren		Motherwell
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−25%	+5%	−7%	+2%
Counter-attacks	−30%	+27%	+22%	−40%
Set pieces	−25%	−4%	+19%	+12%
Penalties	+9%	+41%	−69%	−22%
Headers	−27%	−6%	+52%	+8%
Left side	−27%	+2%	−29%	+11%
Centre	−24%	−1%	−1%	−8%
Right side	−27%	+11%	+37%	+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. 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

St. Mirren attacking

St. Mirren createdMotherwell concededLeft side−27%+10%Centre−24%−8%Right side−27%+11%Open play−25%+2%Counter-attacks−30%−40%Set pieces−25%+12%Headers−27%+8%

Motherwell attacking

Motherwell createdSt. Mirren concededLeft side−29%+11%Centre−1%−1%Right side+37%+2%Open play−7%+5%Counter-attacks+22%+27%Set pieces+19%−4%Headers+52%−6%

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. MirrenMotherwell

0.23xG2.15

1.41xG against0.83

24%Possession38%

4.0Shots17.0

14.0Shots against15.0

2.0Shots on target5.0

0.0Big chances4.0

10.0Touches in the opposition box27.0

233Passes344

61%Pass accuracy82%

1.0Corners1.0

16%Field tilt30%

24.0Final-third entries35.0

7.0Box entries12.0

51.6Passes per defensive action19.1

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

St. Mirren

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	87	0.24	1.23
Ahead	0	–	–
Behind	3	0.00	6.60

Motherwell

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	17	0.53	2.44
Ahead	0	–	–
Behind	73	2.52	0.47

xG by period

St. Mirren

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.00	0.37	0–0
16–30	0.02	0.02	0–0
31–45	0.01	0.25	0–0
46–60	0.03	0.10	0–0
61–75	0.00	0.28	0–0
76–90	0.16	0.38	0–1

Motherwell

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.00	0.43	0–1
16–30	0.38	0.09	0–0
31–45	0.00	0.07	0–0
46–60	0.85	0.04	0–0
61–75	0.52	0.13	0–0
76–90	0.39	0.09	1–0

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

Most used players by position

St. Mirren

Motherwell

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
15 March 2025	Motherwell	2–2	St. Mirren	xG 0.67–1.24
7 December 2024	St. Mirren	0–1	Motherwell	xG 0.55–1.74
28 September 2024	Motherwell	2–1	St. Mirren	xG 2.07–2.33
30 March 2024	Motherwell	1–1	St. Mirren	xG 1.84–1.32
16 December 2023	St. Mirren	0–0	Motherwell	xG 1.25–1.00
16 September 2023	Motherwell	0–1	St. Mirren	xG 1.18–0.55

16 league meetings since 2020/21: St. Mirren won 3, Motherwell won 6, and 7 were drawn. Goals 14–18 and xG 1.21–1.33 per game.

Key players

St. Mirren

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Smyth	6	676	4	0	0.29	0.13
Mandron	19	1,889	7	2	0.27	0.13
Ayunga	14	1,285	4	4	0.30	0.07
Idowu	14	1,321	4	2	0.25	0.09

Motherwell

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Stamatelopoulos	14	976	5	1	0.39	0.04
Maswanhise	18	1,670	6	3	0.20	0.07
Slattery	13	1,121	6	1	0.15	0.09
Sparrow	21	1,884	6	1	0.15	0.07

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.