St. Johnstone vs Motherwell

League Cup - 2nd Round 16 Aug 2025, 14:00
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Motherwell
Motherwell
🏟 McDiarmid Park (Perth) 👤 David Dickinson

Match report

Motherwell edged past St. Johnstone 1-0 in the League Cup - 2nd Round on 16 August 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

The match was played at McDiarmid Park (Perth), with David Dickinson in charge.

Half-time 0-0 On target 2 - 7 Corners 2 - 13 Yellow cards 6
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Ball Possession 0–0 —
Corners 2–13 0–0
Attacks 97–116 22–17
Match statistics
2 Corners 13
7 Substitution 6
119 Attacks 133
60 Dangerous Attacks 107
2 On Target 7
9 Off Target 6
5 Yellow Cards 1
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
St. Johnstone · 4-2-3-1
1 T. Steward
15 J. Baird 3 C. Diabate 4 M. Boyes 14 M. Foulds
42 R. McAlear 23 S. Sprangler
22 S. Mallan 7 J. Holt 10 J. Gullan
9 A. Sidibeh
Motherwell · 4-4-2
13 C. Ward
7 T. Sparrow 2 S. O'Donnell 16 P. McGinn 45 E. Longelo
90 I. Said 12 L. Fadinger 20 E. Watt 18 T. Maswanhise
9 A. Stamatelopoulos 21 E. Just
St. Johnstone
Coach
Simo Johannes Valakari
Substitutes
  • 2 Reghan Tumilty
  • 9 Uche Ikpeazu
  • 24 Josh McPake
  • 27 Makenzie Kirk
  • 8 Jonathan Svedberg
  • 7 Sam Stanton
  • 20 Ross Sinclair
  • 25 Scott Bright
  • 19 Taylor Steven
Motherwell
Coach
Jens Berthel Askou
Substitutes
  • 11 Andy Halliday
  • 14 Detlef Esapa Osong
  • 23 Ewan Wilson
  • 5 Kofi Balmer
  • 28 Luca Ross
  • 39 Zander McAllister
  • 1 Aston Oxborough
  • 36 Jay Gillies
  • 35 Forrest Campbell
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. Tumilty ↓ S. Sprangler St. Johnstone
  • 46' ↑ U. Ikpeazu ↓ S. Mallan St. Johnstone
  • 62' ↑ J. McPake ↓ M. Foulds St. Johnstone
  • 62' ↑ M. Kirk ↓ A. Sidibeh St. Johnstone
  • 78' ↑ E. Osong ↓ T. Maswanhise Motherwell
  • 78' ↑ A. Halliday ↓ I. Said Motherwell
  • 87' ↑ J. Svedberg ↓ J. Gullan St. Johnstone
  • 104' ↑ S. Stanton ↓ R. McAlear St. Johnstone
  • 105' ↑ E. Wilson ↓ E. Longelo Motherwell
  • 111' ↑ K. Balmer ↓ T. Sparrow Motherwell
  • 111' ↑ L. Ross ↓ E. Just Motherwell
  • 117' ↑ Z. McAllister ↓ A. Stamatelopoulos Motherwell
Cards
  • 13' C. Diabate St. Johnstone
  • 26' J. Gullan St. Johnstone
  • 41' S. Sprangler St. Johnstone
  • 50' S. O'Donnell Motherwell
  • 72' J. McPake St. Johnstone
  • 97' M. Boyes St. Johnstone
Head-to-head
St. Johnstone 6 5 draws 7 Motherwell
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2024-11-09 Motherwell vs St. Johnstone 2 - 1
2024-08-31 St. Johnstone vs Motherwell 1 - 2
2024-05-19 Motherwell vs St. Johnstone 1 - 2
Recent form
St. Johnstone L D W D W
Motherwell D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in St. Johnstone vs Motherwell?
St. Johnstone lost 0-1 against Motherwell on 16 August 2025.
Who won St. Johnstone vs Motherwell?
Motherwell won the match 1-0.
Where was St. Johnstone vs Motherwell played?
The match was played at McDiarmid Park (Perth).