Motherwell vs St. Johnstone

Premiership - 1st Phase 6 Aug 2022, 14:00
Motherwell
Motherwell
1–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone
🏟 Fir Park (Motherwell) 👤 W. Collum Round 2

Match report

St. Johnstone edged past Motherwell 2-1 in the Premiership - 1st Phase on 6 August 2022.

Motherwell had 12 shots to St. Johnstone's 10.

The match was played at Fir Park (Motherwell), with W. Collum in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 12 - 10 On target 2 - 3 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 17 - 9 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Drey Wright
St. Johnstone · captained the side
7 Jamie Murphy 1 goal
7 Stevie May 1 goal
7 Paul McGinn captained the side
7 Bevis Mugabi captained the side
First half vs second half
Motherwell stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–7 8–3
Shots On Goal 0–2 2–1
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 0–3 4–3
Attacks 13–14 0–0
Match statistics
4 Substitution 3
13 Attacks 14
1 Dangerous Attacks 5
1 On Target 2
1 Off Target 2
12 Shots Total 10
2 Shots On Goal 3
7 Shots Off Goal 3
3 Shots Blocked 4
5 Shots Inside Box 6
7 Shots Outside Box 4
17 Fouls 9
4 Corners 6
1 Offsides 0
56% Ball Possession 44%
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 2
463 Passes Total 352
343 Passes Accurate 229
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Motherwell · 4-4-2
1 L. Kelly
16 P. McGinn 5 B. Mugabi 15 S. Johansen 2 S. O'Donnell
7 B. Spittal 6 B. Maguire 23 J. Morris 27 S. Goss
9 K. Veen 29 C. Shields
St. Johnstone · 3-4-2-1
1 R. Matthews
13 R. McGowan 5 A. Mitchell 4 A. Considine
14 D. Wright 22 M. Hallberg 18 C. MacPherson 19 A. Montgomery
23 G. Carey 29 J. Murphy
17 T. Bair
Motherwell
Coach
S. Hammell
Substitutes
  • 12 Scott Fox
  • 33 Ewan Wilson
  • 14 Juhani Ojala
  • 36 Kian Speirs
  • 49 Mark Ferrie
  • 26 Ross Tierney
  • 18 Dean Cornelius
  • 28 Robert Mahon
  • 11 Joseph Efford
St. Johnstone
Coach
C. Davidson
Substitutes
  • 12 Elliot Parish
  • 2 James Brown
  • 16 John Mahon
  • 6 Liam Gordon
  • 25 Cameron Ballantyne
  • 27 Maksym Kucheriavyi
  • 11 Michael O'Halloran
  • 21 Ali Crawford
  • 7 Stevie May
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Efford ↓ J. Morris Motherwell
  • 46' ↑ D. Cornelius ↓ B. Maguire Motherwell
  • 68' ↑ R. Tierney ↓ B. Spittal Motherwell
  • 68' ↑ S. May ↓ T. Bair St. Johnstone
  • 79' ↑ A. Crawford ↓ J. Murphy St. Johnstone
  • 85' ↑ R. Mahon ↓ C. Shields Motherwell
Cards
  • 12' M. Hallberg St. Johnstone
  • 45' A. Considine St. Johnstone
  • 87' P. McGinn Motherwell
  • 90+5' S. May St. Johnstone
Head-to-head
Motherwell 7 5 draws 6 St. Johnstone
2025-08-16 St. Johnstone vs Motherwell 0 - 1
2025-04-26 Motherwell vs St. Johnstone 3 - 2
2025-01-25 St. Johnstone vs Motherwell 2 - 1
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
Motherwell D D L D W
St. Johnstone D D W D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Motherwell vs St. Johnstone?
Motherwell lost 1-2 against St. Johnstone on 6 August 2022.
Who won Motherwell vs St. Johnstone?
St. Johnstone won the match 2-1.
Where was Motherwell vs St. Johnstone played?
The match was played at Fir Park (Motherwell).
Who had more possession in Motherwell vs St. Johnstone?
Motherwell had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.