Motherwell vs St Johnstone

9 December 2023 · Scottish Premiership · 2023/24 · Referee E Anderson

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Mika Biereth 90+2’
  • Bevis Mugabi 53’ (og)

Match summary

The points were shared as Motherwell and St Johnstone drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Mugabi's own goal put St Johnstone ahead in the 53rd minute and Mika Biereth equalised with a header in stoppage time.

Shots finished 17-11 to Motherwell, with 8 on target for Motherwell and 2 for St Johnstone.

Match stats

Motherwell St Johnstone
17 Shots 11
8 Shots on Target 2
3 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Motherwell St Johnstone
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
53’
Bevis Mugabi
Own goal
0-1 (St Johnstone)
Mika Biereth1-1 (Motherwell)
90+2’
Full-time1-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St Johnstone attacking Motherwell attacking 
19’ Jonathan Obika (Motherwell), open play, blocked 21’ Graham Carey (St Johnstone), open play, saved 23’ Shane Blaney (Motherwell), from a corner, off target 27’ Georgie Gent (Motherwell), open play, saved 28’ Graham Carey (St Johnstone), open play, off target 30’ Jonathan Obika (Motherwell), open play, saved 31’ Blair Spittal (Motherwell), open play, saved 32’ Brodie Spencer (Motherwell), open play, off target 43’ Shane Blaney (Motherwell), direct free kick, blocked 46’ Chris Kane (St Johnstone), open play, off target 51’ Callum Slattery (Motherwell), open play, saved 53’ Bevis Mugabi (Motherwell), own goal 55’ Matt Smith (St Johnstone), set piece, off target 55’ Chris Kane (St Johnstone), open play, saved 60’ Daniel Phillips (St Johnstone), from a corner, off target 60’ Matt Smith (St Johnstone), open play, off target 63’ Bevis Mugabi (Motherwell), open play, off target 68’ Diallang Jaiyesimi (St Johnstone), set piece, off target 72’ Graham Carey (St Johnstone), direct free kick, hit the woodwork 73’ Brodie Spencer (Motherwell), open play, off target 79’ James Brown (St Johnstone), open play, off target 81’ Theo Bair (Motherwell), open play, saved 83’ Theo Bair (Motherwell), open play, saved 84’ Mika Biereth (Motherwell), set piece, blocked 85’ Oli Shaw (Motherwell), from a corner, saved 88’ Oli Shaw (Motherwell), open play, off target 90’ Oli Shaw (Motherwell), open play, off target 90+2’ Mika Biereth (Motherwell), open play, goal 90+3’ Matt Smith (St Johnstone), open play, blocked 19’ Jonathan Obika (Motherwell), open play, blocked 21’ Graham Carey (St Johnstone), open play, saved 23’ Shane Blaney (Motherwell), from a corner, off target 27’ Georgie Gent (Motherwell), open play, saved 28’ Graham Carey (St Johnstone), open play, off target 30’ Jonathan Obika (Motherwell), open play, saved 31’ Blair Spittal (Motherwell), open play, saved 32’ Brodie Spencer (Motherwell), open play, off target 43’ Shane Blaney (Motherwell), direct free kick, blocked 46’ Chris Kane (St Johnstone), open play, off target 51’ Callum Slattery (Motherwell), open play, saved 53’ Bevis Mugabi (Motherwell), own goal 55’ Matt Smith (St Johnstone), set piece, off target 55’ Chris Kane (St Johnstone), open play, saved 60’ Daniel Phillips (St Johnstone), from a corner, off target 60’ Matt Smith (St Johnstone), open play, off target 63’ Bevis Mugabi (Motherwell), open play, off target 68’ Diallang Jaiyesimi (St Johnstone), set piece, off target 72’ Graham Carey (St Johnstone), direct free kick, hit the woodwork 73’ Brodie Spencer (Motherwell), open play, off target 79’ James Brown (St Johnstone), open play, off target 81’ Theo Bair (Motherwell), open play, saved 83’ Theo Bair (Motherwell), open play, saved 84’ Mika Biereth (Motherwell), set piece, blocked 85’ Oli Shaw (Motherwell), from a corner, saved 88’ Oli Shaw (Motherwell), open play, off target 90’ Oli Shaw (Motherwell), open play, off target 90+2’ Mika Biereth (Motherwell), open play, goal 90+3’ Matt Smith (St Johnstone), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Bevis Mugabi
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Shane Blaney
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Davor Zdravkovski Taken off
81′ – – – – – – –
Brodie Spencer Taken off
80′ – – 2 – – – –
Callum Slattery
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Georgie Gent
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Jonathan Obika Taken off
70′ – – 2 – – – –
Oli Shaw Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 3 – – – –
Theo Bair Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 2 – – – –
Conor Wilkinson Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Motherwell win 42% Avg odds 2.25
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.21
St Johnstone win 29% Avg odds 3.28

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.