Motherwell vs St Mirren

31 October 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2026/27 · Referee D Robertson

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Lukas Fadinger 82’ (pen)

Match summary

Motherwell won 1-0 at home to St Mirren. It was goalless at half-time.

Lukas Fadinger put Motherwell ahead from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Motherwell created 2.31 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to St Mirren's 0.21 from 5.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
11 Shots 5
2 Shots on target 1
6 Corners 3
64 Attacks 64
43 Dangerous attacks 28
455 Passes 436
83.3% Pass accuracy 80.7%
11 Tackles 21
17 Fouls 14
4 Yellow cards 5
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Motherwell St Mirren
Kick-off
Corner
9’
Corner
16’
22’
Corner
23’
Corner
Ibrahim SaidShot on target
24’
Joe HodgeFoul
38’
Corner
44’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
50’
Marcus FraserFoul
51’
Ryan CarrFoul
Corner
52’
Corner
52’
59’
Samuel RamosRyan Carr
59’
Jake YoungEseosa Sule
Martin MoormannFoul
60’
61’
Henry FieldsonShot on target
Regan Charles-CookJardell Kanga
65’
Oscar PriestmanJoe Hodge
65’
72’
Declan JohnLuke Thomas
Eythor BjørgolfssonSebastian Palmer-Houlden
73’
Callum HendryTawanda Maswanhise
73’
Regan Charles-CookVAR: No penalty
79’
Lukas FadingerPenalty1-0 (Motherwell)
82’
85’
Chris MochrieHenry Fieldson
86’
Alexander GogićFoul
Corner
87’
Regan Charles-CookTime wasting
89’
Emmanuel LongeloTime wasting
90’
90+1’
Samuel RamosArgument
90+2’
Killian PhillipsFoul
Paul McGinnIbrahim Said
90+3’
90+4’
Corner
Full-time1-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.31 0.21 82’ Lukas Fadinger (Motherwell), 1-0 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.31 0.21 82’ Lukas Fadinger (Motherwell), 1-0 Fadinger 82’
Motherwell 2.31 xGSt Mirren 0.21 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St Mirren attacking Motherwell attacking 
82’ Lukas Fadinger (Motherwell), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 10’ Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), from a corner, 0.44 xG, off target 13’ Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 24’ Ibrahim Said (Motherwell), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 57’ Ibrahim Said (Motherwell), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 45’ Eseosa Sule (St Mirren), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 88’ Eythor Bjørgolfsson (Motherwell), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Ibrahim Said (Motherwell), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Henry Fieldson (St Mirren), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Samuel Ramos (St Mirren), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Tom Sparrow (Motherwell), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Jake Girdwood-Reich (Motherwell), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Samuel Ramos (St Mirren), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Emmanuel Longelo (Motherwell), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Tom Sparrow (Motherwell), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Eseosa Sule (St Mirren), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Lukas Fadinger (Motherwell), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 10’ Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), from a corner, 0.44 xG, off target 13’ Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, 0.45 xG, off target 24’ Ibrahim Said (Motherwell), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 57’ Ibrahim Said (Motherwell), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 45’ Eseosa Sule (St Mirren), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 15’ Ibrahim Said (Motherwell), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 88’ Eythor Bjørgolfsson (Motherwell), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 61’ Henry Fieldson (St Mirren), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Samuel Ramos (St Mirren), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 48’ Jake Girdwood-Reich (Motherwell), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Samuel Ramos (St Mirren), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Tom Sparrow (Motherwell), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 9’ Emmanuel Longelo (Motherwell), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Tom Sparrow (Motherwell), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Eseosa Sule (St Mirren), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Motherwell 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Paulsen
Longelo
Girdwood-Reich
Moormann
Sparrow
Hodge 65’
Fadinger
Kanga 65’
Maswanhise 73’
Said 90’
Palmer-Houlden 73’
St Mirren 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Chapman
Fieldson 85’
Fraser
Gogić
Carr 59’
Taylor
Phillips
Ramsay
Nsio
Thomas 72’
Sule 59’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Alex Paulsen
90′ 1 0 59 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Tom Sparrow
90′ 2 – – 5 – 51 1 – – –
Jake Girdwood-Reich
90′ 2 1 – 5 2 77 1 – – –
Martin Moormann
90′ 1 – 1 2 1 55 1 – –
Emmanuel Longelo
90′ 1 – – 4 1 33 – – –
Midfielders6 players
Joe Hodge Taken off
65′ – – 35 2 – 1 – 2 3 1
Lukas Fadinger
90′ 1 – 45 – – 1 4 3 – 1 –
Tawanda Maswanhise Taken off
73′ – – 15 – – 2 1 2 3 – –
Ibrahim Said Taken off
89′ – – 23 1 – 1 2 9 5 3 –
Jardell Kanga Taken off
65′ – – 14 1 – – – 2 1 2 –
Oscar Priestman Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 15 – – 1 1 2 1 – –
Forwards4 players
Sebastian Palmer-Houlden Taken off
73′ – – – – – – – 3 1 12 –
Regan Charles-Cook Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – – – – 7
Eythor Bjørgolfsson Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 1 – 0.05 – – 2 – 9 –
Callum Hendry Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – – 4 1 5 –
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 52% Avg odds 1.81
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.85
St Mirren win 24% Avg odds 3.88

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

Form going into the game

Motherwell LLLLD
St Mirren LLLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: St Mirren 3-3 Motherwell, 30 Aug 26 Next meeting: St Mirren vs Motherwell, 13 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All Motherwell vs St Mirren meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.