St Johnstone vs Motherwell

31 August 2024 · Scottish Premiership · 2024/25 · Referee I Snedden

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka 64’
  • Dan Casey 11’
  • Moses Ebiye 90+4’

Match summary

Motherwell won 2-1 away at St Johnstone, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Motherwell led 1-0 at half-time.

Dan Casey put Motherwell ahead with a header in the 11th minute, Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka equalised in the 64th minute, and Moses Ebiye won it with a header in stoppage time.

Shots finished 14-13 to Motherwell, with 5 on target for St Johnstone and 6 for Motherwell. St Johnstone had a player sent off.

Match stats

St Johnstone Motherwell
13 Shots 14
5 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 13
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0

Key events

St Johnstone Motherwell
Kick-off
11’
Dan Casey0-1 (Motherwell)
Half-time0-1
Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka1-1 (St Johnstone)
64’
90+4’
Moses Ebiye1-2 (Motherwell)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

St Johnstone
  • Jack Sanders
  • Cameron MacPherson

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Motherwell attacking St Johnstone attacking 
11’ Dan Casey (Motherwell), from a corner, goal 16’ Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, off target 20’ Lewis Neilson (St Johnstone), open play, off target 22’ Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka (St Johnstone), open play, saved 27’ Nicky Clark (St Johnstone), open play, off target 35’ Lennon Miller (Motherwell), open play, off target 37’ Aaron Essel (St Johnstone), open play, blocked 41’ Aaron Essel (St Johnstone), set piece, saved 50’ Zach Robinson (Motherwell), open play, off target 46’ Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, blocked 57’ Nicky Clark (St Johnstone), open play, off target 59’ Dan Casey (Motherwell), from a corner, blocked 59’ Dan Casey (Motherwell), from a corner, blocked 60’ Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka (St Johnstone), open play, blocked 64’ Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka (St Johnstone), open play, goal 68’ Dan Casey (Motherwell), set piece, off target 74’ Jack Vale (Motherwell), open play, blocked 82’ Makenzie Kirk (St Johnstone), open play, saved 84’ Graham Carey (St Johnstone), open play, saved 85’ Makenzie Kirk (St Johnstone), open play, blocked 85’ Drey Wright (St Johnstone), open play, off target 89’ Matt Smith (St Johnstone), open play, off target 90+2’ Liam Gordon (Motherwell), from a corner, saved 90+2’ Moses Ebiye (Motherwell), open play, saved 90+3’ Dan Casey (Motherwell), from a corner, saved 90+4’ Moses Ebiye (Motherwell), from a corner, goal 90+4’ Dan Casey (Motherwell), from a corner, saved 11’ Dan Casey (Motherwell), from a corner, goal 16’ Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, off target 20’ Lewis Neilson (St Johnstone), open play, off target 22’ Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka (St Johnstone), open play, saved 27’ Nicky Clark (St Johnstone), open play, off target 35’ Lennon Miller (Motherwell), open play, off target 37’ Aaron Essel (St Johnstone), open play, blocked 41’ Aaron Essel (St Johnstone), set piece, saved 50’ Zach Robinson (Motherwell), open play, off target 46’ Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell), open play, blocked 57’ Nicky Clark (St Johnstone), open play, off target 59’ Dan Casey (Motherwell), from a corner, blocked 59’ Dan Casey (Motherwell), from a corner, blocked 60’ Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka (St Johnstone), open play, blocked 64’ Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka (St Johnstone), open play, goal 68’ Dan Casey (Motherwell), set piece, off target 74’ Jack Vale (Motherwell), open play, blocked 82’ Makenzie Kirk (St Johnstone), open play, saved 84’ Graham Carey (St Johnstone), open play, saved 85’ Makenzie Kirk (St Johnstone), open play, blocked 85’ Drey Wright (St Johnstone), open play, off target 89’ Matt Smith (St Johnstone), open play, off target 90+2’ Liam Gordon (Motherwell), from a corner, saved 90+2’ Moses Ebiye (Motherwell), open play, saved 90+3’ Dan Casey (Motherwell), from a corner, saved 90+4’ Moses Ebiye (Motherwell), from a corner, goal 90+4’ Dan Casey (Motherwell), from a corner, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Jack Sanders Sent off
90′ – – – – – –
Kyle Cameron
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Aaron Essel Taken off
63′ – – 2 – – – –
Cameron MacPherson Taken off
63′ – – – – – –
Matt Smith
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Nicky Clark Taken off
63′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
Graham Carey Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 1 – – – –
Jason Holt Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – – –
Makenzie Kirk Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 2 – – – –
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

St Johnstone win 32% Avg odds 2.99
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.31
Motherwell win 40% Avg odds 2.37

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

Form going into the game

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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.