St Mirren vs Motherwell

30 August 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2026/27 · Referee Kevin Clancy

Full time 3 – 3

Half-time: 3–2

Paul Nsio 39’
Declan John 44’
Samuel Ramos 45+4’

Tawanda Maswanhise 2’
Regan Charles-Cook 24’
Jardell Kanga 90+3’

Match summary

St Mirren and Motherwell drew 3-3. St Mirren led 3-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Tawanda Maswanhise put Motherwell ahead in the 2nd minute, Regan Charles-Cook made it 0-2 from a corner in the 24th minute, Paul Nsio pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 39th minute, Declan John equalised in the 44th minute, and Samuel Ramos put St Mirren in front in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Jardell Kanga equalised from a corner in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: St Mirren created 2.27 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots, Motherwell 2.17 from 22. Tawanda Maswanhise had a penalty saved for Motherwell.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%

23 Shots 22

9 Shots on target 7

7 Corners 7

81 Attacks 79

42 Dangerous attacks 56

422 Passes 514

83.6% Pass accuracy 90.5%

20 Tackles 17

14 Fouls 12

2 Yellow cards 2

1 Offsides 2

Key events

St Mirren Motherwell

Kick-off

2’

Tawanda MaswanhiseRight foot shot

0-1

13’

Emmanuel LongeloVAR: No penalty

15’

Tawanda MaswanhiseMissed penaltysaved

15’

Tawanda MaswanhiseShot on target

24’

Regan Charles-CookRight foot shot

0-2

Calvin RamsayShot on target

28’

Ismeal KabiaShot on target

30’

Paul NsioRight foot shot

1-2

39’

42’

Alex LowryShot on target

Declan JohnLeft foot shot

2-2

44’

Samuel RamosLeft foot shot

3-2

45+4’

Half-time3-2

46’

Stephen O'DonnellTom Sparrow

47’

Stephen O'DonnellFoul

Second half underway

52’

Martin MoormannFoul

58’

Jardell KangaTawanda Maswanhise

58’

Sebastian Palmer-HouldenRegan Charles-Cook

Fraser TaylorChris Mochrie

61’

Jayden RichardsonCalvin Ramsay

61’

Eseosa SuleNikolas Agrafiotis

61’

Eseosa SuleShot on target

68’

Luke ThomasSamuel Ramos

71’

Dylan WilliamsJoe Hodge

73’

Eythor BjørgolfssonIbrahim Said

Jake YoungIsmeal Kabia

75’

Eythor BjørgolfssonShot on target

Ryan CarrFoul

85’

Eseosa SuleShot on target

88’

Jake YoungFoul

89’

Henry FieldsonShot on target

89’

90’

Alex LowryShot on target

Jake YoungShot on target

90+1’

90+3’

Jardell KangaLeft foot shot

3-3

Full-time3-3

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.

St Mirren 2.27 xGMotherwell 2.17 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Motherwell attacking St Mirren attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jacob Chapman	95′	4	3	35	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Calvin Ramsay Taken off	61′	1	1	–	3	1	24	–	–	–	–
Alexander Gogić	95′	–	1	–	–	–	57	3	–	1	–
Henry Fieldson	95′	4	3	4	5	–	51	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Declan John	95′	1	–	32	–	–	2	–	3	–	–	–
Ryan Carr	95′	–	–	51	1	–	5	3	8	3	2
Paul Nsio	95′	1	–	33	–	–	1	1	3	3	–	–
Samuel Ramos Taken off	71′	1	2	29	2	–	1	–	5	1	4	–
Ismeal Kabia Taken off	75′	–	–	17	1	–	–	–	5	1	2	–
Jayden Richardson Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–
Fraser Taylor Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	22	2	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
Luke Thomas Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	7	3	–	1	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Chris Mochrie Taken off	61′	–	–	2	–	0.10	–	2	3	–	20	–
Nikolas Agrafiotis Taken off	61′	–	–	1	–	0.13	–	1	4	1	20	–
Eseosa Sule Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	4	2	0.10	–	2	1	–	7	–
Jake Young Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	3	1	0.73	–	–	1	–	5

Goalkeeper1 player


Alex Paulsen	95′	6	3	43	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Tom Sparrow Taken off	45′	4	–	–	4	–	11	–	–	–	–
Jamie Knight-Lebel	95′	–	–	4	2	2	81	–	–	–	–
Martin Moormann	95′	1	2	1	2	–	72	1	–	–
Emmanuel Longelo	95′	1	–	–	5	1	46	1	–	–	–
Stephen O'Donnell Came on as a substitute	50′	2	–	2	3	–	24	1	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Joe Hodge Taken off	71′	–	–	49	2	–	1	1	2	3	1	–
Lukas Fadinger	95′	–	–	65	–	–	3	–	8	2	2	–
Tawanda Maswanhise Taken off	58′	1	–	8	–	–	2	–	4	–	–	–
Alex Lowry	95′	–	1	47	5	–	–	–	4	–	1	–
Ibrahim Said Taken off	73′	–	–	18	–	–	2	–	3	2	–	–
Regan Charles-Cook Taken off	58′	1	–	14	1	–	1	–	4	1	2	–
Jardell Kanga Came on as a substitute	37′	1	–	8	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	–
Dylan Williams Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	19	–	–	–	–	2	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


Sebastian Palmer-Houlden Came on as a substitute	37′	–	–	3	–	0.15	–	1	–	–	6	–
Eythor Bjørgolfsson Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	2	1	0.12	–	1	1	–	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 Mirren win 37% Avg odds 2.49

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.35

Motherwell win 35% Avg odds 2.69

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

Form going into the game

St Mirren L W D W W

Motherwell D L W W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: St Mirren 0-5 Motherwell, 21 Feb 26 Next meeting: Motherwell 1-0 St Mirren, 31 Oct 26 All St Mirren vs Motherwell meetings

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