Scotland - PremiershipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Motherwell and St Johnstone, taking place on Saturday, 09 December 2023, at Fir Park Stadium in Motherwell.
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Motherwell, Recent FormBuilding up confidence within his squad will be a priority for Motherwell supremo Stuart Kettlewell after sustaining a heavy 3-0 away loss to Ross County. Their share of possession in that meeting was 58%, while racking up 14 shots along the way, 4 of which were on target, in contrast to Ross County, who had 13 shots on goal with 6 on target.
They have found the net 7 times in their last 6 matches, but it hasn't earned them much points-wise due to a leaky defence that's shipped 12 goals in that same period. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games, but they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 12 games overall.
A win for Motherwell is just a distant memory, having not won a single match in 12 games.
St Johnstone, Recent FormSt Johnstone will certainly have been pleased to secure 3 points from their most recent encounter, which saw them run out 1-0 winners in their home fixture against St Mirren. They achieved 56% possession in that match and had 11 strikes at goal, with 5 hitting the target, up against St Mirren's tally of 13 efforts at goal, 5 of which were on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 7 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 7 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 7 games.
Nicky Clark will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for St Johnstone.
In the last match between these two, goals were scored on both sides, with the game ending in a 2-2 draw.
Playing away from home, St Johnstone have scored in 2 of their last 3 league games against Motherwell.
In the league, St Johnstone has a good track record when they travel to Motherwell, getting the better of them to win their last 2 games.
With only Paul McGinn (Broken cheekbone) and Pape Souaré (Ankle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Stuart Kettlewell will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Craig Levein has a number of injury concerns in his St Johnstone squad to contend with: Nicky Clark (Calf), Ali Crawford (Calf) and Drey Wright (Knee)
Motherwell Playing at home | St Johnstone Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | Goals scored | 0 |
| 2.1 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 66' | Time first goal scored | - |
| 50' | Time first goal conceded | 43' |
| 3.1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.6 | Subs used | 3.5 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | - |
| 4-2 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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