Motherwell vs ST Mirren Prediction

Recent form tells different stories home and away

St Mirren's away form has been rough. Looking at their recent matches on the road, they've lost at Aberdeen, Hearts, Rangers and Kilmarnock, with only a draw at Partick breaking up the losses. That's a heavy run of away defeats heading into this one.

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Motherwell: 20 completed matches; ST Mirren: 20 completed matches.

Motherwell

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

55% 11 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

35

Difference

-10

ST Mirren

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

31

Difference

+2

Motherwell's home form in the league has actually held up better than their overall results suggest. They've beaten Kilmarnock and Dundee United at home recently, drawn with Falkirk, and only really been undone by a 4-0 loss to Aberdeen. Away from home or in cup competitions it's been patchier, but on their own turf they've picked up some solid results.

St Mirren's away struggles stand out more than Motherwell's home form does.

Comparative Team Statistics: Motherwell vs ST Mirren

A draw last time out, but Motherwell won the two before that

The August meeting between these two finished 3-3 at St Mirren, a game that went back and forth. Before that, though, Motherwell won both meetings earlier in the year, including a 5-0 away win and a 2-0 home win.

Go back further and the fixture has swung both ways over the years, with plenty of draws and narrow wins mixed in. The recent pattern, though, has leaned towards Motherwell getting the better of St Mirren more often than not.

Not much separating them in the table

St Mirren currently sit eighth with 10 points from nine games, while Motherwell are tenth on eight points from the same number of matches. It's a narrow gap, and neither side has pulled away from the other in terms of league position.

Both have scored and conceded at a similar rate too, so there's little in the raw numbers to split them.

Players to watch

K. Phillips has been in sharp form for St Mirren, with three goals in just three matches, making him their main attacking threat right now. Samu has also chipped in with assists for the away side.

Motherwell:

Best scorers:

A. Lowry - 2

Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise - 1

Best assist providers:

Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise - 2

T. Sparrow - 2

A. Lowry - 1

Penalty cards:

T. Sparrow x 2

L. Fadinger x 2

M. Moormann x 2

ST Mirren:

Best scorers:

K. Phillips - 3

Samu - 1

Best assist providers:

Samu - 2

Penalty cards:

R. Carr x 4

J. Young x 2

For Motherwell, A. Lowry leads the scoring with two goals in seven games, while Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise has been involved in goals too, contributing both a goal and assists. St Mirren's R. Carr has picked up four yellow cards in his last seven matches, which is worth bearing in mind for discipline.

Goals could flow again

Both teams have been fairly open defensively this season, with St Mirren conceding 17 and Motherwell 16 in nine league games each. Add in the fact their last meeting produced six goals and their head-to-head history has thrown up some big scorelines, and there's a reasonable case for another game with goals at both ends.

That said, St Mirren's away form has often seen them shut out or well beaten rather than involved in shootouts, so it's not guaranteed to repeat.