Motherwell vs ST Mirren Prediction

Recent form in all competitions

Looking across their last 20 matches in all competitions, ST Mirren have won more than they've lost, with nine wins against eight defeats and a healthy goal return. Motherwell's record over the same stretch has been tougher reading, with just six wins from twenty and ten defeats, including some heavy ones along the way.

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

Motherwell

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

33

Difference

-7

ST Mirren

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

28

Difference

+2

It's worth remembering this sample covers cup games, qualifiers and friendlies as well as league matches, so it's a general form picture rather than a pure Premiership read. Still, the pattern favours ST Mirren as the side picking up more positive results lately.

ST Mirren's broader form edge doesn't automatically carry over to Premiership-only matches, but it's a reasonable starting point.

Comparative Team Statistics: Motherwell vs ST Mirren

A fixture they've already shared this season

These two met back in August, with Motherwell and ST Mirren sharing six goals in a 3-3 draw. Before that, their most recent previous meetings went the other way, Motherwell winning 5-0 away in February and 2-0 at home in January.

Looking further back, the head-to-head has swung between both sides over the years, with no long run of dominance either way. The one clear theme is that these matches often produce goals rather than cagey stalemates.

Recent meetings suggest goals are a fair expectation when these two play, even if the outright winner is hard to call.

Early-season Premiership table

As things stand, after seven league games, ST Mirren sit fifth with ten points from three wins, a draw and three defeats. Motherwell are just behind in ninth, on eight points from two wins, two draws and three losses.

The gap is only two points, so this is far from a mismatch on paper. Goal difference is tight too, with both sides having conceded more than they'd like.

Players to watch

ST Mirren's K. Phillips has been among the goals recently, with three in his last three appearances, while Samu has been involved in attacks too, chipping in with a goal and two assists in four games.

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 has two goals in his last seven outings, and Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise and T. Sparrow have each supplied two assists in that same run. At the other end, ST Mirren's R. Carr has picked up four yellow cards in his last seven matches, a disciplinary record worth keeping an eye on.