Motherwell vs ST Mirren

Motherwell

2 - 0

ST Mirren

🕒 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Fir Park 🧑‍⚖️ Calum Scott 🔁 1st Phase - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 21

1st Phase Table

Motherwell 4 · ST Mirren 10

Referee Stats

Calum Scott

15 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.00
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.60
Over 4.5 cards	27%
Home wins	40%
Draws	40%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Motherwell outshot their opponent (15-9).
Motherwell controlled possession (55%).
Motherwell had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Motherwell (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-3

Goals For / Against

32 / 13

Avg: 1.68 / 0.68

Points

Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

ST Mirren (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-12

Goals For / Against

19 / 33

Avg: 1.00 / 1.74

Points

Avg: 0.68

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.89

PPG

0.68

1.68

1.00

0.68

1.74

29%

O2.5

47%

29%

BTTS

65%

71%

Score 1st

47%

League-position context

Motherwell rank4th

ST Mirren rank10th

Motherwell points54

ST Mirren points30

Motherwell: #4 · 54 pts · GD +23

15 pts off the top 2. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.

ST Mirren: #10 · 30 pts · GD -21

39 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

24-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Motherwell last 5 home

L D W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index44

Goals7-4

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

ST Mirren last 5 away

L W L D L

Points4/15

Weighted index31

Goals4-7

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Motherwell trend breakdown

Over 2.529%

BTTS29%

BTTS + O2.518%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 12%

ST Mirren trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Motherwell score at home88%

Motherwell clean sheet at home71%

ST Mirren score away65%

ST Mirren clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Motherwell score first71%

Motherwell win after scoring first75%

ST Mirren score first47%

ST Mirren win after scoring first13%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Motherwell 80% · ST Mirren 22%

Avg first goal minute: Motherwell 35.8' · ST Mirren 35.4'

Vs league average

Motherwell score at home1.68 vs 1.58

Motherwell concede at home0.68 vs 1.16

ST Mirren score away1.00 vs 1.16

ST Mirren concede away1.74 vs 1.58

Motherwell score 7% above league average, while ST Mirren score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: Motherwell are 41% below league average at home, and ST Mirren are 10% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Motherwell goal timing (home)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 10

76-90+ 10

31-45 7

46-60 5

0-15 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

ST Mirren goal timing (away)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

31-45 8

61-75 5

46-60 4

0-15 2

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

503

398

Passes Accurate

418

297

Passes %

83%

75%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

35' ⚽

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35' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Just

43'

43' R. King

45'

45' M. Freckleton

45+1'

45+1' D. Nlundulu

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. King

1st substitution · For: L. Donnelly

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ D. Nlundulu

2nd substitution · For: E. Mooney

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

E. Watt

Normal Goal · Assist: Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise

66'

66' A. Gogić

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ M. Mandron

3rd substitution · For: R. Idowu

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ J. Richardson

4th substitution · For: M. Dijksteel

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise

1st substitution · For: T. Sparrow

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ E. Watt

2nd substitution · For: O. Priestman

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ C. McMenamin

5th substitution · For: F. Taylor

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ I. Said

3rd substitution · For: D. Osong

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ E. Just

4th substitution · For: L. Ross

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ C. Slattery

5th substitution · For: Z. McAllister

Motherwell vs ST Mirren 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Motherwell beat ST Mirren 2-0 on Saturday, 03 January 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Calum Scott. It was played at Fir Park.

First half: Motherwell took the lead at 35' when Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise scored, with the assist credited to E. Just, making the score 1-0. R. King received a yellow card for ST Mirren at 43'. M. Freckleton received a yellow card for ST Mirren at 45'. D. Nlundulu received a yellow card for ST Mirren at 45+1'.

Second half: ST Mirren made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. King replacing L. Donnelly. ST Mirren made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Nlundulu replacing E. Mooney. Motherwell extended the lead at 57' when E. Watt scored, with the assist credited to Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise, making the score 2-0. A. Gogić received a yellow card for ST Mirren at 66'. ST Mirren made their 3rd substitution at 67', with M. Mandron replacing R. Idowu. ST Mirren made their 4th substitution at 67', with J. Richardson replacing M. Dijksteel. Motherwell made their 1st substitution at 73', with Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise replacing T. Sparrow. Motherwell made their 2nd substitution at 73', with E. Watt replacing O. Priestman. ST Mirren made their 5th substitution at 80', with C. McMenamin replacing F. Taylor. Motherwell made their 3rd substitution at 89', with I. Said replacing D. Osong. Motherwell made their 4th substitution at 89', with E. Just replacing L. Ross. Motherwell made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with C. Slattery replacing Z. McAllister.

Motherwell used 5 substitutions while ST Mirren used 5 substitutions. ST Mirren got 4 yellow cards.