On the 18th of December, Motherwell plays host to St. Johnstone in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Motherwell recorded a 0-1 loss against Celtic. Tom Rogić scored the first goal for Celtic in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Motherwell was frustrated by Celtic’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Celtic ended the match with the shutout victory. Motherwell is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 12th placed St. Johnstone is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Aberdeen. Teddy Jenks struck first for Aberdeen in the 83rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, St. Johnstone couldn’t muster any offence and Aberdeen ran away with the shutout win. St. Johnstone looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Aug 8th, St. Johnstone hosted Motherwell in their last match together. St. Johnstone and Motherwell battled to a 1-1 draw. Stephen O’Donnell struck first for St. Johnstone on an own goal in the 34th minute, then in the 80th minute, Steven Lawless sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Tony Watt earning Motherwell at least a draw.
Ali Crawford and Ryan Porteous are the top scorers for St. Johnstone in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Motherwell’s most prolific scorer has been Tony Watt. The Scotish attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.