Match predictionOur tip: 2-1

St. Johnstone vs Motherwell Prediction: Valakari's Side Set to Capitalise on Visitors' Woes

St. Johnstone host Motherwell at McDiarmid Park on 28 October 2026 in a Scottish Premiership fixture with clear enough stakes: both sides sit in the lower half and both have had difficult starts, with St. Johnstone sitting above their visitors…

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Preview

  • On 2026-10-28 at 19:45 GMT, St. Johnstone take on Motherwell in week 11 of Premiership (2026-2027).
  • On average in 10 games, Referee J. Beaton registers 4-5 yellows and 0 reds, and 24 fouls.
  • With the data available to us, Simo Valakari and Alfred Johansson have not met as managers before.
  • St. Johnstone sit 8th with 12 points while Motherwell occupy 10th on 8 points.
  • St. Johnstone and Motherwell will both field their strongest squads with no absentees.
  • Our forecast has St. Johnstone in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Motherwell set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
  • The previous match saw C. Diabate lead St. Johnstone with a 7.3 TheyScored rating, and A. Paulsen top-rating for Motherwell at 6.6.
  • St. Johnstone lost 0-4 to Rangers, and Motherwell were defeated 0-2 by Hearts.
  • Neither side is flying – St. Johnstone 1-2-2 and Motherwell 0-0-5 over the last 5 matches.
  • St. Johnstone have clearly got the edge H2H: in 61 meetings, they've beaten Motherwell 26 times, with 11 draws and only 24 losses.
  • Our model forecasts 2-1 for St. Johnstone, bolstered by their 2-2-1 home record and an average of 1.60 goals per game.

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Match Info

28/10/2026 19:45

N/A

J. Beaton

Premiership

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St Johnstone
Motherwell

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St Johnstone is going head to head with Motherwell on 28/10/2026 19:45 GMT for the Scotland Premiership. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and St Johnstone v Motherwell H2H statistics!