ST Mirren vs Motherwell
Ref: Calum Scott, ScotlandThe SMISA Stadium, Paisley · 8,016 cap
Match recap
Motherwell beat ST Mirren 5–0 in their Premiership fixture. Just, Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise, Said, Emmanuel, and Björgólfsson scored for Motherwell. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.72 for ST Mirren versus 2.05 for Motherwell. ST Mirren sit 10th in the Premiership table while Motherwell are 4th.
First Half
Phillips
Yellow Card
14'
⚽
Just
Assist: Slattery
30'
⚽
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
Penalty
VAR
Red card cancelled
Gogić
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Idowu
⇄
Devaney
⇄
McMenamin
49'
⚽
Said
Assist: Slattery
King
Red Card
58'
⚽
Emmanuel
Assist: Slattery
61'
VAR
Goal confirmed
⇄
Young
62'
⇄
McGinn
62'
⇄
Just
66'
⚽
Björgólfsson
Assist: Sparrow
77'
⇄
Watt
77'
⇄
Emmanuel
77'
⇄
Said
⇄
Unknown
Freckleton
Yellow Card
Baccus
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
| 5 |  Hibernian | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | +14 | 51 |
| 9 |  Dundee | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 33 |
| 10 |  ST Mirren | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -21 | 30 |
| 11 |  Kilmarnock | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -28 | 28 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ST MirrenMotherwell
1Won
Statistical edge
1–15
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.72VS2.05
Attack0 · 6 won
11
Shots
17
5
Shots on target
6
9
Shots in the box
11
2
Shots outside box
6
1
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
29%
Possession
71%
286
Total passes
703
225
Accurate passes
649
79%
Pass accuracy
92%
Discipline1 · 3 won
17
Fouls
6
4
Yellow cards
0
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
5
5
Blocked shots
7
0.94
Goals prevented
0.94
ST Mirren
4-2-3-1
Motherwell
4-2-3-1ST Mirren
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1S. GeorgeG
- 5R. KingD
- 7R. IdowuM
- 8J. DevaneyM
- 10C. McMenaminM
- 13A. GogićD
- 20J. YoungF
- 21M. FreckletonD
- 24D. JohnD
- 88K. PhillipsM
Substitutes
- 2J. RichardsonD
- 3S. TanserD
- 4L. DonnellyM
- 9M. MandronF
- 14D. NlunduluF
- 17J. CalvinF
- 22M. FraserD
- 25K. BaccusM
- 31R. MullenG
Motherwell
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2S. O'DonnellD
- 8C. SlatteryM
- 13C. WardG
- 16P. McGinnD
- 18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseF
- 20E. WattM
- 21E. JustM
- 25O. PriestmanM
- 45M. EmmanuelD
- 57S. WelshD
- 90I. SaidM
Substitutes
- 4L. GordonD
- 6J. McGheeD
- 7T. SparrowM
- 15E. BjörgólfssonF
- 19S. NicholsonF
- 28L. RossF
- 31M. ConnellyG
- 39Z. McAllisterM
- 77R. Charles-CookF
ST Mirren
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark O'Hara(C) | M | 78 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Declan John | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Conor McMenamin | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jake Young | F | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jacob Devaney | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roland Idowu | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Killian Phillips | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Miguel Freckleton | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Richard King | D | 52 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Alexander Gogić | D | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Shamal George | G | 90 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dan N'Lundulu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Mullen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Richardson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Tanser | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikael Mandron | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Liam Donnelly | M | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Fraser | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jalmaro Calvin | F | 29 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Keanu Baccus | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Motherwell
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calum Ward | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Slattery | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0/1 |
| Emmanuel Longelo | D | 77 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Elliot Watt | M | 77 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Stephen Welsh | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Said | M | 77 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Elijah Just | M | 62 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Stephen O'Donnell | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Paul McGinn(C) | D | 62 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | F | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Oscar Priestman | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Zander McAllister | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matty Connelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Gordon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan McGhee | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eythor Bjørgolfsson | F | 28 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tom Sparrow | M | 28 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Luca Ross | F | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Regan Charles-Cook | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Nicholson | F | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |