ST Johnstone – Motherwell 2–1

	1H	2H	T
SJ	2	0	2
MOT	1	0	1

Match report

ST Johnstone beat Motherwell 2–1 at ST Johnstone Stadium in Premiership. Almeida opened the scoring in the 12th minute. ST Johnstone have 3 wins in their last 5, while Motherwell have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Almeidaassist Marsh

12'

23'

⚽R. Charles-Cookassist L. Gordon

⚽Haas

35'

Müller

40'

2H

⇄Vidić↓ Keller

68'

⇄A. Oxborough↓ L. Fadinger

⇄Kovač↓ Bianchi

77'

⇄C. Ward↓ R. Charles-Cook

Momentum

SJ

⚽⚽⚽

MOT

Match info

TournamentPremiership · Scotland

Kick-offMay 18, 2026 · 19:00

VenueST Johnstone Stadium

Attendance40,300 / 41,979 (96%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#1·

#8

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2Expected goals (xG)1

14Total shots9

6Shots on target4

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks5

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Bianchi

7.9

Lineups

SJ 4-3-37.07Formation7.234-3-3 MOT

16.9Costa 27.4Schmidt 36.5Marsh 47.0Müller 56.3Petrov 66.5Walsh 77.7Haas 86.9Martin 97.3Almeida 107.9Bianchi 117.4Keller

ST Johnstone

Coach: S. Conte · 4-3-3

1Costa6.9 2Schmidt7.4 3Marsh6.5 4Müller7.0 5Petrov6.3 6Walsh6.5 7Haas7.7 8Martin6.9 9Almeida7.3 10Bianchi7.9 11Keller7.4

Motherwell

Coach: P. Rossi · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Heart Of Midlothian	33	21	7	5	58:28	+30	70	WDLWW
2	Rangers	33	19	12	2	66:31	+35	69	DDWWW
3	Celtic	33	21	4	8	59:35	+24	67	WWLWW
4	Motherwell	33	14	12	7	52:29	+23	54	WWDDL
5	Hibernian	33	13	12	8	51:37	+14	51	WWDDL
6	Falkirk	33	13	7	13	45:48	-3	46	LWWDL
7	Dundee Utd	33	9	13	11	45:54	-9	40	WWDDL
8	Aberdeen	33	9	6	18	33:48	-15	33	LWDLL
9	Dundee	33	8	9	16	34:53	-19	33	WDDLL
10	ST Mirren	33	7	9	17	27:48	-21	30	DDLLW
11	Kilmarnock	33	6	10	17	37:65	-28	28	LWDDL
12	Livingston	33	1	13	19	35:66	-31	16	LDDLL