ST Johnstone – Motherwell 1–0

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

Match report

ST Johnstone beat Motherwell 1–0 at ST Johnstone Stadium in Premiership. Nielsen opened the scoring in the 16th minute. ST Johnstone have 3 wins in their last 5, while Motherwell have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽Nielsenassist Pereira

16'

Nielsen

44'

2H

61'

M. Connelly

⇄Martin↓ Marsh

72'

⇄A. Oxborough↓ L. Fadinger

⇄Almeida↓ Schmidt

81'

⇄C. Ward↓ R. Charles-Cook

Momentum

SJ

⚽

MOT

Match info

TournamentPremiership · Scotland

Kick-offMay 12, 2021 · 19:00

VenueST Johnstone Stadium

Attendance39,460 / 41,979 (94%)

RefereeF. Brych (Ger)

FIFA ranking

#5·

#12

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.2Expected goals (xG)0.7

14Total shots8

6Shots on target2

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks3

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Schmidt

7.9

Lineups

SJ 4-3-36.91Formation7.094-3-3 MOT

16.3Hansen 26.4Ferrari 37.5Silva 46.7García 56.4Moreau 66.5Romano 76.8Pereira 87.1Nielsen 97.4Costa 107.9Schmidt 117.0Marsh

ST Johnstone

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

1Hansen6.3 2Ferrari6.4 3Silva7.5 4García6.7 5Moreau6.4 6Romano6.5 7Pereira6.8 8Nielsen7.1 9Costa7.4 10Schmidt7.9 11Marsh7.0

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