In this week 16 match, on Sat Nov 12th, St. Johnstone plays host to Motherwell in a clash of these two evenly matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. St. Johnstone sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Rangers. James Brown struck first for St. Johnstone in the 41st minute, then Nicholas Clark added another in the 62nd minute on a feed from Stevie May. St. Johnstone is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while motherwell sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Hearts. Andy Halliday struck first for Hearts in the 45th minute, then Andy Halliday added another in the 46th minute. Motherwell looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
St. Johnstone and Motherwell last played eachother at the Fir Park on Aug 6th. St. Johnstone was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Jamie Murphy struck first for St. Johnstone in the 28th minute, then Graham Carey tied it up for Motherwell on an own goal in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time.
Motherwell’s most prolific scorer has been Stuart McKinstry. The Scotish midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. St. Johnstone’s most prolific scorer has been Nicholas Clark. The Scotish attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches.