Premiership: Motherwell tops St. Mirren 4-2
MOTHERWELL. Motherwell overcomes St. Mirren 4-2.
MOTHERWELL. Motherwell tops St. Mirren 4-2.
The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Napier who had the assistance of Daniel McFarlane and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Bobby Madden. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9 degrees Celsius or 48.13 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 52%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Motherwell was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. St. Mirren that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Motherwell was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Motherwell won the contest.
Motherwell shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, St. Mirren shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Motherwell. On the other side, St. Mirren received 1 yellow card (A. Power).
After this match, Motherwell will have 36 points like Ross County and St. Mirren to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, St. Mirren will stay with 36 points like Ross County and Motherwell to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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14'14'
E. Brophy
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20'20'
S. Goss
C. Shields
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21'21'
C. Shields
K. van Veen
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14'14'
Eamonn Brophy
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20'20'
Sean Goss
Connor Shields
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21'21'
Connor Shields
Kevin van Veen
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74'74'
R. Tierney
J. Efford
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75'75'
L. Donnelly
S. Goss
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38'38'
Conor McCarthy
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79'79'
C. Main
R. Tait
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45'45'
Dean Cornelius
Joseph Efford
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90'90'
L. Shaw
K. van Veen
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72'72'
Alexander Greive
Ethan Erhahon
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74'74'
Ross Tierney
Joseph Efford
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75'75'
Liam Donnelly
Sean Goss
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78'78'
Richard Tait (OG)
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79'79'
Curtis Main
Richard Tait
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80'80'
Alan Power
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90'90'
Liam Shaw
Kevin van Veen
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Motherwell will play away with Livingston on the 9th of April with a 11-2 head to head statistic in favor of Motherwell (3 draws).
St. Mirren will host Rangers on the 10th of April with a 24-2 head to head in favor of Rangers (2 draws).
Motherwell: Formation and Lineups
Motherwell adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Graham Alexander chose to play with the following team: Liam Kelly , Bevis Mugabi , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Ricki Lamie , Stephen O’Donnell , Dean Cornelius , Callum Slattery , Sean Goss , Connor Shields , Kevin van Veen and Joseph Efford .
Substitutes
Motherwell made 2 changes: J. Efford for R. Tierney (74′) and S. Goss for L. Donnelly (75′).
Top player: Connor Shields
Probably the most impressive player in Motherwell was Connor Shields.
His rating is with 1 goal, 5 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.
St. Mirren: Formation and Lineups
Also St. Mirren adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Stephen Robinson played with: Dean Lyness , Marcus Fraser , Conor McCarthy , Joe Shaughnessy , Richard Tait , Connor Ronan , Alan Power , Ethan Erhahon , Jay Henderson , Eamonn Brophy and Jordan Jones .
Substitutes
St. Mirren made 2 changes: E. Erhahon for A. Greive (72′) and R. Tait for C. Main (79′).
Top player: Conor McCarthy
Probably the most impressive player in St. Mirren was Conor McCarthy.
His rating is with 1 goal, 43 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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