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Matchday

Premiership 25/26 · 21 Feb 2026

St. Mirren 0–5 Motherwell

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.1 – 1.0
Actual xG
0.7 – 2.1
Goals
0 – 5

Footybot saw it as open: St. Mirren 39%, the draw 29%, Motherwell 32%.

Motherwell won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Calum Ward, 69.4 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Emmanuel Longelo +24.9, Ibrahim Said +19.3, Elijah Just +18.3.

Well below it: Shamal George −29.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

St. Mirren

14 Feb 2026L 0–2at Hibernian Scottish Premiership
11 Feb 2026L 3–4at Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
3 Feb 2026W 1–0v Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
31 Jan 2026D 0–0v Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
20 Jan 2026D 1–1at Livingston Scottish Premiership

Motherwell

15 Feb 2026W 2–0v Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
11 Feb 2026D 1–1v Rangers Scottish Premiership
31 Jan 2026W 2–0at Livingston Scottish Premiership
24 Jan 2026W 4–0v Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
10 Jan 2026D 1–1at Hibernian Scottish Premiership

Head to head

3 Jan 2026Motherwell 2–0 St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
9 Aug 2025St. Mirren 0–0 Motherwell Scottish Premiership

St. Mirren

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Mark O'Hara Midfielder78000.0644.5+4.0
Mikael Mandron Forward45000.0344.0+2.7
Marcus Fraser Defender4500–40.8+6.3
Jake Young Forward61000.1940.4–
Miguel Freckleton Defender9000–39.3−2.9
Declan John Midfielder9000–38.4−1.4
Jacob Devaney Midfielder4500–37.5+1.8
Killian Phillips Midfielder9000–36.1−1.6
Richard King Defender5200–35.0−1.3
Roland Idowu Midfielder4500–35.0+1.3
Jalmaro Calvin Forward29000.1733.8–
Alexander Gogić Defender90000.1033.5−3.5
Keanu Baccus Midfielder45000.0932.6−2.6
Liam Donnelly Midfielder1200–30.2–
Conor McMenamin Midfielder45000.0929.7−4.9
Shamal George Goalkeeper9000–20.5−29.4

Motherwell

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Calum Ward Goalkeeper9000–69.4+10.2
Eythor Bjørgolfsson Forward28100.0668.8–
Luca Ross Forward1300–68.7–
Tawanda Maswanhise Forward90101.5556.5+11.7
Elliot Watt Midfielder77000.0255.6+10.7
Ibrahim Said Midfielder77100.1455.2+19.3
Elijah Just Midfielder62100.0854.7+18.3
Stephen Welsh Defender9000–53.8+3.5
Tom Sparrow Defender2801–53.6–
Callum Slattery Midfielder90030.1052.8+16.8
Emmanuel Longelo Defender77100.0952.7+24.9
Paul McGinn Defender6200–49.2+3.5
Stephen O'Donnell Defender9000–46.9+9.4
Regan Charles-Cook Forward1300–45.1–
Oscar Priestman Midfielder9000–43.3+1.8
Sam Nicholson Midfielder13000.0115.6–