ST Mirren vs Motherwell prediction

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Premiership

Kickoff

Sun, Aug 30, 02:00 PM

Round

Regular Season - 4

Venue

The SMISA Stadium, Paisley

Referee

Kevin Clancy, Scotland

Recent form

ST Mirren

45Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · -3 goal difference

Motherwell

42Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -3 goal difference

Our verdict

Solid

Market

Double Chance

Pick

ST Mirren or Draw

Confidence68%

BetGenius backs ST Mirren or Draw (Double Chance) at 68% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

Match preview

ST Mirren welcome Motherwell to Paisley in a top-four Premiership encounter early in the campaign. The hosts sit third in the table with a perfect start to their league season, having collected six points from two matches with three goals scored and zero conceded. Key forward K. Phillips has provided the cutting edge with three goals, spearheading an efficient 4-2-3-1 setup.

Motherwell travel sitting just two points behind in fourth place, recording a win and a draw across their opening two Premiership fixtures. While their broader schedule has featured demanding European ties against the likes of SC Freiburg and HJK Helsinki, their domestic base remains resilient with only one goal conceded in league action.

Head-to-head history heavily favours the visitors, with Motherwell claiming four victories and four draws across the last ten meetings, including an emphatic 5-0 win in Paisley in February 2026. However, ST Mirren's flawless defensive start suggests this meeting should be considerably more competitive and tightly contested.

Key factors

ST Mirren have opened the Premiership season with consecutive victories and two clean sheets, conceding zero goals in two matches.
Motherwell are unbeaten in league play with four points from two matches, allowing just one goal.
In the previous 10 head-to-head encounters across all competitions, 60% finished with under 2.5 total goals, averaging 2.3 goals per match.
ST Mirren striker K. Phillips has scored 3 league goals in the early stage of the campaign.

Statistical comparison

ST Mirren at home vs Motherwell away

Played

1-1-1

W-D-L

1-1-0

1.7

Scored /game

—

1.7

Conceded /game

—

Clean sheets

—

Failed to score

—

60%

BTTS (last 5)

60%

Over 2.5 (last 5)

80%

Key players this season

ST Mirren

K. Phillips3G
Samu2A

Motherwell

Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise2A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table context

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#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	CelticPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)	5	+10	15
2	Heart Of MidlothianPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)	5	+7	12
3	ST MirrenPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)	5	+3	10
4	RangersPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)	5	+2	10
5	MotherwellPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)	5	+3	8
6	DundeePromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)	6	+1	7
7	ST JohnstonePremiership (Relegation Group)	5	0	7
8	HibernianPremiership (Relegation Group)	5	-2	6

Head-to-head

Full record →

ST Mirren

Draws

Motherwell

Motherwell have won 4 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.8 goals a game.

2026-08-30ST Mirren 3-3 Motherwell
2026-02-21ST Mirren 0-5 Motherwell
2026-01-03Motherwell 2-0 ST Mirren
2025-11-01Motherwell 1-4 ST Mirren
2025-08-09ST Mirren 0-0 Motherwell

Our record in Premiership

71%20 won from 28 settled predictions

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

1 published market

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Market

Double Chance

Pick

ST Mirren or Draw

Confidence68%

ST Mirren enter the fixture with positive momentum in the Premiership, winning both of their opening two league games without conceding a goal. Motherwell bring a historically formidable record in this matchup, having won or drawn eight of the previous ten meetings, which makes a straight home win risky. Backing ST Mirren on the double chance accounts for their strong early-season form while retaining coverage for a shared outcome in a fixture where 40% of the last ten meetings ended in draws.

ST Mirren vs Motherwell prediction

Recent form

Our verdict

Match preview

Key factors

Statistical comparison

Key players this season

ST Mirren

Motherwell

Table context

Head-to-head

Our record in Premiership

1 published market

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