In a weekend match on Saturday Aug 6th, in week 2, St. Johnstone will travel to Motherwell to battle Motherwell in a clash of these two closely matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 5th placed Motherwell is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against St. Mirren. Kevin van Veen struck first for Motherwell in the 42nd minute on a penalty, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed St. Mirren couldn’t manage to score, and Motherwell took the shutout win. Motherwell is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed St. Johnstone is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Hibernian. Josh Campbell struck first for Hibernian in the 90th minute on a feed from Ewan Henderson, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed St. Johnstone couldn’t manage to score, and Hibernian took the shutout win. St. Johnstone looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Both Shaun Rooney and Melker Hallberg have been the hottest scorers for St. Johnstone in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Kevin van Veen has been the most effective weapon for Motherwell lately. The Dutch attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.