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St Johnstone v Motherwell Betting Odds

St Johnstone L D W D L
Motherwell L L L L L

Full time St Johnstone 2-2 Motherwell HT 1-1

St Johnstone v Motherwell was played on 28 October 2026. Below is how the market closed: the last price before the start at each bookmaker. St Johnstone opened at 2.45 and closed at 2.40, the best price at kickoff.

Automatically generated from our odds data

How the market closed

10 bookmakers
  • St Johnstone (favourite) 38.5% average price 2.41
  • Draw 27.1% average price 3.42 happened
  • Motherwell 34.4% average price 2.70

The chance the closing market gave each outcome with the margin taken out, from the average closing price across every bookmaker in our archive for this game (decimal; a fraction of an average says little); average payout 92.8%. The market made St Johnstone the favourite at 38.5%. It was a draw.

Closing odds by bookmaker

Bookmaker St Johnstone1 DrawX Motherwell2 Payout
Bet365 Bet365 2.40 3.60 2.70 93.9%
Unibet Unibet 2.32 3.35 2.80 92.0%

Each bookmaker's last price before the start, among the bookmakers we compare; the best price in each column is marked. Past prices, not a tip.

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How the odds moved before kickoff

SelectionFirst best priceClosing best priceMoveChanceDetails
St Johnstone 2.45 Unibet, Wed 21 Oct 2.40 Bet365 -2%1 of 2 bookmakers drifted 40% to 39%
Draw 3.45 Unibet, Wed 21 Oct 3.60 Bet365 +4.3%1 of 2 bookmakers drifted 27%, unchanged
Motherwell 2.88 Unibet, Sun 25 Oct 2.80 Unibet -2.8%1 of 2 bookmakers shortened 33% to 34%
45% 24%
3.81 1.99
Sat 17 Oct 16:576 days beforeKickoff

Closing odds

BookmakerSt JohnstoneDrawMotherwell
Bet365 2.40 3.60 2.70
Unibet 2.32 3.35 2.80

Best prices across the bookmakers we compare, captured every few minutes up to kickoff since Sat 17 Oct. Chance is the average of the bookmakers' prices with their margin removed. Price moves show what bookmakers did, not what will happen.

Anytime goalscorer moves

Taken off the board before kickoff

  • Callum Hendry withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 3.40
  • Kai Fotheringham withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 3.70
  • Josh Campbell withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 4.33
  • Logan Chalmers withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 4.50
  • Regan Charles-Cook withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 4.90
  • Unax Alvarez withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 5.50
  • Lukas Fadinger withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 6.00
  • Samuel Stanton withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 6.50
  • Macaulay Tait withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 6.75
  • Oscar Priestman withdrawn by 2 bookmakers; was 8.50

and 8 more.

Best anytime goalscorer prices across the bookmakers we compare. Bookmakers take players off the board for several reasons, often around team news; a withdrawal shows what they did, not why.

Recent form

St Johnstone · last 5 in the league

  1. L at Rangers 0-4
  2. D v Dundee United 1-1
  3. W at Aberdeen 1-0
  4. D v Falkirk 1-1
  5. L v Celtic 0-1

Motherwell · last 5 in the league

  1. L v Hearts 0-2
  2. L at Kilmarnock 2-3
  3. L v Celtic 0-2
  4. L at FC Dundee 1-2
  5. L v Aberdeen 0-4

Goals markets, last games

Statistic St Johnstonelast 8 Motherwelllast 8
Over 1.5 goals 75%6 of 8 88%7 of 8
Over 2.5 goals 38%3 of 8 62%5 of 8
Over 3.5 goals 12%1 of 8 38%3 of 8
Both teams scored 62%5 of 8 38%3 of 8
Clean sheet 12%1 of 8 12%1 of 8
Failed to score 25%2 of 8 50%4 of 8
Led at half time 38%3 of 8 12%1 of 8

Each side's last league games before this one, on the regular-time score, from our results feed.

Head to head

5St Johnstone 5Draws 5Motherwell

15 meetings in Scotland - Premiership since Aug 2021, before this game

The closing favourite won 4 of 5 of these meetings, across the bookmakers we compared at the time.

  1. Motherwell 3-2 St Johnstone HT 2-1
    Closed 12.00Bet365 X3.35Unibet 23.80Bet365 payout 93.2% favourite won
  2. St Johnstone 2-1 Motherwell HT 0-1
    Closed 12.10Bet365 X3.20Bet365 24.00Unibet payout 93.9% favourite won
  3. Motherwell 2-1 St Johnstone HT 2-0
    Closed 12.20Unibet X3.40Bet365 23.30Bet365 payout 93.3% favourite won
  4. St Johnstone 1-2 Motherwell HT 0-1
    Closed 13.00Bet365 X3.50Bet365 22.25Bet365 payout 94.0% favourite won
  5. Motherwell 1-2 St Johnstone HT 0-2
    Closed 12.15Bet365 X3.60Bet365 23.20Bet365 payout 94.8% favourite lost

Closing prices: each bookmaker's last price before kick-off, the best of the bookmakers we compared at the time; the favourite is the shortest average price.

Venue McDiarmid Park Perth, Scotland | 10,696 capacity