St Mirren vs Motherwell Predictions

• St. Mirren have won just one of the last five matches against Motherwell, who won by two goals to one when the pair last met at this venue.
• Only Celtic have conceded less home goals than St. Mirren at home in the SPL this season.
• St. Mirren have kept a clean sheet in 57% of their matches at The Simple Digital Arena this term.

Defence the key for St. Mirren at home

St. Mirren aren’t enjoying a good campaign, there can be no getting away from that fact. However, they’re not the easiest of teams to get the better of, especially at The Simple Digital Arena, where they’ve only lost two out of eight in the SPL.

Not only have St. Mirren lost just 25% of their home matches this term, but they’ve also conceded just four home goals. Only league leaders Celtic have conceded less home goals than The Buddies, who’ve also done a respectable job of restricting teams, as they’ve shipped an average of just 3.71 shots on target at home. On average, Only Celtic and Rangers have conceded less shots and shots on target at home than St. Mirren this term. Motherwell are a decent side, but they’ll have to be at the top of their game to topple what is a resilient home side.

Motherwell look for travelling reprieve

Wednesday’s visitors have the fourth-best travelling record in the division, though they’ve still not done amazingly well on the road, winning three, drawing one and losing three. They’ve also scored one goal less than they’ve conceded. Motherwell have now lost three on the bounce on their travels.

However, it’s important to put Motherwell’s away form into context. They have lost three on the bounce, but they’ve faced the top two during that spell and Hibernian, who’re a top-six side at present. Against bottom-six teams, Motherwell are unbeaten away from home, winning three out of four.

Tight game forecast at The Simple Digital Arena

In the betting, ‘Both Teams to Score – NO’ appeals. For a start, neither have been overly strong offensively in their respective home and away games. St. Mirren average just three shots on target for at home, while average 3.57 on the road. Moreover, St. Mirren have kept a clean sheet in four out of seven at home, while Motherwell have kept a clean sheet in 50% of their travelling matches against teams in the bottom half.