St Mirren vs Motherwell Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 21 Feb 2026

Premiership Betting Preview: St Mirren vs Motherwell

St Mirren clash with Motherwell at SMISA Stadium, with kick-off set for 14:30 on Saturday 21 February.

The stats suggest that we’ll see a low-scoring encounter, with a combined goal count of two or less looking the way forward when St Mirren meet Motherwell. Land odds of -127 for Under 2.5 Goals.

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St Mirren have lost back-to-back Premiership games. Away at Easter Road, Hibernian recently beat them 2-0. The Buddies managed two shots on target and recorded 40% possession.

Motherwell claimed a home win in their previous Premiership game. A 2-0 victory occurred against Aberdeen at Fir Park. Jens Berthel Askou's team had 46% possession and totalled eight shots on goal, while Elijah Just and Tom McIntyre (own goal) were on the scoresheet.

On Wednesday night, Motherwell were defeated 2-0 away to Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Motherwell are unbeaten in the past seven games against St Mirren. In the last clash, home side Motherwell claimed a 2-0 victory at Fir Park. The previous 10 H2H matches have included four wins for Motherwell, two victories for St Mirren along with four draws.

Scottish Premiership		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
4	Motherwell	26	12	11	3	40	18	22	40:18	47
10	St Mirren	26	5	8	13	21	37	-16	21:37	23

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1 win, 6 losses and 3 draws, averaging 0.6 goals from 4.1 shots on goal and 12.3 attempts. St Mirren have had 46.5% possession and 6.0 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.5 goals from 4.7 shots on goal and 12.5 attempts, while being awarded 5.5 corners.

Top scorer Killian Phillips has found the net 2 times, with Scott Tanser, Miguel Freckleton, Alexandros Gogic and Mikael Mandron getting 1 goals each. The top assist makers are Mikael Mandron, Alexandros Gogic and Declan John, all of whom have 1 on the board.

Motherwell have won 6, lost 1 and drawn 3, with an average of 1.5 goals from 6.4 shots on goal and 15.2 attempts. There’s been an average of 57.3% possession, 4.0 corners taken and 3.5 corners against, while they’ve conceded 0.3 goals from 3.1 shots on goal and 9.8 attempts.

Tawanda Maswanhise has scored 5, followed by Elijah Just, Ibrahim Said and Elliot Watt with 2 goals apiece. Elijah Just has been top assists provider with 3 in the previous 10 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

St Mirren predicted lineup (3-5-2): Shamal George (GK), Marcus Fraser, Richard King, Miguel Freckleton, Conor McMenamin, Killian Phillips, Roland Idowu, Alexandros Gogic, Declan John, Dan Nlundulu, Jake Young.

Motherwell predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Calum Ward (GK), Tom Sparrow, Paul McGinn, Stephen Welsh, Emmanuel Longelo, Elliot Watt, Oscar Priestman, Ibrahim Said, Elijah Just, Callum Slattery, Tawanda Maswanhise.

St Mirren vs Motherwell Prediction & Betting Tips

Be ready for St Mirren vs Motherwell with our in-depth betting tips, featuring a key match prediction, our expected scoreline, best corners advice, player props to watch and a value-focused bet builder.

Match Prediction

Our plan of action involves backing Under 2.5 Goals for this Premiership showdown. We are able to get a price of -127 when it comes to this selection and that looks to be a solid proposition.

Our football betting tips are provided off the back of having access to the very latest team news. We also think it’s vital to study the form guide and delve into the most pertinent Premiership stats before coming up with a verdict.

Key St Mirren vs Motherwell league stats:

• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 7 St Mirren games at home.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 8 of the last 10 St Mirren games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 13 of the last 20 St Mirren games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 5 Motherwell games on the road.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 9 of the last 10 Motherwell games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 14 of the last 20 Motherwell games.
• The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 2 games between these teams.

The top betting apps make it a 55.9% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. However, we think that the probability sits between 60-65% taking all factors into consideration. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this bet.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

St Mirren 1 - 1 Motherwell

There’s the option to bet on the two teams to play out a 1-1 draw. Odds of +450 are on offer and this is a correct score wager that should provide plenty of entertainment.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Killian Phillips to Score +500

Killian Phillips (St Mirren) has registered two goals in his past five Premiership games. We believe that there is merit in backing him for an Anytime Goalscorer prop wager at +500 which means we need to him to be on the scoresheet.

Latest Killian Phillips Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+500

First

+1200

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Corners Prediction

St Mirren To Have Most Corners -103

On average, St Mirren have had 6.80 corners in the past 5 home games, with Motherwell managing an average of 3.70 corners in the previous 10 away matches. St Mirren can be taken at -103 to be awarded the most corners.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

St Mirren

Total

11.50 6.00 5.50

Home

9.80 5.50 4.30

Away

12.20 7.10 5.10

Motherwell

Total

7.50 4.00 3.50

Home

6.60 3.50 3.10

Away

7.90 3.70 4.20

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-137

Under 9.5

-103

St Mirren Corners

Over 4.5

-137

Under 4.5

-104

Motherwell Corners

Over 4.5

-128

Under 4.5

-110

Most Corners

1

-103

X

+650

2

+105

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St Mirren vs Motherwell Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Motherwell are +138 with the bookies to get the better of St Mirren, with the latter having betting odds of +185. If you want to back the draw to be landed in this Premiership encounter, this can be wagered at +225.

If you want to side with Motherwell winning against St Mirren, then the -0.25 on the Asian Handicap is one potential option. You can land +104 and also have the insurance of half stake returns in the event of a draw.

A low-scoring contest will be anticipated by many and Under 2.5 Goals currently has the shortest odds. The Yes option in the Both Teams to Score market is regarded as the most likely outcome and is trading at -143.

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Full-Time Result

1

+185

X

+225

2

+138

Half-Time Result

1

+235

X

+120

2

+195

Double Chance

1X

-182

12

-313

X2

-250

Draw No Bet

1

+102

2

-147

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.25

-135

2 Hcp -0.25

+104

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-127

Over 2.5

-105

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-143

No

+102

There is +180 available that Tawanda Maswanhise finds the net, while he is available at +450 to register the first goal which makes him favourite.

Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell)

First

+180

Anytime

+450

Kion Etete (St Mirren)

First

+300

Anytime

+650

Jonah Ayunga (St Mirren)

First

+310

Anytime

+700

Mikael Mandron (St Mirren)

First

+310

Anytime

+700

Daniel N'Lundulu (St Mirren)

First

+310

Anytime

+750

Zach Robinson (Motherwell)

First

+330

Anytime

+800

Ibrahim Said (Motherwell)

First

+400

Anytime

+1000

Callum Slattery (Motherwell)

First

+400

Anytime

+1000

Conor McMenamin (St Mirren)

First

+430

Anytime

+950

Sam Nicholson (Motherwell)

First

+430

Anytime

+1050

Roland Idowu (St Mirren)

First

+475

Anytime

+1150

Killian Phillips (St Mirren)

First

+500

Anytime

+1200

Mark O'Hara (St Mirren)

First

+510

Anytime

+1300

Liam Donnelly (St Mirren)

First

+525

Anytime

+1200

Andy Halliday (Motherwell)

First

+600

Anytime

+1400

Jordan McGhee (Motherwell)

First

+650

Anytime

+1600

Emmanuel Longelo (Motherwell)

First

+700

Anytime

+2000

Oscar Priestman (Motherwell)

First

+750

Anytime

+1900

Tom Sparrow (Motherwell)

First

+800

Anytime

+2000

Allan Campbell (St Mirren)

First

+850

Anytime

+2000

Alex Gogic (St Mirren)

First

+850

Anytime

+2000

Elliot Watt (Motherwell)

First

+850

Anytime

+2000

Johnny Koutroumbis (Motherwell)

First

+900

Anytime

+2200

St Mirren have clocked up four losses, three wins and three draws in the past 10 home games, recording an average of 0.60 goals per match and conceding 0.90.

Motherwell have collected five draws, three wins and two defeats in the past 10 away games, scoring an average of 1.20 goals per match and conceding 0.90.

When previously meeting at SMISA Stadium, St Mirren and Motherwell played out a 0-0 draw. The 10 most recent H2H matches at SMISA Stadium have seen six draws, three triumphs for Motherwell and a win for St Mirren.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
St Mirren Home Stats		3-3-4	1.50	0.60	0.90	2	8	1	9
Motherwell Away Stats		3-5-2	2.10	1.20	0.90	3	7	6	4

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

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St Mirren vs Motherwell Lineups & Team News

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