Preview
LiveScoresXMotherwell host ST Mirren at their ground on 31 October in the Premiership, and the venue records paint a clear picture of how this fixture tends to play out.
Over 20 home games, Motherwell have won 9, drawn 4 and lost 7, averaging 1.55 points per game. Their defensive record at home is the standout figure: they concede 1.15 goals per game and have kept 11 clean sheets in those 20 matches. ST Mirren's away record over 20 games is noticeably weaker — 7 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses at 1.25 points per game, with 1.6 goals conceded per game and just 5 clean sheets. The gap in defensive solidity at this venue is significant, and it shapes how I read the scoring picture.
The head-to-head at Motherwell's ground over the last 12 months gives two meetings: a 2–0 Motherwell win on 3 January 2026 and a 1–4 ST Mirren win on 1 November 2025 in the League Cup. The most recent meeting between the sides, on 30 August 2026 at ST Mirren's ground, ended 3–3. So this fixture has produced both tight and open results, but the home record leans toward controlled games.
Both teams arrive in poor form. Motherwell have won just once in their last 10 games (1W 2D 7L) and their last five has been 0W 1D 4L, including 0–2 defeats to Hearts and Celtic at home. ST Mirren's last five is 1W 1D 3L, with losses to Aberdeen (1–3) and Hearts (0–5) on the road and a 0–3 home defeat to Dundee Utd. Neither side is in confidence, and the current run for both is a single draw.
The case for both teams not to score rests on the venue record. At Motherwell's ground, 14 of the last 20 home games have seen at least one team fail to score. ST Mirren's away record shows 10 of 20 away games with at least one blank. The two most recent meetings at this venue produced a 2–0 and a 1–4, one of which was a BTTS no. Motherwell's home clean-sheet rate of 11 in 20 and ST Mirren's away clean-sheet rate of 5 in 20 both point toward at least one side keeping a clean sheet here.
The counter-argument is that recent form has been open. Motherwell have seen both teams score in 3 of their last 5 games, and ST Mirren in 3 of theirs. The last 10 games for both sides show 5 and 6 BTTS yes respectively. The 3–3 draw in August and the 1–4 result in November suggest this fixture can produce goals on both ends, and Motherwell's recent inability to keep clean sheets (0 in their last 5 games) is a genuine concern.
Key Points:
- Motherwell's home record: 9W 4D 7L, 1.15 conceded per game, 11/20 clean sheets
- ST Mirren's away record: 7W 4D 9L, 1.6 conceded per game, 5/20 clean sheets
- Both teams in poor recent form: Motherwell 0W 1D 4L in last 5, ST Mirren 1W 1D 3L
- 14 of Motherwell's last 20 home games and 10 of ST Mirren's last 20 away games saw at least one team fail to score
- H2H at this venue over the last 12 months: 2–0 and 1–4
The venue record and the defensive numbers at both ends of this fixture give me a solid reason to back both teams not to score at 2.38. My read is that at least one side will fail to find the net, and the price offers a reasonable return for that view.