St Mirren vs Motherwell

Six goals, three of them shared before half-time, and St Mirren just about held on for a share of the points at The SMISA Stadium on Sunday, 30 August 2026. The home side raced into a 3-2 lead by the break in a Scottish Premiership clash that had goals from the first whistle, with Motherwell fighting back twice to stay in touching distance. It was end-to-end stuff, the kind of game where nobody in the away end could sit still, and by the interval you sensed neither defence fancied its chances of keeping a clean sheet. The second half told a different story. Motherwell came out sharper, pulled level, and forced St Mirren to dig in just to salvage a point from a game they'd led for long spells. In the end it finished 3-3, a result that will frustrate the home crowd more than the visitors, who can look back on the fightback with some satisfaction. Neither side moves far in the table off the back of this one, but for pure entertainment value, this was as good a watch as the Premiership has offered this season.

St Mirren and Motherwell drew 3-3 at The SMISA Stadium, in a game that could easily have finished either way. It was an even contest for large parts of the afternoon, with neither team able to take control of the game for long. Both sides had spells on top without ever pulling clear, and the shot count on the day backs up just how tight things were. A draw is rarely the result either team sets out to get, but on this occasion it was a fair reflection of ninety minutes where chances were shared roughly evenly. Below is a closer look at exactly how the numbers from the match broke down.