St Mirren vs Motherwell

Six goals, three of them before the break, and St Mirren looked to have this one won early doors at the SMISA Stadium. They raced into a 3-2 lead by half-time against a Motherwell side who never stopped throwing punches back. It was end-to-end stuff on Sunday, 30 August 2026, the kind of game where defenders on both sides will want to watch the goals back and wince. Motherwell dragged themselves level in the second half, getting the goal they needed to make it 3-3 and leave with something from a game they could easily have lost. For St Mirren, there will be frustration at not holding on after leading twice, while Motherwell can take heart from the resilience shown after going behind. Neither side moves far in the table off the back of this, but both will feel there was a win there for the taking.

It finished 3-3 between St Mirren and Motherwell at The SMISA Stadium, a scoreline that summed up a game short on clear separation between the two sides. It was an even contest for large parts of the afternoon, with neither team able to take control of the game for long. There were spells of pressure from both teams, but not enough to turn a share of the points into all three. Days like this are part of a long season, and how each side responds in their next fixture will say plenty about their form heading forward. Here is a closer look at how the two teams compared statistically.