St Mirren vs Motherwell

Six goals, three of them coming before the break, and St Mirren looked to have this one wrapped up early against Motherwell at The SMISA Stadium. The home side raced into a 3-2 lead by half-time on 30 August 2026, having found the net three times in a first half that gave the travelling support plenty to worry about. Motherwell hit back twice themselves before the interval though, refusing to let the game drift away from them, and that set up a tense second period where anything still felt possible. That's exactly how it played out. Motherwell got themselves level at 3-3, cancelling out St Mirren's advantage and grabbing a point that felt deserved given how they fought their way back into it twice. For St Mirren, there'll be frustration at not holding on to a two-goal cushion, while Motherwell can take real encouragement from the resilience shown on the road. Neither side moves far in the table off the back of this, but both will know they were involved in one of the livelier afternoons of the season so far.

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.