St Mirren vs Motherwell

A frantic afternoon at the SMISA Stadium ended 3-3, with St Mirren twice looking like they had the points won only for Motherwell to keep dragging themselves back into it. The home side raced into a strong position and led 3-2 at half-time, having had to survive some sharp replies from the visitors along the way. Six goals inside 45 minutes made for breathless viewing, and anyone who left early to beat the traffic will have missed the best of it unfold before the break rather than after. The second half couldn't match that opening salvo for goals, but the tension never eased, with Motherwell finding a leveller to snatch a point they barely deserved on the balance of the first-half chaos. For St Mirren, there will be frustration at not holding on after leading at the break. Motherwell, on the other hand, will take real encouragement from the resilience shown to come from behind twice. Neither side moves far in the table off the back of this one, but both will feel there was something to build on.

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.