St Mirren vs Motherwell

A wild afternoon at the SMISA Stadium saw St Mirren twice give up leads before eventually settling for a share of the spoils in a 3-3 draw with Motherwell on Sunday, 30 August 2026. The home side raced into a commanding position and looked to be cruising, only for Motherwell to claw their way back into things before the break, leaving it 3-2 at half-time. That scoreline hinted at the chaos to come, and few inside the ground would have bet against more goals after the interval. Motherwell duly got their reward, drawing level again in the second half to make it 3-3 and deny St Mirren what had looked like a comfortable win at one stage. Neither side could find a winner after that, and the points were shared. For St Mirren, it will feel like two dropped after being in such control early on, while Motherwell can take real heart from the fight they showed to salvage something from a game that looked beyond them at half-time.

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.