+0.84 points a game is the venue form gap, in St. Johnstone's favour: St. Johnstone takes 2.04 a game at home over the last two seasons, Motherwell 1.21 away.
St. Johnstone: 46 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season in the Scottish Championship. Motherwell: 48 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
St. Johnstone -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 2, drew 2, lost 1 of 5, scoring 8 and conceding 7. Last season at home in the Scottish Championship: won 11, drew 6, lost 1 of 18, scoring 37 and conceding 11 -- 2.17 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Rangers 0-4 away; drew with Dundee United 1-1 at home; beat Aberdeen 1-0 away; drew with Falkirk 1-1 at home; lost to Celtic 0-1 at home.
The dugout
Every one of the 22 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Simo Valakari. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Motherwell -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 1, drew 1, lost 3 of 5, scoring 8 and conceding 10. Last season away: won 6, drew 7, lost 6 of 19, scoring 27 and conceding 23 -- 1.32 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Hearts 0-2 at home; lost to Kilmarnock 2-3 away; lost to Celtic 0-2 at home; lost to Dundee 1-2 away; lost to Aberdeen 0-4 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 36 matches with one recorded (26, 10 apiece), most recently Alfred Johansson with 10. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 09:03 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.