Motherwell
and St Mirren meet at Fir Park on Saturday with both looking to improve on
midweek draws.
As the
second phase of league fixtures gets underway Motherwell find themselves at a
disappointing tenth place in the table while St Mirren are seventh. The Steelmen need to improve if a top six
aspiration is to be met.
There were
indications in Perth that Motherwell had regained some of the fluency that was
evident in the first few weeks of the season but once again weakness in defence
led to lost points.
Encouragement came from the sparkle of Ibrahim Said and the return to the score
sheet of Tawanda Maswanhise. It was a
joy to see the smile on the Zimbabwean’s face after his well taken goal.
Alfred
Johansson fielded an unchanged eleven but the return of Lukas Fadinger and
Regan Charles-Cook from the bench may foretell a couple of alterations to
Saturday’s line up.
St Mirren
shared the spoils with Hibs on Wednesday in a game that was pasted for its lack
of entertainment. The Saints needed the
gift of a late own goal to earn them a home point. Craig McLeish echoed that general opinion but
he was pleased with what he suggested was a solid defence.
Killian
Phillips has scored three of their twelve league goals and he will likely be
paired with Eseosa Sule up front.
The teams
met in Paisley in August and it was a thriller.
Jardell Kanga, on his ‘Well debut, produced a terrific strike in added
time to secure the 3-3 draw. A repeat of
that score is unlikely but if the hint of an upturn in the Steelmen’s fortunes bears
fruit than we may enjoy a squeaky 1-0 win.
