St. Mirren Vs Motherwell: Motherwell storm Paisley with five-goal win on Fan Ownership Day
In a downpour at the SMiSA Stadium on Saturday night, st. mirren vs motherwell ended in a one-sided Premier Sports fixture as Motherwell ran out 5-0 winners. The result matters because it halted St Mirren’s recent run of clean sheets and strengthened Motherwell’s charge in the Premiership, leaving them four points behind third-top Celtic.
St. Mirren Vs Motherwell: six-goal sequence and a red card
Motherwell opened the scoring early and extended their lead through a sequence of goals that left St Mirren shell-shocked. Goals came from Just, a Maswanhise penalty and Said which had the visitors cruising before St Mirren’s King was sent off. The numerical advantage was then compounded as Longelo and Bjorgolfsson also found the net, completing a 5-0 full-time scoreline.
Match officials, kick-off and stadium logistics at The SMiSA Stadium
The fixture kicked off at 7: 30pm on Saturday 21st February 2026 under the SMiSA Stadium lights, with Calum Scott named as referee, Frank Connor and Alastair Mather as assistant referees and Nick Walsh operating VAR. Turnstiles opened at 6: 30pm, the ticket office was open from 4pm until just after kick-off, and season tickets were valid for the match. The match was designated all-ticket, with on-sale available until kick-off subject to availability, and Motherwell tickets available only from Motherwell.
Ticketing, accessibility and matchday rules on Fan Ownership Day
Match pricing for the Main Stand was set at Adult £28, Concessions £18, Junior (12-17) £12, Child (under 12) £6 and Wheelchair User £18, with a free carer ticket where entitlement is demonstrated. Concessions cover people aged 65 and over, full-time students and those unemployed. Wheelchair-user tickets had to be purchased directly from the Ticket Office with proof; entitlement to a free carer ticket required receipt of the higher rate mobility component of the Personal Independence Payment. Supporters were reminded there is no access between the West and North Stands, to remain in allocated seats, not to stand in non-seated areas and to wrap up for cold temperatures; the Tony Fitzpatrick Family Stand was designated a family area with an expectation of no swearing. Supporters were also pointed to instructions for the Future Ticketing digital app for downloading tickets.
Statistics and context: clean sheets, visits to Paisley and league position
St Mirren had kept a clean sheet in four of their latest five games prior to this match, but Motherwell’s goals ended that run emphatically. Motherwell have now kept 12 clean sheets and conceded just three goals in their last 15 league games, and have lost only three league matches this season, with only second-top Rangers having fewer defeats. The visitors are unbeaten in their latest four visits to the SMiSA Stadium, all without conceding, and have suffered just one defeat in their last 12 league visits to Paisley.
Broader Premiership picture and other results from Saturday
The 5-0 win leaves Motherwell four points behind third-top Celtic, who were scheduled to play the following day along with second-top Rangers. If Motherwell win their game in hand they would be seven points behind Hearts; they still have fixtures against Rangers and Celtic left to play. Earlier on the same day Hearts moved five points clear at the top by beating Falkirk 1-0 with Chesnokov scoring shortly before the interval. Aberdeen lost 2-3 to Dundee, where Olusanya opened the scoring and Murray levelled with a penalty after Aberdeen’s Morrison was sent off for a last-man foul on Yogane; Cotterill put Dundee ahead, Nisbet equalised with a free-kick and Hamilton restored the lead. Dundee United drew 1-1 with Kilmarnock: Fatah had a first-half penalty saved but later curled in a strike, Watkins levelled late and Thomson was sent off.
What makes this notable is how quickly Motherwell’s result combined decisive on-field action with off-field context: the day’s Fan Ownership Day activity at the SMiSA Stadium and full matchday operations underscored a busy fixture that also carried tangible implications for the table.
Manager mood, reaction channels and local commentary
Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou had said before kick-off that "we still have that little bit of feeling of revenge" after his side were beaten 4-1 by St Mirren in the League Cup semi-final earlier this season, and the result in Paisley delivered on that intent in style. Former Hibernian and Dundee United midfielder John Rankin commented that "that type of performance can really kick you on. " Highlights were scheduled for Sportscene on One Scotland at 22: 25 and manager reaction was made available on the clubs’ respective pages.
Fan Ownership Day at the SMiSA Stadium marked a celebration of St Mirren’s majority fan-ownership since 2021 and recognised the contribution of SMiSA, with the club thanking supporters for backing that model and urging more Buddies to be in that number.
