Campbell's 90th-minute goal salvages a point for St Johnstone

St Johnstone drew level at the death, but Motherwell created the more dangerous chances on far less of the ball.

Josh Campbell struck in the 90th minute to level the game at McDiarmid Park, rescuing a point for St Johnstone. Motherwell had been ahead since Tawanda Maswanhise scored on 54 minutes, which meant they had spent more than half an hour believing the win was theirs. A late goal like that changes how the rest of the evening reads, and it is worth keeping in mind while looking at the figures.

The ball ran the other way from the usual pattern. St Johnstone had 56% of possession, which is more than their usual 45.3%, while Motherwell had 44%, well below the 55.8% they normally keep. Possession simply means how much of the game a side spends with the ball at its feet, and this time the home side had more of it than normal while the visitors had considerably less.

Motherwell still made the bigger impact on the chances. They had 17 shots, up on their usual 13.8, and nine of those were on target, against only two from St Johnstone. Expected goals, a rough measure of how good each chance was, put the visitors at 1.53, a touch under their usual 1.61, so the quality of their chances was ordinary even though the volume was not.

St Johnstone's chances were better than their own average, with 1.39 expected goals against a usual 1.2, but most of their attempts never tested the goalkeeper. Six of their 14 shots were blocked by defenders, and only two were on target. The St Johnstone keeper had seven saves to make across the game, while the Motherwell keeper had just one, which tells you where the danger was concentrated.

Individually, Taylor Steven opened the scoring for St Johnstone on 19 minutes, and Ibrahim Said levelled for Motherwell on 34. Said had five shots, three of them on target, and Maswanhise, who put the visitors ahead on 54, was rated 7.8 for a goal and four attempts. The two sides then traded their late and decisive moments, with Campbell's goal arriving after Motherwell had been holding the lead for most of the second half.

Both sides conceded two goals, which is a little more than St Johnstone's usual 1.5 and slightly above Motherwell's usual 1.8. Neither side was unusually porous on the night, so the result came from the late finish rather than a collapse at the back.

St Johnstone sit eighth in the table with 12 points from 10 games, while Motherwell are tenth with 8 points. Away from home this season, Motherwell have scored 11 goals and conceded 18.

Player of the matchT. Steven1 goal8.0

Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise1 goal7.8

T. Steward7 saves7.7

J. Campbell1 goal7.7