It's a return to cup football this weekend as we host Motherwell at The SMiSA Stadium in the second round of the Viaplay Cup.
The Buddies head into the all Premiership tie in good spirits after two wins from the opening two cinch Premiership matches saw Stephen Robinson's men make it five wins on the spin. Saints topped Group H of the Viaplay Cup after wins against Arbroath (4-0), Cowdenbeath (1-0) and Forfar Athletic (4-0) to advance to the second round.
Motherwell have made an unbeaten start to their season with four points from their opening two league matches. Stuart Kettlewell's side drew 1-1 with Dundee on the opening day before a 2-1 win against Hibernian at Fir Park on Saturday.
The Steelmen progressed to the second round of the Viaplay Cup after winning Group G - taking 11 points after wins against Elgin City (2-0), Queen's Park (1-0) and East Fife (3-0), while also drawing 3-3 with Queen of the South and claiming a bonus point following a penalty shoot out.
Match Details
St Mirren v Motherwell
Competition: Viaplay Cup
Date: Saturday 19th August 2023
Kick-off: 3pm
Venue: The SMiSA Stadium
Ticket Info
Tickets for our Viaplay Cup second round match at home to Motherwell are on general sale at the St Mirren Ticket Office and ONLINE.
Tickets are priced at £18 for adults, £10 for concessions and £6 for U12s. Please note that season tickets are not valid for this match.
Due to no broadcasting cameras at the SMiSA Stadium this weekend and no PPV being permitted, we are unable to show Saturday's match live on St Mirren TV. There will, however, be live audio commentary for international and UK based subscribers.
Previous
Saints won one and lost two of our three meetings with Motherwell last season.
The Buddies were beaten 1-0 at The SMiSA Stadium on the opening day of the 2022/23 season. But a Curtis Main goal saw us win 1-0 when the Fir Park side visited Paisley again in January. The Steelmen took the win on our only trip to Motherwell with goals from Kevin Van Veen and Max Johnston enough despite Ryan Strain pulling one back for Saints.
Saints were victorious the last time the two sides met in this competition back in October 2009. Goals from Michael Higdon and Jack Ross as well as a Stephen Craigan own goal gave the Buddies a 3-0 home win at the quarter-final stage.
Michael Higdon scored for Saints in a 3-0 win the last time we faced Motherwell in the League Cup
The officials
The referee on Saturday is William Collum. He'll be assisted by Daniel McFarlane and Craig Ferguson. The fourth official is Lloyd Wilson.
There is no VAR in place for this match.
