两支球队上赛季在联赛中相遇三次，马瑟韦尔在拉纳克郡获胜，两场对珀斯的比赛以平局和圣徒获胜告终。然而，他们上个周末感受到的士气提升可能会推动东道主在这里再次险胜。 The two teams met three times in the league last season, as Motherwell won in Lanarkshire and the two Perth matches ended in a draw and a Saints win. However, the morale boost they'll have felt last weekend could push the hosts to another narrow victory here.

至于圣徒，他们本赛季的开局同样令人震惊，他们在英超体育杯小组赛中被淘汰，英乙球队安南竞技在小组中排名第一。在主场最后关头输给希布斯不会有什么帮助，输给没有主教练的马瑟维尔也不会有什么帮助。圣徒历来都是慢热的，但他们不想重蹈上赛季的覆辙。 As for Saints, their season was off to an equally shocking start as they were dumped out of the Premier Sports Cup in the group stage as League 2 side Annan Athletic topped their group. A last-gasp defeat to Hibs at home won't have helped matters and neither would a loss to managerless Motherwell. Saints are traditionally slow starters, but don't want a repeat of last season whatsoever.

钢铁人队选择解雇格雷厄姆·亚历山大，在经历了他们历史上最耻辱的结果之一之后，他们的欧洲梦以尴尬的退出欧洲而告终。所以它回到了国内的场景，到目前为止，一切都很好。在上赛季糟糕的结束和本赛季磕磕绊绊的开始之后，这场比赛的胜利可能是赢回一些支持者的一大步。 The Steelmen opted to sack Graham Alexander, after one of the most humiliating results in their history, which saw their continental dream end in an embarrassing European exit. So it's back to the domestic scene for the Well and so far, so good. A win in this one could be a huge step in winning back some supporters after an abysmal end to last season and a stuttering start to this one.

马瑟韦尔和圣约翰斯通的苏格兰联赛首场比赛都打进了一球，东道主在珀斯获胜，但客队在佩斯利输了。 Both Motherwell and St Johnstone's Scottish Premiership openers were defined by a sole goal, the hosts winning in Perth, but the visitors losing in Paisley.