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St. Johnstone FC vs Dundee FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
St. Johnstone FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Dundee FC
Wed 3 Apr 2019 · 18:45 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' Darren O'Dea
Ross Callachan 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs Dundee FC — Premier League at McDiarmid Park.

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee David Roome
  • Referee Greg Aitken
  • Referee Anthony Cooper
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

6
3
4
St. Johnstone FC 13 games · Avg 2.6 goals Dundee FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-03 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Dundee FC 2018-12-29 Dundee FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC 2018-08-25 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Dundee FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Dundee FC H 2–0 W
30 Mar Motherwell FC A 0–3 L
27 Mar St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W
09 Mar Livingston FC A 1–3 L
27 Feb Hibernian FC H 1–2 L
23 Feb Aberdeen FC H 0–2 L
Dundee FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr St. Johnstone FC A 0–2 L
30 Mar St. Mirren FC A 1–2 L
17 Mar Celtic FC H 0–1 L
09 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC H 0–1 L
27 Feb Rangers FC A 0–4 L
22 Feb Hibernian FC H 2–4 L

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. St. Johnstone FC host Dundee FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Johnstone FC and Dundee FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim McIntyre will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 13' Darren O'Dea has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 13.
  • 16' Callum Hendry does the damage! The net is bulging and St. Johnstone FC surge ahead!
  • 21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
  • 26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 31' St. Johnstone FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
  • 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matt Kennedy is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Dundee FC.
  • 41' Scott Tanser has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' Dundee FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 51' Jason Kerr has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 251 appearances.
  • 56' Nathan Ralph, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' Matthew Kennedy does the damage! The net is bulging and St. Johnstone FC surge ahead!
  • 63' The crowd applauds Kenny Miller as he leaves the pitch. Andrew Nelson steps in for Dundee FC.
  • 64' Another change for Dundee FC made on 64 minute. James Horsfield leaves to be changed by Andy Dales.
  • 69' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 74' Dundee FC have won 178 goals from 182 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! Murray Davidson comes on to replace Callum Hendry.
  • 77' Craig Curran has so much to prove this time. He replaces Martin Woods on 77 minute.
  • 82' A quiet spell here at McDiarmid Park. Dundee FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 87' The travelling Dundee FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for St. Johnstone FC. Ross Callachan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Jordan Northcott gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Matthew Kennedy and will look to change the dynamic.
  • With this win, St. Johnstone FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Dundee FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim McIntyre

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lyall Cameron 4
Simon Murray 3
Callum Hendry 2
Chris Kane 2
Maksym Kucheriavyi 2
Scott Tanser 2
Mackenzie Kirk 1
Matt Kennedy 1

Head to Head

2019-04-03 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Dundee FC 2018-12-29 Dundee FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC 2018-08-25 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Dundee FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-04-03 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Dundee FC W 2019-03-30 Motherwell FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-03-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC W 2019-03-09 Livingston FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-02-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Hibernian FC L 2019-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Aberdeen FC L

Dundee FC Form

2019-04-03 St. Johnstone FC 2–0 Dundee FC L 2019-03-30 St. Mirren FC 2–1 Dundee FC L 2019-03-17 Dundee FC 0–1 Celtic FC L 2019-03-09 Dundee FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2019-02-27 Rangers FC 4–0 Dundee FC L 2019-02-22 Dundee FC 2–4 Hibernian FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.56 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 Dundee FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC59% Draw26% Dundee FC15%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Dundee FC
41%
St. Johnstone FC or Dundee FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC38% Draw49% Dundee FC13%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.3%
0 – 0
12.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.7%
3 – 0
6.3%
0 – 1
6.2%
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
2.5%
0 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Dundee FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 18% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 26% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
Dundee FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.