Saturday , 14 November 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Dundee FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Dundee FC
Sun 5 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park 5,246 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 3' Simon Murray
0–2 10' Seb Palmer-Houlden
0–3 22' Lyall Cameron
Josh McPake 67' 1–3
Y 0' Mo Sylla
Y 5' Clark Robertson
Y 29' Simon Murray
Y 44' Josh Mulligan
Graham Carey 57' Y
Y 80' Cesar Garza

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Dickinson
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Milne (Scotland)
  • Assistant 2 Alaistair Taylor (Scotland)
7 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

7
4
4
St. Johnstone FC 15 games · Avg 2.6 goals Dundee FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Dundee FC 2024-10-26 Dundee FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 2024-03-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Dundee FC 2024-02-11 Dundee FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 2023-09-02 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Dundee FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan Dundee FC H 1–3 L
02 Jan Hibernian FC H 1–1 D
29 Dec Celtic FC A 0–4 L
26 Dec Dundee United FC H 1–2 L
22 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–2 L
14 Dec St. Mirren FC H 2–3 L
Dundee FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Jan St. Johnstone FC A 3–1 W
02 Jan Dundee United FC H 1–2 L
29 Dec St. Mirren FC A 2–1 W
26 Dec Ross County FC H 0–3 L
21 Dec Rangers FC A 0–1 L
07 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Dundee FC
#7 Position #5
17 Points 17
13 Played 12
4 / 5 / 4 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 5
17 Scored 18
20 Conceded 15
-3 GD +3
1.31 PPG 1.42
31% Win % 42%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
17% Clean Sheets
Dundee FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts). Dundee FC are 5th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/6
61-75
3/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Dundee FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/3
46-60
4/3
61-75
2/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 5 G
Josh Campbell 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G 4 A
Kai Fotheringham 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A
Dundee FC
Bradley Fink 4 G
Joe Westley 4 G
Ashley Hay 3 G
Joe Bevan 2 G 1 A
Owen Bevan 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at McDiarmid Park as St. Johnstone FC face off against Dundee FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Docherty might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Wales international Ryan Astley has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both St. Johnstone FC and Dundee FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' St. Johnstone FC have won 261 goals from 264 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Johnstone FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Dundee FC's compact 3-4-2-1.
  • 40' Simon Murray needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' Matthew Smith, a Wales , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' Dundee FC is showing some good football. However, Dundee FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' It looks like no one’s ball. Dundee FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Oluwaseun Adewumi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bozo Mikulic, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 90' With 0 assists to his name this season, Graham Carey is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Dundee FC.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

Dundee FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Docherty

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lyall Cameron 4
Simon Murray 3
Maksym Kucheriavyi 2
Scott Tanser 2
Callum Hendry 2
Chris Kane 2
Tony Watt 1
Scott Tiffoney 1

Head to Head

2025-01-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Dundee FC 2024-10-26 Dundee FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 2024-03-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Dundee FC 2024-02-11 Dundee FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 2023-09-02 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Dundee FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2025-01-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Dundee FC L 2025-01-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Hibernian FC D 2024-12-29 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-12-26 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Dundee United FC L 2024-12-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-12-14 St. Johnstone FC 2–3 St. Mirren FC L

Dundee FC Form

2025-01-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Dundee FC W 2025-01-02 Dundee FC 1–2 Dundee United FC L 2024-12-29 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Dundee FC W 2024-12-26 Dundee FC 0–3 Ross County FC L 2024-12-21 Rangers FC 1–0 Dundee FC L 2024-12-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Dundee FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.31 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 Dundee FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC28% Draw26% Dundee FC46%
Actual: Dundee FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Dundee FC
72%
St. Johnstone FC or Dundee FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC22% Draw43% Dundee FC35%
Actual: Dundee FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
7.3%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 0
5.1%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Dundee FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 15% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 21% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Dundee FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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