Wednesday , 30 September 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)
4 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 12.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

6
4
4
St. Johnstone FC 14 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
#6 Position #4
8 Points 10
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 3
9 Scored 9
10 Conceded 7
-1 GD +2
1.14 PPG 1.43
29% Win % 43%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Dundee FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 6th (8 pts). Dundee FC are 4th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A
Cheick Diabate 1 G
Kai Fotheringham 1 G
Dundee FC
Joe Westley 3 G
Bradley Fink 2 G
Joe Bevan 1 G 1 A
Drey Wright 1 G
Charlie Reilly 1 G

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' Josh Mulligan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Mo Sylla has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' It’s high time Simo Valakari made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Scott Tiffoney has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' Dundee FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' St. Johnstone FC currently sit 12 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' The travelling Dundee FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Dundee FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
  • 70' Dundee FC have won 185 goals from 188 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 80' The 40-year-old Luke Graham has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Seb Palmer-Houlden, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 90' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — St. Johnstone FC 1-3 Dundee FC.

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
Scott Tanser 2
Callum Hendry 2
Chris Kane 2
Maksym Kucheriavyi 2
Luke McCowan 1
Mackenzie Kirk 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
1.23 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 Dundee FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC28% Draw27% Dundee FC45%
Actual: Dundee FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Dundee FC
72%
St. Johnstone FC or Dundee FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC21% Draw44% Dundee FC35%
Actual: Dundee FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
8.2%
0 – 2
7.6%
0 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Dundee FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 15% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 21% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Dundee FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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