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St. Johnstone FC vs Dundee United FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Dundee United FC
Sat 24 Oct 2020 · 14:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'
Y 31' Dillon Powers
Alistair McCann 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Dallas
  • Referee Douglas Ross
  • Referee Stuart Hodge
  • Referee

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

4
4
5
St. Johnstone FC 13 games · Avg 1.7 goals Dundee United FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-24 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Dundee United FC 2020-08-01 Dundee United FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Dundee United FC H 0–0 D
17 Oct Hamilton Academical FC A 5–3 W
04 Oct Celtic FC H 0–2 L
26 Sep Livingston FC A 0–2 L
19 Sep Ross County FC H 0–1 L
12 Sep Motherwell FC A 0–1 L
Dundee United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct St. Johnstone FC A 0–0 D
17 Oct Aberdeen FC H 0–0 D
02 Oct Livingston FC H 1–2 L
26 Sep Hamilton Academical FC A 1–1 D
19 Sep St. Mirren FC H 2–1 W
12 Sep Rangers FC A 0–4 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds McDiarmid Park will turn into a battlefield for St. Johnstone FC and Dundee United FC.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Dundee United FC is showing some good football. However, Dundee United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Scott Tanser made 251 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dillon Powers.
  • 36' England international Ryan Edwards has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Micky Mellon might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 56' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. St. Johnstone FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 61' A quiet spell here at McDiarmid Park. St. Johnstone FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Stevie May trudges off to be replaced by Callum Hendry on 65 minutes.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Liam Smith. He replaces Marc McNulty on 70 minute.
  • 75' Dundee United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' It looks surprising Dundee United FC does not make any changes. Zander Clark has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 85' Liam Smith needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 86' The whistle greets Craig Conway as he departs to be replaced by Michael O'Halloran.
  • 90' Alistair McCann picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' St. Johnstone FC ring the changes. Craig Bryson has done his job and it is now time for Alistair McCann to step up.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Dundee United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Micky Mellon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Stevie May 4
Tony Watt 2
Lawrence Shankland 1
Glenn Middleton 1
Louis Appere 1
Sam Dalby 1
Peter Pawlett 1
Emmanuel Adegboyega 1

Head to Head

2020-10-24 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Dundee United FC 2020-08-01 Dundee United FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-10-24 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Dundee United FC D 2020-10-17 Hamilton Academical FC 3–5 St. Johnstone FC W 2020-10-04 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC L 2020-09-26 Livingston FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2020-09-19 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Ross County FC L 2020-09-12 Motherwell FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L

Dundee United FC Form

2020-10-24 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Dundee United FC D 2020-10-17 Dundee United FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2020-10-02 Dundee United FC 1–2 Livingston FC L 2020-09-26 Hamilton Academical FC 1–1 Dundee United FC D 2020-09-19 Dundee United FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC W 2020-09-12 Rangers FC 4–0 Dundee United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.94 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.82 Dundee United FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + St. Johnstone FC or Draw 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC37% Draw34% Dundee United FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Dundee United FC
63%
St. Johnstone FC or Dundee United FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC23% Draw58% Dundee United FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
12.6%
2 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
6.1%
0 – 2
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
2.7%
3 – 0
2.2%
3 – 1
2%
1 – 3
1.5%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Dundee United FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 22% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 19% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Dundee United FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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