Thursday , 2 July 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Dundee United FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Dundee United FC
Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Craig Sibbald
Liam Gordon 28' Y
Daniel Phillips 59' Y
David Wotherspoon 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2023-01-02 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Dundee United FC 2022-10-01 Dundee United FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 2022-02-05 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Dundee United FC 2021-10-30 Dundee United FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2021-08-22 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Dundee United FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan Dundee United FC H 0–1 L
28 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–3 L
24 Dec Celtic FC A 1–4 L
17 Dec Ross County FC A 2–1 W
12 Nov Motherwell FC H 1–1 D
09 Nov St. Mirren FC A 2–2 D
Dundee United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Jan St. Johnstone FC A 1–0 W
28 Dec Ross County FC H 3–0 W
24 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–2 D
12 Nov Aberdeen FC A 0–1 L
09 Nov Kilmarnock FC H 4–0 W
05 Nov Celtic FC A 2–4 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for St. Johnstone FC to score. At the same time, Dundee United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' St. Johnstone FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 19' Dundee United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 19.
  • 24' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 28' Poor challenge from Liam Gordon. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 43' Dundee United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 48' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Charlie Mulgrew, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 58' USA international Ian Harkes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 59' Poor challenge from Daniel Phillips. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 64' Glenn Middleton is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Johnstone FC so far.
  • 65' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Nicky Clark trudges off to be replaced by Connor McLennan on 65 minutes.
  • 66' Cameron MacPherson gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces Jamie Murphy and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Dundee United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arnaud Djoum is hanging Craig Sibbald on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Dundee United FC! Rory MacLeod comes on to replace Glenn Middleton.
  • 81' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tony Watt makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 82' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. Alex Mitchell departs to be replaced by Thelonius Bair.
  • 85' Daniel Phillips makes way for Michael O'Halloran at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for David Wotherspoon on 90.
  • 90' Charlie Mulgrew is replacing Dylan Levitt for the Dundee United FC side.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — St. Johnstone FC 0-1 Dundee United FC.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Dundee United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Fox

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Stevie May 4
Tony Watt 2
Liam Craig 1
Dylan Levitt 1
Nicky Clark 1
Liam Gordon 1
Chris Kane 1
Luca Stephenson 1

Head to Head

2023-01-02 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Dundee United FC 2022-10-01 Dundee United FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC 2022-02-05 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Dundee United FC 2021-10-30 Dundee United FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2021-08-22 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Dundee United FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2023-01-02 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Dundee United FC L 2022-12-28 St. Johnstone FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-12-24 Celtic FC 4–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-12-17 Ross County FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-11-12 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2022-11-09 St. Mirren FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC D

Dundee United FC Form

2023-01-02 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Dundee United FC W 2022-12-28 Dundee United FC 3–0 Ross County FC W 2022-12-24 Dundee United FC 2–2 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2022-11-12 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Dundee United FC L 2022-11-09 Dundee United FC 4–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2022-11-05 Celtic FC 4–2 Dundee United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.11 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Dundee United FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Dundee United FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC35% Draw32% Dundee United FC33%
Actual: Dundee United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Dundee United FC
65%
St. Johnstone FC or Dundee United FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC24% Draw52% Dundee United FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
13.6%
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
2.7%
1 – 3
2.5%
3 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Dundee United FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Dundee United FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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