Can Arbroath beat Dundee in Gayfield Park clash?

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Competition: Scotland Championship
Date: Sat 07.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Gayfield Park (5900 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Championship table so far. Here's the Arbroath - Dundee latest:

Arbroath and Dundee should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Arbroath form and stats

14 points is a decent return from 7 Championship games here at Gayfield Park for Arbroath. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Arbroath, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Arbroath's last game was hosting Auchinleck Talbot and winning 3-0. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Auchinleck Talbot the opponent.

Arbroath are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. Arbroath have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Dundee form and stats

The visitors are W2-D2-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Championship. Recent form does not give Dundee much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Arbroath will be a tough nut to crack.

Dundee failed to get anything from their last game, a Championship home match vs Queen of the South (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Inverness CT's place.

Dundee are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Dundee have conceded 12 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Dundee - Arbroath 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Arbroath 0 wins, 0 draws and Dundee 4 victories. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ArbroathB. Linn
B. Linn
5 goals
ArbroathL. Donnelly
L. Donnelly
4 goals
DundeeD. Johnson
D. Johnson
4 goals

Arbroath missing players

Dundee missing players

Arbroath Dundee
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 7 1 Played P 1 7 15
6 4 1 Won W 0 2 6
2 2 0 Drew D 1 2 3
6 1 0 Lost L 0 3 6
14 8 1 Scored S 2 10 19
15 5 0 Conceded C 2 12 21
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
64% 57% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 73%
43% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 53%
7% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 29% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 7%
36% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 53%
36% 57% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 27%
36% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 27%
 
4.9 5.3 2 Corners For (avg) C F 4 5.4 5.8
5.3 4.9 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 10 5.4 5.1
1.9 0.9 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 1.9 1.5
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
125 74 8 Total Shots T S 11 72 170
44 28 5 Shots on Target S O 3 24 60
32% 29% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 42% 32%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Arbroath has the fewest points from losing position (0)
  • Arbroath has the fewest scored goals (14)
  • Dundee have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Dundee haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Dundee United 14 11 0 3 33 12 7 7 0 0 24 4 7 4 0 3 9 8 21 33
2 Inverness CT 15 8 2 5 22 18 7 4 1 2 13 9 8 4 1 3 9 9 4 26
3 Ayr United 13 8 0 5 28 19 6 4 0 2 12 7 7 4 0 3 16 12 9 24
4 Dundee 15 6 3 6 19 21 8 4 1 3 9 9 7 2 2 3 10 12 -2 21
5 Arbroath 14 6 2 6 14 15 7 4 2 1 8 5 7 2 0 5 6 10 -1 20
6 Dunfermline Athletic 14 5 4 5 21 16 8 4 2 2 15 9 6 1 2 3 6 7 5 19
7 Queen of the South 15 5 4 6 15 17 7 3 2 2 10 6 8 2 2 4 5 11 -2 19
8 Greenock Morton 14 5 1 8 18 29 7 5 1 1 14 8 7 0 0 7 4 21 -11 16
9 Alloa Athletic 15 3 5 7 15 26 8 2 2 4 7 14 7 1 3 3 8 12 -11 14
10 Partick Thistle 15 3 3 9 19 31 7 1 1 5 7 14 8 2 2 4 12 17 -12 12

Read more about Championship

The Scottish Championship is the second level of the Scottish Professional Football League. Ten teams play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures in a season from August to May. The winner in the league table promotes to the Premiership and a playoff can promote one more team.