Delightful dogfight as daring Dundee duel with determined Arbroath

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Competition: Scotland Championship
Competition: Fri 12.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park (11506 seats)

Dundee confront Arbroath for kudos and sporting success.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Dundee form and stats

Dundee's first Championship home game here at Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from 13 matches.

Dundee are returning here after visiting Raith Rovers and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Mulligan scored the goal(s).

Preceding that match was the home game against Partick Thistle that was lost 2-3.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Dundee have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.

At Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park, Dundee has the goal stats of 2-3 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Arbroath form and stats

One match played away so far in the Championship for Arbroath and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 8 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses from 18 games.

McKenna was the last player to score for the away team. Arbroath haven't scored a league goal in the last 185 minutes. 270 minutes! That's how long the Arbroath goalkeeper Derek Gaston and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Arbroath played 0-0 against Inverness CT in their previous match.

A 0-0 draw at Ayr United's stadium before that.

Arbroath are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.

Arbroath have the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Dundee have won at least one point in the last 6 matches (4-2-0) versus Arbroath.

Top Goalscorers

DundeeC. Kerr
C. Kerr
1 goals
DundeeJ. Mulligan
J. Mulligan
1 goals
DundeeT. French
T. French
1 goals

Dundee missing players

Arbroath missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dundee Arbroath
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 2 0 Scored S 0 0 0
3 3 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 100%
 
6.5 10 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 5.5
3 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 2.5
2.5 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 5 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.5 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 10.5
5.5 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 5
27% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
8.5 10 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 14 9.5
3.5 5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 4
Dundee Last season Arbroath
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
27 13   Played P   18 36
12 8   Won W   8 17
9 3   Drew D   6 14
6 2   Lost L   4 5
49 25   Scored S   22 54
40 17   Conceded C   14 28
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 83%
89% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   61% 61%
63% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   44% 44%
44% 46%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 22%
19% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 8%
70% 77%   BTTS BTTS   33% 42%
26% 23%   Clean Sheets C S   56% 50%
7% 0%   Failed to Score F T   28% 25%
 
6.2 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   5.4 6
4.3 4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4.3
1.4 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.7
0 0   Red cards R C   1 2
 
10.3 10.2   Shots (avg) S (   8.1 10.1
4.2 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 4.5
43% 46%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 34%
 
7 6   Shots against (avg) S A   8.3 8
3.6 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.4 3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Partick Thistle 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 4
2 Ayr United 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 4
3 Greenock Morton 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
4 Cove Rangers 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
5 Dundee 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
6 Hamilton Academical 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
7 Inverness CT 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
8 Arbroath 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
9 Queen's Park 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
10 Raith Rovers 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hearts 27 17 6 4 63 24 14 11 1 2 44 16 13 6 5 2 19 8 39 57
2 Dundee 27 12 9 6 49 40 13 8 3 2 25 17 14 4 6 4 24 23 9 45
3 Raith Rovers 27 12 7 8 45 36 13 6 3 4 24 18 14 6 4 4 21 18 9 43
4 Dunfermline Athletic 27 10 9 8 38 34 14 9 3 2 24 13 13 1 6 6 14 21 4 39
5 Inverness CT 27 8 12 7 36 31 13 3 8 2 16 13 14 5 4 5 20 18 5 36
6 Queen of the South 27 9 5 13 38 51 13 4 3 6 17 24 14 5 2 7 21 27 -13 32
7 Arbroath 27 7 9 11 28 34 14 5 6 3 16 11 13 2 3 8 12 23 -6 30
8 Ayr United 27 6 11 10 31 37 13 3 6 4 11 12 14 3 5 6 20 25 -6 29
9 Greenock Morton 27 6 11 10 22 33 14 4 5 5 14 18 13 2 6 5 8 15 -11 29
10 Alloa Athletic 27 5 7 15 30 60 14 3 5 6 18 29 13 2 2 9 12 31 -30 22
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kilmarnock 36 20 7 9 50 27 18 12 1 5 28 14 18 8 6 4 22 13 23 67
2 Arbroath 36 17 14 5 54 28 18 9 8 1 32 14 18 8 6 4 22 14 26 65
3 Inverness CT 36 16 11 9 53 34 18 10 3 5 30 17 18 6 8 4 23 17 19 59
4 Partick Thistle 36 14 10 12 46 40 18 9 4 5 17 13 18 5 6 7 29 27 6 52
5 Raith Rovers 36 12 14 10 44 44 18 5 8 5 23 26 18 7 6 5 21 18 0 50
6 Hamilton Academical 36 10 12 14 38 53 18 5 5 8 16 28 18 5 7 6 22 25 -15 42
7 Greenock Morton 36 9 13 14 36 47 18 3 9 6 23 27 18 6 4 8 13 20 -11 40
8 Ayr United 36 9 12 15 39 52 18 5 7 6 21 25 18 4 5 9 18 27 -13 39
9 Dunfermline Athletic 36 7 14 15 36 53 18 5 8 5 22 24 18 2 6 10 14 29 -17 35
10 Queen of the South 36 8 9 19 36 54 18 4 5 9 13 19 18 4 4 10 23 35 -18 33

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Partick Thistle 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 4
2 Ayr United 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 4
3 Greenock Morton 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
4 Cove Rangers 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
5 Dundee 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3
6 Hamilton Academical 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
7 Inverness CT 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
8 Arbroath 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
9 Queen's Park 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
10 Raith Rovers 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 0

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