The managers J. McPake and R. Neilson are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Championship league table.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Dundee form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Dens Park as Dundee have scored 8 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Dundee's last game was hosting Greenock Morton (placed 8th) and winning 2-1. In the game before, an away victory match versus Alloa Athletic with a 3-0 scoreline.
This is expected to be a close game, with Dundee perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Dundee as a small favourite), we find five games. Dundee has won 2 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.
Dundee are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 attempts. Dundee have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dundee United form and stats
As the visiting team in Championship matches, Dundee United, who have the most scored goals (28) in Championship, have produced an overall stat of 3-0-3 so far.
Dundee United play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Inverness CT (placed 4th). That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Partick Thistle.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Dundee United playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were 3 Dundee United wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
Dundee United find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 7 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Dundee United have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Dundee United - Dundee 6-2. Dundee-Dundee United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Dundee 4 wins, Dundee United 3 wins, 3 draws. 9 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  K. Hemmings 4 goals |  D. McDaid 3 goals |  D. Johnson 3 goals |
Dundee missing players
Dundee United missing players
| Dundee | Dundee United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| 16 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 58% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 58% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 58% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 6.2 | 6.7 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 13 | 8.8 | 7.1 |
| 5.6 | 5.3 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 1.3 | 0.8 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Dundee United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dundee United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Dundee United have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Dundee United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 27 |
| 2 | Ayr United | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 24 |
| 3 | Dundee | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 4 | Inverness CT | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Arbroath | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 17 |
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 19 | -11 | 13 |
| 9 | Alloa Athletic | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 10 |
| 10 | Partick Thistle | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -9 | 8 |