Delightful dogfight as daring Dundee duel with determined Partick Thistle

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Competition: Scotland Championship
Competition: Sat 14.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park (11506 seats)

Championship: Dundee are ready for the visit of Partick Thistle in what promises to be an entertaining football game. Tipsway gives you a thorough preview!

Insights:
  • Dundee have the most clean sheets (9) in Championship
  • Partick Thistle have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in Championship

This could be an intriguing fixture with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!

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Dundee form and stats

The total Championship results at home this season for Dundee, who have the most clean sheets (9) in Championship, are 5-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Dundee travelled for their previous game, a trip to Raith Rovers that ended 1-1.

Ahead of that match, Dundee lost 2-4 at home to Arbroath.

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 9 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 1 and lost 3.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Dunfermline Athletic are coming to town in three days.

On the other hand, Dundee have conceded 13 goals.

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Partick Thistle form and stats

There's been little loot from Partick Thistle's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 10 away games in the Championship. Partick Thistle only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.

Impressive finishing from Docherty and Lawless secured the home win 2-1 against Greenock Morton in their previous game.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Queen's Park wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Partick Thistle have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 2 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this side's 12 most recent league rounds have ended with three goals or more.

Partick have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Partick Thistle's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 19 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Partick Thistle - Dundee 2-3 was the product when these squads formerly met, some time ago this season. The match official brandished his red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the recipient was Muirhead (Partick Thistle). Dundee-Partick Thistle H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Dundee five wins, Partick Thistle five wins, zero draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Partick ThistleB. Graham
B. Graham
9 goals
DundeeP. McMullan
P. McMullan
6 goals
DundeeZ. Rudden
Z. Rudden
5 goals

Dundee missing players

Partick Thistle missing players

Dundee Partick Thistle
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 9 2 Played P 3 10 21
10 5 0 Won W 0 3 10
5 1 1 Drew D 0 1 3
5 3 1 Lost L 3 6 8
33 18 2 Scored S 4 13 42
25 13 3 Conceded C 9 19 36
90% 89% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 78% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 95%
50% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 60% 76%
40% 44% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 30% 48%
25% 44% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 30% 38%
55% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 60% 71%
45% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 10%
10% 11% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 30% 19%
 
6.3 8.1 10 Corners for (avg) C F 8 6.2 6.1
5.4 5.8 8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 4.9 4.1
1.8 1.6 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.7 1.6
5 3 2 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
9.6 9.7 8 Shots (avg) S ( 13 8.7 9.7
4.2 5 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.9 4.7
39% 40% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 33% 42%
 
8.2 7.7 6 Shots against (avg) S A 9.3 7.5 7.6
3.4 3.8 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 3.7 3.2
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Dundee have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Dundee have the most clean sheets (9) in Championship
  • Dundee have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Partick Thistle have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Championship
  • Partick Thistle have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in Championship
  • Partick Thistle have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Championship
  • Partick Thistle 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 Queen's Park 20 12 3 5 44 27 10 6 2 2 20 12 10 6 1 3 24 15 17 39
2 Ayr United 20 10 5 5 39 27 11 5 4 2 20 11 9 5 1 3 19 16 12 35
3 Dundee 20 10 5 5 33 25 9 5 1 3 18 13 11 5 4 2 15 12 8 35
4 Partick Thistle 21 10 3 8 42 36 11 7 2 2 29 17 10 3 1 6 13 19 6 33
5 Greenock Morton 19 8 6 5 28 21 8 5 1 2 15 5 11 3 5 3 13 16 7 30
6 Inverness CT 20 8 5 7 30 28 10 3 4 3 16 10 10 5 1 4 14 18 2 29
7 Raith Rovers 21 8 4 9 26 27 11 5 3 3 20 16 10 3 1 6 6 11 -1 28
8 Cove Rangers 20 5 6 9 28 40 11 5 2 4 16 15 9 0 4 5 12 25 -12 21
9 Arbroath 21 3 8 10 18 34 11 1 4 6 7 18 10 2 4 4 11 16 -16 17
10 Hamilton Academical 20 2 5 13 16 39 9 1 2 6 9 17 11 1 3 7 7 22 -23 11

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.