This is a vital clash in the cellar of the Premiership, with both Dundee and St. Johnstone suffering more stress than glee. This fixture is a real "six-pointer" with the hosts placed 11th and the guests in 9th place.
- Dundee have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Premiership
- St. Johnstone have the fewest scored goals (9) in Premiership
It's no vacation for neither Dundee nor St. Johnstone as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Dundee form and stats
Dundee have played 8 Premiership games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
A nice win for Dundee last time playing, versus Motherwell. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Ryan Sweeney, Luke McCowan and Danny Mullen scoring for the victors. Midfield player Luke McCowan got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, the max score being 10. McCowan scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that match was the home game against Celtic that was lost 2-4.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Dundee as they are travelling to their away game against Rangers in the Premiership. That match is three days after this one.
Dundee has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
St. Johnstone form and stats
Playing away, St. Johnstone, who have the fewest scored goals (9) in Premiership, have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premiership this season.
St. Johnstone's previous game was their home loss versus Hibernian (1-2). Midfield player Murray Davidson was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.12/10.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Celtic's place.A quick return to home after this game, as Johnstone are hosting Ross County in the Premiership only three days away.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Johnstone's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 6 matches. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Johnstone's manager C. Davidson has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 3 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved faced each other previously this season: St. Johnstone - Dundee 3-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Dundee victories, zero draws and eight St. Johnstone wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Cummings 3 goals |  D. Mullen 2 goals |  R. Sweeney 2 goals |
Dundee missing players
St. Johnstone missing players
| Dundee | St. Johnstone | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | 11 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 27 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 93% | 88% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 79% |
| 64% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 17% | 50% |
| 57% | 75% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 21% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 36% |
| 21% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 36% |
| 43% | 38% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| 7.1 | 8.1 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10.1 | 11.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8.5 | 9.1 |
| 4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 15% | 26% |
| 15.9 | 16 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 13.5 | 13.4 |
| 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
- Dundee have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dundee have scored at least twice as many goals at home as St. Johnstone have scored away.
- Dundee have the most conceded goals (15) at home in Premiership
- Dundee have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Premiership
- St. Johnstone have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Premiership
- St. Johnstone have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premiership
- St. Johnstone have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Premiership
- St. Johnstone have the fewest scored goals (9) in Premiership
- St. Johnstone have the most clean sheets (4) away in Premiership
- St. Johnstone have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rangers | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 30 |
| 2 | Hearts | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
| 3 | Celtic | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 26 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 21 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | St. Mirren | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 16 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 9 | St. Johnstone | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 10 | Livingston | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 11 | Dundee | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -13 | 13 |
| 12 | Ross County | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 10 |