Dundee have some points to catch up on from their 12th position, and the task starts against St. Mirren. Read more!
- Dundee have the the worst goal difference (-22) in Premiership
- St. Mirren have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Dundee form and stats
When playing at home in the Premiership, Dundee have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 12 games.
Dundee lost their last game at Celtic (placed 1st) after a 2-3 scoreline. McMullan, a striker, was the highest rated performer for the side in that match, collecting a rating of 7.04 (out of 10). McMullan served one assist and hit one key pass.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Dundee have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won four, drawn three and lost one.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Livingston are coming to town in three days.
Dundee has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded.
St. Mirren form and stats
Playing away, St. Mirren have won 4 games, drawn 5 and suffered 4 defeats in the Premiership this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Livingston (placed 9th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Tait was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.32. The defender Tait won 11 of 17 duels.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with St. Mirren playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were two St. Mirren wins, four draws and one defeat.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hearts in just three days.
The visiting St. Mirren have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 13 games. As for defending, Mirren rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the sides met earlier this season; St. Mirren - Dundee 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Dundee victories, two draws and five St. Mirren wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Brophy 6 goals |  C. Ronan 6 goals |   D. Mullen 5 goals |
Dundee missing players
St. Mirren missing players
| Dundee | St. Mirren | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 23 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 26 |
| 45 | 18 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 24 | 35 |
| 88% | 83% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 81% |
| 62% | 58% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 77% | 65% |
| 54% | 58% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 54% | 42% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 46% | 27% |
| 19% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 23% | 15% |
| 42% | 42% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 54% | 54% |
| 23% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 23% | 31% |
| 46% | 42% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 31% | 35% |
| 4.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| 7.2 | 7.6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 6.8 | 5.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9.6 | 11.8 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.2 |
| 3.5 | 4.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| 25% | 23% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 28% | 26% |
| 14.9 | 14.2 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 16.6 | 14.9 |
| 5.2 | 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
- Dundee have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dundee have the the worst goal difference (-22) in Premiership
- Dundee have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- St. Mirren have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Celtic | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 43 | 66 |
| 2 | Rangers | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 34 | 63 |
| 3 | Hearts | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 43 |
| 4 | Hibernian | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 34 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 34 |
| 6 | Motherwell | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 34 |
| 7 | St. Mirren | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 33 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -2 | 31 |
| 9 | Livingston | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 31 |
| 10 | Ross County | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 27 |
| 11 | St. Johnstone | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -15 | 23 |
| 12 | Dundee | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -22 | 21 |
