This could be an interesting match as Dundee United have their presumed home advantage while Aberdeen are ahead 13 points in the Premiership table.
- Dundee United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Dundee United form and stats
The story so far in the Premiership for Dundee United at their home stadium (Tannadice Park) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Celtic in the Premiership last time out and are looking for a win here. Preceding that game was the away draw at Kilmarnock that finished 1-1.
Dundee's goalie Benjamin Siegrist played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Celtic with a stunning twelve saves.
The Dundee fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 16 matches. Dundee United have conceded 20 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Aberdeen form and stats
As the visiting team in Premiership matches, Aberdeen have produced an overall stat of 4-6-5 so far. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on D. McInnes, the Aberdeen manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Aberdeen are looking to quickly end their 249 minutes long goal drought in the Premiership.
There were no winners in Aberdeen's previous match, a Premiership home game that ended 0-0 vs Hamilton Academical (placed 11th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Celtic wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Aberdeen are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Aberdeen - Dundee 0-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Dundee United, two draws and six wins for Aberdeen. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  N. Clark 8 goals |   L. Ferguson 8 goals |  R. Hedges 4 goals |
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| Dundee United | Aberdeen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 32 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 12 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 28 | 18 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 32 |
| 43 | 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 30 |
| 81% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 73% | 78% |
| 72% | 75% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 47% | 56% |
| 44% | 50% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 31% |
| 16% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 13% | 12% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 9% |
| 47% | 56% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 20% | 28% |
| 31% | 25% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 53% | 50% |
| 41% | 31% | 80% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 53% | 44% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.9 | 10.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 36% | 45% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 22% | 32% |
- Dundee United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 68 | 88 |
| 2 | Celtic | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 65 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 42 | 68 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 52 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 49 |
| 5 | Livingston | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | -2 | 40 |
| 6 | St. Mirren | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | -8 | 39 |
| 7 | St. Johnstone | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 27 | -7 | 37 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -15 | 36 |
| 9 | Motherwell | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 47 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -16 | 35 |
| 10 | Ross County | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 56 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -31 | 29 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 33 | -28 | 26 |
| 12 | Kilmarnock | 32 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 29 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 25 | -17 | 25 |
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