St. Johnstone overcomes Dundee United 2-1 with S. May scoring 2 goals. HIGHLIGHTS

DUNDEE. St. Johnstone topped Dundee United to win 2-1. S. May was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals.

St. Johnstone overcomes Dundee United 2-1 with S. May scoring 2 goals. HIGHLIGHTS

DUNDEE. St. Johnstone overcome Dundee United to win 2-1. S. May was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was St. Johnstone to strike first with a goal of Stevie May at the 31′. Then it was a goal in the 81′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Stevie May gave the win to St. Johnstone in the 82′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Dundee United was surely superior in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Clancy who had the assistance of Calum Spence and Paul O’Neill. The 4th official was Stewart Luke. The weather was haze. The temperature was quite cold at 4.2 degrees Celsius or 39.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 19 Total 9
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 10 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 1
  • 122 Attack 58
  • 62 Dangerous attack 36
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Dundee United had a superior ball possession 66% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dundee United was putting more pressure with 62 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, St. Johnstone found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Dundee United shot 19 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, St. Johnstone shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Dundee United received 2 yellow cards (K. Fotheringham and Charlie Mulgrew). On the other side, St. Johnstone received 2 yellow cards (Daniel Phillips and Alex Mitchell).

Match Timeline

31'
Stevie May(goal)Melker Hallberg
34'
Daniel Phillips- Yellow
45'
Kai Fotheringham- Yellow
54'
55'
Rory MacLeod- sub ->Jamie McGrath
76'
76'
79'
Graham Carey- sub ->Melker Hallberg
81'
82'
Stevie May(goal)
Jack Newman- sub ->Mark Birighitti
85'
Mathew Anim Cudjoe- sub ->K. Fotheringham
90'
90'

Standings

After playing this contest, Dundee United will stay with 20 points to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, St. Johnstone will have 30 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee United will host Livingston on the 22nd of April with a 8-3 head to head statistic in favor of Livingston (2 draws).

St. Johnstone will host Hibernian on the 22nd of April with a 12-12 head to head.

Dundee United – Formation

Dundee United
G
Mark Birighitti 1.Australia
6.8
85'
D
Liam Smith 2.Scotland
6.7
D
Charlie Mulgrew 4.Scotland
6.8
55'
D
Loick Ayina 27.France
7.1
D
Aziz Behich 16.Australia
6.5
M
Dylan Levitt 19.Wales
7.6
Goals81'
M
Arnaud Djoum 10.Cameroon
7.0
M
Craig Sibbald 14.Scotland
7.0
F
Jamie McGrath 18.Republic of Ireland
7.2
76'
F
Kai Fotheringham 25.Scotland
7.5
90' 54'
F
Steven Fletcher 9.Scotland
6.5
Substitutes
G
Jack Newman 31.England
85'
D
Scott McMann 3.Scotland
D
Ross Graham 6.Scotland
D
Kieran Freeman 22.Scotland
M
Ilmari Niskanen 7.Finland
M
90'
M
M. Thomson 39.Scotland
F
Rory MacLeod 44.Scotland
6.5
76'
F
Sadat Happy Anaku 20.Uganda

Dundee United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Liam Fox decided to play with the following team: Mark Birighitti (6.8), Liam Smith (6.7), Loick Ayina (7.1), Charlie Mulgrew (6.8), Aziz Behich (6.5), Dylan Levitt (7.6), Arnaud Djoum (7.0), Craig Sibbald (7.0), Jamie McGrath (7.2), Steven Fletcher (6.5) and Kai Fotheringham (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Newman, Scott McMann, Ross Graham, Ilmari Niskanen, Mathew Anim Cudjoe, Miller Thomson, Kieran Freeman, Rory Macleod (6.5) and Sadat Anaku.

Dundee United could not rely on the presence of Jack Newman (injured).

Substitutions

Dundee United made 3 changes: Jamie McGrath for Rory MacLeod (76′), Mark Birighitti for Jack Newman (85′) and K. Fotheringham for Mathew Anim Cudjoe (90′).

Best player: Dylan Levitt​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee United was Dylan Levitt.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 39 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 2 crosses.

St. Johnstone – Formation

St. Johnstone
G
Remi Matthews 1.England
6.7
D
James Brown 2.Malta
7.1
D
Alex Mitchell 5.England
6.1
45'
D
Liam Gordon  6.Scotland
6.4
M
Adam Montgomery 19.Scotland
6.4
M
Cammy MacPherson 18.Scotland
7.3
M
Daniel Phillips 34.England
6.9
34'
M
Drey Wright  14.England
6.7
M
M. Hallberg 22.Sweden
7.5
79'
F
Nicky Clark 37.Scotland
6.5
76'
F
Stevie May 7.Scotland
8.2
90' Goals31', 82'
Substitutes
G
Ross Sinclair  20.Scotland
D
Tony Gallacher 3.Scotland
M
David Wotherspoon 10.Canada
M
Graham Carey 23.Republic of Ireland
79'
M
Ali Crawford 21.Scotland
F
Jamie Murphy 29.Scotland
F
Zak Rudden 16.Scotland
90'
F
Thelonius Bair 17.Canada
F
Connor McLennan 26.Scotland
6.4
76'

St. Johnstone started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Callum Davidson played with: Remi Matthews (6.7), Alex Mitchell (6.1), Liam Gordon (6.4), James Brown (7.1), Drey Wright (6.7), Cameron MacPherson (7.3), Daniel Phillips (6.9), Melker Hallberg (7.5), Adam Montgomery (6.4), Nicky Clark (6.5) and Stevie May (8.2).

These were the players on the bench: Ross Sinclair, Tony Gallacher, David Wotherspoon, Jamie Murphy, Zak Rudden, Graham Carey, Thelonius Bair, Ali Crawford and Connor McLennan (6.4).

St. Johnstone could not rely on the presence of Graham Carey (injured).

Substitutions

St. Johnstone made 3 changes: Nicky Clark for Connor McLennan (76′), Melker Hallberg for Graham Carey (79′) and Stevie May for Zak Rudden (90′).

Best player: Stevie May​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Johnstone was Stevie May.

His rating is (8.2) with 2 goals, 18 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​