Dundee United and St. Mirren draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

DUNDEE. Dundee United and St. Mirren draw 1-1. S. Fletcher scored the first goal (3') for Dundee United. M. O'Hara equalized (73') with a penalty kick.

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David Brown
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Dundee United and St. Mirren draw 1-1 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

DUNDEE. Dundee United and St. Mirren draw 1-1. S. Fletcher scored the first goal (3′) for Dundee United. M. O’Hara equalized (73′) with a penalty. St. Mirren was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%)

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 Craig Napier with the assistance of David Roome and Andy Milne. The 4th official was Iain Snedden. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Dundee United

1 - 1

Team 1

St. Mirren

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 11 Total 16
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 7 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 100 Attack 144
  • 49 Dangerous attack 56
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 1 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

St. Mirren was in firm control of the ball 58% while Dundee United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

St. Mirren was putting more pressure with 56 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough St. Mirren to win the match​.

Dundee United shot 11 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, St. Mirren shot 16 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Dundee United received 2 yellow cards (Jim Goodwin and Ryan Edwards). On the opposite side, St. Mirren received 1 yellow card (Marcus Fraser ).

Match Timeline

3'
6'
Marcus Fraser- Yellow
59'
Kai Fotheringham- sub ->Jamie McGrath
59'
73'
Mark O'Hara(penalty)
74'
77'
83'
Ryan Flynn- sub ->Ryan Strain
Mathew Anim Cudjoe- sub ->Scott McMann
88'
88'
89'
90'
90'
Caolan Boyd-Munce- sub ->Richard Taylor

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After this match, Dundee United will have 22 points to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, St. Mirren will have 38 points to hold in the 7th 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 stats in favor of Livingston (3 draws).

St. Mirren will host Kilmarnock on the 22nd of April with a 19-13 head to head record in favor of Kilmarnock (13 draws).

Dundee United – Formation

Dundee United
G
Mark Birighitti 1.Australia
6.8
D
Loick Ayina 27.France
7.3
D
Ryan Edwards  12.England
6.8
77'
D
Scott McMann 3.Scotland
6.6
88'
M
Liam Smith 2.Scotland
6.5
90'
M
Craig Sibbald 14.Scotland
6.2
M
Aziz Behich 16.Australia
7.1
M
Ian Harkes 23.United States
6.5
88'
F
Peter Pawlett 8.Scotland
6.8
59'
F
Jamie McGrath 18.Republic of Ireland
6.8
59'
F
Steven Fletcher 9.Scotland
7.3
Goals3'
Substitutes
G
Jack Newman 31.England
D
Ross Graham 6.Scotland
D
Kieran Freeman 22.Scotland
90'
M
Ilmari Niskanen 7.Finland
6.1
88'
M
M. Thomson 39.Scotland
M
Mathew Anim Cudjoe 28.Ghana
6.5
88'
M
Arnaud Djoum 10.Cameroon
6.9
59'
M
Kai Fotheringham 25.Scotland
6.4
59'
F
Rory MacLeod 44.Scotland

Dundee United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Jim Goodwin decided to play with the following team: Mark Birighitti (6.8), Loick Ayina (7.3), Ryan Edwards (6.8), Scott McMann (6.6), Liam Smith (6.5), Ian Harkes (6.5), Craig Sibbald (6.2), Aziz Behich (7.1), Peter Pawlett (6.8), Jamie McGrath (6.8) and Steven Fletcher (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Newman, Ross Graham, Ilmari Niskanen (6.1), Kieran Freeman, Miller Thomson, Mathew Anim Cudjoe (6.5), Arnaud Djoum (6.9), Kai Fotheringham (6.4) and Rory Macleod.

Dundee United could not rely on the presence of K. Fotheringham (injured), Arnaud Djoum (injured) and K. Freeman (injured).

Substitutions

Dundee United made 5 changes: Jamie McGrath for Kai Fotheringham (58′), Peter Pawlett for Arnaud Djoum (59′), Scott McMann for Mathew Anim Cudjoe (88′), Ian Harkes for Ilmari Niskanen (88′) and Liam Smith for Kieran Freeman (90′).

Best player: Steven Fletcher​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee United was Steven Fletcher.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 16 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14.

St. Mirren – Formation

St. Mirren
G
Kevin McKenna 1.Northern Ireland
6.3
D
Ryan Strain 23.Australia
6.8
83'
D
Marcus Fraser 22.Scotland
6.2
6'
D
Alex Gogic 13.Cyprus
6.2
D
Richard Taylor 5.England
7.2
90'
D
Scott Tanser 3.England
6.3
74'
M
Keanu Baccus 17.Australia
6.2
M
Mark O'Hara 6.Scotland
6.4
Goals73'
M
Greg Kiltie 11.Scotland
6.4
89'
F
Alexander Greive 21.New Zealand
6.2
F
Alex Greive 21.New Zealand
F
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 10.England
6.6
Substitutes
G
Peter Urminsky 27.Slovakia
D
Joe Shaughnessy  4.Republic of Ireland
6.6
89'
D
Thierry Small 16.England
7.0
74'
M
Caolan Boyd-Munce 15.Northern Ireland
90'
M
Ryan Flynn 8.Scotland
6.8
83'
M
F. Taylor 30.Scotland
F
Lewis Jamieson 24.Scotland
F
Kieran Offord 25.Scotland

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

Stephen Robinson played with: Trevor Carson (6.3), Ryan Strain (6.8), Marcus Fraser (6.2), Alexander Gogić (6.2), Richard Taylor (7.2), Scott Tanser (6.3), Greg Kiltie (6.4), Keanu Baccus (6.2), Mark O’Hara (6.4), Alex Greive and Alex Greive (6.2), Curtis Main (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Peter Urminsky, Luke Kenny, Joe Shaughnessy (6.6), Thierry Small (7.0), Caolan Boyd-Munce, Ryan Flynn (6.8), Fraser Taylor, Lewis Jamieson and Kieran Offord.

St. Mirren could not rely on the presence of Ryan Flynn (injured), Joe Shaughnessy (injured) and Caolan Boyd-Munce (injured).

Substitutions

St. Mirren made 4 changes: Scott Tanser for T. Small (74′), Ryan Strain for Ryan Flynn (83′), Greg Kiltie for Joe Shaughnessy (89′) and Richard Taylor for Caolan Boyd Munce (90′).

Best player: Richard Taylor​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Mirren was Richard Taylor.

His rating is (7.2) with 54 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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