PAISLEY. St. Mirren and Dundee United didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. St. Mirren was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)..
The match was played at the The SMISA Stadium stadium in Paisley on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Colin Steven that was helped by Calum Spence and Gordon Crawford. The 4th official was Stewart Luke. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.9 degrees Celsius or 60.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
St. Mirren started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up. On the other side, Dundee United adopted for a christmas tree formation (4-3-2-1).
St. Mirren – Formation
St. Mirren
37'
74'
Jim Goodwin decided to play with the following team: Jak Alnwick , Marcus Fraser , Joe Shaughnessy , Conor McCarthy , Dylan Reid , Matthew Millar , Connor Ronan , Jamie McGrath , Scott Tanser , Curtis Main and Eamonn Brophy .
The home team had on the bench: Dean Lyness, Daniel Finlayson, Richard Tait , Ryan Flynn , Kyle McAllister , Kristian Dennis and Lee Erwin.
Best player: Scott Tanser
The player that probably impressed the most for St. Mirren was Scott Tanser.
His rating is with 0 goals, 29 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 18. He performed 11 crosses.
Dundee United – Formation
Dundee United
On the other side, Thomas Goodwin played with: Trevor Carson , Liam Smith , Ryan Edwards , Charlie Mulgrew , Scott McMann , Jeando Fuchs , Calum Butcher , Ian Harkes , Ilmari Niskanen , Peter Pawlett and Marc McNulty .
They had on the bench: Jack Newman, Mark Connolly , Mark Reynolds, Adrián Spörle, Dylan Levitt , Louis Appéré and Nicky Clark.
Dundee United could not rely on the presence of D. Levitt (injured) and M. Connolly (injured).
Best player: Charlie Mulgrew
The player that probably impressed the most for Dundee United was Charlie Mulgrew.
His rating is with 0 goals, 32 passes (59% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Match report
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 16 Total 9
- 2 On Target 3
- 14 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 103
- 59 Dangerous attack 29
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
St. Mirren was in firm control of the ball 56% while Dundee United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
St. Mirren was extremely more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough St. Mirren to win the match.
St. Mirren shoot 16 times, 2 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Dundee United shoot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
St. Mirren received 2 yellow cards (E. Brophy and M. Fraser). On the other side, Dundee United received 1 yellow card (C. Butcher).
Match Timeline
Standing
After this match, St. Mirren will have 3 points to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Dundee United will have 7 points to stay in the 7th place.
In the next match in the Premiership, St. Mirren will play away Hibernian on the 18th of September with a 19-8 head to head in favor of Hibernian (10 draw). Dundee United will host Dundee on the 19th of September with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Dundee United (3 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Johnstone – Rangers – 1-2
- Celtic – Ross County – 3-0
- Dundee – Livingston – 0-0
- Motherwell – Aberdeen – 2-0
- St. Mirren – Dundee United – 0-0
