PERTH. St. Johnstone conquers Dundee United 1-0 after L. Gordon scored just 1 goal (43′).

Charlie Mulgrew received a red card (61′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Dundee United lost the match.

The match was played at the McDiarmid Park stadium in Perth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Alan James Muir with the support of John McCrossan and Colin Drummond. The 4th official was Chris Graham. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

St. Johnstone

1 - 0

Dundee United

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 17 Total 13
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 11
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 96 Attack 113
  • 49 Dangerous attack 54
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 15 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. St. Johnstone was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Dundee United that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Dundee United was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, St. Johnstone was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

St. Johnstone shot 17 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Dundee United shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

St. Johnstone received 2 yellow cards (Stevie May and Graham Carey). On the other side, Dundee United received 4 yellow cards (Jim Goodwin, Ilmari Niskanen, Aziz Behich and Craig Sibbald).

Also, Dundee United didn’t end the match with 11 players after Charlie Mulgrew (Dundee United) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (61′).

Match Timeline

Liam Gordon (goal)Stevie May
43'
61'
64'
67'
70'
Rory MacLeod- sub ->K. Freeman
72'
Stevie May- Yellow
72'
80'
81'
87'
Mathew Anim Cudjoe- sub ->Ian Harkes
90'
90'
Graham Carey- Yellow
90'

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, St. Johnstone will have 33 points to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Dundee United will stay with 31 points like Kilmarnock to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, St. Johnstone will host Motherwell on the 13th of May with a 22-18 head to head statistic in favor of St. Johnstone (8 draws).

Dundee United will host Ross County on the 13th of May with a 14-6 head to head in favor of Dundee United (4 draws).

St. Johnstone – Formation

St. Johnstone
G
Remi Matthews 1.England
6.8
D
Andy Considine 4.Scotland
7.3
D
Liam Gordon 6.Scotland
7.2
43'
D
J. Brown 2.Malta
7.0
90'
D
Adam Montgomery 19.Scotland
6.6
M
Graham Carey 23.Republic of Ireland
6.9
90'
M
M. Hallberg 22.Sweden
6.7
67'
M
Drey Wright 14.England
6.8
M
Cammy MacPherson 18.Scotland
7.0
M
Daniel Phillips 34.England
6.8
F
Stevie May 7.Scotland
6.8
81' 72'
Substitutes
G
Ross Sinclair 20.Scotland
D
Alex Mitchell 5.England
90'
D
Tony Gallacher 3.Scotland
M
Cammy Ballantyne 25.Scotland
M
J. Moreland 31.Scotland
F
Z. Rudden 16.Scotland
81'
F
T. Bair 17.Canada
6.2
67'
F
Jamie Murphy 29.Scotland

St. Johnstone started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Callum Davidson decided to play with the following team: Remi Matthews (6.8), James Brown (7.0), Liam Gordon (7.2), Andy Considine (7.3), Adam Montgomery (6.6), Daniel Phillips (6.8), Drey Wright (6.8), Cameron MacPherson (7.0), Melker Hallberg (6.7), Graham Carey (6.9) and Stevie May (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Zak Rudden, Ross Sinclair, Alex Mitchell, Thelonius Bair (6.2), Jamie Murphy, Cameron Ballantyne, Tony Gallacher, Jackson Mylchreest and John Moreland.

St. Johnstone could not rely on the presence of T. Bair (injured) and Alex Mitchell (injured).

Substitutions

St. Johnstone made 3 changes: Melker Hallberg for Thelonius Bair (67′), Stevie May for Zak Rudden (81′) and James Brown for Alex Mitchell (90′).

Best player: Andy Considine​

The most impressive player for St. Johnstone was Andy Considine even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.3) with 24 passes (45% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7.

Dundee United – Formation

Dundee United
G
Mark Birighitti 1.Australia
7.3
D
Charlie Mulgrew 4.Scotland
6.7
61'
D
Scott McMann 3.Scotland
6.9
90'
D
Kieran Freeman 22.Scotland
6.7
70'
D
Loick Ayina 27.France
7.1
M
Aziz Behich 16.Australia
6.6
72'
M
Craig Sibbald 14.Scotland
7.0
80'
M
Ilmari Niskanen 7.Finland
6.9
64'
M
Jamie McGrath 18.Republic of Ireland
6.8
M
Ian Harkes 23.United States
7.1
87'
F
Steven Fletcher 9.Scotland
6.8
Substitutes
G
Jack Newman 31.England
D
Ryan Edwards 12.England
90'
D
Ross Graham 6.Scotland
M
Arnaud Djoum 10.Cameroon
M
Mathew Anim Cudjoe 28.Ghana
87'
M
Glenn Middleton 15.Scotland
M
M. Thomson 39.Scotland
M
Kai Fotheringham 25.Scotland
F
Rory MacLeod 44.Scotland
6.2
70'

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

Jim Goodwin played with: Mark Birighitti (7.3), Kieran Freeman (6.7), Loick Ayina (7.1), Charlie Mulgrew (6.7), Scott McMann (6.9), Ian Harkes (7.1), Craig Sibbald (7.0), Jamie McGrath (6.8), Ilmari Niskanen (6.9), Aziz Behich (6.6) and Steven Fletcher (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Ryan Edwards, Ross Graham, Jack Newman, Arnaud Djoum, Mathew Anim Cudjoe, Glenn Middleton, Miller Thomson, Rory Macleod (6.2) and Kai Fotheringham.

Substitutions

Dundee United made 3 changes: K. Freeman for Rory MacLeod (70′), Ian Harkes for Mathew Anim Cudjoe (87′) and Scott McMann for Ryan Edwards (90′).

Best player: Mark Birighitti​

The player that probably impressed the most for Dundee United was the goalkeeper: Mark Birighitti. His rating is 7.32. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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