PERTH. St. Johnstone recovers against Dundee with a goal on the S. Tiffoney 35′ and a goal on the R. Lamie 58′. St. Johnstone was truly superior in terms of ball possession (62%)​

The match was played at the McDiarmid Park stadium in Perth on Saturday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was William Collum assisted by Jonathan Bell and Paul O’Neill. The 4th official was Euan Anderson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

St. Johnstone

2 - 2

Dundee

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 8 Total 12
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 2
  • 110 Attack 86
  • 44 Dangerous attack 40
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 13 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

St. Johnstone had a strong ball possession 62% while Dundee was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

St. Johnstone was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough St. Johnstone to win the match​.

St. Johnstone shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dundee shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

St. Johnstone received 3 yellow cards (Cameron MacPherson, Sam McClelland and Graham Carey). Talking about the opposition, Dundee received 2 yellow cards ( and Tony Docherty).

Match Timeline

35'
Scott Tiffoney(goal)Amadou Bakayoko
Chris Kane- sub ->Stevie May
54'
Cammy MacPherson - sub ->Matthew Smith
54'
M. Kucheriavyi- sub ->Dara Costelloe
55'
58'
Ricki Lamie(goal)Owen Beck
69'
Ryan Howley- sub ->Finlay Robertson
69'
Cammy MacPherson - Yellow
73'
78'
Mohamad Sylla- sub ->Malachi Boateng
M. Kucheriavyi(goal)Graham Carey
82'
84'
Charlie Reilly- sub ->Scott Tiffoney
84'
Zak Rudden- sub ->Amadou Bakayoko
Sam McClelland- Yellow
87'
Graham Carey- Yellow
90'
M. Kucheriavyi(goal)Luke Robinson
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
78
33
Rangers
75
33
Hearts
62
33
Kilmarnock
55
3
St. Mirren
46
3
Dundee
41
3
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After this match, St. Johnstone will have 2 points like Aberdeen to remain in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Dundee will have 5 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, St. Johnstone will host Kilmarnock on the 13th of April with a 18-15 head to head statistic in favor of St. Johnstone (8 draws).

Dundee will play away agasint Aberdeen on the 13th of April with a 18-1 head to head record in favor of Aberdeen (5 draws).

St. Johnstone – Formation

St. Johnstone
G
Dimitar Mitov 1.Bulgaria
7.0
D
Luke Robinson 19.Scotland
6.3
D
Sam McClelland 18.Northern Ireland
6.3
87'
D
Andy Considine 4.Scotland
6.8
D
James Brown 2.Malta
6.4
M
Dara Costelloe 44.Republic of Ireland
6.6
55'
M
Daniel Phillips 34.England
6.8
M
Matt Smith 22.Wales
6.8
54'
M
Graham Carey 11.Republic of Ireland
6.7
90'
M
Jay Turner-Cooke 27.England
6.4
69'
F
Stevie May 7.Scotland
6.6
54'
Substitutes
G
Dave Richards 31.Wales
D
Liam Gordon 6.Scotland
D
Oludare Olufunwa 17.England
D
Tony Gallacher 3.Scotland
M
Cammy Ballantyne 25.Scotland
M
M. Kucheriavyi 15.Ukraine
7.3
55' 82', 90'
M
Cammy MacPherson 8.Scotland
6.4
54' 73'
F
L. Jephcott 16.Wales
6.4
69'
F
Chris Kane 9.Scotland
7.0
54'

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

The manager Steven MacLean decided to play with the following team: Dimitar Mitov (7.0), James Brown (6.4), Sam McClelland (6.3), Andy Considine (6.8), Luke Robinson (6.3), Dara Costelloe (6.6), Daniel Phillips (6.8), Matthew Smith (6.8), Graham Carey (6.7), Jay Turner-Cooke (6.4) and Stevie May (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Liam Gordon, Oludare Olufunwa, Cameron Ballantyne, Maksym Kucheriavyi (7.3), Cameron MacPherson (6.4), Tony Gallacher, Luke Jephcott (6.4), Dave Richards and Chris Kane (7.0).

Substitutions

St. Johnstone made 4 changes: Jay Turner-Cooke for Luke Jephcott (69′), Matthew Smith for Cameron MacPherson (54′), Stevie May for Chris Kane (54′) and Dara Costelloe for Maksym Kucheriavyi (55′).

Best player: Maksym Kucheriavyi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Johnstone was Maksym Kucheriavyi.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 12 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 55′.

Dundee – Formation

Dundee
G
Kevin McKenna 31.Northern Ireland
7.0
D
O. Beck 3.Wales
7.9
D
Ricki Lamie 12.Scotland
7.7
58'
D
Joe Shaughnessy 5.Republic of Ireland
7.0
D
Jordan McGhee 6.Scotland
7.0
M
Malachi Boateng 23.England
6.8
78'
M
F. Robertson 19.Scotland
7.0
69'
M
Zach Robinson 16.England
7.0
M
Scott Tiffoney 7.Scotland
7.9
84' 35'
M
Luke McCowan 17.Scotland
7.5
F
Amadou Bakayoko 9.Sierra Leone
7.3
84'
Substitutes
G
Adam Legzdins 1.England
D
Lee Ashcroft 14.Scotland
D
Cammy Kerr 2.Scotland
M
Mohamad Sylla 28.France
6.7
78'
M
Charlie Reilly 18.Scotland
84'
M
L. Cameron 10.Scotland
M
J. Mulligan 15.Scotland
F
Ryan Howley 21.Wales
6.8
69'
F
Zak Rudden 20.Scotland
84'

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

Tony Docherty played with: Trevor Carson (7.0), Jordan McGhee (7.0), Joe Shaughnessy (7.0), Ricki Lamie (7.7), Owen Beck (7.9), Malachi Boateng (6.8), Zach Robinson (7.0), Finlay Robertson (7.0), Luke McCowan (7.5), Scott Tiffoney (7.9) and Amadou Bakayoko (7.3).

They had on the bench: Mohammad Sylla (6.7), Adam Legzdins, Ryan Howley (6.8), Lee Ashcroft, Charlie Reilly, Cammy Kerr, Zak Rudden, Lyall Cameron and Josh Mulligan.

Substitutions

Dundee made 4 changes: Malachi Boateng for Mohammad Sylla (78′), Finlay Robertson for Ryan Howley (69′), Amadou Bakayoko for Zak Rudden (84′) and Scott Tiffoney for Charlie Reilly (84′).

Best player: Owen Beck​

The player that probably impressed the most for Dundee was Owen Beck.

His rating is (7.9) with 28 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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