DUNDEE. Dundee tops St. Johnstone 1-0 after D. Mullen scored just 1 goal (39′).
The match was played at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park stadium in Dundee on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Andrew Dallas who had the assistance of Gordon Crawford and Kevin McElhinney. The 4th official was Chris Fordyce. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 2 degrees Celsius or 35.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 19 Total 10
- 4 On Target 2
- 15 Off Target 8
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 110 Attack 95
- 43 Dangerous attack 43
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Dundee was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. St. Johnstone that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Dundee was was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dundee won the match.
Dundee shot 19 times, 4 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, St. Johnstone shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Dundee didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, St. Johnstone received 1 yellow card (V. Solomon-Otabor).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Dundee will have 16 points to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, St. Johnstone will stay with 14 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee will play away with Rangers on the 4th of December with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Rangers (1 draw).
St. Johnstone will host Ross County on the 4th of December with a 10-6 head to head record in favor of St. Johnstone (12 draws).
Dundee – Formation
Dundee
76'
39'
Dundee started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager James McPake decided to play with the following team: Adam Legzdins , Cammy Kerr , Liam Fontaine , Ryan Sweeney , Jordan Marshall , Paul McMullan , Max Anderson , Charlie Adam , Luke McCowan , Paul McGowan and Danny Mullen .
The home team had on the bench: Ian Lawlor, Corey Panter, Christie Elliot, Calum Lamb, Jason Cummings and Leigh Griffiths .
Substitutions
Dundee made only 1 change substituting P. McGowan for L. Griffiths (76′).
Best player: Luke McCowan
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee was Luke McCowan even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 33 passes (63% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 10 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
St. Johnstone – Formation
St. Johnstone
90'
St. Johnstone started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Callum Davidson played with: Zander Clark , Shaun Rooney , Liam Gordon , Jamie McCart , Ali Crawford , Cameron MacPherson , Murray Davidson , Callum Booth , Michael O’Halloran , Eetu Vertainen and Chris Kane .
They had on the bench: Elliot Parish, Reece Devine, Efe Eric Ambrose, James Brown, Lars Dendoncker, Solomon-Otabor Viv and Liam Craig .
Substitutions
St. Johnstone made 2 changes: M. Davidson for L. Craig (46′) and E. Vertainen for V. Solomon-Otabor (68′).
Best player: Shaun Rooney
The most impressive player for St. Johnstone was Shaun Rooney.
His rating is with 40 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Aberdeen – Livingston – 2-0
- Dundee – St. Johnstone – 1-0
- Hibernian – Rangers – 0-1
- St. Mirren – Ross County – 0-0
