DUNDEE. St. Mirren overcome Dundee United to win 2-1. It was St. Mirren to strike first with a goal of J. Henderson at the 15′. Then E. Brophy scored again for St. Mirren in the 60′ minute. Eventually, A. Power reduced the distance for Dundee United an own goal (73′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Dundee United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Alan James Muir with the collaboration of Calum Spence and David Dunne. The 4th official was Peter Stuart. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 17 Total 11
- 5 On Target 3
- 12 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 129 Attack 85
- 42 Dangerous attack 44
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 8
Fouls
- 17 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Dundee United was in firm control of the ball 64% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
St. Mirren had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why St. Mirren won the contest.
Dundee United shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, St. Mirren shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Dundee United received 3 yellow cards (S. McMann, C. Mulgrew and T. Watt). On the opposite side, St. Mirren received 1 yellow card (A. Power).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Dundee United will stay with 25 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, St. Mirren will have 22 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee United will play away against Dundee on the 1st of February with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Dundee United (3 draws).
St. Mirren will host Motherwell on the 1st of February with a 16-11 head to head in favor of Motherwell (15 draws).
Dundee United – Formation
Dundee United
68'
83'
Dundee United started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Thomas Courts decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Siegrist , Lewis Neilson , Ryan Edwards , Charlie Mulgrew , Scott McMann , Peter Pawlett , Dylan Levitt , Jeando Fuchs , Ilmari Niskanen , Ian Harkes and Marc McNulty .
The home team had on the bench: Carljohan Eriksson, Kieran Freeman , Adrián Spörle, Calum Butcher, Declan Glass , Chris Mochrie, Louis Appéré, Nicky Clark and Tony Watt .
Substitutions
Dundee United made 4 changes: I. Niskanen for T. Watt (59′), L. Neilson for K. Freeman (68′), J. Fuchs for N. Clark (68′) and P. Pawlett for D. Glass (82′).
Best player: Dylan Levitt
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee United was Dylan Levitt.
His rating is with 89 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 12 crosses.
St. Mirren – Formation
St. Mirren
15'
St. Mirren started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
Jim Goodwin played with: Jak Alnwick , Marcus Fraser , Joe Shaughnessy , Charles Dunne , Jay Henderson , Alan Power , Ethan Erhahon , Connor Ronan , Scott Tanser , Greg Kiltie and Eamonn Brophy .
These were the players on the bench: Dean Lyness, Peter Urminsky, Richard Tait, Ryan Flynn , Kyle McAllister, Matthew Millar, Alex Greive and Lee Erwin.
Substitutions
St. Mirren made 3 changes: E. Brophy for R. Flynn (82′), G. Kiltie for A. Greive (88′) and J. Henderson for K. McAllister (90′).
Best player: Jak Alnwick
The most impressive player for St. Mirren was the goalkeeper: Jak Alnwick. His rating is 7.65. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Aberdeen – Rangers – 1-1
- Dundee United – St. Mirren – 1-2
- Hearts – St. Johnstone – 2-0
- Livingston – Dundee – 2-0
- Ross County – Motherwell – 3-1
