PERTH. St. Johnstone and Dundee United didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Dundee United was truly better in terms of ball possession (63%)​.

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 Colin Steven with the collaboration of David McGeachie and Graeme Leslie. The 4th official was Lorraine Watson. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.7 degrees Celsius or 72.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

St. Johnstone

0 - 0

Dundee United

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 7 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 11
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 95 Attack 125
  • 52 Dangerous attack 76
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 13
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Dundee United had a strong ball possession 63% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dundee United had a more offensive attitude with 76 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. However, that was not enough Dundee United to win the match​.

St. Johnstone shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Dundee United shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

St. Johnstone received 2 yellow cards (M. Hallberg and D. Cleary). Talking about the opposition, Dundee United received 2 yellow cards (P. Pawlett and L. Smith).

M. Hallberg (St. Johnstone) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (53′).

Match Timeline

27'
46'
46'
53'
60'
Cammy MacPherson - sub ->A. Crawford
60'
63'
67'
78'
83'
83'
Christopher Mochrie- sub ->P. Pawlett
88'
Tony Gallacher- sub ->C. Booth
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
93
5
Livingston
49
5
Rangers
89
5
Hibernian
45
5
Hearts
61
5
St. Mirren
44
5
Aberdeen
41
5
Dundee United
48
5
St. Johnstone
35
5
Motherwell
46
5
Dundee
29
5
Ross County
41
5

After playing this contest, St. Johnstone will have 19 points to remain in the 11th place. On the other side, Dundee United will have 30 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, St. Johnstone will play away with St. Mirren on the 9th of February with a 15-5 head to head stats in favor of St. Johnstone (12 draws).

Dundee United will host Motherwell on the 9th of February with a 19-15 head to head record in favor of Dundee United (13 draws).

St. Johnstone – Formation

St. Johnstone
G
Z. Clark 1.Scotland
7.1
D
Dan Cleary 5.Republic of Ireland
6.1
78'
D
Liam Gordon 6.Scotland
7.1
D
Jamie McCart 4.Scotland
7.1
M
James Brown 2.Malta
6.9
M
M. Hallberg 29.Sweden
5.8
53'
M
Jacob Luke Butterfield 34.England
6.3
M
Ali Crawford 21.Scotland
7.1
60'
M
Callum Booth 24.Scotland
7.1
88'
F
Stevie May 7.Scotland
6.8
60'
F
Callum Hendry 22.Scotland
7.4
88'
Substitutes
G
Elliot Parish 12.England
D
John Mahon 16.Republic of Ireland
D
Tony Gallacher 3.Scotland
88'
D
Thomas Sang 27.England
M
Cammy MacPherson 18.Scotland
6.8
60'
M
Murray Davidson 8.Scotland
6.3
60'
M
Charlie Gilmour 15.Scotland
M
L. Craig 26.Scotland
F
J. Hector-Ingram 33.England
F
Glenn Middleton 14.Scotland
88'

St. Johnstone started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Callum Davidson decided to play with the following team: Zander Clark (7.1), Dan Cleary (6.1), Liam Gordon (7.1), Jamie McCart (7.1), James Brown (6.9), Melker Hallberg (5.8), Jacob Luke Butterfield (6.3), Ali Crawford (7.1), Callum Booth (7.1), Stevie May (6.8) and Callum Hendry (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Elliot Parish, John Mahon, Tony Gallacher, Murray Davidson (6.3), Charlie Gilmour, Liam Craig, Thomas Sang, Jahmal Hector Ingram, Glenn Middleton and Cameron MacPherson (6.8).

Substitutions

St. Johnstone made 4 changes: S. May for M. Davidson (60′), A. Crawford for C. MacPherson (60′), C. Hendry for G. Middleton (88′) and C. Booth for T. Gallacher (88′).

Best player: Callum Hendry​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Johnstone was Callum Hendry.

His rating is (7.4) with 24 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 16 duels out of 23. He performed 2 crosses.

Dundee United – Formation

Dundee United
G
B. Siegrist 1.Switzerland
7.1
D
Liam Smith 2.Scotland
6.8
83'
D
Kerr Smith 28.Scotland
D
Ryan Edwards 12.England
7.2
D
Calum Butcher 18.England
7.7
D
Ross Graham 29.Scotland
6.9
M
Tim Akinola 15.England
6.8
46'
M
Dylan Levitt 19.Wales
6.6
46'
M
Ian Harkes 23.United States
6.7
M
Peter Pawlett 8.Scotland
6.8
83' 67'
F
Nicky Clark 10.Scotland
6.2
63'
F
Tony Watt 32.Scotland
8.0
Substitutes
G
Carljohan Eriksson 13.Finland
D
Scott McMann 33.Scotland
6.2
D
L. Neilson 20.Scotland
M
Archie Meekison 17.Scotland
M
Christopher Mochrie 26.Scotland
6.5
83'
M
Kevin McDonald 6.Scotland
M
Ilmari Niskanen 7.Finland
6.4
F
M. McNulty 9.Scotland
6.2
63'
F
Rory MacLeod 53.Scotland

Dundee United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Thomas Courts played with: Benjamin Siegrist (7.1), Kerr Smith, Liam Smith (6.8), Ryan Edwards (7.2), Calum Butcher (7.7), Ross Graham (6.9), Peter Pawlett (6.8), Tim Akinola (6.8), Dylan Levitt (6.6), Ian Harkes (6.7) and Nicky Clark (6.2), Tony Watt (8.0).

These were the players on the bench: Carljohan Eriksson, Scott McMann (6.2), Archie Meekison, Lewis Neilson, Chris Mochrie (6.5), Kevin McDonald, Ilmari Niskanen (6.4), Marc McNulty (6.2) and Rory Macleod.

Substitutions

Dundee United made 4 changes: S. McMann for T. Akinola (46′), I. Niskanen for D. Levitt (46′), N. Clark for M. McNulty (63′) and P. Pawlett for C. R. Mochrie (83′).

Best player: Tony Watt​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee United was Tony Watt.

His rating is (8.0) with 42 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 21. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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