Dundee recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat St. Johnstone 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

DUNDEE. Dundee succeeded in reverse the score against St. Johnstone to win 2-1.

By
David Brown
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Dundee recovers a 0-1 deficit to beat St. Johnstone 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

DUNDEE. Dundee found a way to turn the tables against St. Johnstone to win 2-1. It was St. Johnstone to strike first with an early goal of Matt Smith at the 9′. Then it was a penalty in the 75′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jordan McGhee gave the win to Dundee in the 89′ minute. Dundee made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park stadium in Dundee on Sunday and it started at 11:30 pm local time. In front of 7,102 spectators.​ The referee was William Collum who was helped by Daniel McFarlane and Calum Spence. The 4th official was Ross Hardie. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 22.49 degrees Celsius or 72.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Dundee

2 - 1

Team 1

St. Johnstone

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 26 Total 15
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 5
  • 9 Shots blocked 7
  • 104 Attack 97
  • 68 Dangerous attack 61
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 13 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 6 Total 15
  • 4 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Dundee had a superior ball possession 59% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dundee was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dundee won the match​.

Dundee shot 26 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, St. Johnstone shot 15 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Dundee received 4 yellow cards (Michael Mellon, Amadou Bakayoko, Dara Costelloe and Jordan McGhee). On the opposite side, St. Johnstone received 3 yellow cards (Dimitar Mitov, Liam Gordon  and Maksym Kucheryavyi).

Match Timeline

9'
Matt Smith(goal)Graham Carey
Jordan McGhee- Yellow
17'
Dara Costelloe- sub ->Zach Robinson
46'
Dara Costelloe- Yellow
48'
58'
M. Kucheriavyi- sub ->Benjamin Kimpioka
58'
Connor Smith- sub ->Oludare Olufunwa
M. Mellon- sub ->Scott Tiffoney
67'
Amadou Bakayoko- Yellow
69'
69'
Sven Sprangler- sub ->Kerr Smith
Luke McCowan(penalty)
75'
Amadou Bakayoko(VAR)
73'
74'
Liam Gordon - Yellow
75'
Dimitar Mitov- Yellow
79'
Ryan McGowan- sub ->David Keltjens
M. Mellon- Yellow
83'
Jordan McGhee(goal)Owen Beck
89'
88'
M. Kucheriavyi- Yellow
Ricki Lamie- sub ->Aaron Donnelly
89'
Lee Ashcroft- sub ->Michael Mellon
90'
90'
Diallang Jaiyesimi- sub ->Matt Smith

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
81
1
Rangers
78
1
Hearts
63
1
Kilmarnock
51
33
St. Mirren
43
1
Dundee
41
1
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After this match, Dundee has 29 points to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, St. Johnstone will stays with 24 points to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee will host Aberdeen on the 23rd of December with a 18-1 head to head stats in favor of Aberdeen (6 draws).

St. Johnstone will host Rangers on the 17th of February with a 25-3 head to head record in favor of Rangers (6 draws).

Dundee – Formation

Dundee
G
Kevin McKenna 31.Northern Ireland
6.8
D
Joe Shaughnessy  5.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
Jordan McGhee 6.Scotland
7.3
17' Goals89'
D
Aaron Donnelly 25.Northern Ireland
8.5
89'
D
O. Beck 63.Wales
8.4
M
Scott Tiffoney 7.Scotland
7.0
67'
M
L. Cameron 10.Scotland
7.7
M
Luke McCowan 17.Scotland
7.9
Goals75'
M
Mohamad Sylla 28.France
7.3
F
Amadou Bakayoko 9.Sierra Leone
7.3
69'
F
Zach Robinson 16.England
6.3
46'
Substitutes
G
Harry Sharp 30.Scotland
D
Ricki Lamie 12.Scotland
7.0
89'
D
Lee Ashcroft 14.Scotland
90'
D
Owen Dodgson 3.England
D
R. Astley 4.Wales
M
J. Mulligan 15.Scotland
M
F. Robertson 19.Scotland
F
M. Mellon 26.Scotland
6.4
67' 83'
F
Dara Costelloe 44.Republic of Ireland
7.0
46' 48'

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

The manager Tony Docherty decided to play with the following team: Trevor Carson (6.8), Jordan McGhee (7.3), Joe Shaughnessy (7.5), Aaron Donnelly (8.5), Owen Beck (8.4), Mohammad Sylla (7.3), Lyall Cameron (7.7), Luke McCowan (7.9), Scott Tiffoney (7.0), Amadou Bakayoko (7.3) and Zach Robinson (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Owen Dodgson, Ryan Astley, Ricki Lamie (7.0), Lee Ashcroft, Josh Mulligan, Finlay Robertson, Michael Mellon (6.4), Harrison Sharp and Dara Costelloe (7.0).

Dundee could not rely on the presence of Ricki Lamie (injured) and Lee Ashcroft (injured).

Substitutions

Dundee made 4 changes: Zach Robinson for Dara Costelloe (46′), Scott Tiffoney for Michael Mellon (67′), Aaron Donnelly for Ricki Lamie (89′) and Michael Mellon for Lee Ashcroft (90′).

Player of the match: Aaron Donnelly​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee was Aaron Donnelly even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.5 with 56 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

St. Johnstone – Formation

St. Johnstone
G
Dimitar Mitov 1.Bulgaria
7.5
75'
D
Andy Considine 4.Scotland
6.7
D
Liam Gordon  6.Scotland
6.7
74'
D
Kerr Smith 35.Scotland
7.0
69'
M
Graham Carey 11.Republic of Ireland
8.2
M
Oludare Olufunwa 17.England
6.6
58'
M
Luke Robinson 19.Scotland
7.3
M
Matt Smith 22.Wales
8.4
90' Goals9'
M
David Keltjens 33.Israel
7.0
79'
F
Adama Sidibeh 16.
7.5
F
Benjamin Kimpioka 29.Sweden
7.3
58'
Substitutes
G
Dave Richards 31.Wales
D
Tony Gallacher 3.Scotland
D
Ryan McGowan 5.Australia
6.6
79'
M
Diallang Jaiyesimi 13.England
90'
M
M. Kucheriavyi 15.Ukraine
6.3
58' 88'
M
Sven Sprangler 23.Austria
6.7
69'
M
Connor Smith 50.Scotland
6.8
58'
F
Chris Kane 9.Scotland
F
Nicky Clark 10.Scotland

St. Johnstone started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Craig Levein played with: Dimitar Mitov (7.5), Kerr Smith (7.0), Liam Gordon  (6.7), Andy Considine (6.7), Oludare Olufunwa (6.6), David Keltjens (7.0), Matt Smith (8.4), Luke Robinson (7.3), Graham Carey (8.2), Benjamin Kimpioka (7.3) and Adama Sidibeh (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Tony Gallacher, Ryan McGowan (6.6), Chris Kane, Nicky Clark, Diallang Jaiyesimi, Maksym Kucheryavyi (6.3), Sven Sprangler (6.7), Dave Richards and C. Smith (6.8).

Substitutions

St. Johnstone made 5 changes: Kerr Smith for Sven Sprangler (69′), Oludare Olufunwa for C. Smith (58′), David Keltjens for Ryan McGowan (79′), Benjamin Kimpioka for Maksym Kucheryavyi (58′) and Matt Smith for Diallang Jaiyesimi (90′).

Player of the match: Matt Smith​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for St. Johnstone was Matt Smith.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 34 passes (66% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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