Dundee and Kilmarnock draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

DUNDEE. Dundee manages to recover against Kilmarnock with a goal on the M. Watkins 35' and a goal on the R. Deas 90'.

By
Mark Hall
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Dundee and Kilmarnock draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

DUNDEE. Dundee manages to recover against Kilmarnock with a goal on the M. Watkins 35′ and a goal on the R. Deas 90′.

The match was played at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park stadium in Dundee on Sunday and it started at 12:30 am local time. In front of 5,588 spectators.​ The referee was Colin Steven with the assistance of Dougie Potter and Stuart Stevenson. The 4th official was Chris Fordyce. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was hot at 27.72 degrees Celsius or 81.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Dundee

2 - 2

Team 1

Kilmarnock

  • 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
  • 14 Total 9
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 5 Off Target 1
  • 4 Shots blocked 1
  • 100 Attack 114
  • 34 Dangerous attack 59
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 11 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Dundee was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Kilmarnock that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kilmarnock was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Kilmarnock to win the match​.

Dundee shot 14 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Kilmarnock shot 9 times, 7 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Dundee received 3 yellow cards (Luke McCowan, Owen Beck and Aaron Donnelly). Regarding the opposition, Kilmarnock received 4 yellow cards (Robbie Deas, Kevin van Veen, Kyle Vassell and Corrie Ndaba).

Also, Kilmarnock didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Lewis Mayo (Kilmarnock) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (60′).

Match Timeline

11'
Will Dennis(own-goal)
35'
Marley Watkins(goal)Joe Wright
O. Beck- Yellow
39'
49'
Kyle Vassell - Yellow
Owen Dodgson- sub ->Lyall Cameron
55'
60'
Lewis Mayo- Red
Luke McCowan(penalty)
63'
67'
Corrie Ndaba- Yellow
69'
Kevin van Veen- sub ->Kyle Vassell
74'
James Balagizi- sub ->Liam Polworth
74'
D. Watson- sub ->Liam Donnelly
Amadou Bakayoko- sub ->Curtis Main
75'
M. Mellon- sub ->Scott Tiffoney
75'
86'
Innes Cameron- sub ->Marley Watkins
86'
Gary Mackay-Steven- sub ->Danny Armstrong
90'
Robbie Deas(goal)
90'
Robbie Deas- Yellow
Aaron Donnelly- Yellow
90'
Luke McCowan- Yellow
90'
90'
Kevin van Veen- Yellow

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 playing this match, Dundee has 33 points to sit in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Kilmarnock will has 41 points to remain in the 5th 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 record in favor of Aberdeen (6 draws).

Kilmarnock will host St. Mirren on the 16th of March with a 21-13 head to head stats in favor of Kilmarnock (14 draws).

Dundee – Formation

Dundee
G
Jon McCracken 22.Scotland
7.5
D
Joe Shaughnessy  5.Republic of Ireland
6.4
D
Aaron Donnelly 25.Northern Ireland
6.7
90'
D
Antonio Portales 29.Mexico
7.0
M
L. Cameron 10.Scotland
7.0
55'
M
J. Mulligan 15.Scotland
7.5
M
Luke McCowan 17.Scotland
7.3
90' Goals63'
M
Mohamad Sylla 28.France
7.0
M
O. Beck 63.Wales
7.1
39'
F
Scott Tiffoney 7.Scotland
7.5
75'
F
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 8.England
7.0
75'
Substitutes
G
Adam Legzdins 1.England
G
Harry Sharp 30.Scotland
D
Owen Dodgson 3.England
6.4
55'
D
R. Astley 4.Wales
D
Ricki Lamie 12.Scotland
M
Malachi Boateng 23.England
F
Amadou Bakayoko 9.Sierra Leone
6.4
75'
F
M. Mellon 26.Scotland
7.0
75'
F
Dara Costelloe 44.Republic of Ireland

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

The manager Tony Docherty decided to play with the following team: Jon McCracken (7.5), Juan Portales (7.0), Joe Shaughnessy (6.4), Aaron Donnelly (6.7), Luke McCowan (7.3), Josh Mulligan (7.5), Mohammad Sylla (7.0), Lyall Cameron (7.0), Owen Beck (7.1), Curtis Main (7.0) and Scott Tiffoney (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Adam Legzdins, Owen Dodgson (6.4), Ryan Astley, Amadou Bakayoko (6.4), Ricki Lamie, Malachi Boateng, Michael Mellon (7.0), Harrison Sharp and Dara Costelloe.

Substitutions

Dundee made 3 changes: Lyall Cameron for Owen Dodgson (55′), Curtis Main for Amadou Bakayoko (75′) and Scott Tiffoney for Michael Mellon (75′).

Player of the match: Scott Tiffoney​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee was Scott Tiffoney.

His rating is 7.5 with 19 passes (79% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Kilmarnock – Formation

Kilmarnock
G
Will Dennis 1.England
7.3
D
Corrie Ndaba 3.Republic of Ireland
6.3
67'
D
Joe Wright 4.Wales
7.1
D
Lewis Mayo 5.Scotland
5.4
60'
D
Robbie Deas 6.Scotland
7.7
90' Goals90'
M
Matty Kennedy 10.Scotland
6.6
M
Danny Armstrong 11.Scotland
7.1
86'
M
Liam Donnelly 22.Northern Ireland
6.4
74'
M
Liam Polworth 31.Scotland
6.7
74'
F
Kyle Vassell  9.Northern Ireland
6.4
69' 49'
F
Marley Watkins 23.Wales
7.3
86' Goals35'
Substitutes
G
K. O'Hara 20.Republic of Ireland
D
T. Davies 19.Wales
M
Rory McKenzie 7.Scotland
M
D. Watson 12.Scotland
6.8
74'
M
James Balagizi 14.England
7.0
74'
M
Fraser Murray 15.Scotland
M
Gary Mackay-Steven 39.Scotland
6.7
86'
F
Innes Cameron 18.Scotland
7.0
86'
F
Kevin van Veen 99.Netherlands
6.4
69' 90'

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

Derek McInnes played with: Will Dennis (7.3), Joe Wright (7.1), Lewis Mayo (5.4), Robbie Deas (7.7), Corrie Ndaba (6.3), Danny Armstrong (7.1), Liam Polworth (6.7), Liam Donnelly (6.4), Matty Kennedy (6.6), Marley Watkins (7.3) and Kyle Vassell (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Rory McKenzie, David Watson (6.8), James Balagizi (7.0), Fraser Murray, Innes Cameron (7.0), Thomas Davies, Kieran O’Hara, Gary Mackay-Steven (6.7) and Kevin van Veen (6.4).

Substitutions

Kilmarnock made 5 changes: Kyle Vassell for Kevin van Veen (69′), Liam Polworth for James Balagizi (74′), Liam Donnelly for David Watson (74′), Marley Watkins for Innes Cameron (86′) and Danny Armstrong for Gary Mackay-Steven (86′).

Player of the match: Robbie Deas​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Kilmarnock was Robbie Deas.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 45 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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