PERTH. St. Johnstone overcomes Dundee 3-1. St. Johnstone was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with C. Kane (31′), C. Kane (39′) and S. May (46′). Dundee reduced the distance with a goal (74′) by R. Sweeney, but there was not much to do for them.
The match was played at the McDiarmid Park stadium in Perth on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Greg Aitken with the assistance of Daniel McFarlane and Scott Robert Anderson. The 4th official was Kevin Clancy. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.6 degrees Celsius or 60.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 10 Total 8
- 4 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 99 Attack 139
- 30 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 14 Total 14
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Dundee was in firm control of the ball 55% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Dundee was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, St. Johnstone was able to find the solution to win this match.
St. Johnstone shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Dundee shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
St. Johnstone received 3 yellow cards (C. Kane, L. Craig and D. Wotherspoon). On the other side, Dundee received 1 yellow card (J. McGhee).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, St. Johnstone will have 9 points to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Dundee will stay with 3 points like Ross County to stay in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, St. Johnstone will host Livingston on the 16th of October with a 4-4 head to head statistic.
Dundee will host Aberdeen on the 16th of October with a 16-0 head to head in favor of Aberdeen (4 draws).
St. Johnstone – Formation
St. Johnstone
80'
79'
46'
St. Johnstone started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Callum Davidson decided to play with the following team: Zander Clark , Michael O’Halloran , Shaun Rooney , Efe Eric Ambrose , Lars Dendoncker , Callum Booth , Ali Crawford , Liam Craig , David Wotherspoon , Chris Kane and Stevie May .
The home team had on the bench: Elliot Parish, Hayden Muller , Reece Devine, Cameron MacPherson , Craig Bryson, Eetu Vertainen and Glenn Middleton .
St. Johnstone could not rely on the presence of C. MacPherson (injured).
Substitutions
St. Johnstone made 3 changes: A. Crawford for C. MacPherson (59′), S. May for G. Middleton (75′) and M. O’Halloran for H. Muller (80′).
Best player: Michael O’Halloran
The player that probably impressed the most for St. Johnstone was Michael O’Halloran even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (52% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Dundee – Formation
Dundee
Dundee started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, James McPake played with: Adam Legzdins , Lee Ashcroft , Liam Fontaine , Ryan Sweeney , Cammy Kerr , Paul McGowan , Shaun Byrne , Jordan McGhee , Jordan Marshall , Paul McMullan and Jason Cummings .
They had on the bench: Ian Lawlor, Christie Elliot, Corey Panter, Luke McCowan , Max Anderson , Calum Lamb and Cillian Sheridan .
Substitutions
Dundee made 3 changes: L. Fontaine for L. McCowan (46′), S. Byrne for C. Sheridan (46′) and J. McGhee for M. Anderson (70′).
Best player: Ryan Sweeney
The player that probably impressed the most for Dundee was Ryan Sweeney.
His rating is with 1 goal, 60 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 18.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Dundee United – Ross County – 1-0
- Hearts – Motherwell – 2-0
- Livingston – St. Mirren – 0-1
- St. Johnstone – Dundee – 3-1
