DUNDEE. St. Johnstone conquered Dundee United to win 2-1. It was St. Johnstone to strike first with a goal of S. May at the 15′. Then scored again for St. Johnstone in the 39′ minute. Eventually, reduced the distance for Dundee United (82′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Dundee United was vastly better in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Munro with the help of Calum Spence and Steven Traynor. The 4th official was Iain Snedden. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13 degrees Celsius or 55.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Dundee United

1 - 2

St. Johnstone

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 18 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 14 Off Target 9
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 134 Attack 81
  • 67 Dangerous attack 24
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 0
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Dundee United had a strong ball possession 64% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Dundee United was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, St. Johnstone managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Dundee United shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, St. Johnstone shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Dundee United received 5 yellow cards (, , I. Harkes, A. Meekison and R. Edwards). Talking about the opposition, St. Johnstone received 3 yellow cards (, and ).

Match Timeline

15'
Stevie May(goal)A. Considine
22'
Ryan McGowan- Yellow
33'
33'
Drey Wright - Yellow
39'
42'
46'
Tony Watt- sub ->S. Fletcher
56'
68'
Glenn Middleton- sub ->K. Freeman
68'
71'
71'
Ali Crawford- sub ->S. May
72'
75'
75'
Tony Watt(goal)
82'
85'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After this match, Dundee United will stay with 2 points to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, St. Johnstone will have 10 points like Motherwell to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee United will play away with St. Johnstone on the 2nd of January with a 10-10 head to head statistic.

St. Johnstone will host Dundee United on the 2nd of January with a 10-10 head to head record.

Dundee United – Formation

Dundee United
G
Carljohan Eriksson 13.Finland
6.1
D
Kieran Freeman 22.Scotland
6.2
68'
D
Liam Smith 2.Scotland
7.2
D
Ryan Edwards 12.England
7.0
75'
D
Ross Graham 6.Scotland
6.8
D
Aziz Behich 16.Australia
5.8
33'
M
Jamie McGrath 18.Republic of Ireland
7.4
M
Dylan Levitt 19.Wales
6.8
42'
M
Ian Harkes 23.United States
6.3
68' 46'
F
Steven Fletcher 9.Scotland
6.5
56'
F
Sadat Happy Anaku 20.Uganda
6.7
Substitutes
G
Mark Birighitti 1.Australia
D
Scott McMann 3.Scotland
M
Archie Meekison 17.Scotland
6.6
68' 72'
M
Craig Sibbald 14.Scotland
M
Glenn Middleton 15.Scotland
6.8
68'
M
Mathew Anim Cudjoe 28.Ghana
M
Ilmari Niskanen 7.Finland
75'
F
Tony Watt 32.Scotland
7.4
56' 82'

Dundee United adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Jack Ross decided to play with the following team: Carljohan Eriksson (6.1), Kieran Freeman (6.2), Liam Smith (7.2), Ryan Edwards (7.0), Ross Graham (6.8), Aziz Behich (5.8), Ian Harkes (6.3), Dylan Levitt (6.8), Jamie McGrath (7.4), Sadat Anaku (6.7) and Steven Fletcher (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Mark Birighitti, Scott McMann, Mathew Anim Cudjoe, Samuel Harding, Ilmari Niskanen, Archie Meekison (6.6), Craig Sibbald, Glenn Middleton (6.8) and Tony Watt (7.4).

Substitutions

Dundee United made 4 changes: S. Fletcher for T. Watt (56′), I. Harkes for A. Meekison (68′), K. Freeman for G. Middleton (68′) and A. Sadat for I. Niskanen (75′).

Best player: Jamie McGrath​

The most impressive player for Dundee United was Jamie McGrath.

His rating is (7.4) with 37 passes (91% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 12 crosses.

St. Johnstone – Formation

St. Johnstone
G
Remi Matthews 1.England
7.3
D
Drey Wright 14.England
6.6
33'
D
Alex Mitchell 5.England
6.9
90'
D
Liam Gordon 6.Scotland
7.0
D
Andy Considine 4.Scotland
7.3
D
Adam Montgomery 19.Scotland
6.8
M
Melker Hallberg 22.Sweden
7.4
39'
M
Ryan McGowan 13.Australia
7.4
22'
M
Jamie Murphy 29.Scotland
7.1
71'
F
Stevie May 7.Scotland
8.4
71' 15'
F
Nicky Clark 37.Scotland
6.8
85'
Substitutes
G
Elliot Parish 12.England
D
J. Brown 2.Malta
D
Tony Gallacher 3.Scotland
D
John Mahon 16.Republic of Ireland
M
M. Kucheriavyi 27.Ukraine
M
Ali Crawford 21.Scotland
6.5
71'
F
Connor McLennan 26.Scotland
6.6
71'
F
Theo Bair 17.Canada
85'
F
Michael O'Halloran 11.Scotland

Also St. Johnstone adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Callum Davidson played with: Remi Matthews (7.3), Drey Wright (6.6), Alex Mitchell (6.9), Liam Gordon (7.0), Andy Considine (7.3), Adam Montgomery (6.8), Melker Hallberg (7.4), Ryan McGowan (7.4), Jamie Murphy (6.8), Stevie May (8.4) and Nicky Clark (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Elliot Parish, James Brown, Tony Gallacher, John Mahon, Maksym Kucheriavyi, Connor McLennan (6.7), Thelonius Bair, Ali Crawford (6.9) and Michael O’Halloran.

Substitutions

St. Johnstone made 3 changes: S. May for A. Crawford (70′), J. Murphy for C. McLennan (70′) and N. Clark for T. Bair (85′).

Best player: Stevie May​

The player that probably impressed the most for St. Johnstone was Stevie May.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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