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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 20
Jan 2, 2023 at 3pm UK
McDiarmid Park
Dundee United

St Johnstone
0 - 1
Dundee Utd


Gordon (28'), Phillips (59'), Wotherspoon (90+4')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Watt (81')
Sibbald (19')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Monday's Scottish Premiership clash between St Johnstone and Dundee United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

St Johnstone

All competitions
Last Game: St Johnstone 2-3 Hearts
Wednesday, December 28 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership

Dundee United

All competitions
Last Game: Dundee Utd 3-0 Ross County
Wednesday, December 28 at 7.45pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: St Johnstone 1-2 Dundee United

 Buoyed by their victory over Ross County, Dundee United will head into the new year with renewed confidence as they look to strengthen their league position in the second half of the season. Fox's men have enjoyed success in their recent visits to McDiarmid Park and we are backing them to come away with a slender victory against the floundering St Johnstone. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a St Johnstone win with a probability of 40.01%. A win for Dundee United had a probability of 31.07% and a draw had a probability of 28.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a St Johnstone win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.94%) and 2-0 (7.82%). The likeliest Dundee United win was 0-1 (11.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.31%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Dundee United would win this match.

Result
St JohnstoneDrawDundee United
40.01% (-0.232 -0.23) 28.92% (0.074000000000002 0.07) 31.07% (0.163 0.16)
Both teams to score 44.41% (-0.143 -0.14)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
37.93% (-0.203 -0.2)62.07% (0.207 0.21)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.21% (-0.149 -0.15)81.79% (0.154 0.15)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.66% (-0.236 -0.24)30.34% (0.242 0.24)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.47% (-0.285 -0.29)66.53% (0.28999999999999 0.29)
Dundee United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
63.75% (0.012999999999998 0.01)36.25% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
26.96% (0.011999999999997 0.01)73.04% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    St Johnstone 40%
    Dundee United 31.07%
    Draw 28.91%
St JohnstoneDrawDundee United
1-0 @ 13.11% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 7.94% (-0.043 -0.04)
2-0 @ 7.82% (-0.044 -0.04)
3-1 @ 3.16% (-0.038 -0.04)
3-0 @ 3.11% (-0.038 -0.04)
3-2 @ 1.6% (-0.019 -0.02)
4-1 @ 0.94% (-0.018 -0.02)
4-0 @ 0.93% (-0.017 -0.02)
Other @ 1.39%
Total : 40%
1-1 @ 13.31% (0.020000000000001 0.02)
0-0 @ 10.99% (0.08 0.08)
2-2 @ 4.03% (-0.021 -0.02)
Other @ 0.59%
Total : 28.91%
0-1 @ 11.16% (0.09 0.09)
1-2 @ 6.75% (0.011 0.01)
0-2 @ 5.66% (0.045999999999999 0.05)
1-3 @ 2.28% (0.004 0)
0-3 @ 1.92% (0.016 0.02)
2-3 @ 1.36% (-0.0069999999999999 -0.01)
Other @ 1.93%
Total : 31.07%

How you voted: St Johnstone vs Dundee Utd

St Johnstone
62.5%
Draw
12.5%
Dundee United
25.0%
8
Head to Head
Oct 1, 2022 3pm
Dundee Utd
1-2
St Johnstone
Watt (82')
May (15'), Hallberg (39')
McGowan (22')
Feb 5, 2022 3pm
St Johnstone
0-0
Dundee Utd

Hallberg (27'), Cleary (78')
Hallberg (53')

Pawlett (67'), Smith (83')
Oct 30, 2021 3pm
Dundee Utd
0-1
St Johnstone

Fuchs (76')
Crawford (17')
MacPherson (64')
Aug 22, 2021 3pm
St Johnstone
0-1
Dundee Utd

Rooney (79')
Pawlett (60')
Robson (21'), Pawlett (61'), McNulty (75')
Pawlett (78')
Jan 12, 2021 6.30pm
Dundee Utd
2-2
St Johnstone
Appere (9'), McNeil (53')
Connolly (67'), McNulty (79'), Powers (89')
Melamed (16'), Kane (38')
Davidson (55'), Rooney (90+1')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1614204444044
2RangersRangers1611232891935
3Aberdeen17104331211034
4Motherwell178272327-426
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd176742519625
6St Mirren187382429-524
7Dundee175482730-319
8Hibernian184682430-618
9Kilmarnock184681935-1618
10Hearts1844102027-716
11Ross County183691435-2115
12St Johnstone1842122134-1314
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