FM Preview: Dundee United v St. Johnstone 22 Oct 2011

Last updated : 21 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Dundee United v St. Johnstone fixture

St. Johnstone face a trip to Dundee United at Tannadice Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 61 games played, Saints have recorded 18 wins, and Dundee United have come away with 28 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2011, with Dundee United running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 27 Aug St. Johnstone 3 - 3 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 09 Apr Dundee Utd. 2-0 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Tue 22 Feb St. Johnstone 0 - 0 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 25 Sep Dundee Utd. 1 - 0 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Mon 05 Apr St. Johnstone 0 - 1 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier
2009/2010 Sat 06 Feb St. Johnstone 0 - 1 Dundee Utd. Scottish F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Wed 27 Jan Dundee Utd. 3 - 3 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Dundee United's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Terrors's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

St. Johnstone's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Saints, and 6 goals against.

Dundee United see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 10 points from their 11 games played so far,

St. Johnstone lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 18 from their 11 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Dundee United 6 2 1 3 10 11 7
St. Johnstone 6 4 0 2 11 6 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although St. Johnstone have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Dundee United. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Dundee United 5 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
St. Johnstone 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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