FM Preview: Aberdeen v Dundee United 02 Jan 2013

Last updated : 01 January 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Aberdeen v Dundee United fixture

Dundee United face a trip to Aberdeen at Pittodrie on Wednesday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 104 games played, Terrors have recorded 30 wins, and Aberdeen have come away with 49 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pittodrie was less than a year ago, in April 2012, with Aberdeen running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 20 Oct Dundee Utd. 1 - 1 Aberdeen Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 07 Apr Aberdeen 3-1 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Mon 02 Jan Dundee Utd. 1 - 2 Aberdeen Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 15 Oct Aberdeen 3 - 1 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Mon 07 Mar Dundee Utd. 3 - 1 Aberdeen Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 01 Jan Aberdeen 1 - 1 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 11 Sep Dundee Utd. 3 - 1 Aberdeen Scottish Premier

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Aberdeen's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Dons have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Dundee United's away form is none too clever either, picking up four victories from the last six. Those games have seen the Terrors pummel 13 goals, and let in 5.

Aberdeen lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 30 points from their 21 games so far.

Dundee United see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 24 points from their 19 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Aberdeen 6 3 0 3 8 10 9
Dundee United 6 2 1 3 17 12 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Terrors's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Aberdeen, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Aberdeen Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Dundee United 10 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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