FM Preview: St. Johnstone v Dundee United 18 Dec 2010

Last updated : 17 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the St. Johnstone v Dundee United fixture

Dundee Utd. face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 62 games played, The Terrors have recorded 21 wins, and St. Johnstone have come away with 26 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, with Dundee Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Saints in a Scottish Premier match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 25 SepDundee Utd.1 - 0St. JohnstoneSPL
2009/2010Mon 05 AprSt. Johnstone0 - 1Dundee Utd.SPL
2009/2010Sat 06 FebSt. Johnstone0 - 1Dundee Utd.SFAC
2009/2010Wed 27 JanDundee Utd.3 - 3St. JohnstoneSPL
2009/2010Tue 27 OctSt. Johnstone2 - 1Dundee Utd.SLGC
2009/2010Sat 26 SepSt. Johnstone2 - 3Dundee Utd.SPL
2006/2007Tue 19 SepSt. Johnstone3 - 0Dundee Utd.SLGC

Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While Saints have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Dundee Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Terrors's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.

St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 18 points from their 16 games played so far, Dundee Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 19 points from their 14 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
St. Johnstone62133107
Dundee Utd.6222558

FootyMad's prediction ...

Dundee Utd. are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at St. Johnstone. Away win

Sequence statistics:
St. Johnstone Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Dundee Utd. Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.