FM Preview: St. Johnstone v Dundee United 27 Aug 2011

Last updated : 26 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

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

Dundee United 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 63 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 February 2011, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2009/2010 Tue 27 Oct St. Johnstone 2 - 1 Dundee Utd. Scottish League Cup

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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 4, a worringly large 7 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Dundee United is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Terrors have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 4 points from their 4 games played so far,

Dundee United see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 5 points from their 5 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
St. Johnstone 6 2 2 2 4 3 8
Dundee United 6 2 2 2 7 10 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Dundee United on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against St. Johnstone. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Johnstone 8 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
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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