FM Preview: St. Mirren v Dundee United 09 Mar 2013

Last updated : 08 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

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

Dundee United face a trip to St. Mirren at Greenhill Road on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 24 of the 63 previous games, with the hosts winning just 23.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Greenhill Road was earlier this season, with Dundee United inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Buddies in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sun 30 Dec Dundee Utd. 3 - 4 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2012/2013 Sat 27 Oct St. Mirren 0 - 1 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 18 Feb Dundee Utd. 0 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Wed 28 Dec St. Mirren 2 - 2 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier
2011/2012 Sat 06 Aug Dundee Utd. 1 - 1 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Wed 26 Jan St. Mirren 1 - 1 Dundee Utd. Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Wed 10 Nov Dundee Utd. 1 - 2 St. Mirren Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.

Dundee United have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Terrors have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 32 points from 29 matches.

Dundee United see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 38 points from their 29 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
St. Mirren 6 2 1 3 5 4 7
Dundee United 6 3 2 1 11 9 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Terrors has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to St. Mirren. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
St. Mirren 7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Dundee United Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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