FootyMAD's St. Mirren match preview

Last updated : 04 December 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Dundee United v St. Mirren fixture

Dundee Utd. prepare to entertain St. Mirren at Tannadice Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Terrors are clearly on top, having won 34 and lost only 12 of the 57 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Tannadice Park was less than a year ago, in January 2009, as the The Terrors squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 22 AugSt. Mirren0 - 0Dundee Utd.SPL
2008/2009Sat 24 JanDundee Utd.3-2St. MirrenSPL
2008/2009Sat 29 NovSt. Mirren0 - 2Dundee Utd.SPL
2008/2009Sat 25 OctDundee Utd.2 - 0St. MirrenSPL
2007/2008Wed 27 FebDundee Utd.1 - 1St. MirrenSPL
2007/2008Wed 13 FebDundee Utd.0 - 1St. MirrenSFAC
2007/2008Sat 02 FebSt. Mirren0 - 0Dundee Utd.SFAC

Recent respective form guides

Dundee United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

St. Mirren have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Dundee Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 23 points from their 12 games so far. St. Mirren see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 13 points from their 13 games played so far,

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

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Dundee Utd.632110611
St. Mirren61239115

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that The Terrors's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past St. Mirren. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Dundee Utd. Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
St. Mirren Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 4 most recent games.