Premiership: St. Johnstone beats Dundee United 2-1
DUNDEE. St. Johnstone conquered Dundee United to win 2-1.
DUNDEE. St. Johnstone bested Dundee United to win 2-1. It was St. Johnstone to strike first with a goal of S. May at the 15′. Then M. Hallberg scored again for St. Johnstone in the 39′ minute with a goal. Eventually, T. Watt reduced the distance for Dundee United with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Dundee United was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Munro who had the assistance of Calum Spence and Steven Traynor. The 4th official was Iain Snedden. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 13 degrees Celsius or 55.42 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 76%.
Match Statistics
Dundee United was in firm control of the ball 64% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Dundee United was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, St. Johnstone found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Dundee United shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, St. Johnstone shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Dundee United received 5 yellow cards (A. Behich, D. Levitt, I. Harkes, A. Meekison and R. Edwards). On the other side, St. Johnstone received 3 yellow cards (R. McGowan, D. Wright and A. Mitchell).
After this match, Dundee United will stay with 2 points to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, St. Johnstone will have 7 points to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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15'15'
S. May
A. Considine
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22'22'
R. McGowan
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33'33'
A. Behich
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33'33'
D. Wright
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39'39'
M. Hallberg
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42'42'
D. Levitt
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46'46'
I. Harkes
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56'56'
T. Watt
S. Fletcher
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68'68'
A. Meekison
I. Harkes
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68'68'
G. Middleton
K. Freeman
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71'71'
C. McLennan
J. Murphy
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71'71'
A. Crawford
S. May
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72'72'
A. Meekison
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75'75'
R. Edwards
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75'75'
I. Niskanen
A. Sadat
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82'82'
T. Watt
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85'85'
T. Bair
N. Clark
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90'90'
A. Mitchell
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Dundee United will host Aberdeen on the 8th of October with a 17-14 head to head stats in favor of Aberdeen (12 draws).
St. Johnstone will play away against Kilmarnock on the 5th of October with a 16-14 head to head record in favor of St. Johnstone (7 draws).
Dundee United: Formation and Lineups
Dundee United adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Jack Ross chose to play with the following team: Carljohan Eriksson , Kieran Freeman , Liam Smith , Ryan Edwards , Ross Graham , Aziz Behich , Ian Harkes , Dylan Levitt , Jamie McGrath , Sadat Anaku and Steven Fletcher .
Substitutes
Dundee United made 4 changes: S. Fletcher for T. Watt (56′), I. Harkes for A. Meekison (68′), K. Freeman for G. Middleton (68′) and A. Sadat for I. Niskanen (75′).
Top player: Jamie McGrath
The player who no doubt impressed Dundee United the most was Jamie McGrath.
His rating is with 37 passes (91% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 12 crosses.
St. Johnstone: Formation and Lineups
Also St. Johnstone adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the other side, Callum Davidson played with: Remi Matthews , Drey Wright , Alex Mitchell , Liam Gordon , Andy Considine , Adam Montgomery , Melker Hallberg , Ryan McGowan , Jamie Murphy , Stevie May and Nicky Clark .
Substitutes
St. Johnstone made 3 changes: S. May for A. Crawford (70′), J. Murphy for C. McLennan (70′) and N. Clark for T. Bair (85′).
Top player: Stevie May
The player who no doubt impressed St. Johnstone the most was Stevie May.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
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