Premiership: St. Mirren beats Dundee United 2-1
DUNDEE. St. Mirren overcome Dundee United to win 2-1.
DUNDEE. St. Mirren beat Dundee United to win 2-1. It was St. Mirren to strike first with a goal of J. Henderson at the 15′. Then E. Brophy scored again for St. Mirren in the 60′ minute with a goal. Eventually, A. Power reduced the distance for Dundee United with an own goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Alan James Muir who was helped by Calum Spence and David Dunne. The 4th official was Peter Stuart. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.34 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 89%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Dundee United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. St. Mirren that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
St. Mirren was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons St. Mirren won the match.
Dundee United shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, St. Mirren shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Dundee United received 3 yellow cards (S. McMann, C. Mulgrew and T. Watt). On the other side, St. Mirren received 1 yellow card (A. Power).
After playing this encounter, Dundee United will stay with 25 points to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, St. Mirren will have 19 points to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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7'7'
S. McMann
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15'15'
J. Henderson
G. Kiltie
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55'55'
A. Power
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59'59'
T. Watt
I. Niskanen
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60'60'
E. Brophy
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68'68'
K. Freeman
L. Neilson
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68'68'
N. Clark
J. Fuchs
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73'73'
A. Power (OG)
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82'82'
D. Glass
P. Pawlett
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82'82'
R. Flynn
E. Brophy
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83'83'
C. Mulgrew
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88'88'
A. Greive
G. Kiltie
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89'89'
T. Watt
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90'90'
K. McAllister
J. Henderson
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Dundee United will host Ross County on the 26th of January with a 11-5 head to head record in favor of Dundee United (3 draws).
St. Mirren will host Aberdeen on the 25th of January with a 20-7 head to head record in favor of Aberdeen (15 draws).
Dundee United: Formation and Lineups
Dundee United started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Thomas Courts chose to play with the following team: Benjamin Siegrist , Lewis Neilson , Ryan Edwards , Charlie Mulgrew , Scott McMann , Peter Pawlett , Dylan Levitt , Jeando Fuchs , Ilmari Niskanen , Ian Harkes and Marc McNulty .
Substitutes
Dundee United made 4 changes: I. Niskanen for T. Watt (59′), L. Neilson for K. Freeman (68′), J. Fuchs for N. Clark (68′) and P. Pawlett for D. Glass (82′).
Top player: Dylan Levitt
Probably the most impressive player in Dundee United was Dylan Levitt.
His rating is with 84 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 12 crosses.
St. Mirren: Formation and Lineups
St. Mirren started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
On the opposite side, Jim Goodwin played with: Jak Alnwick , Marcus Fraser , Joe Shaughnessy , Charles Dunne , Jay Henderson , Alan Power , Ethan Erhahon , Connor Ronan , Scott Tanser , Greg Kiltie and Eamonn Brophy .
Substitutes
St. Mirren made 3 changes: E. Brophy for R. Flynn (82′), G. Kiltie for A. Greive (88′) and J. Henderson for K. McAllister (90′).
Best player: Jak Alnwick
The player that probably impressed the most for St. Mirren was the goalkeeper: Jak Alnwick. His rating is 7.64. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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