Dundee VS St. Johnstone

2026/2027 Premiership, Scotland

Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park

Premiership

Dundee DUD

St. Johnstone STJ

KICKOFF :

Round 5 1st Phase

CONTEXT

Dundee host St. Johnstone in the Premiership 1st Phase at Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park. Dundee sit second in the domestic standings while St. Johnstone occupy sixth place. The home side carry a clear power advantage of 30.4 points with respective power scores of 63.49 and 33.14. Dundee also post the stronger recent form score at 19.42 compared with 12.5 for the visitors. Both teams lack detailed last-outing records in the current dataset. Set-piece and efficiency metrics remain unavailable with low confidence ratings attached to the proxy data. The match offers Dundee an opportunity to leverage their structural and form edges in a league encounter where domestic positions matter.

TL;DR

Structural: Dundee sit second in the domestic table while St. Johnstone occupy sixth place.
Form: Dundee hold a superior form score of 19.42 against St. Johnstone's 12.5.
Squad: Dundee are the stronger side according to power scores of 63.49 to 33.14.
Efficiency: Efficiency metrics are unavailable for both teams in this fixture.
Transition: Transition data is not provided in the current analysis.
Set pieces: Set-piece indicators carry low confidence with no xG values available.
xVariable: Dundee hold a power advantage of 30.4 points over St. Johnstone.

No standings statistics available.

No head-to-head records found.

0.5+ goals: 85%

1.5+ goals: 70%

2.5+ goals: 50%

3.5+ goals: 25%

Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15

Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%

Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

S. Pressley

S. Valakari

1.5

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

1.25

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

2 - 1 - 1

No sidelined player data available.

Team Power Ranking

63.49

33.14

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

Dundee

St. Johnstone

Power Score

63.49

33.14

League Position

Global Rank

443

384

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

Dundee — Opponent-weighted form score

St. Johnstone — Opponent-weighted form score

Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Dundee St. Johnstone

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 4 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Dundee DUD Home

4 matches

St. Johnstone STJ Away

Match Record

Wins

Draws

Losses

Goals

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

Goal Difference

-3

Expected Goals

xGA

Data last updated: 2026-08-28T01:11:39+00:00

General Information

Date & Time

Competition

2026/2027 Premiership, Scotland · Round 5 · 1st Phase

Stadium

Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park

Capacity

11775

Pitch Surface

Grass

Weather

☀️ 12°C, Fair

Squad

Manager ▼

S. Pressley Coach

Squad ▼

Kieran O'Hara Goalkeeper

Harrison Sharp Goalkeeper

Owen Olamidayo Goodman Goalkeeper

Brad Halliday Defender

Ryan Astley Defender

Imari Narain Samuels Defender

Idris Odutayo Defender

O. Bevan Defender

—

Matai Akinmboni Defender

Drey Jermaine Wright Midfielder

Ethan Hamilton Midfielder

Charlie Reilly Midfielder

Finlay Robertson Midfielder

Žan Bešir Midfielder

Callum Graham Jones Midfielder

Ryan James Finnigan Midfielder

Simon Murray Attacker

Alan Forrest Attacker

Bradley Fink Attacker

Joe Westley Attacker

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Bobby Wales Attacker

Joe Bevan Attacker

Ashley Hay Attacker

Manager ▼

S. Valakari Coach

Squad ▼

Ross Sinclair Goalkeeper

Craig Hepburn Goalkeeper

Toby Steward Goalkeeper

—

Kyle Thomson Goalkeeper

Matthew Foulds Defender

Božo Mikulić Defender

Liam Smith Defender

Jack Baird Defender

Daniel Finlayson Defender

Morgan Boyes Defender

Cheick Diabate Defender

Enes Alić Defender

Zach Mitchell Defender

Jason Holt Midfielder

Sam Stanton Midfielder

Matty Todd Midfielder

Reece McAlear Midfielder

Macauley Tait Midfielder

Logan Chalmers Attacker

Ruari Paton Attacker

James Gullan Attacker

Danny Schmidt Attacker

Louis LLoyd Attacker

Kai Fotheringham Attacker

Taylor Steven Attacker

Unax Alvarez Oyanguren Attacker

Josh Fowler Attacker

CONCLUSION

Dundee enter the fixture with clear advantages in league position, overall power rating and recent form. These elements suggest they should control proceedings at home against a St. Johnstone side that trails in most measurable categories. The absence of detailed efficiency and set-piece data limits deeper tactical insight yet the structural gap remains pronounced. St. Johnstone will need to find defensive resilience and quick transitions to trouble the hosts. Dundee can build on their second-place standing by maintaining composure and exploiting their superior squad metrics. The encounter looks set to highlight the home side's strengths in a competitive Premiership setting where small margins often decide outcomes.

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