In this week 26 match, on Sat Feb 18th, Dundee United will host St. Johnstone at Tannadice Park in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Dundee United sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Hearts. Steven Fletcher scored the first goal for Dundee United in the 9th minute, but Lawrence Shankland got the equalizer for Hearts in the 71st minute But luckily in the 77th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Alexander William Cochrane. Dundee United is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while st. Johnstone is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Celtic. Andy Considine struck first for Celtic on an own goal in the 13th minute, then Kyogo Furuhashi added another in the 22nd minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
Dundee United and St. Johnstone last played eachother at the Mcdiarmid Park on Mon Jan 2nd. Dundee United won by a score of 1 to 0. Tony Watt scored the first goal for Dundee United in the 81st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, St. Johnstone couldn’t muster any offence and Dundee United ran away with the shutout win.
Drey Wright has been the most prolific scorer on St. Johnstone in his last five matches with 2 goals. Ian Harkes and Glenn Middleton are the top scorers for Dundee United in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.