In this week 23 match on Jan 26th, St. Johnstone plays host to Dundee in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. In their last match, 12th placed St. Johnstone, recorded a 0-2 loss against Hearts. Josh Ginnelly struck first for Hearts in the 46th minute on a feed from Barrie McKay, then Josh Ginnelly added another in the 75th minute In the end, St. Johnstone was frustrated by Hearts’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hearts ended the match with the shutout victory. St. Johnstone looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches, while dundee sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Livingston. Bruce Anderson scored the first goal for Livingston in the 46th minute, then Bruce Anderson added another in the 56th minute In the end, Dundee was frustrated by Livingston’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Livingston ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
On the 1st of December, Dundee hosted St. Johnstone at the Kilmac Stadium At Dens Park in their last match together. Dundee won by a score of 1 to 0. Danny Mullen struck first for Dundee in the 39th minute on a feed from Luke McCowan, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, St. Johnstone couldn’t muster any offence and Dundee ran away with the shutout win.
Dundee’s top weapon lately has been Luke McCowan, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. St. Johnstone is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jacob Butterfield and Chris Kane each only have 1 goal in their last five.