Scotland - PremiershipMcDiarmid ParkData current as of 14 October 2026

St. Johnstone vs Dundee United: match statistics

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St. Johnstone vs Dundee United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

St. Johnstone play Dundee United in Premiership (Scotland). The match date is 17 October 2026. Venue: McDiarmid Park.

Current form

St. Johnstone: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Dundee United: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

St. Johnstone scores 1.25 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. Dundee United scores 1.25 and concedes 1.38. League average: 2.56 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: St. Johnstone 63%, Dundee United 25%. Over 2.5: St. Johnstone 38%, Dundee United 50%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 52%.

xG, shots and style

Dundee United has higher xG: 1.73 vs 1.18. St. Johnstone: 9.9 shots per match, Dundee United: 16.1.

Match halves

St. Johnstone: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.75. Dundee United: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.25.

Goals by minute

St. Johnstone: 76-90+ (3 goals). Dundee United: 31-45+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 2.56 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 52%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.33)
(3.48)
(2.83)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

St. JohnstoneDundee United
1.25Goals scored / match1.25
St. JohnstoneDundee United
1.25Goals conceded / match1.38
St. JohnstoneDundee United
47%Average possession50%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
3.38Shots on target / match5.38
St. JohnstoneDundee United

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.88Shots per match16.13
St. JohnstoneDundee United
3.38Shots on target5.38
St. JohnstoneDundee United
12.7%Shot conversion7.8%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
47%Possession50%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
1.18xG for1.73
St. JohnstoneDundee United
1.59xG against1.62
St. JohnstoneDundee United

Shooting quality

St. Johnstone: Counter-attackingDundee United: Attacking
St. JohnstoneDundee United
Accuracy (shots on target)34%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.23

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Dundee United is 25% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - St. Johnstone · 2 pts / match - Dundee United

St. Johnstone
DWLDW
Season result split
38% W25% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-3
1.38 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-1
Last 5 at home
2-1-1
WWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.08Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Dundee United
WLDWW
Season result split
38% W25% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-3
1.38 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-2
Last 5 away
2-0-2
LWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.82Opponent xG: 1.56BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

St. Johnstone is 10% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.25 goals / match - St. Johnstone · 1.38 goals / match - Dundee United

St. Johnstone scoring profile: strong

St. Johnstone scores in 75% of matches (6 of 8 matches), while Dundee United keeps a clean sheet in 38% (3 of 8 matches).

Dundee United scoring profile: very strong

Dundee United scores in 63% of matches (5 of 8 matches), while St. Johnstone keeps a clean sheet in 13% (1 of 8 matches).

10Goals scored (season)10
St. JohnstoneDundee United
10Goals conceded (season)11
St. JohnstoneDundee United
2.5Average goals in match2.63
St. JohnstoneDundee United
5Goals scored (last 5)9
St. JohnstoneDundee United
4Goals conceded (last 5)4
St. JohnstoneDundee United

How often they score at least...

75%1 goal63%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
25%2 goals25%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
13%3 goals25%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
13%4 goals13%
St. JohnstoneDundee United

How often they concede at least...

88%1 goal63%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
25%2 goals38%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
13%3 goals25%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
0%4 goals13%
St. JohnstoneDundee United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time0%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
13%BTTS in both halves0%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
13%Scored in both halves13%
St. JohnstoneDundee United

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS50%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
60%BTTS - last 520%
St. JohnstoneDundee United

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
St. JohnstoneDundee United

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
St. JohnstoneDundee United

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Dundee United is 9% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.38 pts / match - St. Johnstone · 1.5 pts / match - Dundee United

St. Johnstone - half-time state
25% leading63% draw13% trailing
Dundee United - half-time state
50% leading0% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.38Points per match (1st half)1.5
St. JohnstoneDundee United
0.5Goals scored (1st half)1
St. JohnstoneDundee United
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.63
St. JohnstoneDundee United
1Average goals (1st half)1.63
St. JohnstoneDundee United
63%Clean sheet before half-time50%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
63%No goal before half-time50%
St. JohnstoneDundee United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.25Points per match (2nd half)1
St. JohnstoneDundee United
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.25
St. JohnstoneDundee United
0.75Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
St. JohnstoneDundee United
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1
St. JohnstoneDundee United
38%Clean sheet after half-time50%
St. JohnstoneDundee United
50%No goal after half-time75%
St. JohnstoneDundee United

St. Johnstone - second-half results

25% W50% D25% L
11
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding152%

Leads at half-time in 25% of matches and wins 38%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Dundee United - second-half results

25% W25% D50% L
12
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding76%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 38%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

St. Johnstone - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.80
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match0.81.0
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Dundee United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.60
Goals scored / match1.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.80.8
1 goal100%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+50
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 7

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

St. Johnstone
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
1
16-30
1
2
31-45
2
4
46-60
1
1
61-75
3
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Dundee United
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
0
1
16-30
5
1
31-45
0
3
46-60
0
3
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.56
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

St. Johnstone

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.41
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.41
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.22
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Dundee United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.48
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
95%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.62
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.8
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 30% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premiership).

Teams vs league

St. JohnstoneLigaDundee United
Average goals in match• 2.502.56• 2.63
Both teams scored▲ 63%50%▼ 25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 38%52%▼ 50%
Clean sheets▼ 13%27%▲ 38%
Goal before half-time▼ 50%81%▲ 100%
Goal after half-time• 75%75%• 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.56
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.25
Home goals / match
1.31
Away goals / match
+-5%
Home attack advantage
+-5%
Home defence advantage
+-2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

FAQ

When do St. Johnstone and Dundee United play?

St. Johnstone face Dundee United on 17 October 2026 in Premiership at McDiarmid Park. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before St. Johnstone vs Dundee United?

St. Johnstone score 1.25 goals per game on average and Dundee United 1.25. The Premiership average is 2.56 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 63% of St. Johnstone's matches and 25% of Dundee United's.

What form are St. Johnstone and Dundee United in?

Over the last 5 games St. Johnstone have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Dundee United 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for St. Johnstone vs Dundee United?

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