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

Key match information

St. Mirren played Dundee United in Premiership (Scotland). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

St. Mirren: 0-2-3, 0.40 points/match. Dundee United: 0-3-2, 0.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

St. Mirren scores 0.86 and concedes 1.57 goals per match. Dundee United scores 1.50 and concedes 1.64. League average: 2.61 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: St. Mirren 50%, Dundee United 64%. Over 2.5: St. Mirren 43%, Dundee United 50%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Dundee United has higher xG: 1.43 vs 1.33. St. Mirren: 12.0 shots per match, Dundee United: 12.5.

Match halves

St. Mirren: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.50. Dundee United: half-time lead 36%, second-half goals 0.79.

Goals by minute

St. Mirren: 16-30 (3 goals). Dundee United: 31-45+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 2.61 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

39Possession (%)61
St. MirrenDundee United
13Shots13
St. MirrenDundee United
5Shots on target3
St. MirrenDundee United
1.47xG1.38
St. MirrenDundee United
3Corners2
St. MirrenDundee United
41Dangerous attacks47
St. MirrenDundee United
14Fouls5
St. MirrenDundee United
2Cards2
St. MirrenDundee United

Pre-match profilewhat 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. MirrenDundee United
0.86Goals scored / match1.5
St. MirrenDundee United
1.57Goals conceded / match1.64
St. MirrenDundee United
44%Average possession43%
St. MirrenDundee United
3.36Shots on target / match4.93
St. MirrenDundee United

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12Shots per match12.5
St. MirrenDundee United
3.36Shots on target4.93
St. MirrenDundee United
7.1%Shot conversion12%
St. MirrenDundee United
44%Possession43%
St. MirrenDundee United
1.33xG for1.43
St. MirrenDundee United
1.54xG against1.82
St. MirrenDundee United

Shooting quality

St. Mirren: BalancedDundee United: Counter-attacking
St. MirrenDundee United
Accuracy (shots on target)28%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.30

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 formwho is in better shape?

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

Dundee United is 50% better for: last-5 form.

0.4 pts / match - St. Mirren · 0.6 pts / match - Dundee United

St. Mirren
DLLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
14% W36% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-5-7
0.79 pts / match · goal difference -10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-2-3
0.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-3-3
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
WLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.45Opponent xG: 1.75BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Dundee United
LDLDD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
21% W50% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-7-4
1.14 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-5-1
Last 5 away
0-4-1
DDLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.75BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow 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.

Dundee United is 74% better for: goals scored per match.

0.86 goals / match - St. Mirren · 1.5 goals / match - Dundee United

St. Mirren scoring profile: strong

St. Mirren scores in 57% of matches (8 of 14 matches), while Dundee United keeps a clean sheet in 14% (2 of 14 matches).

Dundee United scoring profile: very strong

Dundee United scores in 79% of matches (11 of 14 matches), while St. Mirren keeps a clean sheet in 14% (2 of 14 matches).

12Goals scored (season)21
St. MirrenDundee United
22Goals conceded (season)23
St. MirrenDundee United
2.43Average goals in match3.14
St. MirrenDundee United
6Goals scored (last 5)4
St. MirrenDundee United
12Goals conceded (last 5)9
St. MirrenDundee United

How often they score at least...

57%1 goal79%
St. MirrenDundee United
21%2 goals57%
St. MirrenDundee United
7%3 goals14%
St. MirrenDundee United
0%4 goals0%
St. MirrenDundee United

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal86%
St. MirrenDundee United
43%2 goals57%
St. MirrenDundee United
29%3 goals21%
St. MirrenDundee United
0%4 goals0%
St. MirrenDundee 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.

52%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time36%
St. MirrenDundee United
7%BTTS in both halves14%
St. MirrenDundee United
7%Scored in both halves43%
St. MirrenDundee United

BTTS and goal count

36%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
St. MirrenDundee United
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
St. MirrenDundee United
60%BTTS - last 560%
St. MirrenDundee 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. MirrenDundee United
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
St. MirrenDundee United
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
St. MirrenDundee United

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time93%
St. MirrenDundee United
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
St. MirrenDundee United
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
St. MirrenDundee United

Match halveswhen 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 21% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.07 pts / match - St. Mirren · 1.29 pts / match - Dundee United

St. Mirren - half-time state
14% leading64% draw21% trailing
Dundee United - half-time state
36% leading21% draw43% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.07Points per match (1st half)1.29
St. MirrenDundee United
0.36Goals scored (1st half)0.71
St. MirrenDundee United
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0.86
St. MirrenDundee United
0.86Average goals (1st half)1.57
St. MirrenDundee United
64%Clean sheet before half-time21%
St. MirrenDundee United
64%No goal before half-time43%
St. MirrenDundee United

After half-time (2nd half)

0.64Points per match (2nd half)1.43
St. MirrenDundee United
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.79
St. MirrenDundee United
1.07Goals conceded (2nd half)0.79
St. MirrenDundee United
1.57Average goals (2nd half)1.57
St. MirrenDundee United
21%Clean sheet after half-time43%
St. MirrenDundee United
71%No goal after half-time36%
St. MirrenDundee United

St. Mirren - second-half results

7% W43% R50% P
15
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.07
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 14%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.6

Concedes 0.6 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Dundee United - second-half results

43% W14% R43% P
18
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding58%

Leads at half-time in 36% of matches and wins 21%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

St. Mirren - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.40
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.81.6
Average goals in match1.22.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Dundee United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.00
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match1.20.6
Average goals in match1.61.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet0%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-4-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

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

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

St. Mirren
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
3
3
16-30
2
4
31-45
2
1
46-60
2
4
61-75
3
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Dundee United
ScoredConceded
3
1
0-15
1
8
16-30
6
3
31-45
3
4
46-60
5
2
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Match profile

2.79
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
107%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+44%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

St. Mirren

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.47
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
59%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
135%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.39
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Dundee United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.1 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.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
129%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.54
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

St. MirrenLigaDundee United
Average goals in match 2.432.61 3.14
Both teams scored 50%52% 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%51% 50%
Clean sheets 14%29% 14%
Goal before half-time 50%74% 100%
Goal after half-time 79%79% 93%

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

2.61
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / match
1.16
Away goals / match
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defence advantage
+5%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Dundee UnitedYellow cardZachary Sapsford
  2. St. MirrenGoalConor McMenaminAssist: Declan John
  3. Dundee UnitedYellow cardKrisztián Keresztes
  4. St. MirrenYellow cardFraser Taylor
  5. Dundee UnitedSubstitutionOn: Amar Abdirahman AhmedOff: Vicko Ševelj
  6. St. MirrenSubstitutionOn: Kenau BaccusOff: Fraser Taylor
  7. St. MirrenYellow cardKenau Baccus
  8. St. MirrenGoalKenau Baccus

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Nick WalshMatches officiated: 23
4.35Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 261%Home wins22%Draws17%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: St. Mirren 0 - 0 - 1 Dundee United. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Dundee United FC
3 : 1
Saint Mirren FC

FAQ

What was the result of St. Mirren vs Dundee United?

The Premiership match finished St. Mirren 2:0 Dundee United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

St. Mirren score 0.86 goals per game on average and Dundee United 1.50. The Premiership average is 2.61 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 50% of St. Mirren's matches and 64% of Dundee United's.

What form are St. Mirren and Dundee United in?

Over the last 5 games St. Mirren have a 0-2-3 record (0.40 points per game) and Dundee United 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for St. Mirren vs Dundee United: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.