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St. Johnstone 0–1 Dundee United

Sunday 22 August 2021, 15:00 · McDiarmid Park · Round 3 · Half-time 0–0 · Attendance 5,716

Dundee United Pawlett 60' · Pawlett sent off 78'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	St. Johnstone	Dundee United
Goals	0	1
xG	0.85	1.36
Expected Points	0.92	1.77

St. Johnstone 21%Draw 31%Dundee United 49%

Most likely score 1–1, 16%. Final score 0–1, 15%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Stoppage time is shaded as far as the last shot or event recorded in it. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

St. JohnstoneDundee United

0.85 −0.39xG1.36 +0.88

0.33 −0.15xG on target1.60 +1.07

15 +3.5Shots9 +2.0

2 −1.0Shots on target5 +3.5

0 −1.0Big chances2 +1.0

30Touches in the opposition box18 +10.0

51% −2Possession49% +12

365 −12Passes352 +34

66% −6Pass accuracy66% 0

57% −11Field tilt42% +6

32 +2Final-third entries27 +2

11 −1.5Box entries5 +2.0

13.9 +3Passes per defensive action8.1 −10

7 +1.0Corners4 −0.5

16 +2Tackles12 −6

13 +3.0Interceptions9 +1.0

16 −1Clearances29 +9

4 +2.0Saves2 +0.5

12 −1Fouls20 +6

0 −3.0Offsides4 +2.5

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

Zones Shots

St. Johnstone

Dundee United

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

St. JohnstoneDundee United

0.30 7 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.90 7 shots, 1 goal

0.55 8 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.46 2 shots, 0 goals

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

0–00–1

Level: 60 min (66%) · St. Johnstone 0.56, Dundee United 1.35 xG
Dundee United ahead: 31 min (34%) · St. Johnstone 0.29, Dundee United 0.01 xG

Line-ups

St. Johnstone substitutes

69' Hendry for May
69' O'Halloran for Muller
82' Craig for Booth

Dundee United substitutes

None used

Players

St. Johnstone

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Clark	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.03	3	1
Muller	CB	69	0.00	0.01	1	0.06	4	2
Kerr	CB	90	0.04	0.40	1	0.19	5	10
McCart	CB	90	0.00	0.03	0	0.14	9	9
Rooney	RWB	90	0.05	0.07	2	−0.12	4	7
McCann	CM	90	0.00	0.13	4	0.12	7	7
Davidson	CM	90	0.00	0.02	2	−0.01	1	5
Middleton	CM	90	0.28	0.22	2	0.08	2	2
Booth	LWB	82	0.04	0.01	0	0.03	3	3
May	ST	69	0.08	0.01	0	−0.02	0	0
Kane	ST	90	0.33	0.01	0	−0.02	0	1
Hendry	FW	21	0.02	0.02	0	0.02	1	1
O'Halloran	MF	21	0.00	0.02	1	0.04	0	0
Craig	MF	8	0.00	0.03	0	0.01	1	0

Dundee United

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Carson	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.03	4	0
Smith	RB	90			0.00	0.03	1	0.02	5	8
Edwards	CB	90			0.00	0.29	1	0.16	1	6
Mulgrew	CB	90			0.46	0.00	0	−0.07	2	10
Robson	LB	90			0.00	0.03	0	0.12	8	7
Pawlett	RM	78	1		0.39	0.23	1	0.01	1	4
Levitt	CM	90			0.05	0.02	1	0.03	2	2
Fuchs	CM	90			0.00	0.02	0	0.00	5	10
Sporle	LM	90			0.01	0.12	1	0.10	4	7
McNulty	ST	90			0.41	0.03	0	0.03	1	2
Clark	ST	90		1	0.03	0.15	2	0.02	0	1

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

St. Johnstone

Dundee United

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

St. Johnstone

From	To	Passes
McCart	Booth	14
Kerr	McCart	10
Kerr	Rooney	8
McCann	Rooney	8
Booth	McCart	8

Dundee United

From	To	Passes
Levitt	Smith	13
Smith	Levitt	13
Robson	Fuchs	9
Mulgrew	Robson	8
Robson	Clark	8

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

St. Johnstone

Against its average of 2 matches

Dundee United

Against its average of 2 matches

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

St. Johnstone

Dundee United

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

League probabilities

Chance	Before	With this result	Change
St. Johnstone
Top six	63%	51%	−12
11th	2%	2%	0
Dundee United
Top six	18%	29%	+11
11th	15%	11%	−4
Bottom	7%	4%	−3

From the forecast before the match (22 August 2021): each chance then, and across the simulations in which the match ended this way. The change is in percentage points.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	St. Johnstone	Dundee United
Expected goals	1.37	0.71
Win	52%	19%
Expected Points	1.85	0.86
Clean sheet	49%	25%

St. Johnstone 52%Draw 29%Dundee United 19%

Most likely score 1–0, 16%. Both sides score 39%.

From the forecast as it stood on 22 August 2021: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	St. Johnstone win	Draw	Dundee United win
St. Johnstone
Top six	63%	70%	59%	51%
11th	2%	1%	2%	2%
Dundee United
Top six	18%	14%	19%	29%
11th	15%	17%	14%	11%
Bottom	7%	8%	6%	4%

Each chance before the match and across the simulations ending in each result. Other teams are listed where a chance moves by at least 3 percentage points.

Form

St. Johnstone

Dundee United

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

Measure	St. Johnstone	Dundee United
Position	8th	7th
Played	2	2
Won, drawn, lost	0–⁠2–⁠0	1–⁠0–⁠1
Points	2 (1.00 per game)	3 (1.50 per game)
Expected Points per game	1.64	1.03
Goals	1–⁠1	1–⁠2
xG per game	1.24–⁠0.99	0.48–⁠0.74
Home: points, xG per game	1.00, 0.80–⁠1.67	3.00, 0.53–⁠0.82
Away: points, xG per game	1.00, 1.68–⁠0.31	0.00, 0.43–⁠0.67
Manager	Callum Davidson (40)	Tam Courts (2)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

This season

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

Chances	St. Johnstone		Dundee United
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−16%	−30%	−33%	+5%
Counter-attacks	+5%	−88%	+11%	+32%
Set pieces	−4%	+19%	−48%	+3%
Penalties	+63%	−68%	−68%	−47%
Headers	−26%	−9%	−43%	+23%
Left side	+15%	−25%	−12%	+60%
Centre	−35%	−13%	−46%	−13%
Right side	+15%	−41%	−41%	−4%

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't. Until a side has played six matches its figures are blended with last season's, or with the league average where there is no last season to use.

Matchups

St. Johnstone attacking

St. Johnstone createdDundee United concededLeft side+15%−4%Centre−35%−13%Right side+15%+60%Open play−16%+5%Counter-attacks+5%+32%Set pieces−4%+3%Headers−26%+23%

Dundee United attacking

Dundee United createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft side−12%−41%Centre−46%−13%Right side−41%−25%Open play−33%−30%Counter-attacks+11%−88%Set pieces−48%+19%Headers−43%−9%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

St. JohnstoneDundee United

1.24xG0.48

0.99xG against0.74

54%Possession37%

11.5Shots7.0

7.0Shots against10.5

3.0Shots on target1.5

1.0Big chances1.0

376Passes318

71%Pass accuracy66%

6.0Corners4.5

69%Field tilt36%

29.5Final-third entries25.5

12.5Box entries3.0

10.9Passes per defensive action18.3

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

St. Johnstone

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	67	1.21	0.54
Ahead	23	1.35	2.29
Behind	0	–	–

Dundee United

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	46	0.52	0.88
Ahead	13	0.00	0.90
Behind	32	0.61	0.49

xG by period

St. Johnstone

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.08	0.20	0–0
16–30	0.02	0.07	0–0
31–45	0.04	0.00	1–0
46–60	0.15	0.28	0–0
61–75	0.57	0.09	0–0
76–90	0.38	0.35	0–1

Dundee United

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.03	0.21	0–0
16–30	0.02	0.19	0–1
31–45	0.26	0.03	0–0
46–60	0.00	0.16	0–1
61–75	0.12	0.05	1–0
76–90	0.04	0.10	0–0

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

St. Johnstone

Formations: 3-4-2-1 (1), 3-5-2 (1)

Dundee United

Formations: 4-3-3 (1), 3-5-1-1 (1)

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.

Head to head

Date	Home	Score	Away	xG
12 January 2021	Dundee United	2–2	St. Johnstone	xG 0.82–2.25
24 October 2020	St. Johnstone	0–0	Dundee United	xG 0.96–0.10
1 August 2020	Dundee United	1–1	St. Johnstone	xG 1.84–0.38

3 league meetings since 2020/21: St. Johnstone won 0, Dundee United won 0, and 3 were drawn. Goals 3–3 and xG 1.20–0.92 per game.

Key players

St. Johnstone

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
May	18	1,794	5	4	0.40	0.15
Kane	17	1,602	4	1	0.38	0.09
Wotherspoon	30	2,671	3	4	0.11	0.21
Hendry	9	767	0	0	0.30	0.02

Dundee United

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Shankland	31	2,788	8	3	0.31	0.11
Clark	26	2,175	8	1	0.24	0.11
Sporle	15	1,337	4	2	0.19	0.11
Chalmers	10	887	0	2	0.20	0.09

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes. Until a side has played six matches, last season's minutes at the club count too.