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St. Johnstone 2–2 Dundee FC

Saturday 2 September 2023, 15:00 · McDiarmid Park · Round 4 · Half-time 0–1 · Referee William Collum · Attendance 5,935

St. Johnstone Kucheriavyi 82', 90+6'

Dundee FC Tiffoney 35', Lamie 58'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	St. Johnstone	Dundee FC
Goals	2	2
xG	1.75	1.44
Expected Points	1.62	1.07

St. Johnstone 44%Draw 30%Dundee FC 26%

Most likely score 2–1, 15%. Final score 2–2, 13%.

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 FC

1.75 +1.18xG1.44 −0.37

1.67 +1.30xG on target1.86 +0.31

8 −1.0Shots12 0.0

3 +0.3Shots on target4 +0.7

3 +2.3Big chances4 +1.7

62% +24Possession38% −5

482 +218Passes298 −15

82% +28Pass accuracy67% +3

60% +37Field tilt40% −5

34 +17Final-third entries33 −1

11 +5.7Box entries11 0.0

11.5 −3Passes per defensive action18.7 +5

4 −0.7Corners6 +1.7

5 −13Tackles17 −1

12 −1.0Interceptions11 +2.3

15 −20Clearances21 −9

2 −4.0Saves1 −1.0

13 0Fouls11 −1

1 −1.3Offsides2 +1.3

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 FC

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 FC

1.24 5 shots, 2 goalsOpen play0.68 6 shots, 0 goals

0.00 0 shots, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.20 1 shot, 0 goals

0.51 3 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.57 5 shots, 2 goals

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

Game state

0–00–10–21–2

Level: 36 min (37%) · St. Johnstone 0.43, Dundee FC 0.50 xG
Dundee FC ahead: 61 min (63%) · St. Johnstone 1.32, Dundee FC 0.95 xG

Line-ups

St. Johnstone substitutes

54' MacPherson for Smith · yellow card 72'
54' Kane for May
54' Kucheriavyi for Costelloe · goal 82', goal 90+6'
69' Jephcott for Turner-Cooke

Dundee FC substitutes

69' Howley for Robertson
78' Sylla for Boateng
84' Reilly for Tiffoney
84' Rudden for Bakayoko

Players

St. Johnstone

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Mitov	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	2
Brown	RB	90			0.02	0.03	0	0.12	5	2
McClelland	CB	90			0.38	0.03	0	0.19	14	4
Considine	CB	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.11	6	5
Robinson	LB	90		1	0.02	0.07	1	0.14	8	6
Costelloe	RM	54			0.06	0.01	0	−0.01	0	0
Phillips	CM	90			0.00	0.03	0	0.04	8	3
Smith	CM	54			0.00	0.08	1	0.02	3	3
Carey	LM	90		1	0.00	0.39	2	0.23	10	2
Turner-Cooke	AM	69			0.00	0.01	0	0.00	1	0
May	ST	54			0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	1
MacPherson	MF	36			0.00	0.01	0	0.00	2	4
Kane	FW	36			0.10	0.01	1	−0.07	0	1
Kucheriavyi	MF	36	2		1.18	0.00	0	0.00	2	1
Jephcott	FW	21			0.00	0.02	0	−0.07	0	0

Dundee FC

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Carson	GK	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.06	6	1
McGhee	RB	90			0.00	0.01	0	−0.01	2	10
Shaughnessy	CB	90			0.02	0.03	0	−0.03	2	7
Lamie	CB	90	1		0.19	0.00	0	0.07	5	3
Beck	LB	90		1	0.00	0.23	2	0.10	7	5
Boateng	DM	78			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	1	5
Robinson	RM	90			0.00	0.07	0	0.11	3	6
Robertson	CM	69			0.00	0.04	0	0.03	1	3
McCowan	CM	90			0.04	0.32	5	0.30	12	2
Tiffoney	LM	84	1		0.85	0.01	0	0.05	5	0
Bakayoko	ST	84		1	0.12	0.32	1	0.17	1	0
Howley	MF	21			0.03	0.00	0	0.01	0	1
Sylla	MF	12			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	3
Reilly	FW	6			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	3
Rudden	FW	6			0.20	0.00	0	0.01	1	0

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 FC

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
Robinson	Carey	17
Mitov	McClelland	16
Considine	Robinson	15
Robinson	Considine	14
McClelland	Phillips	13

Dundee FC

From	To	Passes
Beck	Lamie	10
Carson	Lamie	8
McGhee	Robertson	7
Shaughnessy	Carson	7
Beck	McCowan	7

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 3 matches

Dundee FC

Against its average of 3 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 FC

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	16%	13%	−3
11th	18%	19%	+1
Bottom	24%	26%	+2
Dundee FC
Top six	25%	25%	0
11th	13%	13%	0
Bottom	21%	19%	−2

From the forecast before the match (2 September 2023): 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 FC
Expected goals	1.34	1.02
Win	43%	28%
Expected Points	1.59	1.12
Clean sheet	36%	26%

St. Johnstone 43%Draw 29%Dundee FC 28%

Most likely score 1–1, 13%. Both sides score 48%.

From the forecast as it stood on 2 September 2023: 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 FC win
St. Johnstone
Top six	16%	22%	13%	10%
11th	18%	16%	19%	19%
Bottom	24%	17%	26%	33%
Dundee FC
Top six	25%	19%	25%	34%
11th	13%	15%	13%	10%
Bottom	21%	27%	19%	13%

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 FC

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

Season to date

Measure	St. Johnstone	Dundee FC
Position	11th	6th
Played	3	3
Won, drawn, lost	0–⁠1–⁠2	1–⁠1–⁠1
Points	1 (0.33 per game)	4 (1.33 per game)
Expected Points per game	0.40	2.03
Goals	0–⁠4	3–⁠3
xG per game	0.57–⁠2.13	1.81–⁠0.97
Home: points, xG per game	0.00, 0.94–⁠1.77	2.00, 1.56–⁠0.81
Away: points, xG per game	0.50, 0.39–⁠2.31	0.00, 2.31–⁠1.28
Manager	Steven MacLean (9)	Tony Docherty (3)

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 FC
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−52%	+54%	+22%	−6%
Counter-attacks	−53%	+16%	−50%	−50%
Set pieces	−8%	+3%	+16%	−8%
Penalties	−61%	−67%	+36%	−50%
Headers	−56%	−1%	+29%	+14%
Left side	−28%	+49%	+38%	−17%
Centre	−40%	+17%	+4%	−7%
Right side	−49%	+77%	+13%	−9%

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 FC concededLeft side−28%−9%Centre−40%−7%Right side−49%−17%Open play−52%−6%Counter-attacks−53%−50%Set pieces−8%−8%Headers−56%+14%

Dundee FC attacking

Dundee FC createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft side+38%+77%Centre+4%+17%Right side+13%+49%Open play+22%+54%Counter-attacks−50%+16%Set pieces+16%+3%Headers+29%−1%

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 FC

0.57xG1.81

2.13xG against0.97

38%Possession43%

9.0Shots12.0

18.0Shots against12.7

2.7Shots on target3.3

0.7Big chances2.3

19.0Touches in the opposition box19.0

264Passes313

54%Pass accuracy64%

4.7Corners4.3

23%Field tilt45%

17.3Final-third entries34.3

5.3Box entries11.0

14.5Passes per defensive action13.6

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	68	0.58	2.05
Ahead	0	–	–
Behind	22	0.54	2.38

Dundee FC

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	46	1.15	0.78
Ahead	9	0.77	1.60
Behind	35	2.92	1.06

xG by period

St. Johnstone

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.23	0.20	0–0
16–30	0.01	0.50	0–0
31–45	0.03	0.20	0–1
46–60	0.15	0.42	0–1
61–75	0.08	0.39	0–1
76–90	0.07	0.41	0–1

Dundee FC

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.08	0.03	0–1
16–30	0.08	0.17	0–0
31–45	0.33	0.16	0–2
46–60	0.57	0.13	0–0
61–75	0.58	0.32	3–0
76–90	0.17	0.16	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: 4-2-3-1 (2), 4-4-1-1 (1)

Dundee FC

Formations: 3-5-2 (2), 4-4-2 (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
23 April 2022	Dundee FC	1–1	St. Johnstone	xG 0.37–1.12
26 January 2022	St. Johnstone	0–0	Dundee FC	xG 0.67–0.22
1 December 2021	Dundee FC	1–0	St. Johnstone	xG 1.01–0.34
2 October 2021	St. Johnstone	3–1	Dundee FC	xG 1.90–0.41

4 league meetings since 2020/21: St. Johnstone won 1, Dundee FC won 1, and 2 were drawn. Goals 4–3 and xG 1.01–0.50 per game.

Key players

St. Johnstone

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
May	32	2,823	9	6	0.22	0.11
Carey	27	2,315	3	2	0.19	0.13
Wright	38	3,285	7	1	0.16	0.06
MacPherson	17	1,560	0	1	0.07	0.08

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.