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Dundee FC 0–2 Dundee United

Sunday 31 August 2025, 14:00 · Dens Park · Round 4 · Half-time 0–1 · Referee Steven McLean · Attendance 10,750

Dundee United Sapsford 14', Dolcek 77'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Dundee FC	Dundee United
Goals	0	2
xG	0.12	0.91
Expected Points	0.54	2.05

Dundee FC 4%Draw 41%Dundee United 55%

Most likely score 0–0, 36%. Final score 0–2, 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

Dundee FCDundee United

0.12 −0.12xG0.91 −0.04

0.02 −0.39xG on target1.20 +0.12

5 0.0Shots10 −2.0

1 −0.3Shots on target5 0.0

0 −0.7Big chances2 +0.5

6 −2.7Touches in the opposition box16 −2.0

54% +20Possession46% +8

444 +125Passes382 +85

78% +3Pass accuracy79% +2

42% +18Field tilt58% +30

30 +9Final-third entries24 −4

2 −0.3Box entries8 −2.5

22.1 −8Passes per defensive action14.3 −7

3 −0.3Corners2 −1.0

15 +1Tackles19 −2

3 −6.0Interceptions11 +6.5

29 −17Clearances43 −2

3 −1.0Saves1 −2.0

8 +0.3Fouls10 −3.5

0 −1.3Offsides4 +3.0

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

Dundee FC

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

Dundee FCDundee United

0.12 5 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.27 4 shots, 1 goal

0.00 0 shots, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.28 3 shots, 0 goals

0.00 0 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.36 3 shots, 1 goal

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

Game state

0–00–10–2

Level: 14 min (15%) · Dundee FC 0.05, Dundee United 0.32 xG
Dundee United ahead: 80 min (85%) · Dundee FC 0.07, Dundee United 0.59 xG

Line-ups

Dundee FC substitutes

46' Yogane for Dhanda
46' Congreve for Westley
78' Acquah for Jones
79' Koumetio for Samuels
79' F. Robertson for Wright

Dundee United substitutes

62' Möller for Fatah
79' Naamo for Sapsford
85' Eskesen for Stephenson

Players

Dundee FC

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
McCracken	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	4
Wright	RWB	79	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	2	1
Astley	CB	90	0.00	0.01	2	0.02	5	10
C. Robertson	CB	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.12	8	11
Graham	CB	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.04	2	9
Samuels	LWB	79	0.00	0.03	1	0.05	2	2
Westley	RM	46	0.00	0.00	1	0.00	2	0
Jones	CM	78	0.03	0.02	0	0.04	3	3
Hamilton	CM	90	0.02	0.01	0	0.03	6	3
Dhanda	LM	46	0.05	0.01	0	0.00	2	2
Murray	ST	90	0.00	0.01	1	−0.02	0	1
Yogane	MF	44	0.00	0.01	0	0.05	3	0
Congreve	FW	44	0.00	0.01	0	0.00	2	1
Acquah	FW	12	0.03	0.00	0	0.01	1	0
Koumetio	DF	11	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	1
F. Robertson	MF	11	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	1	1

Dundee United

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Kucherenko	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	2
Iovu	CB	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.04	3	16
Esselink	CB	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.04	1	13
Keresztes	CB	90			0.00	0.16	1	0.04	3	18
Stephenson	RWB	85		1	0.00	0.16	3	0.24	3	4
Sevelj	CM	90			0.00	0.03	0	0.04	8	2
Camara	CM	90			0.00	0.04	1	0.07	5	3
Ferry	LWB	90			0.00	0.22	0	0.30	6	11
Dolcek	RW	90	1		0.62	0.01	0	−0.02	3	4
Sapsford	ST	79	1		0.08	0.08	1	0.06	2	2
Fatah	LW	62			0.00	0.01	0	−0.01	0	1
Möller	FW	28			0.06	0.08	1	0.05	0	0
Naamo	DF	11			0.15	0.00	0	0.06	1	0
Eskesen	MF	5			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	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

Dundee FC

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

Dundee FC

From	To	Passes
C. Robertson	Astley	14
McCracken	C. Robertson	13
Astley	McCracken	11
Graham	Hamilton	10
C. Robertson	McCracken	9

Dundee United

From	To	Passes
Keresztes	Esselink	11
Keresztes	Ferry	10
Sevelj	Camara	10
Esselink	Keresztes	9
Iovu	Stephenson	9

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

Defensive actions

Dundee FC

Against its average of 3 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

Dundee FC

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
Dundee FC
Top six	7%	4%	−3
11th	25%	27%	+2
Bottom	20%	26%	+6
Dundee United
Top six	23%	30%	+7
11th	13%	9%	−4
Bottom	7%	4%	−3
St. Mirren
Top six	43%	41%	−2
11th	5%	4%	−1
Bottom	2%	2%	0

From the forecast before the match (31 August 2025): 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	Dundee FC	Dundee United
Expected goals	1.39	1.33
Win	38%	35%
Expected Points	1.41	1.32
Clean sheet	26%	25%

Dundee FC 38%Draw 27%Dundee United 35%

Most likely score 1–1, 13%. Both sides score 56%.

From the forecast as it stood on 31 August 2025: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	Dundee FC win	Draw	Dundee United win
Dundee FC
Top six	7%	9%	5%	4%
11th	25%	22%	26%	27%
Bottom	20%	14%	21%	26%
Dundee United
Top six	23%	16%	22%	30%
11th	13%	17%	13%	9%
Bottom	7%	10%	7%	4%
St. Mirren
Top six	43%	45%	42%	41%
11th	5%	5%	5%	4%
Bottom	2%	2%	2%	2%

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

Dundee FC

Dundee United

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

Season to date

Measure	Dundee FC	Dundee United
Position	8th	10th
Played	3	2
Won, drawn, lost	0–⁠2–⁠1	0–⁠1–⁠1
Points	2 (0.67 per game)	1 (0.50 per game)
Expected Points per game	0.37	0.65
Goals	2–⁠3	4–⁠5
xG per game	0.24–⁠1.50	0.95–⁠1.95
Home: points, xG per game	0.00, 0.13–⁠1.42	0.00, 0.71–⁠1.87
Away: points, xG per game	1.00, 0.30–⁠1.54	1.00, 1.19–⁠2.02
Manager	Steven Pressley (3)	Jim Goodwin (52)

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	Dundee FC		Dundee United
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−56%	+2%	−16%	+7%
Counter-attacks	−60%	+19%	+21%	−32%
Set pieces	−36%	+69%	−7%	+49%
Penalties	−34%	+124%	−25%	+146%
Headers	−34%	+66%	+14%	+50%
Left side	−38%	+3%	−3%	−21%
Centre	−55%	+26%	+3%	+41%
Right side	−51%	+43%	−46%	+7%

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

Dundee FC attacking

Dundee FC createdDundee United concededLeft side−38%+7%Centre−55%+41%Right side−51%−21%Open play−56%+7%Counter-attacks−60%−32%Set pieces−36%+49%Headers−34%+50%

Dundee United attacking

Dundee United createdDundee FC concededLeft side−3%+43%Centre+3%+26%Right side−46%+3%Open play−16%+2%Counter-attacks+21%+19%Set pieces−7%+69%Headers+14%+66%

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

Dundee FCDundee United

0.24xG0.95

1.50xG against1.95

34%Possession38%

5.0Shots12.0

15.7Shots against15.0

1.3Shots on target5.0

0.7Big chances1.5

8.7Touches in the opposition box18.0

319Passes297

76%Pass accuracy77%

3.3Corners3.0

24%Field tilt28%

21.0Final-third entries28.5

2.3Box entries10.5

30.4Passes per defensive action21.4

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Dundee FC

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	56	0.30	0.87
Ahead	13	0.09	3.44
Behind	21	0.19	1.99

Dundee United

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	74	0.95	1.62
Ahead	14	0.62	3.79
Behind	2	3.90	0.00

xG by period

Dundee FC

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.00	0.01	0–0
16–30	0.03	0.10	0–1
31–45	0.10	0.30	1–1
46–60	0.01	0.22	1–0
61–75	0.01	0.49	0–0
76–90	0.09	0.38	0–1

Dundee United

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.15	0.13	0–0
16–30	0.23	0.73	1–1
31–45	0.20	0.37	2–0
46–60	0.07	0.21	0–2
61–75	0.24	0.29	1–1
76–90	0.06	0.21	0–1

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

Most used players by position

Dundee FC

Dundee United

Formations: 3-5-2 (1), 4-3-3 (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
16 March 2025	Dundee United	2–4	Dundee FC	xG 1.20–2.27
2 January 2025	Dundee FC	1–2	Dundee United	xG 1.90–2.48
4 August 2024	Dundee United	2–2	Dundee FC	xG 2.21–2.42
9 April 2022	Dundee United	2–2	Dundee FC	xG 3.08–1.66
1 February 2022	Dundee FC	0–0	Dundee United	xG 0.87–0.69
19 September 2021	Dundee United	1–0	Dundee FC	xG 0.72–0.84

6 league meetings since 2020/21: Dundee FC won 1, Dundee United won 2, and 3 were drawn. Goals 9–9 and xG 1.66–1.73 per game.

Key players

Dundee FC

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Murray	37	3,200	16	3	0.35	0.07
F. Robertson	18	1,812	1	4	0.05	0.12
Koumetio	14	1,237	0	0	0.04	0.09
Donnelly	10	976	1	0	0.05	0.06

Dundee United

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Thomson	6	597	1	0	0.20	0.05
Fotheringham	7	679	0	0	0.10	0.02
Sevelj	34	3,083	2	3	0.06	0.05
Sibbald	14	1,321	1	1	0.04	0.03

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.