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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 21
Jan 2, 2025 at 5.30pm UK
Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park
Dundee United

Dundee
1 - 2
Dundee Utd

Murray (61' pen.)
Graham (86')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Sevelj (65'), Dalby (88')
Docherty (32'), Dalby (89')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Scottish Premiership clash between Dundee and Dundee United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: St Mirren 1-2 Dundee
Sunday, December 29 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Dundee Utd 1-0 Aberdeen
Sunday, December 29 at 5.15pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Dundee 1-2 Dundee United

With the Scottish Premiership's third-best defensive record and second only to Celtic in terms of away points so far, Dundee United have a great chance to conquer their city rivals. Dundee have kept just one clean sheet all season, so they could succumb to derby defeat in their first fixture of 2025. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Dundee United win with a probability of 39.84%. A win for Dundee had a probability of 35.85% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Dundee United win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.74%) and 0-2 (5.96%). The likeliest Dundee win was 2-1 (8.14%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.22%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Dundee United in this match.

Result
DundeeDrawDundee United
35.85% (0.529 0.53) 24.31% (0.15 0.15) 39.84% (-0.678 -0.68)
Both teams to score 60.15% (-0.472 -0.47)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.48% (-0.648 -0.65)42.52% (0.65 0.65)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.08% (-0.649 -0.65)64.92% (0.652 0.65)
Dundee Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.55% (-0.013999999999996 -0.01)23.45% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.54% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02)57.46% (0.021999999999998 0.02)
Dundee United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.58% (-0.60000000000001 -0.6)21.42% (0.602 0.6)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
45.57% (-0.936 -0.94)54.43% (0.939 0.94)
Score Analysis
    Dundee 35.85%
    Dundee United 39.84%
    Draw 24.31%
DundeeDrawDundee United
2-1 @ 8.14% (0.08 0.08)
1-0 @ 7.29% (0.206 0.21)
2-0 @ 5.28% (0.147 0.15)
3-1 @ 3.94% (0.038 0.04)
3-2 @ 3.03% (-0.027 -0.03)
3-0 @ 2.55% (0.071 0.07)
4-1 @ 1.43% (0.013 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.1% (-0.01 -0.01)
4-0 @ 0.93% (0.025 0.03)
Other @ 2.17%
Total : 35.85%
1-1 @ 11.22% (0.12 0.12)
2-2 @ 6.27% (-0.053 -0.05)
0-0 @ 5.02% (0.144 0.14)
3-3 @ 1.56% (-0.043 -0.04)
Other @ 0.24%
Total : 24.31%
1-2 @ 8.65% (-0.069000000000001 -0.07)
0-1 @ 7.74% (0.083 0.08)
0-2 @ 5.96% (-0.046 -0.05)
1-3 @ 4.44% (-0.118 -0.12)
2-3 @ 3.22% (-0.087 -0.09)
0-3 @ 3.06% (-0.08 -0.08)
1-4 @ 1.71% (-0.078 -0.08)
2-4 @ 1.24% (-0.057 -0.06)
0-4 @ 1.18% (-0.053 -0.05)
Other @ 2.63%
Total : 39.84%

How you voted: Dundee vs Dundee Utd

Dundee
22.2%
Draw
9.7%
Dundee United
68.1%
72
Head to Head
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Palmer-Houlden (18'), McCowan (79' pen.)
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Dundee Utd
2-2
Dundee
Clark (12'), Mulgrew (55')
Niskanen (35'), Watt (45+3'), Graham (58')
Mullen (59'), Adam (61')
Byrne (45+2'), Adam (45+3')
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Gameweek 22
Dundee
0-0
Dundee Utd
Adam (61')
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Dundee Utd
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Ashcroft (21'), Byrne (77')
Apr 24, 2020 7.05pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1916215274550
2RangersRangers19123434132139
3Dundee UnitedDundee Utd209743021934
4Aberdeen2010463228434
5St Mirren2183102734-727
6Motherwell208392534-927
7Hibernian216782832-425
8Kilmarnock216692536-1124
9Dundee2064103036-622
10Ross County215792138-1722
11Hearts2155112431-720
12St Johnstone2143142341-1815


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