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Dundee vs St Johnstone – Preview

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📅 02/09/2026 21:45

Dundee and St Johnstone meet in a Tayside derby where form suggests little to separate them at the tactical level. Both sides carry identical market-implied expected goals of 1.36, but their underlying trajectories tell different stories. Dundee are significantly overperforming their pre-match expectations this season—running at 1.14 expected goals above forecast across the campaign—while St Johnstone sit marginally below, at minus 0.08. That differential may look modest on the surface, but it reflects a widening gap in execution. Dundee's handicap bets have delivered a sharp 57.1% return on investment this season, whereas St Johnstone's record sits underwater at minus 34.9%. Both teams appear to have a clean bill of health heading into Wednesday's fixture, with no significant injuries or suspensions reported for either side.

Preview generated using our market-implied xG model and AI-assisted analysis.

Please note that odds and lines may have changed since this analysis was written — see the stats below for current figures.
xG Home1.35
xG Away1.37
Hcp Home0
Odds Home2.00
Totals Line2.5
Win Probability
Dundee (1) 35.1%
Draw (X) 28.9%
St Johnstone (2) 36.0%
FAIR ODDS
1: 2.85
X: 3.46
2: 2.77

Dundee

StatSeasonLast 10Last 5
Goals1.201.201.20
Goals against0.800.800.80
xG1.191.191.19
xGA1.711.711.71
vs. Market 0.91 0.91 0.91
vs. Market Totals -0.90 -0.90 -0.90
💰 BETTING
HCP: 3W-1L-1P +2.3 units +45.7%
Totals: 1O-4U
HCP: Result of betting the handicap line for this team in every match this season.
Totals: Over/under split across all of this team's matches this season.
Dundee
10-game rolling average vs. market expectation
50-5xGMatch
Dundee
vs. market expectation
50-5xGMatch

St Johnstone

StatSeasonLast 10Last 5
Goals1.331.330.80
Goals against1.501.501.20
xG1.241.241.20
xGA1.581.581.66
vs. Market 0.17 0.17 0.05
vs. Market Totals 0.01 0.01 -0.86
💰 BETTING
HCP: 2W-1L-3P +0.2 units +3.9%
Totals: 3O-3U
HCP: Result of betting the handicap line for this team in every match this season.
Totals: Over/under split across all of this team's matches this season.
St Johnstone
10-game rolling average vs. market expectation
50-5xGMatch
St Johnstone
vs. market expectation
50-5xGMatch

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