St Johnstone and Dundee meet at McDiarmid Park on Saturday 7 November, a 3pm kick-off that throws the Scottish Premiership‘s most reliable source of draws together with a Dundee side flying at home but flaky on their travels.
Simo Valakari’s side sit seventh on 14 points, with a remarkable five of their 12 league games finishing level. Steven Pressley’s Dundee are two places and three points better off in fifth, fresh from a 3-1 home win over Kilmarnock, but they have lost three of their six matches on the road. With both teams drawing the September meeting 1-1, this has the feel of another tight afternoon in Perth.
Premium Tips
Anthony Eadson sees little between two evenly-matched sides and leans into the draw angle, with a corners angle that favours the visitors. Here are our two Premium Tips for St Johnstone vs Dundee.
| Premium Tip | Odds | Why we’re backing it |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee most corners | 6/4 (Sky Bet) | St Johnstone have won just 36 corners in 12 league games, the fewest in the Premiership, while conceding 7.9 per game on average. Dundee have averaged 5.1 corners per game themselves and have scored in 10 of their 11 league games, so they should spend enough time in the final third. Even with St Johnstone at home, the numbers point firmly towards the visitors in this market, and 6/4 with Sky Bet looks generous. |
| Draw and both teams to score | 7/2 (William Hill) | The theme of St Johnstone’s season is the stalemate, with five of their 12 league games finishing level, and a solitary clean sheet all term suggests Dundee will get on the scoresheet. Dundee themselves have failed to score only once in 11, so a shared points haul with goals at both ends makes plenty of sense at this price. |
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How St. Johnstone go into the game
St Johnstone go into the weekend seventh on 14 points, their campaign defined by a run of stalemates, with Simo Valakari’s men drawing five of their 12 games. They have not won in four, taking three draws and a single defeat in that spell, with their last victory the 1-0 success away at Aberdeen.
Last time out they drew 2-2 away at Kilmarnock, another stalemate in a season full of them. Home form is their platform: they have lost just once at McDiarmid Park, though a solitary clean sheet all term and 19 goals conceded point to the defensive frailty that could cost them against an in-form visiting attack.
How Dundee go into the game
Dundee arrive in fifth on 17 points and in good heart, having won three of their last five, including a 3-1 home victory over Kilmarnock last time out. Bradley Fink leads the way with four goals, and Steven Pressley’s side have failed to score only once all season.
The caveat is their away form. Dundee have won just twice in six on the road, losing three, and the trip to Perth is exactly the kind of test that has tripped them up. Beat that pattern and they will fancy climbing the table; history, though, points to another close one, with five of the last ten meetings between these clubs finishing level.
St. Johnstone vs Dundee head-to-head
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09/26 | Dundee | 1-1 | St Johnstone |
| 18/05/25 | St Johnstone | 0-2 | Dundee |
| 01/03/25 | Dundee | 1-1 | St Johnstone |
| 05/01/25 | St Johnstone | 1-3 | Dundee |
| 26/10/24 | Dundee | 1-2 | St Johnstone |
This is a fixture that habitually ends all square, with five of the last ten league meetings drawn, including September’s 1-1 at Dens Park. Dundee just shade the recent exchanges, with two wins to St Johnstone’s one in the last five, so there is little between them on this evidence either.
St. Johnstone vs Dundee predictions & betting tips
| Our Prediction | Odds & Bookmaker | Confidence | Why We’re Backing It |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | 11/4 (Betway) | ⭐⭐⭐ | St Johnstone have drawn five of 12 and lost only once at home, while Dundee have managed just two wins from five on their travels. |
| Both teams to score – Yes | 3/5 (Ladbrokes) | ⭐⭐⭐ | The hosts have kept only one clean sheet all season and Dundee have drawn a blank just once in 11 outings. |
| Under 2.5 goals | 1/1 (Betfred) | ⭐⭐⭐ | Three of the last five meetings between the pair produced two goals or fewer, keeping the total down. |
| St Johnstone 1-1 Dundee | 6/1 (Sky Bet) | ⭐⭐ | The reverse fixture in September finished 1-1 and the draw has been St Johnstone’s most common result this term. |
St. Johnstone vs Dundee score prediction
There is precious little to separate these two. St Johnstone’s draw habit and solid home base run up against a Dundee side who are dangerous going forward but vulnerable away from Dens Park. Anthony Eadson expects honours even in a game that mirrors September’s 1-1. Score prediction: St Johnstone 1-1 Dundee.
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