St Johnstone vs Dundee United

26 December 2024 · Scottish Premiership · 2024/25 · Referee K Clancy

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Makenzie Kirk 44’
  • Glenn Middleton 51’
  • Sam Dalby 60’

Match summary

Dundee United came from behind to win 2-1 away at St Johnstone. St Johnstone led 1-0 at half-time.

Makenzie Kirk put St Johnstone ahead in the 44th minute, Glenn Middleton equalised in the 51st minute, and Sam Dalby won it with a header in the 60th minute.

Shots finished 13-11 to Dundee United, with 4 on target for St Johnstone and 4 for Dundee United. Dundee United had a player sent off.

Match stats

St Johnstone Dundee United
11 Shots 13
4 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1

Key events

St Johnstone Dundee United
Kick-off
Makenzie Kirk1-0 (St Johnstone)
44’
Half-time1-0
51’
Glenn Middleton1-1 (Dundee United)
60’
Sam Dalby1-2 (Dundee United)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

St Johnstone
  • Jack Sanders
  • Adama Sidibeh
Dundee United
  • Declan Gallagher
  • Ross Docherty

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Dundee United attacking St Johnstone attacking 
17’ Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka (St Johnstone), set piece, off target 24’ Graham Carey (St Johnstone), direct free kick, off target 26’ Drey Wright (St Johnstone), open play, blocked 28’ Makenzie Kirk (St Johnstone), open play, saved 33’ Sam Dalby (Dundee United), from a corner, off target 36’ Ryan Strain (Dundee United), open play, blocked 36’ Ryan Strain (Dundee United), open play, blocked 38’ Richard Odada (Dundee United), set piece, off target 40’ Richard Odada (Dundee United), set piece, off target 44’ Makenzie Kirk (St Johnstone), open play, goal 47’ Makenzie Kirk (St Johnstone), open play, blocked 49’ Drey Wright (St Johnstone), open play, saved 51’ Glenn Middleton (Dundee United), open play, goal 51’ Sam Dalby (Dundee United), open play, blocked 55’ Kai Fotheringham (Dundee United), from a corner, saved 58’ William Ferry (Dundee United), open play, blocked 60’ Sam Dalby (Dundee United), open play, goal 69’ Adama Sidibeh (St Johnstone), open play, off target 75’ Kristijan Trapanovski (Dundee United), open play, blocked 76’ Vicko Ševelj (Dundee United), open play, saved 78’ Sam Dalby (Dundee United), open play, off target 90’ Nicky Clark (St Johnstone), direct free kick, off target 90+2’ Jack Sanders (St Johnstone), open play, saved 90+3’ Drey Wright (St Johnstone), from a corner, off target 17’ Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka (St Johnstone), set piece, off target 24’ Graham Carey (St Johnstone), direct free kick, off target 26’ Drey Wright (St Johnstone), open play, blocked 28’ Makenzie Kirk (St Johnstone), open play, saved 33’ Sam Dalby (Dundee United), from a corner, off target 36’ Ryan Strain (Dundee United), open play, blocked 36’ Ryan Strain (Dundee United), open play, blocked 38’ Richard Odada (Dundee United), set piece, off target 40’ Richard Odada (Dundee United), set piece, off target 44’ Makenzie Kirk (St Johnstone), open play, goal 47’ Makenzie Kirk (St Johnstone), open play, blocked 49’ Drey Wright (St Johnstone), open play, saved 51’ Glenn Middleton (Dundee United), open play, goal 51’ Sam Dalby (Dundee United), open play, blocked 55’ Kai Fotheringham (Dundee United), from a corner, saved 58’ William Ferry (Dundee United), open play, blocked 60’ Sam Dalby (Dundee United), open play, goal 69’ Adama Sidibeh (St Johnstone), open play, off target 75’ Kristijan Trapanovski (Dundee United), open play, blocked 76’ Vicko Ševelj (Dundee United), open play, saved 78’ Sam Dalby (Dundee United), open play, off target 90’ Nicky Clark (St Johnstone), direct free kick, off target 90+2’ Jack Sanders (St Johnstone), open play, saved 90+3’ Drey Wright (St Johnstone), from a corner, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
Joshua Rae
90′ – – – – – – –
Jack Sanders
90′ – – 1 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Kyle Cameron
90′ – – – – – – –
David Keltjens Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 – – – –
Sven Sprangler Taken off
86′ – – – – – – –
Graham Carey
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Jason Holt Taken off
73′ – – – – – – –
Makenzie Kirk
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
62′ – – 1 – – – –
Nicky Clark Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 – – – –
Adama Sidibeh Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 – – –
Matt Smith Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Aaron Essel Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

St Johnstone win 31% Avg odds 3.03
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.18
Dundee United win 39% Avg odds 2.41

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.