Premiership · Regular Season - 9
ST Johnstone 1–1 Dundee Utd
Sat 17 Oct 2026 · 14:00 UTC · McDiarmid Park, Perth
ST JohnstoneTeam 1616
Dundee UtdTeam 1676Match story
ST Johnstone · draw · Dundee UtdBefore kick-off: 38% · 30% · 32%
Last reading, 90+5': 2% · 95% · 2%
Live chances from PlayerElo's pre-match model and the current score.
- Josh Fowler 21'
- Lyall Cameron 79'
We gave ST Johnstone 38% to win: it ended in a draw.
- Josh Fowler 1530 0 assist Enes Alic 1813 −221'
ST Johnstone:Josh Fowler 1530 0 assist Enes Alic 1813 −2 - 42'Dylan Tait 1651 +1
Dundee Utd:Dylan Tait 1651 +1 - Ruari Paton 1661 0 for Josh Fowler 1530 045'
ST Johnstone:Ruari Paton 1661 0 for Josh Fowler 1530 0 - 45'abdoulaye yoro 1602 +2 for Daniel Bennie 1615 +1
Dundee Utd:abdoulaye yoro 1602 +2 for Daniel Bennie 1615 +1 - 63'Zachary Sapsford 1683 0 for Idjessi Metsoko 1572 +1
Dundee Utd:Zachary Sapsford 1683 0 for Idjessi Metsoko 1572 +1 - 63'Lachlan Rose 1671 0 for Dylan Tait 1651 +1
Dundee Utd:Lachlan Rose 1671 0 for Dylan Tait 1651 +1 - 66'Lyall Cameron 1661 +3
Dundee Utd:Lyall Cameron 1661 +3 - 79'Lyall Cameron 1661 +3 assist Jesse Randall 1743 +3
Dundee Utd:Lyall Cameron 1661 +3 assist Jesse Randall 1743 +3 - Jamie Gullan 1584 −1 for Sam Stanton 1520 −482'
ST Johnstone:Jamie Gullan 1584 −1 for Sam Stanton 1520 −4 - Kai Fotheringham 1407 −8* for Taylor Steven 1509 082'
ST Johnstone:Kai Fotheringham 1407 −8* for Taylor Steven 1509 0 - Reece McAlear 1669 084'
ST Johnstone:Reece McAlear 1669 0 - 90'Zidane Iqbal 1799 +2
Dundee Utd:Zidane Iqbal 1799 +2 - Jason Holt 1679 −690+2'
ST Johnstone:Jason Holt 1679 −6
Line-ups
Elo change from this match, next to the Elo after it.
Before kick-off: 38% · 30% · 32%(ST Johnstone · draw · Dundee Utd)
Our most likely score was 1–1 (14%), and that was the result.
- Average value of the starting XI: ST Johnstone €401K, Dundee Utd €533K.
- Home advantage made ST Johnstone the favourite: it added 8 points to their win chance.
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
ST Johnstone
5th in Premiership · 11 pts from 8
- 11 OctWAberdeen Scotland Premiership1597
- 19 SepDFalkirk Scotland Premiership1664
- 9 SepLCeltic Scotland Premiership1645
- 6 SepWHibernian Scotland Premiership1569
- 2 SepDDundee Scotland Premiership1579
Dundee Utd
6th in Premiership · 11 pts from 8
- 10 OctWHibernian Scotland Premiership1668
- 19 SepWST Mirren Scotland Premiership1628
- 5 SepDFalkirk Scotland Premiership1613
- 2 SepLMotherwell Scotland Premiership1640
- 29 AugWKilmarnock Scotland Premiership1596
Season outlook
From the Premiership simulation, before this match.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST Johnstone | 11 /8 | 41.1 | 0% | 15% | 18% | 7th |
| Dundee Utd | 11 /8 | 41.6 | 0% | 16% | 17% | 7th |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 12th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each starting eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.

ST Johnstone · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +1.4 (Good) · Elo 1685

Dundee Utd · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +0.9 (Average) · Elo 1705
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: possession-based
Coach DNA: direct
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
ST Johnstone: low-volume (how Simo Johannes Valakari plays) · Dundee Utd: direct (how James Michael Goodwin plays)
* Includes our monthly adjustment: every month we take a little off each player's Elo to keep ratings from inflating.