- St. Johnstone are 8th in the Premiership 2026/2027 with 13 points from 11 games.
- Dundee FC are 4th in the league table with 17 points from 11 fixtures.
An entertaining encounter in Perth
St. Johnstone's home record in the 2026/2027 Scottish Premiership is a mixed bag of 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss from 6 matches, and that is a true reflection of how The Saints have performed so far this season.
Simo Valakari sets them up in a structured 4-2-3-1 formation, compact by default but triggered into a high press by the ball, and they can play some football when the ball is on the ground and they have numbers in the opposition half.
However, they don't have the quality in the final third to finish teams off, and they lack the resolve to grind out results when they fall behind or when teams come back into the game at them. St. Johnstone were humbled 4-0 away to Rangers before battling back to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Motherwell last time out, a sequence that perhaps best sums up their inconsistent run to date.
Dundee FC will arrive at McDiarmid Park with a bit of a mental edge over The Saints, who have failed to win their last 2 home head-to-heads.
The Dee had a Jekyll-and-Hyde spell away from home at the start of the 2026/2027 campaign, losing 2-1 at St. Mirren before bouncing back with a 3-1 home win over Kilmarnock, and their form since has been strong.
However, Steven Pressley's men are in much better overall form than their hosts, having won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 fixtures. Pressley has them playing on the front foot, pressing high, entering the box at every opportunity and overloading the wings, and they've been rewarded with 10 goals in their last 5 matches.
St. Johnstone slight favourites
The odds indicate that St. Johnstone are the favourites here, but only just at 81/100, while the visitors are 3/1 and the draw is 11/4.
That's too short for The Dee and it's too close to call a winner here, so the draw will be the main selection.
Over 2.5 goals looks a good shout, however, with both teams to score a touch of value at 13/20 as the two sides have slightly different but equally entertaining styles.
Josh Fowler leads the St. Johnstone goal charts with 4 goals in 7 Premiership 2026/2027 games and has scored 2 of their 4 goals in their last 5, while Joe Westley has 3 goals in 7 for Dundee FC and looks the most likely goal scorer for the visitors here.
We're expecting an open and competitive game with both managers playing to their strengths, so The Dee, who are live, may be the team to nick it.
