Dundee take on St Johnstone in the first Ladbrokes Premiership post-split game and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Dundee v St Johnstone
COMPETITION: Ladbrokes Premiership
DATE: Saturday 21st April 2018
KICK-OFF: 3.00pm
VENUE: Dens Park
Opposition Info
FORMED: 1884
STADIUM: McDiarmid Park
CAPACITY: 10,696
PITCH SIZE: 105m x 68m
MANAGER: Tommy Wright
CHAIRMAN: Steve Brown
NICKNAME: The Saints
MASCOTS: SuperSaint
CLUB COLOURS: Blue and White
HONOURS: Scottish Cup winners: 2013/14
Scottish League Division Two (second tier) winners: 1923/24,
1959/60, 1962/63
Scottish League First Division (second tier) winners: 1982/83,
1989/90, 1996/97, 2008/09
Scottish League Challenge Cup winners: 2007/08
Scottish League B Division Supplementary Cup winners: 1948/49
Scottish Consolation Cup winners: 1910/11, 1913/14
RECORD WIN: 13-0 v Tulloch, Perthshire Cup, 17/1/1887
CLUB WEBSITE: www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk
Getting to the Ground
The full address of Dens Park for Sat-Nav is Dens Park, Sandeman Street, Dundee, DD3 7JY
The city centre of Dundee can be reached easily by both road & rail. From Dundee City Centre you can use the no. 1A or no. 24 National Express Dundee bus service, both of which can be boarded at the Albert Square. For a taxi to the ground, call Tay Taxis on 01382450450.
Head to Head v St Johnstone
LEAGUE: Won 57, Drawn 36, Lost 48
SCOTTISH CUP: Won 6, Drawn 2, Lost 1
LEAGUE CUP: Won 6, Drawn 2, Lost 3
CHALLENGE CUP: Won 0, Drawn 0, Lost 1
TOTALS: Won 69, Drawn 40, Lost 53
Last Five Dundee v St Johnstone Games
10/3/2018 | Home | Premiership | Lost 4-0 | 5,336
30/12/2018 | Away | Premiership | Won 2-0 | 4,769 | Haber, Leitch-Smith
16/9/2017 | Home | Premiership | Won 3-2 | 6,001 | Leitch-Smith (2), Moussa
11/3/2017 | Away | Premiership | Lost 2-0 | 4,195
31/12/2016 | Home | Premiership | Won 3-0 | 6,492 | El Bahktaoui, Gadzhalov, Anderson (O.G.)
Match Officials
REFEREE: Don Robertson
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Douglas Ross
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Ross Haswell
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Scott Millar
Last Meeting
A Chris Kane double, as well as a Jordan Piggott own goal and Blair Alston’s strike consigned Dundee to defeat against St Johnstone last month.
The visitors had the better of the play in the opening stages, but a series of corners were all dealt with by the Dundee backline. A free kick from 20 yards presented Saints with the first clear cut chance of the game, but Liam Craig didn’t trouble Elliott Parish with his low strike.
Moments later, the Dee lost Lewis Spence to injury, and Jordan Piggott entered the action 18 minutes into the match for his debut.
Saints made their pressure pay after 24 minutes when Steven Anderson chested the ball into Murray Davidson, whose shot spun off of the debutant Piggott and into the net.
Dundee’s response was nearly instant as Simon Murray picked out Roarie Deacon, but he was denied twice, first by Mannus and then by a Saints defender.
Deacon conceded a free kick 20 yards from goal and was booked for his troubles. Scott Tanser saw his fine strike come back off the post. From this, Dundee broke and Deacon was again denied by Mannus.
Saints doubled their lead eight minutes before the break through Chris Kane. MacLean poked the ball away from Josh Meekings on the by line, allowing Alston to square the ball for Kane, who tucked it away from close range.
Steven Caulker nearly reduced the deficit when he connected with a Deacon free kick, but Mannus touched the header round the post.
To their credit, Dundee were trying to rallied when Simon Murray was sent through on goal only to be stopped by a challenge by Tanser as he ran into the box.
Murray, along with the entire Dundee support, were claiming for a penalty but referee Thomson was having none of it
Sofien Moussa replaced Cammy Kerr at half time as Dundee looked for a route back into the game. A series of early second half corners for the Dee didn’t lead to a clear-cut chance. Jon Aurtenetxe picked out A-Jay Leitch-Smith with a deep cross, but his downward header was kept out by Mannus.
Two goals in two minutes ended any hopes of an unlikely comeback. The first saw Blair Alston fire home after Parish had denied Kane, and the second saw Kane fire a high shot into the net to give Saints a four-goal lead.
A goal line clearance from Steven Caulker denied Kane a hat trick after he had lifted the ball over Parish. Faissal El Bakhtaoui had the final chance of the game, but his drive from 25 yards swerved wide.
Dundee: Parish, Kerr (Moussa 45), Caulker, Meekings, Aurtenetxe, Curran, Spence (Piggott 18), O’Hara, Deacon, Leitch-Smith, Murray (El Bakhtaoui 65)
Subs Unused: Malherbe, Kusunga, O’Dea, Lambert
St Johnstone: Mannus, Tanser, Alston (Wotherspoon 73), Shaugnessy, Anderson, Millar (McClean 80), Davidson, MacLean, Kerr, Kane, Craig
Subs Unused: Clark, Williams, Comrie, Johnstone, McClean, Gordon
Goals: Piggott O.G 24′, Kane 37′, 66′, Alston 64′
Referee: Craig Thomson. Assistant Referees: David Roome & Ross Haswell. Fouth Official: Kevin Graham
Attendance: 5,336
Referee: Willie Collum. Assistants: Graeme Stewart, Andrew McWilliam. Fourth official: David Lowe.
St Johnstone’s Season So Far
St Johnstone’s season started way back in June when they met Lithuania side FK Trakai in the first qualifying round of the Europa League and after a 2-1 defeat at home in the first leg and a 1-0 defeat in Vilnius, disappointingly exited the competition 3-1 on aggregate.
Qualification for Europe meant a bye to the knock out stages of the Betfred Cup but it was another early exit for The Saints when they crashed out 3-0 to Partick Thistle at McDiarmid Park.
The start to their Ladbrokes Premiership campaign has been superb and they come to Dens unbeaten in the first five games. Saints stormed to the top of the league by winning their first three games against Kilmarnock, Motherwell and Partick and followed that up with an excellent 1-1 draw at n/
Celtic Park.
Tommy Wright won the August manager of the month while Michael O’Halloran, on loan from Rangers picked up the player of the month and he continued to be the key man after the international break when he was on target again in the 1-1 draw at home to Hibernian.
The following week Saints travelled to Dens and lost 3-2 for their first Premiership of the season but followed that up with 2-1 win over Hamilton at home.
However Saints didn’t win again for another seven matches until they defeated Hibs 2-1 at Easter Road in November.
December saw St Johnstone defeat Hamilton at the SuperSeal and Rangers at Ibrox and draw with Hearts and Ross County before the loss to Dundee at the end of the month.
Upon returning from the winter break, St Johnstone knocked Albion Rovers out of the Scottish Cup before losing away to Hearts in the next round.
In the Premiership The Saints also lost to the Jambos at Tynecastle as well as defeats to Partick and Motherwell. They got back on track with a 0-0 draw at Celtic Park, which caused Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers to question their desire before a 2-0 win over Ross County in Perth.
McDiarmid survived the ‘beast from the east’ snow blizzard to host Rangers but the Ibrox men headed back west with all three points after a 4-1 win.
In their rearranged fixture against Kilmarnock last The Saints lost 2-0 at Rugby Park meaning but bounced back with a 4-0 victory at Dens.
St Johnstone went into the split with a win (against Hamilton), two draws (against Hibs and Motherwell) and a defeat to Aberdeen to find themselves in the bottom six for the first time in seven years.
Top Scorers
DUNDEE: Moussa 11; O’Hara, Leitch-Smith 6; El Bahktaoui, 5; Waddell 3
ST JOHNSTONE: MacLean, Kane 6: Davidson, O’Halloran 5; Craig 3
Ticketing Information
Tickets for the match against St Johnstone at Dens Park are on sale now online and from the Ticket office.
This match is a Category B match and prices are as follows:
Family Area Priced tickets available in the Bobby Cox Stand
Rows A – Y, Seats 1 – 47 with prices as follows:
Adult and one child under 12 £26
Two adults and two children under 12 £50
With additional children under 12 at £2
Under 12 and Under 16 tickets can only be bought as part of a family group
Prices for all areas in Dens Park are priced at £24 for Adults, £16 for concessions and £10 for Under 18
Tickets are available from the ticket office, in person or by phone on 01382 889966 (Option 1) or online
Matchday Programme
Dundee’s 2017/18 match programme The Dee will be available to buy at the St Johnstone game in and around the ground and in the club shop. It is a full, colour 52 page edition packed with news, views, features and exclusive interviews which this week include:
- A message from manager Neil McCann
- A message from managing-director John Nelms
- This Week in History
- A profile of one of the DFC 2018 Hall of Fame inductees Napper Thomson
- Where are they now?
- Profile on visitors St Johnstone
- Junior Dees News
- Classic Match
- Dundee Supporters Association news
The Dee, produced by our partners Curtis Sports will be available on Saturday for just £3 and can also be ordered on the Curtis Sport website.
How To Watch
Fans from outside of the UK who are virtual season tickets will be able to watch the St Johnstone match live on DEETV or alternatively they can view it for just £5.
The full ninety minutes of the match will be available to every subscriber of DEETV on Saturday while a shorter highlights package will be available to view during the weekend alongside exclusive post match interviews with the manager and players.
The pre-match press conference is also available to view on DEETV from Friday.
You can sign up for DEETV for just £5 a month on the official website where you will have access to Highlights, Interviews and all the Dundee FC goals at the click of the button
