Dundee take on St Johnstone in Perth on Saturday the first Ladbrokes Premiership and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: St Johnstone v Dundee
COMPETITION: Ladbrokes Premiership
DATE: Saturday 25th August 2018
KICK-OFF: 3.00pm
VENUE: McDiarmid 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 St Johnstone for Sat-Nav is McDiarmid Park, Crieff Road, Perth, PH1 2SJ
By Car:
On approach to Perth take the Stirling/Glasgow/Crianlarich/Inverness slip road (Jct 10), this links up with the M90. Follow signs for Inverness (A9), second left at Broxden roundabout. 1 mile down by-pass, take slip road (A85) to Crieff, at mini roundabout turn right to Perth. Straight through next roundabout, McDiarmid Park is on your left.
Directions from Perth:
Bus Services
McDiarmid Park can be reached by bus services mostly leaving the city centre from Mill Street (next to the cinema). Services number 1, 2, 13 and 15 all travel along the Crieff road, stopping either directly outside Tesco, or across the road from the stadium.
Perth Bus Station
Perth Bus Station is situated on Leonard Street, which is approximately 3 miles away from McDiarmid Park. The easiest way to reach the park from the station is by taxi.
Rail Transport
Perth Railway Station is also situated on Leonard Street which is some distance from the stadium – the best part of a 45 minute walk (uphill!). A taxi drive will take ten minutes and cost around £10. A short walk from the train or bus stations will take you to the city centre where there is a major bus interchange in Mill Street.
Taxi Services
Ace Taxis can be contacted on (01738) 633033
Head to Head v St Johnstone
LEAGUE: Won 58, 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 70, Drawn 40, Lost 53
Last Five Dundee v St Johnstone Games
- 21/4/2018 | Home | Premiership | Won 2-1 | 5,592 | Moussa (2)
- 1/0/3/2018 | 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
Last Meeting
Sofien Moussa sent the noisy Dee faithful on their way from Dens with a song on their lips and a spring in their steps after he scored both goals in a 2-1 win over St Johnstone last April. Moussa put the Dee ahead in the first minute. The win seemed to have been painfully snatched from Dundee’s grasp when Steven MacLean equalised late in the second half. The Dees’ despair was quickly turned to delirium when Moussa headed the winner after 88 minutes and the fans roared the team through injury time to take three vital points.
Dundee FC: Parish, Kerr, Caulker, Kusunga, O’Hara, Kamara, McGowan (c), Holt, Wighton, Moussa, Murray (Leitch-Smith 84’)
Unused subs: Ferrie (gk), O’Dea, Aurtenetxe, Wolters, Spence, Scott.
Goals: Moussa (1’, 88’).
Booked: Kusunga (foul on Willock), O’Hara (foul on Craig).
St Johnstone: Clark, Kerr, Shaughnessy (c), Anderson, Tanser, Foster, Willock (Wotherspoon 72’), Millar (Scougall 76’), Craig, Williams (Robertson 89’), MacLean
Unused subs: Mannus (gk), Watson, Gordon, McCann.
Goal: MacLean (84).
Booked: Willock (foul on Kamara), Shaughnessy (foul on Moussa), Wotherspoon (foul on Kerr), Williams (foul on Kamara).
Attendance: 5,592 (750 Saints fans).
Referee: Don Robertson. Assistant Referees: Douglas Ross, Ross Haswell. Fourth Official: Scott Millar.
St Johnstone’s Season So Far
St Johnstone’s season had an inauspicious start with a 0-0 draw with East Fife at McDiarmid Park in the Betfred Cup but they won the bonus point in the penalty shoot-out.
It didn’t stop The Saints from winning their section however as they followed that up with two 1-0 wins against Montrose and Falkirk and in their final game beat Forfar 3-1 at Station Park.
Saints’ Premiership campaign had a tough start away at Kilmarnock and two goals in the last half hour was enough to keep the points at Rugby Park but they got off the mark in their first home game in a 1-1 draw with Hibs.
Top Scorers
ST JOHNSTONE: Watt 2; Scougall, McMillan, Kennedy 1
DUNDEE: Moussa, Mendy 2; Wighton, Madianaga, Spence, McGowan, Ngwatala 1
Ticketing Information
Gate prices for this Saturday’s Ladbrokes Premiership match against St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park are as follows –
North Stand:
Adult £23
Over 65 £13
Aged 17 – 18 £12
Aged 13 – 16 £9
Aged 12 and under – free of charge when accompanied by adult/over 65
West Stand:
Adult £24
Over 65 £15
Aged 13 – 16 £14
Family turnstile (T 5 only) 1 x Adult and max 2 x U13 = £16 (Additional adult within family group = £16)
Supporters who use wheelchairs/ambulant disabled supporters £14 (price includes PA) – book in advance through the Dundee FC Ticket Office.
Supporter Information
As extensive trunk road creation and alterations continue to take place around McDiarmid Park the following directions are for Dundee FC supporters who should follow these to minimise delays to their journeys both before and after the game.
From the Broxden roundabout follow the ‘”Football Stadium” signage to the Inveralmond roundabout. After turning full circle at that roundabout and heading back south on the A9 take the first available slip road which is signed for the football stadium.
At the top of this slip road there is an enforced left turn and after making this turn Dundee supporters should immediately move into the right hand filter lane (temporary signage will be in place indicating this) and enter the stadium car park by turning right.
All away supporters’ cars and buses will be accommodated at the west side of the all-weather pitch adjacent to the stadium.
At the conclusion of the game, away supporters will exit the car park via the gate closest to their car park and thereby gain quick and direct access to the A9 heading towards the Broxden roundabout.
All Dundee fans are asked to follow these instructions to minimise delays to their own journeys and also aid the overall traffic management plan for all supporters and the wider local community. In particular, Dundee fans are urged not to use the A85 Crieff Road at any point.
How To Watch
Fans in the UK can sign up to DeeTV for a monthly fee of £5.99 or an annual fee of £59.99 which will give them access to live audio of most Ladbrokes Premiership games, full match replays and highlights, behind the scenes content and exclusive interviews.
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 on Sunday alongside exclusive post match interviews with the manager and players.
The pre-match press conference is also available to view on DeeTV from Friday.
