BetGenius
Round
Regular Season - 5
Venue
Dens Park, Dundee
Referee
R. Hardie
Form

Recent form

Dundee
61Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · +1 goal difference

ST Johnstone
58Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · +1 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Dundee or Draw + Under 2.5 Goals

BetGenius backs Dundee or Draw + Under 2.5 Goals (Combo Bet) at 65% confidence — a solid call.

65%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Dundee welcome ST Johnstone to Dens Park sitting fourth in the Premiership table with six points from their opening four matches. The hosts have demonstrated solid defensive foundations, conceding three goals across those fixtures and recording clean sheets in both of their victories so far. After a narrow 2-1 home defeat to Hibernian, they will be keen to reassert their home authority against an opponent they have historically controlled.

ST Johnstone enter matchday five in ninth place, having collected three points from their first three league outings. While their 4-3 home win over Kilmarnock showed attacking spark, their away form has been problematic, suffering back-to-back defeats on the road against St Mirren (1-0) and Heart of Midlothian (2-1). Producing only 0.5 goals per match away from home highlights their difficulties in creating chances on travel.

Head-to-head history heavily leans toward Dundee, who have lost just one of the past ten meetings between the sides, recording five victories and four draws. ST Johnstone have failed to keep a clean sheet across their league campaign so far, giving Dundee a clear path to dictating terms on home soil.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Dundee at homeST Johnstone away
5
Played
4
2-2-1
W-D-L
1-1-2
1.6
Scored /game
0.8
1.2
Conceded /game
1
20%
Clean sheets
—
0%
Failed to score
—
100%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
20%

Combined scoring rate: 2.4 goals per game (Dundee at home plus ST Johnstone away).

Players

Key players this season

ST Johnstone

  • J. Fowler6G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1CelticPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9+1824
2RangersPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9+620
3Heart Of MidlothianPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9+516
4DundeePromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9+314
5ST JohnstonePromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9012
6Dundee UtdPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9-112
7AberdeenPremiership (Relegation Group)9011
8ST MirrenPremiership (Relegation Group)9-810
History

Head-to-head

5
Dundee
4
Draws
1
ST Johnstone

Dundee have won 5 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.4 goals a game, both teams scored in 70% of them.

  • 2025-05-18ST Johnstone0-2Dundee
  • 2025-03-01Dundee1-1ST Johnstone
  • 2025-01-05ST Johnstone1-3Dundee
  • 2024-10-26Dundee1-2ST Johnstone
  • 2024-03-30ST Johnstone1-2Dundee
BetGenius

Our record in Premiership

59%42 won from 71 settled predictions

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

Based on at least 20 settled predictions.
Predictions

3 published markets

FeaturedWON
Combo Bet
Dundee or Draw + Under 2.5 Goals
65%
Both must land · no better than

Dundee or Draw — 76% confidence

Dundee have established a strong record against ST Johnstone, avoiding defeat in nine of their last ten encounters across all venues. With ST Johnstone losing both of their away league fixtures this season and conceding an average of 1.5 goals per game on the road, Dundee are well placed to secure at least a point at Dens Park.

Under 2.5 Goals — 65% confidence

Dundee have maintained a low goals-against average of 0.8 across their opening four league games, keeping two clean sheets. ST Johnstone have struggled for attacking fluency away from home, registering only one goal across two road matches, pointing toward a tightly contested match that stays under the 2.5 total goal threshold.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and total goals), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Double Chance
Dundee or Draw
76%
Confidence

Dundee have established a strong record against ST Johnstone, avoiding defeat in nine of their last ten encounters across all venues. With ST Johnstone losing both of their away league fixtures this season and conceding an average of 1.5 goals per game on the road, Dundee are well placed to secure at least a point at Dens Park.

Combo BetWON
Total Goals
Under 2.5 Goals
65%
Confidence

Dundee have maintained a low goals-against average of 0.8 across their opening four league games, keeping two clean sheets. ST Johnstone have struggled for attacking fluency away from home, registering only one goal across two road matches, pointing toward a tightly contested match that stays under the 2.5 total goal threshold.

Explore

More from BetGenius

Published September 1, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.