-0.28 points a game is the venue form gap, in St. Johnstone's favour: Dundee takes 1.62 a game at home over the last two seasons, St. Johnstone 1.90 away.
Dundee: 42 league matches in the bank, 4 from this season and the rest from last season. St. Johnstone: 39 league matches in the bank, 3 from this season and the rest from last season in the Scottish Championship.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Dundee -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 0, lost 1 of 2, scoring 3 and conceding 2. Last season at home: won 9, drew 4, lost 6 of 19, scoring 31 and conceding 28 -- 1.63 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Hibernian 1-2 at home; beat Dundee United 2-0 away; beat Aberdeen 2-0 at home; lost to Celtic 0-1 away; beat Aberdeen 3-2 at home. The last of these is from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 30 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Steven Pressley. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
St. Johnstone -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 0, lost 2 of 2, scoring 1 and conceding 3. Last season away in the Scottish Championship: won 11, drew 5, lost 2 of 18, scoring 30 and conceding 14 -- 2.11 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Hearts 1-2 away; lost to St. Mirren 0-1 away; beat Kilmarnock 4-3 at home; beat Ayr United 1-0 away in the Scottish Championship; beat Raith Rovers 2-0 at home in the Scottish Championship. The last 2 of these are from last season.
The dugout
Every one of the 15 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Simo Valakari. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 06:34 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.