+1.29 points a game is the venue form gap, in St. Johnstone's favour: St. Johnstone takes 2.00 a game at home over the last two seasons, Dundee 0.71 away.
St. Johnstone: 48 league matches in the bank, 12 from this season and the rest from last season in the Scottish Championship. Dundee: 49 league matches in the bank, 11 from this season and the rest from last season.
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
St. Johnstone -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 2, drew 3, lost 1 of 6, scoring 10 and conceding 9. Last season at home in the Scottish Championship: won 11, drew 6, lost 1 of 18, scoring 37 and conceding 11 -- 2.17 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Kilmarnock 2-2 away; drew with Motherwell 2-2 at home; lost to Rangers 0-4 away; drew with Dundee United 1-1 at home; beat Aberdeen 1-0 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 24 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.
Dundee -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 2, drew 0, lost 3 of 5, scoring 6 and conceding 6. Last season away: won 2, drew 5, lost 12 of 19, scoring 11 and conceding 33 -- 0.58 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Kilmarnock 3-1 at home; lost to St. Mirren 1-2 away; drew with Rangers 2-2 at home; beat Falkirk 2-1 away; beat Motherwell 2-1 at home.
The dugout
Every one of the 37 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.
Built 10:04 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.