Dundee vs St. Mirren Prediction: Both sides to settle for defensive play

Dens Park will host this game 35 of the Scottish Premiership between Dundee and St. Mirren. Let’s preview this game and make a prediction.

Dundee lost last weekend to Celtic at home. In the meantime, that defeat has now seen them go without a win in four games. In that run of games, Dundee lost two and drew two. One other defeat was against Motherwell, while they played goalless against Aberdeen and Rangers. This season, Dundee have accumulated 41 coming from 34, positioning them 6th in the standings.

St. Mirren are off a run of games without a win. In that span, St. Mirren lost to Aberdeen, Hearts, Celtic, and Rangers. However, their best result in that span was a 1-1 draw with Motherwell. St. Mirren scored five goals in those encounters while conceding as many as 13. This season, St. Mirren have accumulated 43 points from 34 matches, positioning them 5th in the standings.

The last five games between these sides ended in three wins for St. Mirren and one win for Dundee. However, one encounter ended in a goalless draw, with St Mirren winning on penalties. In those matches, St. Mirren scored six goals, while Dundee scored five.

This should be a low-scoring encounter. At the moment, the two teams are finding it difficult to secure wins, and they have struggled, especially in attack. I feel this is the kind of game both sides will rather focus on defensive play in order to avoid a defeat, with a draw being the best result.