The Scottish Premiership returns after the international break this week as Dundee United looks to seal a top-two place in the table against Aberdeen. The match schedules for Saturday at the Tannadice Park, with kickoff at 6 pm.
Both sides come on the back of disappointing defeats in their last outing. The hosts suffered a 5-2 defeat to Heart of Midlothian, whereas opponents fell for a 2-0 defeat to Motherwell.
A point on the road wouldn’t have been disastrous for Dundee United before the international break. The fact they came away without any was, however, a setback.
The Tangerines have now slipped to fourth in the table after the top three all won again. Next up for Mixu Paatelainen’s team is another trip to Glasgow. Still, with Celtic out of contention for the Scottish Premier League title, there might be an opportunity for United to steal some glory.
Back in September, Dundee United was left counting the cost after a devastating loss to Aberdeen. But the Tangerines will be looking for revenge when they take on their city rivals at Easter Road this Saturday.
Their last match was a 3-0 loss to Hibernian back in October. More recently, Aberdeen have won one of their last 7 matches, a run of form that has seen them drop down to seventh in the Scottish Premiership, with nine points still separating them from Dundee at the foot of the table.
Dundee United vs Aberdeen Head to Head
Both sides have 46 games against each other, with hosts taking 16 wins while opponents with 19 wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Midlothian 5-2 Dundee
- Dundee 0-1 St. Johnstone
- Livingston 1-1 Dundee
- Dundee 2-1 Motherwell
- Hibernian 0-3 Dundee
Away
- Aberdeen 0-2 Motherwell
- Aberdeen 2-1 Midlothian
- Rangers 2-2 Aberdeen
- Aberdeen 1-0 Hibernian
- Dundee 2-1 Aberdeen
Dundee United Team News
Manager Ray McKinnon has confirmed that striker Liam Smith will not feature until next month, while Marc McNulty is a doubt for this weekend’s meeting with Falkirk.
Aberdeen Team News
All the hard work done in training with the internationals has been put into practice after a long absence for Mikey Devlin, who comes in at centre-half.
Prediction and Odds
Given the rivalry, we expect a high encounter game without a lot of goals spectacle.
- Draw
- Double Chance
- Goals Under 3.5
