St. Mirren vs Dundee United prediction, odds and how to watch

Motherwell produced a commanding performance at Fir Park, goals from S. Palmer-Houlden, Alex Lowry and Dylan Levitt sealing a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership.

Dundee produced a disciplined, purposeful away performance to beat Dundee United 2-0 at Tannadice, with goals either side of half-time settling a derby that the home side dominated in territory but never in the moments that mattered.

St. Mirren sit third in the Scottish Premiership with two wins from two and a perfect defensive record. Dundee United travel to Paisley having conceded fourteen goals in their last five away matches, and the gap between these two sides is growing by the week.

Celtic arrive at St. Mirren Park on Saturday carrying the most convincing form profile in the Scottish Premiership, but St. Mirren have made an unexpectedly solid start of their own and will not simply roll over.

Dundee United host Falkirk at Tannadice this Saturday in a fixture that carries an urgency neither side would have wished for so early in the season, with both clubs searching for form, confidence, and reasons to believe the campaign can yet be salvaged.

Motherwell head into their Scottish Premiership meeting with Dundee United on Wednesday 2 September as one of the division's most difficult home sides to beat. The numbers tell a striking story, and the context around Dundee United's away form makes this fixture far more straightforward to read than most.

St. Mirren travel to Rugby Park on Wednesday 2 September having won their opening two league games without conceding. Kilmarnock, meanwhile, sit bottom of the table with two defeats and nine goals conceded. Sophie Hargreaves breaks down what the data tells us about a fixture with some compelling structural contrasts.

St. Mirren host Motherwell in Paisley on 29 August with both sides carrying early-season momentum, but it is the Saints who arrive into this fixture with the cleaner record and the greater sense of purpose about them.