Dundee FC vs St Johnstone Prediction & Odds

Our prediction

⚽ Scottish Premiership 🕒 Wed · 18:45

Dundee FC

St Johnstone

Model lean

Under 2.5 goals

Odds

1.93

ⓘ Model lean, not an official pick — this fixture didn't clear our value threshold, so it isn't counted in the record

ConfidenceValue · 49%

AI Value edge -4.77% · best price at Coolbet

Bet at Coolbet

Team form

DF Dundee FC WW

22 Aug 26 @ Dundee United 2-0

8 Aug 26 vs Aberdeen 2-0

SJ St Johnstone L

8 Aug 26 @ St Mirren 0-1

Form builds from completed fixtures in our dataset and fills out as the season progresses.

Best odds across bookmakers

Bookmaker	1 · DF	X	2 · SJ
Coolbet	2.55	3.50	2.70
Betsson	2.55	3.40	2.65
Nordic Bet	2.55	3.40	2.65
1xBet	2.50	3.38	2.66
Marathon Bet	2.50	3.38	2.66
Unibet (SE)	2.28	3.25	2.95

Prices as of our last refresh, best price per outcome highlighted. Books are ordered by margin — the sharpest price-setters first — not alphabetically.

Dundee FC vs St Johnstone: match preview

Dundee FC host St Johnstone in this Scottish Premiership fixture, and the market makes it a genuinely tight call. Dundee are the narrow favourites at 2.55, which translates to a market-implied probability of roughly 39%, while St Johnstone sit at 2.85, or around 35%. The draw is priced at 3.6, implying close to 28%. Those numbers describe a contest with no dominant side, more a slight lean toward the hosts than a clear edge. Our model steers away from the match result and toward the goals market, recommending Under 2.5 goals at 1.93. That price carries a market-implied confidence of about 49%, though the calculated value edge here is negative at -4.77%, meaning the odds do not currently offer an advantage against the model's estimate. It is a low-scoring angle rather than a value play, and the tight head-to-head pricing supports the idea of a cautious, closely matched affair.

Verdict:

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Kick-off (UTC)	Match	1	X	2
29 Aug 14:00	Kilmarnock v Dundee United	2.57	3.60	2.65
29 Aug 14:00	Hearts v St Johnstone	1.75	3.88	4.75
29 Aug 14:00	Celtic v Falkirk F.C.	1.24	7.00	13.00
30 Aug 11:00	Aberdeen v Rangers	5.00	4.12	1.72
30 Aug 14:00	St Mirren v Motherwell	2.60	3.20	2.86
30 Aug 14:00	Dundee FC v Hibernian	3.15	3.57	2.25
2 Sept 18:45	Celtic v Aberdeen	1.28	6.50	10.50
2 Sept 18:45	Motherwell v Dundee United	1.90	3.75	3.95

Best available 1X2 price per outcome across the bookmakers we track. Click a fixture for its full prediction.

Match FAQ

What is the prediction for Dundee FC vs St Johnstone?+

Our tip is Under 2.5 goals at odds of 1.93, with a 49% confidence rating.

When does the match kick off?+

Dundee FC vs St Johnstone takes place Wed · 18:45 in the Scottish Premiership.