24th October DUNDEE UNITED - ABERDEEN
- Sat 15:00
Dundee United Vs Aberdeen
- Game for: 10th round of Premiership
- Last Game: Dundee United - Aberdeen: 0-1
- History of Games: 1-3-2
- Predicted Score: Dundee United 2 - 1 Aberdeen
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 6 | Dundee United | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | DWWDLW |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | WLDWDD |
6th (IN PREMIERSHIP )
- League : This is the 5th home game this season.
- Home Record : 1W - 2D - 1L
- Last Game : St. Johnstone - Dundee United: 1-1
- Next Game : 25 Oct Dundee United - Gartcairn
7th (IN PREMIERSHIP )
- League : This is the 5th away game this season.
- Away Record : 1W - 1D - 2L
- Last Game : Aberdeen - St. Mirren: 3-1
- Next Game : 25 Oct Aberdeen - Spartans Fc
Probable Lineups
( 4-3-3 ) Dundee United
Aberdeen ( 4-2-3-1 )
- Walton
- Ciubotaru
- Forbes
- Esselink
- Rawlins
- Cameron
- Tait
- Iqbal
- Bennie
- Metsoko
- Randall
- Müller
- Guinness-Walker
- Knoester
- Mayo
- Cadden
- Aremu
- Lyons
- Smith
- Ronan
- Olusanya
- Nisbet
- Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Injuries and Suspensions
Dundee UnitedVsAberdeen
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Emmanuel Agyei | 6.89 | Doubtful - injured |
| Mehdi Merghem | 6.42 | Doubtful - injured |
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Kristers Tobers | - | Doubtful - injured |
- Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.
Team News
Dundee United's manager, Jim Goodwin, opted to keep the Terrors lineup unchanged following their solitary goal triumph over Hibernian upon their return to the field, before they split the points with a 1-1 draw in Perth against St Johnstone last Saturday.
Jack Walton took his position in goal. Kevin Ciubotaru carried on at left-back, as Michael Forbes and Bert Esselink were picked for the centre of the unchanged Terrors backline, and Joshua Rawlins stayed at right-back.
Zidane Iqbal was positioned in the midfield alongside Dylan Tait and Lyall Cameron at McDiarmid Park. Daniel Bennie partnered Jesse Randall in support of Idjessi Metsoko in the United forward line once more.
Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson made four alterations to the Dons team that conceded a single goal defeat to St Johnstone at Pittodrie upon their return to action, before securing a 3-1 home victory over St Mirren last Saturday afternoon.
Marius Muller was stationed between the posts. Nesta Guinness-Walker switched to left-back. Jack Milne and Gavin Molloy were replaced by Lewis Mayo, who paired up with Mats Knoester in the heart of the Dons defence. Chris Cadden moved to the right-back position.
Afeez Aremu took Finlay Marshall's spot in midfield, joining Brad Lyons. Connor Ronan moved further forward, accompanied by Lewis Smith and Toyosi Olusanya in support of lone striker Kevin Nisbet. Ayoub Mouloua was placed on the bench.
Odds
Dundee United Win: 2.10
DRAW: 3.50
Aberdeen Win: 3.20
Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.
Game Analysis
There is a clear but slim favourite here. Dundee United is the shortest price on a book of 2.10 / 3.50 / 3.20 (1 / X / 2), an implied 44.3%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 44.3% / 26.6% / 29.1% on an overround of 7.4%.
In the league table Dundee United sit 6th on 12 points (3W 3D 3L) with Aberdeen 7th on 11 points (3W 2D 4L).
Dundee United read D-W-W-D-L-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 2D 1L) — patchy.
Aberdeen read W-L-D-W-D-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 3D 1L) — patchy.
Head to head the record reads 1-3-2 — Dundee United wins, draws, then Aberdeen wins. Their last meeting finished Dundee United - Aberdeen: 0-1.
Dundee United team news: Dundee United's manager, Jim Goodwin, opted to keep the Terrors lineup unchanged following their solitary goal triumph over Hibernian upon their return to the field, before they split the points with a 1-1 draw in Perth against St Johnstone last Saturday.
Dundee United team news: Jack Walton took his position in goal. Kevin Ciubotaru carried on at left-back, as Michael Forbes and Bert Esselink were picked for the centre of the unchanged Terrors backline, and Joshua Rawlins stayed at right-back.
Aberdeen team news: Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson made four alterations to the Dons team that conceded a single goal defeat to St Johnstone at Pittodrie upon their return to action, before securing a 3-1 home victory over St Mirren last Saturday afternoon.
Aberdeen team news: Marius Muller was stationed between the posts. Nesta Guinness-Walker switched to left-back. Jack Milne and Gavin Molloy were replaced by Lewis Mayo, who paired up with Mats Knoester in the heart of the Dons defence. Chris Cadden moved to the right-back position.
Dundee United are without 2 — Emmanuel Agyei (Doubtful - injured), Mehdi Merghem (Doubtful - injured).
Aberdeen are without 1 — Kristers Tobers (Doubtful - injured).
Early lineups are in: Dundee United set up 4-3-3 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
Dundee United lean hardest on Jack Walton (9.5), Joshua Rawlins (9.5), Dylan Tait (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
Aberdeen lean hardest on Marius Müller (9.5), Connor Ronan (9.5), Afeez Aremu (9.5) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.
The projected score for this one is Dundee United 2 - 1 Aberdeen, a home win by 1 with 3 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.
The read: Dundee United at 2.10 is the side the market is with, and nothing in the data above argues against it.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 06:50 on 23rd October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.