Dundee United

Dundee United sit in the lower middle of the Premiership for scoring and in the bottom four for goals conceded, which tells you they are neither blunt enough to be among the weakest attacks nor solid enough to compensate for it. Rangers and Celtic operate on a different level going forward, while even St Mirren's modest attack trails them only narrowly. The more significant issue is at the back, where they concede at a rate closer to the poorer defensive sides than to Heart of Midlothian, who set the standard for control.

Dundee United are a more combative side away from home than at Tannadice. Their yellow-card rate rises noticeably on the road, which usually points to a team spending longer without the ball and having to defend transitions rather than dictate matches. The red-card record is low enough not to be a defining feature, but the away discipline profile fits a side whose control drops outside their own ground.

The biggest results sketch out a side with a respectable ceiling but a fairly low floor. Wins of 3-0 at home and 3-1 away show Dundee United can put teams away when games swing in their favour, yet the heaviest defeats are more revealing: losing 3-0 at home and 4-0 away shows they are vulnerable to being overwhelmed rather than merely edged out. That combination is typical of a mid-ranking side whose level can move sharply with the match context.

The corners data points to a team that can apply some pressure at home without truly dominating territory. Dundee United win a fair number of corners at Tannadice, but that drops away significantly in away matches, while they still concede plenty in both settings. In effect, set plays reflect the same pattern as the broader form: respectable enough at home, but too often second best away from it.