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Last updated : 06 May 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Dundee United v Aberdeen fixture

Aberdeen face a trip to Dundee United at Tannadice Park on Thursday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 83 games played, Dons have recorded 27 wins, and Dundee Utd have come away with 28 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Terrors carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009 Sat 21 Feb Aberdeen 2 - 2 Dundee Utd. SPL
2008/2009 Sat 08 Nov Dundee Utd. 2 - 1 Aberdeen SPL
2008/2009 Sat 20 Sep Aberdeen 0 - 1 Dundee Utd. SPL
2007/2008 Sat 03 May Aberdeen 2 - 1 Dundee Utd. SPL
2007/2008 Tue 05 Feb Aberdeen 1 - 4 Dundee Utd. SLGC
2007/2008 Sat 19 Jan Dundee Utd. 3 - 0 Aberdeen SPL
2007/2008 Sat 03 Nov Aberdeen 2 - 0 Dundee Utd. SPL

Recent respective form guides

Dundee United have lost only one of the last six, but drawn four of them. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Aberdeen is pretty dire, collecting just four draws from the last six contests. While the Dons have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Dundee Utd find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 52 points they have accumulated from 34 games. Aberdeen's 48 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

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Current form guides: P W D L F A P
Dundee Utd. 6 2 3 1 8 7 9
Aberdeen 6 1 3 2 3 6 6

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Terrors, as the Dons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Dundee Utd. Drawn last 3 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Aberdeen Not won in previous 7 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.