Monday night sees Dundee United host Highland outfit Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Tannadice Park looking to continue their fine form in the Scottish Premier League (Dundee United 8/11, draw 11/4, Inverness 7/2).
The Terrors have not tasted defeat in the league in their last five outings, as they have managed to climb the table into 6th spot, with the club closing in on St Johnstone in fourth.
United’s fine displays in recent weeks have not gone unnoticed, as winger Gary MacKay-Steven was awarded the Clydesdale Bank Young Player of the Month for February. The 21-year-old has impressed many at Tannadice since his move from Airdrie United and the Scotland under-21 star has been a key figure in helping Dundee on their recent unbeaten run.
MacKay-Steven will be a potent attacking threat on Monday night and the Inverness defense will have to be wary of the danger he poses down the flanks.
United boss Peter Houston will be delighted with the winger’s input, as the club secured 10 points from a possible 12 last month. The manager has seen his side score six goals in their last two outings, with victories over Kilmarnock and Hearts coming with relative ease.
Striker Jon Daly remains the SPL’s second-highest goalscorer behind Celtic’s goal machine Gary Hooper, having bagged 14 goals in the top flight north of the border. The skipper has really led from the front this season and could be a decent bet for first goalscorer on Monday night (Daly 7/2 first goalscorer).
Dundee have also been impressive with their performances at the back, as they only conceded one goal in February having scored 11 at the other end. It looks like Inverness will have their work cut out for them when they make the trip from the gateway to the Highlands to central Lowlands having gone four games without a win.
Manager Terry Butcher saw his side thumped by an out-of-form Rangers side 4-1 in their last game at the Caledonian Stadium last weekend. Caley will be starting to look over their shoulder at the teams below them, with just Hibernian and Dunfermline propping up the table.
Butcher slammed his side’s performance against the defending SPL champions in their last outing and will be demanding much more for Monday’s clash with United.
Goals have been hard to come by for Inverness, as they have failed to score more than one goal in an SPL game since Christmas Eve. Andrew Shinnie and Gregory Tade (9/1 first goalscorer) both have eight goals to their name this season and Butcher will be looking to the duo for inspiration at Tannadice.
Eight points stand between Inverness and the bottom of the table but Caley do have three games in hand over Dunfermline. ICT will be desperate to make those extra games count but they might have to wait a little longer for a win, as Dundee are full of confidence at the moment and should have enough to secure the home win.
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