Dundee United face playing four matches in 14 days on their weather-beaten Tannadice Park pitch after a request for postponed games to be rearranged for later dates was turned down. United will host Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership on Tuesday, 24 February, while the visit by St Mirren will be on Tuesday 3 March. Jim Goodwin's side were already due to host League 2 outfit Spartans in a rearranged Scottish Cup last-16 tie next Tuesday - and Kilmarnock in the league four days later.
Among the 15:00 kick-offs on Saturday, Dundee United welcome Spartans. Despite being out of form, it seems unthinkable that the top-tier club would lose at home to the fourth-tier leaders. However, United boss Jim Goodwin reminded BBC Scotland of his rough record against lower-league sides following a late 3-2 defeat at Hibernian on Wednesday. "I don't think there's any manager in the country that needs to be warned about teams from the lower leagues more than myself," he said. "I go to bed thinking about it every night."
Image source, SNS There will be a pitch inspection before Saturday's Scottish Premiership match between Dundee United and St Mirren at Tannadice. Following heavy rain in Dundee this week, a precautionary inspection will take place at 09:30 before the scheduled 15:00 kick-off. Saturday's Scottish League 1 match between Montrose and Peterhead is also subject to an inspection, which is due to take place at 09:00. Peterhead St Mirren Dundee United Scottish Football Football Montrose
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