It’s top versus bottom in Scottish League Cup Group B on Tuesday evening, when Dundee United face The Spartans at Tannadice.
The Terrors have won two of their opening three games and their success so far has been built around a solid backline.
The Scottish Premiership outfit now face a Spartans team that has lost their first two matches and are three leagues below their opponents.
Dundee United v The Spartans Tips Summary
Best Bet - Dundee United and Both Teams to Score - No @ 4/6
Alternative Bet - Match Goals Range: 2-3 @ 6/4
Bet Builder - Both Teams to Score - No, Over 8 Corners, Most Goals in 2nd Half @ 10/3
Dundee United v The Spartans Prediction
Best Bet: Dundee United and Both Teams to Score - No @ 4/6
The home side are preparing for a fourth game in 10 days and a victory gives them a good chance of finishing top of their group.
Jim Goodwin’s men have won two of their three matches to date to nil, including a 3-0 success over Arbroath last time out.
In contrast, The Spartans have lost their opening two matches and have leaked five goals across those two games against Stirling Albion and Arbroath.
This is the third time they have faced each other in the last three years, with the head-to-head record one win apiece.
The last clash came in February 2026, when the Terrors won 2-1 on home soil in the Scottish Cup, despite being down to 10 men from the 12th minute.
Alternative Bet: Match Goals Range: 2-3 @ 6/4
When you include the last two matches of last season, Dundee United have conceded just two goals in their last five games.
It’s also worth noting that the Tangerines are unbeaten in their last nine home fixtures, which includes a 2-0 win over champions Celtic.
United also won the Dundee derby in April, when they secured a 3-0 home success over their city rivals at Tannadice.
There were also positive attacking signs in Saturday’s win over Arbroath for Goodwin’s squad, with three goals in a 31-minute spell.
Dundee United v The Spartans Bet Builder
- Both Teams to Score - No
- Over 8 Corners
- Most Goals in 2nd Half
Pays 10/3
It was a surprise when Dundee United lost to lower league Montrose, but we shouldn’t forget that the astroturf surface at Links Park can be a leveller.
Their recent good home record suggests they are a much stronger team at Tannardice and Spartans, who failed to win their last two away games last term, will face a big task.
There were 11 corners across the Terrors win over Arbroath and the Premiership side won 12 corners alone in the defeat at Montrose.
Of the four goals in their League Cup fixtures so far, Dundee United have scored three times after the half-time break.
Goodwin’s men scored eight goals across their last four Premiership home matches, with six of those also coming in the second half.
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Key Match Stats
- It was back on January 31 when Dundee United last lost at home - a 3-0 defeat to Hearts
- There were 20 shots when the two teams met in the Scottish Cup last season, with nine of those on target
- Zachary Sapsford was Dundee United’s top goalscorer last season (nine) and the midfielder has already scored twice in League Cup Group B
- Both of the Spartans’ goals in this season’s League Cup have been scored by Bradley Whyte
- Dundee United registered 11 shots in their 3-0 win over Arbroath, with six on target
- The Spartans had 66 per cent possession against Stirling Albion, but still lost 3-1
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