The Arabs will be without suspended defenders Mark Wilson and Chris Innes after both players were dismissed in last week's Dundee derby. 
Midfielder Karim "who cares" Kerkar returns to the squad after being cup-tied for the CIS Insurance Cup win over (ha ha) Hibs.
Livingston defender Goran Stanic is still out with a hamstring injury sustained against Rangers last week.
History of the Dundee United v Livingston fixture
Livingston face a trip to Dundee United at Tannadice Park on Saturday evening, looking to further improve upon a decent past record there. So far, the Livi have beating their opponents 3 times from 5 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2003, with Dundee Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 21 Aug | Livingston | 1 - 1 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 24 Mar | Livingston | 2 - 3 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Dundee Utd. | 2 - 0 | Livingston | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 29 Oct | Dundee Utd. | 0 - 1 | Livingston | SLC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Livingston | 0 - 0 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 May | Livingston | 1 - 2 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Dundee Utd. | 0 - 1 | Livingston | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Dundee United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
Livingston have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Livi have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Dundee Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 13 games have yielded only 8 points. Livingston are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 9 points from 13 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dundee Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Livingston | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Terrors, as the Livi have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dundee Utd. | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Livingston | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 5 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |
Please note, the Mams and MCL bus will again, not be going to this match. Bloddy part time supporters.
The Gus bus leaves from the stadium at 10am, then to the Parry Lamp, then for Duffy's in Perth for one or nine pints.
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