Match Report
The table read 2nd (Dundee United, 8 pts) against 5th (Cowdenbeath, 3 pts), 5 points apart. Cowdenbeath ranked just 29th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Per game in the league, Dundee United were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1, Cowdenbeath 0.5 and 1.75, against a competition average of 1.56 goals per team per game.
Tannadice Park in Dundee staged the fixture, a ground that holds 14,223. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Dundee United led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.