One of the standout fixtures in the Scottish Premiership calendar takes place this weekend as Aberdeen make the short trip down the A90 to face Dundee Utd at Tannadice.

Dons fans love an away day in the City of Discovery, home before the Green Final, anyone?

It is a fixture that will forever bring back memories of the clubs' 1980s heyday when it was often a battle for title race points.

That may be a pipe dream these days but it is the clear match of the day on Saturday with the sides separated by a single point going into this one.

With a League Cup semi-final on the horizon, Stephen Robinson will have been relieved to have got over the line against St Mirren because it was threatening to turn into another difficult afternoon for the Dons.

Their second-half performance secured a victory the manager absolutely needed going by the reaction at half-time and coming after the powderpuff defeat to St Johnstone six days prior.

It won't have been often St Mirren went in at the break at Pittodrie having enjoyed almost 70% possession. Brad Lyons' spectacular opener aside, it was a grim watch for the home fans.

Aberdeen have lost just one of their past six games and yes, there are caveats such as failing to score and picking up just one point in two home matches against Kilmarnock and St Johnstone while surrendering a lead against a toiling Hibernian in among that, but Robinson will continue to accentuate the positives with that Hampden date against Rangers rapidly roaming into view.

But up first it's Tannadice as the Dons look for just a second away league victory of 2026 against a United side that is beginning to look a well-oiled machine under former Pittodrie boss Jim Goodwin.