Domestic-league season · Dundee Utd.
Missed 13 of Dundee Utd's ~38 games this season through 13 injury absences (hamstring). He still appeared 20 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League Cup | 36 | 4 | 5 | 2824 | 6.91 |
 Premiership | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1247 | 6.71 |
Strain's current-season form is down 32% on last season (Season 28→19), while his Rating eased 41→29. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 36).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Dundee Utd · 7th | 20 | 1 | 0 | 6.71 | 29 | 19 |
| 2024/25 | Dundee Utd · 4th | 30 | 0 | 4 | 6.93 | 41 | 28 |
| 2023/24 | ST Mirren · 5th | 18 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 | 37 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | ST Mirren · 6th | 36 | 4 | 5 | 6.91 | 48 | 36 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 36 | 4 |
Caps & goals this season.
R. Strain is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at Dundee Utd, rated 28.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 158th of 219 in the Championship. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (55.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.6 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Strain.
Judged on this season alone, Strain graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.598 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 19). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 30th of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 29 Strain is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Strain missed 13 games through injury (hamstring) out of roughly 38 this season. The 20 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 28.9, Strain carries the 30th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 40. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~18), then tapers with age. At 29, Strain sits on 9.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Strain's projected Rating — 28.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
