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Aberdeen FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Aberdeen FC
0 – 1
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Wed 5 Feb 2020 · 19:45 UTC Pittodrie Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 60' Anthony Ralston
Dylan McGeouch 62' Y
Y 76' Alistair McCann
Lewis Ferguson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Aberdeen FC vs St. Johnstone FC — Premier League at Pittodrie Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Referee Gavin Duncan
  • Referee Gordon Crawford
  • Referee Graham McNeillie

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

9
9
5
Aberdeen FC 23 games · Avg 1.5 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-05 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-11-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC 2019-09-14 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Aberdeen FC 2018-12-08 Aberdeen FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Feb St. Johnstone FC H 0–1 L
01 Feb Rangers FC A 0–0 D
26 Jan St. Mirren FC A 0–0 D
22 Jan Motherwell FC H 0–1 L
29 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–1 D
26 Dec Livingston FC H 2–1 W
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Feb Aberdeen FC A 1–0 W
01 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–3 D
29 Jan Celtic FC H 0–3 L
25 Jan Kilmarnock FC H 2–1 W
22 Jan Livingston FC A 0–1 L
29 Dec Ross County FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Aberdeen FC St. Johnstone FC
#8 Position #6
3 Points 3
2 Played 2
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 1
2 Scored 4
3 Conceded 4
-1 GD +0
1.50 PPG 1.50
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
9% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Aberdeen FC are 8th (3 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 6th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aberdeen FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Johnstone FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Pittodrie Stadium. Aberdeen FC are looking to make home advantage count against St. Johnstone FC.
  • 5' Aberdeen FC have won 359 goals from 351 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 6' The deadlock is broken! Alistair McCann gets on the scoresheet on 6 minutes.
  • 11' Andrew Considine needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 4 Red cards this season.
  • 16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Another substitution for Aberdeen FC to replace Ash Taylor by Michael Devlin on 20 minute.
  • 25' Jon Gallagher is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Aberdeen FC tonight.
  • 27' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 27 minute. Michael O'Halloran leaves to be changed by Drey Wright.
  • 32' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' Bruce Anderson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 38 goals in his last 351 appearances.
  • 42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Niall McGinn gets the nod from Aberdeen FC. He replaces Jon Gallagher and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jason Holt, as he is very good at scoring at Pittodrie Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 56' It’s high time Tommy Wright made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Anthony Ralston.
  • 61' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Stevie May trudges off to be replaced by Chris Kane on 61 minutes.
  • 62' Dylan McGeouch has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
  • 66' Bruce Anderson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ronald Hernandez at the 66 minute mark.
  • 71' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alistair McCann on 76.
  • 81' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Aberdeen FC and St. Johnstone FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 86' Jamie McCart is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aberdeen FC so far.
  • 90' Lewis Ferguson is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leighton Clarkson 2
Ryan Hedges 2
Duk 2
Sam Cosgrove 2
Bojan Miovski 2
Callum Hendry 2
Graeme Shinnie 2
Lewis Ferguson 1

Head to Head

2020-02-05 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-11-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC 2019-09-14 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2019-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Aberdeen FC 2018-12-08 Aberdeen FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC

Aberdeen FC Form

2020-02-05 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2020-02-01 Rangers FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2020-01-26 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2020-01-22 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Motherwell FC L 2019-12-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2019-12-26 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Livingston FC W

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-02-05 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2020-02-01 St. Johnstone FC 3–3 Heart of Midlothian FC D 2020-01-29 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Celtic FC L 2020-01-25 St. Johnstone FC 2–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2020-01-22 Livingston FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-12-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Ross County FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.1 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Aberdeen FC or St. Johnstone FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC30% Draw29% St. Johnstone FC41%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
59%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
70%
Aberdeen FC or St. Johnstone FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aberdeen FC21% Draw48% St. Johnstone FC31%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.6%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 2
8.1%
1 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
4.5%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 22% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.