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Aberdeen FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
Aberdeen FC
2 – 0
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 7 Jan 2023 · 15:00 UTC Pittodrie Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Graham Carey
Y 62' Cameron MacPherson
Y 65' Alex Mitchell

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

9
9
6
Aberdeen FC 24 games · Avg 1.5 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-07 Aberdeen FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2022-08-20 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC 2022-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC 2022-02-15 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2021-09-18 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan St. Johnstone FC H 2–0 W
02 Jan Ross County FC H 0–0 D
28 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L
24 Dec St. Mirren FC A 1–3 L
20 Dec Rangers FC H 2–3 L
17 Dec Celtic FC H 0–1 L
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan Aberdeen FC A 0–2 L
02 Jan Dundee United FC H 0–1 L
28 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–3 L
24 Dec Celtic FC A 1–4 L
17 Dec Ross County FC A 2–1 W
12 Nov Motherwell FC H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Aberdeen FC St. Johnstone FC
#11 Position #7
11 Points 17
12 Played 13
3 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 4 / 5 / 4
12 Scored 17
18 Conceded 20
-6 GD -3
0.92 PPG 1.31
25% Win % 31%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
8% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season
8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Aberdeen FC are 11th (11 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aberdeen FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
St. Johnstone FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/6
61-75
3/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aberdeen FC
Kevin Nisbet 4 G 3 A
Connor Ronan 2 G 2 A
Ayoub Mouloua 2 G
Lewis Mayo 1 G
St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 5 G
Josh Campbell 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G 4 A
Kai Fotheringham 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Aberdeen FC and St. Johnstone FC get this one started.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Thelonius Bair is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Aberdeen FC.
  • 15' St. Johnstone FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Josh Fowler scoring 1 goals.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. James Goodwin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Graham Carey on 21.
  • 22' A stunning finish from Hayden Coulson — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aberdeen FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 32' St. Johnstone FC have won 261 goals from 264 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 37' It’s high time James Goodwin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cameron MacPherson, as he is very good at scoring at Pittodrie Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 47' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 52' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Aberdeen FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 57' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' Vicente Besuijen is replacing Bojan Miovski for the Aberdeen FC side.
  • 62' The referee calls foul for Cameron MacPherson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 65' Alex Mitchell picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 66' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Jamie Murphy is replaced by David Wotherspoon on 66 minute.
  • 71' The 35-year-old Nicky Clark has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 74' The Cape Verde Islands forward Duk breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 2-0!
  • 76' Nicky Clark is replacing Liam Gordon for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 81' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. Stevie May is replaced by Thelonius Bair.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Alistair Crawford. He replaces Cameron MacPherson on 82 minute.
  • 84' Duk adds to his 0 season tally! Aberdeen FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 87' Christian Ramirez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Leighton Clarkson at the 87 minute mark.
  • 88' Another change for Aberdeen FC made on 88 minute. Duk leaves to be changed by Ryan Duncan.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Aberdeen FC team. Graeme Shinnie is replaced by Connor Barron on 90 minute.
  • Another three points for Aberdeen FC.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-01-07 Aberdeen FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2022-08-20 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC 2022-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC 2022-02-15 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2021-09-18 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC

Aberdeen FC Form

2023-01-07 Aberdeen FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2023-01-02 Aberdeen FC 0–0 Ross County FC D 2022-12-28 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC L 2022-12-24 St. Mirren FC 3–1 Aberdeen FC L 2022-12-20 Aberdeen FC 2–3 Rangers FC L 2022-12-17 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Celtic FC L

St. Johnstone FC Form

2023-01-07 Aberdeen FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-01-02 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Dundee United FC L 2022-12-28 St. Johnstone FC 2–3 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2022-12-24 Celtic FC 4–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-12-17 Ross County FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2022-11-12 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.33 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Aberdeen FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC45% Draw29% St. Johnstone FC26%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
74%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
55%
Aberdeen FC or St. Johnstone FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC29% Draw50% St. Johnstone FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
11.5%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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