Thursday , 2 July 2026

Aberdeen FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Aberdeen FC
0 – 0
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sun 8 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC Pittodrie Stadium 16,816 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 76' Drey Wright
Y 81' Luke Robinson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Munro
  • Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
  • Assistant 2 Paul McAvinue (Scotland)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

9
9
5
Aberdeen FC 23 games · Avg 1.5 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-08 Aberdeen FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 2023-04-01 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC 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

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct St. Johnstone FC H 0–0 D
30 Sep Rangers FC A 3–1 W
24 Sep Ross County FC H 4–0 W
16 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–2 L
03 Sep Hibernian FC H 0–2 L
31 Aug BK Hacken H 1–3 L
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Aberdeen FC A 0–0 D
30 Sep Livingston FC H 1–1 D
23 Sep Hibernian FC A 0–2 L
16 Sep Rangers FC H 0–2 L
02 Sep Dundee FC H 2–2 D
26 Aug Celtic FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
9% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Aberdeen FC vs St. Johnstone FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steven MacLean might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' England international Drey Wright has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Graham Carey suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' Aberdeen FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Leighton Clarkson is hanging Jamie McGrath on the field on 56 minute.
  • 61' St. Johnstone FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
  • 65' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 65 minute. Luke Jephcott leaves to be changed by Chris Kane.
  • 70' St. Johnstone FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 73' Maksym Kucheriavyi makes way for Cameron MacPherson at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Drey Wright.
  • 78' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Drey Wright trudges off to be replaced by Stevie May on 78 minutes.
  • 80' Ester Sokler has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nicky Devlin on 80 minute.
  • 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Luke Robinson.
  • 86' 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.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barry Robson

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven MacLean

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
Nicky Clark 1

Head to Head

2023-10-08 Aberdeen FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 2023-04-01 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC 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

Aberdeen FC Form

2023-10-08 Aberdeen FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2023-09-30 Rangers FC 1–3 Aberdeen FC W 2023-09-24 Aberdeen FC 4–0 Ross County FC W 2023-09-16 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC L 2023-09-03 Aberdeen FC 0–2 Hibernian FC L 2023-08-31 Aberdeen FC 1–3 BK Hacken L

St. Johnstone FC Form

2023-10-08 Aberdeen FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2023-09-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Livingston FC D 2023-09-23 Hibernian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-09-16 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Rangers FC L 2023-09-02 St. Johnstone FC 2–2 Dundee FC D 2023-08-26 Celtic FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.11 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Aberdeen FC46% Draw32% St. Johnstone FC22%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.82
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
78%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
54%
Aberdeen FC or St. Johnstone FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC28% Draw57% St. Johnstone FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16.6%
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 1
10%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.5%
3 – 1
2.7%
2 – 2
2.6%
1 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 13% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 25% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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