Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Aberdeen FC vs St. Johnstone FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Aberdeen FC
1 – 1
Full Time
St. Johnstone FC
Sat 7 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Pittodrie Stadium 15,880 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 25' Mackenzie Kirk
Leighton Clarkson 56' 1–1
Slobodan Rubezic 3' Y
Y 27' Lewis Neilson
Jack Milne 45' Y
Kevin Nisbet 62' Y
Y 76' Sven Sprangler
Y 77' Nicky Clark
Ante Palaversa 84' Y
Y 90' Joshua Rae
Graeme Shinnie 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ross Hardie (Scotland)
  • Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
  • Assistant 2 Sean Carr

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

9
9
5
Aberdeen FC 23 games · Avg 1.5 goals St. Johnstone FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-07 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2024-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC 2024-05-04 Aberdeen FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 2024-02-28 Aberdeen FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC 2024-01-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 1–1 D
04 Dec Celtic FC H 0–1 L
01 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–1 D
26 Nov Hibernian FC A 3–3 D
23 Nov St. Mirren FC A 1–2 L
09 Nov Dundee FC H 4–1 W
St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Dec Aberdeen FC A 1–1 D
01 Dec Rangers FC H 0–1 L
23 Nov Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W
09 Nov Motherwell FC A 1–2 L
02 Nov Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–2 L
30 Oct St. Mirren FC A 1–3 L

Season Stats

Aberdeen FC St. Johnstone FC
#7 Position #6
8 Points 8
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
7 Scored 9
8 Conceded 10
-1 GD -1
1.14 PPG 1.14
29% Win % 29%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
9% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season

Aberdeen FC are 7th (8 pts). St. Johnstone FC are 6th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aberdeen FC
Kevin Nisbet 3 G 2 A
Lewis Mayo 1 G
St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A
Cheick Diabate 1 G
Kai Fotheringham 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Pittodrie Stadium!
  • 3' Aberdeen FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 3.
  • 8' With 0 assists to his name this season, James McGarry is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 13' Aberdeen FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
  • 18' St. Johnstone FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 23' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' GOAL! Mackenzie Kirk fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 27' Lewis Neilson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 27.
  • 32' Aberdeen FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against St. Johnstone FC's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 37' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 42' The travelling St. Johnstone FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Jack Milne is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Aberdeen FC. Sivert Nilsen is replaced by Ante Palaversa.
  • 51' St. Johnstone FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 56' Leighton Clarkson makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Aberdeen FC are in front.
  • 61' Shayden Morris needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 62' It’s gonna be a card for Kevin Nisbet.
  • 63' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 63 minute. Matthew Smith leaves to be changed by Adama Sidibeh.
  • 68' Lewis Neilson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Aberdeen FC. Jack Milne is replaced by Topi Keskinen.
  • 76' St. Johnstone FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 77' The Aberdeen FC manager makes a substitution. Kevin Nisbet departs to be replaced by Vicente Besuijen.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Nicky Clark is booked for St. Johnstone FC — card on 77.
  • 82' 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.
  • 84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ante Palaversa.
  • 88' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Mackenzie Kirk trudges off to be replaced by Graham Carey on 88 minutes.
  • 90' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jimmy Thelin

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Simo Valakari

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-12-07 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2024-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC 2024-05-04 Aberdeen FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 2024-02-28 Aberdeen FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC 2024-01-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC

Aberdeen FC Form

2024-12-07 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2024-12-04 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Celtic FC L 2024-12-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2024-11-26 Hibernian FC 3–3 Aberdeen FC D 2024-11-23 St. Mirren FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC L 2024-11-09 Aberdeen FC 4–1 Dundee FC W

St. Johnstone FC Form

2024-12-07 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2024-12-01 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2024-11-23 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2024-11-09 Motherwell FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-11-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2024-10-30 St. Mirren FC 3–1 St. Johnstone FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.32 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Aberdeen FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Aberdeen FC44% Draw29% St. Johnstone FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
72%
Draw or St. Johnstone FC
56%
Aberdeen FC or St. Johnstone FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aberdeen FC29% Draw50% St. Johnstone FC21%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.3%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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