Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Pittodrie Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 3' Slobodan Rubezic was booked on 3.
  • 8' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sven Sprangler made 14 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 13' It looks surprising Aberdeen FC does not make any changes. Lewis Neilson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 18' 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.
  • 23' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' GOAL! Mackenzie Kirk scores on 25.
  • 27' Lewis Neilson is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
  • 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 37' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' James McGarry needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Jack Milne.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Aberdeen FC team. Sivert Nilsen is replaced by Ante Palaversa on 46 minute.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' What a strike from Leighton Clarkson! The score is 1-1.
  • 61' Aberdeen FC is showing some good football. However, Aberdeen FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 62' That looks like a foul for a card for Kevin Nisbet.
  • 63' Adama Sidibeh is replacing Matthew Smith for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 68' St. Johnstone FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 71' Topi Keskinen is replacing Jack Milne for the Aberdeen FC side.
  • 76' St. Johnstone FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 77' Another substitution for Aberdeen FC to replace Kevin Nisbet by Vicente Besuijen on 77 minute.
  • 77' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a card on 77.
  • 82' It’s high time Jimmy Thelin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 84' Ante Palaversa was booked on 84.
  • 88' Graham Carey is replacing Mackenzie Kirk for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 90' Joshua Rae was booked on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Duk 2
Sam Cosgrove 2
Bojan Miovski 2
Callum Hendry 2
Graeme Shinnie 2
Leighton Clarkson 2
Ryan Hedges 2
Matt Kennedy 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
1.33 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 St. Johnstone FC xG
I would bet for: Aberdeen FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
73%
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
11.5%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push St. Johnstone FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 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.