Thursday , 2 July 2026

Aberdeen FC vs St. Mirren FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Aberdeen FC
2 – 1
Full Time
St. Mirren FC
Fri 2 Oct 2020 · 18:45 UTC Pittodrie Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'
Y 43' Conor McCarthy
Ross McCrorie 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alan Muir
  • Referee Gavin Duncan
  • Referee Graham Chambers
  • Referee Graeme Leslie

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

8
7
11
Aberdeen FC 26 games · Avg 2.8 goals St. Mirren FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-02 Aberdeen FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC 2020-01-26 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC 2019-11-30 Aberdeen FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC 2019-08-11 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC 2019-02-16 Aberdeen FC 2–2 St. Mirren FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct St. Mirren FC H 2–1 W
27 Sep Ross County FC A 3–0 W
24 Sep Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–1 L
20 Sep Motherwell FC H 0–3 L
17 Sep Viking FK A 2–0 W
12 Sep Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W
St. Mirren FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Aberdeen FC A 1–2 L
26 Sep Kilmarnock FC H 0–1 L
19 Sep Dundee United FC A 1–2 L
16 Sep Celtic FC H 1–2 L
12 Sep Hibernian FC H 0–3 L
29 Aug St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Aberdeen FC St. Mirren FC
#8 Position #10
33 Points 30
33 Played 33
9 / 6 / 18 W / D / L 7 / 9 / 17
33 Scored 27
48 Conceded 48
-15 GD -21
1.00 PPG 0.91
27% Win % 21%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (26 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Aberdeen FC are 8th (33 pts). St. Mirren FC are 10th (30 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Pittodrie Stadium as Aberdeen FC face off against St. Mirren FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Dylan McGeouch is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for St. Mirren FC so far.
  • 10' St. Mirren FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ethan Erhahon made 289 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' St. Mirren FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' St. Mirren FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 43' The referee calls foul for Conor McCarthy. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 48' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. James Goodwin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 54' Ethan Erhahon adds to his 0 season tally! St. Mirren FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 59' It looks surprising Aberdeen FC does not make any changes. Ash Taylor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' A tactical swap from Aberdeen FC — Connor McLennan on, Niall McGinn off on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Both keepers have barely been tested. Aberdeen FC and St. Mirren FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marley Watkins makes it 1-1.
  • 76' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 81' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • 87' Bruce Anderson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ash Taylor at the 87 minute mark.
  • 88' Ross McCrorie is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
  • 90' The Aberdeen FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Hedges is withdrawn and Dylan McGeouch gets his opportunity.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

St. Mirren FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Cosgrove 5
Bojan Miovski 5
Toyosi Olusanya 4
Mark O'Hara 4
Jonah Ayunga 3
Greg Kiltie 3
Curtis Main 3
Mikael Mandron 3

Head to Head

2020-10-02 Aberdeen FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC 2020-01-26 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC 2019-11-30 Aberdeen FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC 2019-08-11 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC 2019-02-16 Aberdeen FC 2–2 St. Mirren FC

Aberdeen FC Form

2020-10-02 Aberdeen FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC W 2020-09-27 Ross County FC 0–3 Aberdeen FC W 2020-09-24 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 Aberdeen FC L 2020-09-20 Aberdeen FC 0–3 Motherwell FC L 2020-09-17 Viking FK 0–2 Aberdeen FC W 2020-09-12 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W

St. Mirren FC Form

2020-10-02 Aberdeen FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC L 2020-09-26 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC L 2020-09-19 Dundee United FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC L 2020-09-16 St. Mirren FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2020-09-12 St. Mirren FC 0–3 Hibernian FC L 2020-08-29 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 St. Mirren FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC50% Draw28% St. Mirren FC22%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
77%
Draw or St. Mirren FC
50%
Aberdeen FC or St. Mirren FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC30% Draw51% St. Mirren FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
12.4%
1 – 0
12.3%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
6%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 1
3.7%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push St. Mirren FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
St. Mirren FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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