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St. Johnstone FC vs Aberdeen FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Sat 15 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Liam Craig 18' Y
Y 47' Andrew Considine
Blair Alston 66' Y
Y 70' Max Lowe
Danny Swanson 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs Aberdeen FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Graeme Stewart
  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee David McGeachie
  • Referee Don Robertson

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

5
9
9
St. Johnstone FC 23 games · Avg 1.5 goals Aberdeen FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-15 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Aberdeen FC H 1–1 D
01 Sep Hamilton Academical FC A 2–1 W
25 Aug Dundee FC H 1–0 W
12 Aug Hibernian FC H 1–1 D
04 Aug Kilmarnock FC A 0–2 L
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep St. Johnstone FC A 1–1 D
01 Sep Kilmarnock FC H 0–2 L
25 Aug Hibernian FC A 1–1 D
11 Aug Dundee FC A 1–0 W
05 Aug Rangers FC H 1–1 D
02 Aug Burnley 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' It’s Showtime! The match between St. Johnstone FC and Aberdeen FC is underway.
  • 5' Richard Foster needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Aberdeen FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 13' A goal from the Republic of Ireland international David McMillan! He fires home on 13 to make it 1-0!
  • 18' That is a Yellow card for St. Johnstone FC. Liam Craig will be fuming at that decision.
  • 23' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 28' Drey Wright is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Aberdeen FC tonight.
  • 33' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 38' St. Johnstone FC have won 244 goals from 251 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 43' Dominic Ball is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aberdeen FC so far.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Chris Forrester as he leaves the pitch. Sam Cosgrove steps in for Aberdeen FC.
  • 47' The referee calls foul for Andrew Considine. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 52' It looks surprising Aberdeen FC does not make any changes. Matt Kennedy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' It’s high time Derek McInnes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' St. Johnstone FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Blair Alston on 66.
  • 66' Aberdeen FC ring the changes. Stevie May has done his job and it is now time for Bruce Anderson to step up.
  • 67' The Aberdeen FC manager makes a substitution. Stephen Gleeson departs to be replaced by Dominic Ball.
  • 69' A goal from the Northern Ireland international Niall McGinn! He fires home on 69 to make it 1-1!
  • 70' Max Lowe was booked on 70.
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 78' Time for substitution for St. Johnstone FC. Matthew Kennedy is replaced by David Wotherspoon.
  • 83' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 88' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gary Mackay-Steven made 350 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 89' Danny Swanson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.19 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC41% Draw30% Aberdeen FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
59%
St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC27% Draw52% Aberdeen FC21%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.6%
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 1
10%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.1%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 22% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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