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

Premier League · 2018-19
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Sat 23 Feb 2019 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Chris Kane 32' Y
Y 67' Graeme Shinnie
Jason Kerr 71' Y
Richard Foster 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

St. Johnstone FC vs Aberdeen FC — Premier League at McDiarmid Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Stuart Stevenson
  • Referee Alan Muir
  • Referee Euan Anderson
  • Referee Gordon Crawford

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

5
9
9
St. Johnstone FC 23 games · Avg 1.5 goals Aberdeen FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Aberdeen FC 2018-12-08 Aberdeen FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC 2018-09-15 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Aberdeen FC H 0–2 L
16 Feb Rangers FC A 0–0 D
06 Feb Hamilton Academical FC A 1–2 L
03 Feb Celtic FC H 0–2 L
30 Jan Celtic FC A 0–2 L
26 Jan Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–2 L
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb St. Johnstone FC A 2–0 W
16 Feb St. Mirren FC H 2–2 D
06 Feb Rangers FC H 2–4 L
02 Feb Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
26 Jan Kilmarnock FC H 0–0 D
23 Jan Hamilton Academical FC A 3–0 W

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Aberdeen FC
#6 Position #8
3 Points 3
2 Played 2
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 1
4 Scored 2
4 Conceded 3
+0 GD -1
1.50 PPG 1.50
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

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

St. Johnstone FC are 6th (3 pts). Aberdeen FC are 8th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at McDiarmid Park!
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Derek McInnes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Johnstone FC and Aberdeen FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Liam Craig has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 16' Graeme Shinnie makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Aberdeen FC are in front.
  • 21' 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.
  • 26' With 0 assists to his name this season, Richard Foster is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 31' 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.
  • 32' Controversy at the stadium! Chris Kane argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 37' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 42' Greg Stewart has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 47' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Johnstone FC that had 252 games and scored 248 goals.
  • 52' Cammy Bell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aberdeen FC so far.
  • 55' It is a substitution in St. Johnstone FC team. Liam Craig is replaced by Tony Watt on 55 minute.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 67' It’s a booking for Aberdeen FC player. Graeme Shinnie gets a Yellow card.
  • 70' Another change for Aberdeen FC made on 70 minute. Connor McLennan leaves to be changed by Niall McGinn.
  • 71' Jason Kerr is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
  • 72' Danny Swanson gets the nod from St. Johnstone FC. He replaces David Wotherspoon and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Graeme Shinnie doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Aberdeen FC — Stevie May on, Greg Stewart off on 77 minutes.
  • 79' Richard Foster catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 79.
  • 81' Callum Hendry has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Kane on 81 minute.
  • 85' Stephen Gleeson is replacing Gary Mackay-Steven for the Aberdeen FC side.
  • 90' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tommy Wright

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2019-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Aberdeen FC 2018-12-08 Aberdeen FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC 2018-09-15 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2019-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Aberdeen FC L 2019-02-16 Rangers FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2019-02-06 Hamilton Academical FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-02-03 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC L 2019-01-30 Celtic FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-01-26 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L

Aberdeen FC Form

2019-02-23 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Aberdeen FC W 2019-02-16 Aberdeen FC 2–2 St. Mirren FC D 2019-02-06 Aberdeen FC 2–4 Rangers FC L 2019-02-02 Hibernian FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC W 2019-01-26 Aberdeen FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC D 2019-01-23 Hamilton Academical FC 0–3 Aberdeen FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.47 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC34% Draw27% Aberdeen FC39%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
66%
St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC27% Draw44% Aberdeen FC29%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
0 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.3%
3 – 1
3.8%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✗

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