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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 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
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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — St. Johnstone FC and Aberdeen FC get this one started.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 16' Graeme Shinnie adds to his 0 season tally! Aberdeen FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 21' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Aberdeen FC's shape.
  • 26' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Johnstone FC and Aberdeen FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 31' Chris Kane is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Aberdeen FC tonight.
  • 32' Chris Kane has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 32.
  • 37' Aberdeen FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 47' St. Johnstone FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
  • 55' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 55 minute. Liam Craig leaves to be changed by Tony Watt.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Derek McInnes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 67' A meaty challenge results in booking for Graeme Shinnie on 67.
  • 70' Another substitution for Aberdeen FC to replace Connor McLennan by Niall McGinn on 70 minute.
  • 71' St. Johnstone FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Danny Swanson. He replaces David Wotherspoon on 72 minute.
  • 75' Graeme Shinnie does the damage! The net is bulging and Aberdeen FC surge ahead!
  • 77' The whistle greets Greg Stewart as he departs to be replaced by Stevie May.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for St. Johnstone FC. Richard Foster will be fuming at that decision.
  • 81' Callum Hendry has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chris Kane on 81 minute.
  • 85' A change in the Aberdeen FC ranks — Gary Mackay-Steven exits the field as Stephen Gleeson enters on 85.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 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
Callum Hendry 2
Graeme Shinnie 2
Leighton Clarkson 2
Ryan Hedges 2
Duk 2
Sam Cosgrove 2
Bojan Miovski 2
Nicky Clark 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
3 / 4
0.9 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: Aberdeen FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC25% Draw30% Aberdeen FC45%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
75%
St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC17% Draw50% Aberdeen FC33%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 1
13%
0 – 0
12.2%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
1.9%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 15% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 24% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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