Thursday , 2 July 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Aberdeen FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Sun 24 Nov 2019 · 15:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 39' Shaleum Logan
Jason Holt 43' Y
Wallace Duffy 45' Y
Murray Davidson 74' R
Y 76' Craig Bryson
Callum Hendry 78' R
Y 78' Lewis Ferguson
David Wotherspoon 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Paul O'Neill
  • Referee Steven Kirkland
  • Referee Daniel McFarlane
  • Referee Kevin Clancy

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
2019-11-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC 2019-09-14 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 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
24 Nov Aberdeen FC H 1–1 D
09 Nov Hibernian FC H 1–4 L
30 Oct Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–0 W
26 Oct Hamilton Academical FC H 3–2 W
19 Oct St. Mirren FC A 0–2 L
05 Oct Ross County FC A 2–2 D
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Nov St. Johnstone FC A 1–1 D
09 Nov Ross County FC A 3–1 W
02 Nov Kilmarnock FC H 3–0 W
30 Oct Hamilton Academical FC A 1–0 W
27 Oct Celtic FC H 0–4 L
19 Oct Motherwell 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. St. Johnstone FC is hosting Aberdeen FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Stevie May has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 21' Sam Cosgrove has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 21 minutes.
  • 26' Shaleum Logan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Johnstone FC tonight.
  • 31' Aberdeen FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 39' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Shaleum Logan.
  • 43' A moment of madness from Jason Holt on 43 minutes earns him a Yellow card. St. Johnstone FC will be frustrated.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Wallace Duffy on 45 minutes.
  • 50' Joe Lewis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 53' Another substitution for Aberdeen FC to replace Curtis Main by Craig Bryson on 53 minute.
  • 58' It looks surprising Aberdeen FC does not make any changes. Drey Wright has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' The whistle greets Jason Holt as he departs to be replaced by Chris Kane.
  • 64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
  • 68' A change in the Aberdeen FC ranks — Ryan Hedges exits the field as Jon Gallagher enters on 68.
  • 71' What composure from Matt Kennedy! The Northern Ireland international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 74' That is a Red card for St. Johnstone FC. Murray Davidson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Aberdeen FC team. Gregory Leigh is replaced by Bruce Anderson on 75 minute.
  • 76' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Craig Bryson on 76 minutes.
  • 78' The referee calls foul for Callum Hendry. He receives a Red card.
  • 79' The whistle greets Matt Kennedy as he departs to be replaced by David Wotherspoon.
  • 84' Scott Tanser needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for David Wotherspoon. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

2019-11-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC 2019-09-14 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 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

2019-11-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2019-11-09 St. Johnstone FC 1–4 Hibernian FC L 2019-10-30 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2019-10-26 St. Johnstone FC 3–2 Hamilton Academical FC W 2019-10-19 St. Mirren FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2019-10-05 Ross County FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC D

Aberdeen FC Form

2019-11-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2019-11-09 Ross County FC 1–3 Aberdeen FC W 2019-11-02 Aberdeen FC 3–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2019-10-30 Hamilton Academical FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC W 2019-10-27 Aberdeen FC 0–4 Celtic FC L 2019-10-19 Motherwell FC 0–3 Aberdeen FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.17 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC34% Draw30% Aberdeen FC36%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
66%
St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC23% Draw49% Aberdeen FC28%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.4%
0 – 1
9.8%
1 – 0
8.6%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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