Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2020-21
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Thu 20 Aug 2020 · 18:30 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Y 53' Lewis Ferguson
Y 88' Ryan Hedges
Liam Craig 88' Y
Y 89' Ross McCrorie
Shaun Rooney 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Paul O'Neill
  • Referee Andy McWilliam
  • Referee Alan Newlands

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

5
9
9
St. Johnstone FC 23 games · Avg 1.5 goals Aberdeen FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-08-20 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC 2020-02-05 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug Aberdeen FC H 0–1 L
15 Aug Kilmarnock FC A 2–1 W
12 Aug Rangers FC A 0–3 L
01 Aug Dundee United FC A 1–1 D
07 Mar Livingston FC H 1–0 W
04 Mar St. Mirren FC A 0–0 D
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug St. Johnstone FC A 1–0 W
01 Aug Rangers FC H 0–1 L
07 Mar Hibernian FC H 3–1 W
04 Mar Kilmarnock FC A 2–2 D
22 Feb Ross County FC H 1–2 L
16 Feb Celtic FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Aberdeen FC
#6 Position #7
8 Points 8
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
9 Scored 7
10 Conceded 8
-1 GD -1
1.14 PPG 1.14
29% Win % 29%

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
29% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 6th (8 pts). Aberdeen FC are 7th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/4
61-75
1/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Aberdeen FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A
Cheick Diabate 1 G
Kai Fotheringham 1 G
Aberdeen FC
Kevin Nisbet 3 G 2 A
Lewis Mayo 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to McDiarmid Park that hosts another battle between St. Johnstone FC and Aberdeen FC.
  • 5' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Aberdeen FC's shape.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' Aberdeen FC have won 359 goals from 354 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' Scott Tanser has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' Shaleum Logan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' Aberdeen FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matt Kennedy is hanging Dean Campbell on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Craig Bryson, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 53' Lewis Ferguson is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
  • 58' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both St. Johnstone FC and Aberdeen FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 63' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 68' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 69' Another substitution for Aberdeen FC to replace Funso-King Ojo by Craig Bryson on 69 minute.
  • 74' Aberdeen 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.
  • 76' A change in the St. Johnstone FC ranks — David Wotherspoon exits the field as Isaac Olaofe enters on 76.
  • 79' The whistle greets Niall McGinn as he departs to be replaced by Ryan Hedges.
  • 82' Ryan Hedges puts Aberdeen FC on the lead.
  • 83' A change in the Aberdeen FC ranks — Scott Wright exits the field as Shaleum Logan enters on 83.
  • 85' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Liam Gordon is withdrawn and Shaun Rooney gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Ryan Hedges has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ross McCrorie on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Shaun Rooney has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Aberdeen FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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
Stevie May 1

Head to Head

2020-08-20 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC 2020-02-05 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2020-08-20 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC L 2020-08-15 Kilmarnock FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2020-08-12 Rangers FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2020-08-01 Dundee United FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-03-07 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2020-03-04 St. Mirren FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D

Aberdeen FC Form

2020-08-20 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC W 2020-08-01 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2020-03-07 Aberdeen FC 3–1 Hibernian FC W 2020-03-04 Kilmarnock FC 2–2 Aberdeen FC D 2020-02-22 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Ross County FC L 2020-02-16 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.97 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC34% Draw32% Aberdeen FC34%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.03
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
66%
St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC21% Draw54% Aberdeen FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.6%
1 – 1
14.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 2
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
3.5%
1 – 3
2.5%
0 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 19% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 21% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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