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

Premier League · 2020-21
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Wed 27 Jan 2021 · 18:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45+6' · FT 45+3'
Y 24' Andrew Considine
Liam Gordon 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Euan Anderson
  • Referee Don Robertson
  • Referee Drew Kirkland
  • Referee Ross MacLeod

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
2021-01-27 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC 2020-12-26 Aberdeen FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan Aberdeen FC H 0–0 D
16 Jan St. Mirren FC H 1–0 W
12 Jan Dundee United FC A 2–2 D
02 Jan Ross County FC A 1–1 D
30 Dec Hamilton Academical FC H 0–0 D
26 Dec Aberdeen FC A 1–2 L
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jan St. Johnstone FC A 0–0 D
23 Jan Motherwell FC H 2–0 W
16 Jan Ross County FC A 1–4 L
10 Jan Rangers FC H 1–2 L
02 Jan Dundee United FC H 0–0 D
26 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 2–1 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' KICK OFF: St. Johnstone FC gets underway.
  • 5' Aberdeen FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 7' A change in the Aberdeen FC ranks — Tommie Hoban exits the field as Dean Campbell enters on 7.
  • 12' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aberdeen FC that had 351 games and scored 359 goals.
  • 24' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andrew Considine.
  • 29' St. Johnstone FC have won 248 goals from 252 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 34' Jonny Hayes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 411 appearances.
  • 39' Both keepers have barely been tested. St. Johnstone FC and Aberdeen FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 44' It’s high time Derek McInnes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 49' St. Johnstone FC is showing some good football. However, St. Johnstone FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 54' The energy levels are beginning to show. Derek McInnes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 59' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 64' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' A change in the St. Johnstone FC ranks — Michael O'Halloran exits the field as David Wotherspoon enters on 65.
  • 70' It looks like no one’s ball. Aberdeen FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 72' St. Johnstone FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stevie May is hanging Chris Kane on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' St. Johnstone FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Liam Gordon.
  • 81' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Glenn Middleton on, Craig Conway off on 81 minutes.
  • 84' Connor McLennan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Scott Wright at the 84 minute mark.
  • 89' Craig Bryson, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-01-27 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC 2020-12-26 Aberdeen FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2021-01-27 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2021-01-16 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 St. Mirren FC W 2021-01-12 Dundee United FC 2–2 St. Johnstone FC D 2021-01-02 Ross County FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2020-12-30 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Hamilton Academical FC D 2020-12-26 Aberdeen FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L

Aberdeen FC Form

2021-01-27 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2021-01-23 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W 2021-01-16 Ross County FC 4–1 Aberdeen FC L 2021-01-10 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Rangers FC L 2021-01-02 Aberdeen FC 0–0 Dundee United FC D 2020-12-26 Aberdeen FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.67 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC50% Draw27% Aberdeen FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
50%
St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC38% Draw47% Aberdeen FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
11.8%
2 – 0
10.3%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 24% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✗

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