Thursday , 2 July 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Aberdeen FC, Premier League 2020-21 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2020-21
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Sat 10 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45+1' · FT 45+7'
Y 23' Andrew Considine
Y 59' Niall McGinn
Alistair McCann 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Referee Sean Carr
  • Referee Graeme Leslie
  • Referee Graham Grainger
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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
2021-04-10 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Aberdeen FC H 0–1 L
20 Mar Ross County FC H 1–0 W
06 Mar Hibernian FC H 1–0 W
03 Mar Hamilton Academical FC A 1–1 D
20 Feb Motherwell FC A 3–0 W
14 Feb Celtic FC H 1–2 L
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr St. Johnstone FC A 1–0 W
20 Mar Dundee United FC A 0–1 L
06 Mar Hamilton Academical FC H 0–0 D
27 Feb Celtic FC A 0–1 L
20 Feb Kilmarnock FC H 1–0 W
17 Feb Celtic FC A 0–1 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. St. Johnstone FC host Aberdeen FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aberdeen FC that had 350 games and scored 357 goals.
  • 15' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Aberdeen FC's shape.
  • 20' 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.
  • 23' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andrew Considine.
  • 28' Florian Kamberi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 24 goals in his last 297 appearances.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' Shaun Rooney needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 43' Aberdeen FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
  • 46' The whistle greets Florian Kamberi as he departs to be replaced by Fraser Hornby.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ethan Ross made 350 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' Magnificent from Jonny Hayes! That is 5 goals in 410 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 57' Aberdeen FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' Aberdeen FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
  • 64' Over 64 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' Another change for St. Johnstone FC made on 70 minute. Chris Kane leaves to be changed by David Wotherspoon.
  • 75' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jamie McCart suffering a number of foals already.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Aberdeen FC — Connor McLennan on, Matt Kennedy off on 76 minutes.
  • 79' A change in the St. Johnstone FC ranks — Callum Booth exits the field as Scott Tanser enters on 79.
  • 82' Michael O'Halloran is replacing Craig Conway for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 87' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Joe Lewis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alistair McCann.
  • 90' Another change for Aberdeen FC made on 90 minute. Jonny Hayes leaves to be changed by Ethan Ross.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-1.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephen Glass

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
Michael O'Halloran 1

Head to Head

2021-04-10 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2021-04-10 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC L 2021-03-20 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Ross County FC W 2021-03-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Hibernian FC W 2021-03-03 Hamilton Academical FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2021-02-20 Motherwell FC 0–3 St. Johnstone FC W 2021-02-14 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Celtic FC L

Aberdeen FC Form

2021-04-10 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC W 2021-03-20 Dundee United FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC L 2021-03-06 Aberdeen FC 0–0 Hamilton Academical FC D 2021-02-27 Celtic FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC L 2021-02-20 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2021-02-17 Celtic FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.94 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + St. Johnstone FC or Draw 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC35% Draw35% Aberdeen FC30%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
65%
St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC23% Draw58% Aberdeen FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
19.3%
1 – 0
14.3%
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7%
2 – 1
6.2%
0 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
2.8%
3 – 0
2.2%
3 – 1
2%
1 – 3
1.6%

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% 22% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 19% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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