Sunday , 15 November 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Aberdeen FC, Premier League 2021-22 RELEGATION ROUND

Premier League · 2021-22
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Wed 11 May 2022 · 18:45 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Callum Hendry 24' Y
Jamie McCart 39' Y
Y 45' David Bates
Murray Davidson 55' Y
Liam Gordon 68' Y
Shaun Rooney 77' Y
Y 87' Lewis Ferguson

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

6
9
9
St. Johnstone FC 24 games · Avg 1.5 goals Aberdeen FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC 2022-02-15 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2021-09-18 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2021-04-10 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC 2021-01-27 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Aberdeen FC H 1–0 W
07 May Livingston FC A 1–1 D
30 Apr St. Mirren FC H 0–1 L
23 Apr Dundee FC A 1–1 D
09 Apr Celtic FC A 0–7 L
02 Apr Livingston FC H 1–0 W
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L
07 May Hibernian FC A 1–1 D
30 Apr Dundee FC H 1–0 W
23 Apr Livingston FC H 1–2 L
09 Apr Ross County FC H 0–1 L
02 Apr Dundee FC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

St. Johnstone FC Aberdeen FC
#7 Position #11
17 Points 11
13 Played 12
4 / 5 / 4 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 7
17 Scored 12
20 Conceded 18
-3 GD -6
1.31 PPG 0.92
31% Win % 25%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
8% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
St. Johnstone FC this season
17% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season

St. Johnstone FC are 7th (17 pts). Aberdeen FC are 11th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/2
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/6
61-75
3/3
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Aberdeen FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Johnstone FC
Josh Fowler 5 G
Josh Campbell 3 G
Enes Alic 2 G 4 A
Kai Fotheringham 2 G
Fowler Josh 1 G 1 A
Aberdeen FC
Kevin Nisbet 4 G 3 A
Connor Ronan 2 G 2 A
Ayoub Mouloua 2 G
Lewis Mayo 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — St. Johnstone FC and Aberdeen FC get this one started.
  • 5' Jamie McCart has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 10' Lewis Ferguson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Murray Davidson, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 17' Brilliant from the ! Callum Hendry makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 17.
  • 22' St. Johnstone 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.
  • 24' St. Johnstone FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
  • 29' It looks surprising St. Johnstone FC does not make any changes. Vicente Besuijen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. James Goodwin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' Jamie McCart has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 39.
  • 44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with St. Johnstone FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 45' The referee shows Aberdeen FC player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Murray Davidson.
  • 56' Aberdeen FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonathan Hayes is hanging Dante Polvara on the field on 56 minute.
  • 61' Shaun Rooney has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 1 appearances.
  • 66' The Aberdeen FC bench stirs into life. Michael Ruth is withdrawn and Matthew Kennedy gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Liam Gordon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 68.
  • 73' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Shaun Rooney.
  • 82' Connor McLennan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aberdeen FC so far.
  • 85' Thelonius Bair is replacing Melker Hallberg for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 87' Lewis Ferguson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Goodwin

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
Blair Alston 1

Head to Head

2022-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC 2022-02-15 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC 2021-09-18 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC 2021-04-10 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC 2021-01-27 St. Johnstone FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2022-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC W 2022-05-07 Livingston FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2022-04-30 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 St. Mirren FC L 2022-04-23 Dundee FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2022-04-09 Celtic FC 7–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2022-04-02 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Livingston FC W

Aberdeen FC Form

2022-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC L 2022-05-07 Hibernian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2022-04-30 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Dundee FC W 2022-04-23 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Livingston FC L 2022-04-09 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Ross County FC L 2022-04-02 Dundee FC 2–2 Aberdeen FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.21 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC48% Draw30% Aberdeen FC22%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
52%
St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC30% Draw54% Aberdeen FC16%
Actual: St. Johnstone FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.1%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.8%
2 – 0
9.6%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
1.3%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 24% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 15% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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