Wednesday , 30 September 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Aberdeen FC, Premier League 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2022-23
St. Johnstone FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Sat 1 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC McDiarmid Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Andrew Considine 6' R
Zak Rudden 17' Y
Y 36' Bojan Miovski
Y 68' Graeme Shinnie
Graham Carey 81' Y
Ryan McGowan 83' Y
Y 85' Leighton Clarkson
R 90' Graeme Shinnie

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2023-04-01 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC 2023-01-07 Aberdeen FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2022-08-20 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC 2022-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC 2022-02-15 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Aberdeen FC H 0–1 L
18 Mar Kilmarnock FC A 1–1 D
04 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC A 0–3 L
25 Feb St. Mirren FC H 1–1 D
18 Feb Dundee United FC A 2–1 W
05 Feb Celtic FC H 1–4 L
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr St. Johnstone FC A 1–0 W
18 Mar Heart of Midlothian FC H 3–0 W
04 Mar Dundee United FC A 3–1 W
25 Feb Livingston FC H 1–0 W
18 Feb Celtic FC A 0–4 L
04 Feb Motherwell FC H 3–1 W

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' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 6' St. Johnstone FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 11' Aberdeen FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 16' Aberdeen FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 17' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Zak Rudden on 17 minutes.
  • 22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Aberdeen FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 27' Supporters expect more eagerness from Remi Matthews, as he is very good at scoring at McDiarmid Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 30' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Remi Matthews makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 35' A quiet spell here at McDiarmid Park. Aberdeen FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' A moment of madness from Bojan Miovski on 36 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Aberdeen FC will be frustrated.
  • 41' It’s high time Barry Robson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' Patrik Myslovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aberdeen FC so far.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His St. Johnstone FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 64' Zak Rudden makes way for Graham Carey at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Johnstone FC.
  • 65' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! Graham Carey comes on to replace Zak Rudden.
  • 68' Graeme Shinnie picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' St. Johnstone FC make a change. David Wotherspoon trudges off to be replaced by Jamie Murphy on 71 minutes.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Jonathan Hayes as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Duncan steps in for Aberdeen FC.
  • 81' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Graham Carey.
  • 83' Controversy at the stadium! Ryan McGowan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 84' Another change for Aberdeen FC made on 84 minute. Duk leaves to be changed by Patrik Myslovic.
  • 85' A moment of madness from Leighton Clarkson on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Aberdeen FC will be frustrated.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Graeme Shinnie.
  • 90' A tactical swap from St. Johnstone FC — Thelonius Bair on, Daniel Phillips off on 90 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barry Robson

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

2023-04-01 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC 2023-01-07 Aberdeen FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC 2022-08-20 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC 2022-05-11 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC 2022-02-15 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2023-04-01 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC L 2023-03-18 Kilmarnock FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2023-03-04 Heart of Midlothian FC 3–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-02-25 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 St. Mirren FC D 2023-02-18 Dundee United FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2023-02-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–4 Celtic FC L

Aberdeen FC Form

2023-04-01 St. Johnstone FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC W 2023-03-18 Aberdeen FC 3–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-03-04 Dundee United FC 1–3 Aberdeen FC W 2023-02-25 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Livingston FC W 2023-02-18 Celtic FC 4–0 Aberdeen FC L 2023-02-04 Aberdeen FC 3–1 Motherwell FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.03 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: Aberdeen FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC29% Draw30% Aberdeen FC41%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
71%
St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC21% Draw51% Aberdeen FC28%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
7.9%
0 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 3
3.3%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.3%

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% 18% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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