Sunday , 15 November 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Aberdeen FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Wed 24 Jan 2024 · 19:45 UTC McDiarmid Park 3,472 HT 45' · FT 45'
1–1 62' Bojan Miovski pen
David Keltjens 78' 1–1
Matthew Smith 61' Y
Y 84' Slobodan Rubezic
Graham Carey 90' Y
Liam Gordon 90' Y
David Keltjens 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Assistant 1 Craig Ferguson
  • Assistant 2 David Dunne
7 games this season 🟨 5.1/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2024-01-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC 2023-10-08 Aberdeen FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Aberdeen FC H 1–1 D
27 Dec Livingston FC A 0–0 D
23 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 1–2 L
20 Dec Rangers FC A 0–2 L
16 Dec Hibernian FC H 1–0 W
09 Dec Motherwell FC A 1–1 D
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan St. Johnstone FC A 1–1 D
02 Jan Ross County FC A 3–0 W
30 Dec St. Mirren FC H 0–3 L
20 Dec Livingston FC H 2–1 W
09 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–1 W
06 Dec Kilmarnock FC H 0–1 L

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' That's the starting whistle at McDiarmid Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between St. Johnstone FC and Aberdeen FC.
  • 5' Aberdeen FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' St. Johnstone FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Aberdeen FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jack MacKenzie is clearly more than just a goal scorer for St. Johnstone FC.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' Scotland international Liam Gordon has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' It looks surprising Aberdeen FC does not make any changes. Graham Carey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 40' Richard Jensen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' Aberdeen FC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' Ryan McGowan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 128 appearances.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Andy Considine has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 61' Controversy at the stadium! Matthew Smith argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 62' Bojan Miovski is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 62' The crowd applauds Dante Polvara as he leaves the pitch. Ester Sokler steps in for Aberdeen FC.
  • 63' The Aberdeen FC manager makes a substitution. Connor Barron departs to be replaced by Jonny Hayes.
  • 68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
  • 73' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Sven Sprangler is withdrawn and Maksym Kucheriavyi gets his opportunity.
  • 74' Richard Jensen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jack MacKenzie at the 74 minute mark.
  • 78' The Israel David Keltjens breaks the deadlock on 78 minutes. 1-1!
  • 83' Aberdeen FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 84' Slobodan Rubezic was booked on 84.
  • 85' The St. Johnstone FC bench stirs into life. Diallang Jaiyesimi is withdrawn and Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Graham Carey.
  • 90' Angus MacDonald has so much to prove this time. He replaces Slobodan Rubezic on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

Aberdeen FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barry Robson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-01-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC 2023-10-08 Aberdeen FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC 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

St. Johnstone FC Form

2024-01-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2023-12-27 Livingston FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2023-12-23 Kilmarnock FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-12-20 Rangers FC 2–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2023-12-16 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Hibernian FC W 2023-12-09 Motherwell FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D

Aberdeen FC Form

2024-01-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2024-01-02 Ross County FC 0–3 Aberdeen FC W 2023-12-30 Aberdeen FC 0–3 St. Mirren FC L 2023-12-20 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Livingston FC W 2023-12-09 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2023-12-06 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.08 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC34% Draw31% Aberdeen FC35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
66%
St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC23% Draw52% Aberdeen FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
13.3%
0 – 1
11.2%
1 – 0
10.6%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
7%
0 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
4.1%
1 – 3
2.8%
3 – 1
2.5%
0 – 3
2.5%

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% 19% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 20% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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