Saturday , 14 November 2026

St. Johnstone FC vs Aberdeen FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
St. Johnstone FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Mon 5 Aug 2024 · 19:00 UTC McDiarmid Park 9,203 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 22' Nicky Devlin
0–2 62' Jamie McGrath
Gavin Molloy og 88' 1–2
Andre Raymond 8' Y
Aaron Essel 34' Y
Y 90' Peter Ambrose

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Assistant 1 Chris Rae (Scotland)
  • Assistant 2 Gordon Crawford

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
2024-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC 2024-05-04 Aberdeen FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 2024-02-28 Aberdeen FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC 2024-01-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC 2023-10-08 Aberdeen FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC

Recent Form

St. Johnstone FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Aberdeen FC H 1–2 L
19 May Motherwell FC A 2–1 W
15 May Ross County FC H 1–1 D
11 May Livingston FC A 1–2 L
04 May Aberdeen FC A 0–1 L
27 Apr Hibernian FC H 1–3 L
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug St. Johnstone FC A 2–1 W
19 May Ross County FC A 2–2 D
15 May Livingston FC H 5–1 W
12 May Hibernian FC A 4–0 W
04 May St. Johnstone FC H 1–0 W
27 Apr Motherwell FC H 1–0 W

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' Temperatures are rising at McDiarmid Park as St. Johnstone FC face off against Aberdeen FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Aaron Essel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 8' St. Johnstone FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 8.
  • 13' A quiet spell here at McDiarmid Park. St. Johnstone FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 22' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nicky Devlin makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 27' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 32' The travelling Aberdeen FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 34' Poor challenge from Aaron Essel. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 39' It’s high time Jimmy Thelin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' The home supporters are growing impatient. St. Johnstone FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 49' Pape Gueye has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 362 appearances.
  • 52' The St. Johnstone FC manager makes a substitution. Sam McClelland departs to be replaced by Jack Sanders.
  • 57' Aberdeen FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 62' Jamie McGrath has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 62 minutes.
  • 64' A change in the Aberdeen FC ranks — Ester Sokler exits the field as Pape Gueye enters on 64.
  • 69' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 71' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! Graham Carey comes on to replace Aaron Essel.
  • 75' Peter Ambrose gets the nod from Aberdeen FC. He replaces Shayden Morris and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' It is a cagey affair so far. St. Johnstone FC in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Aberdeen FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 85' Aberdeen FC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 86' Nicky Clark is replacing Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka for the St. Johnstone FC side.
  • 88' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gavin Molloy makes no mistake. 0-3!
  • 90' Aberdeen FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Aberdeen FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

St. Johnstone FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Craig Levein

Aberdeen FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jimmy Thelin

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
Stevie May 1

Head to Head

2024-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC 2024-05-04 Aberdeen FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC 2024-02-28 Aberdeen FC 0–2 St. Johnstone FC 2024-01-24 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC 2023-10-08 Aberdeen FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC

St. Johnstone FC Form

2024-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC L 2024-05-19 Motherwell FC 1–2 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-05-15 St. Johnstone FC 1–1 Ross County FC D 2024-05-11 Livingston FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-05-04 Aberdeen FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-04-27 St. Johnstone FC 1–3 Hibernian FC L

Aberdeen FC Form

2024-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC W 2024-05-19 Ross County FC 2–2 Aberdeen FC D 2024-05-15 Aberdeen FC 5–1 Livingston FC W 2024-05-12 Hibernian FC 0–4 Aberdeen FC W 2024-05-04 Aberdeen FC 1–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-04-27 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Motherwell FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.29 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC32% Draw28% Aberdeen FC40%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
68%
St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC25% Draw47% Aberdeen FC28%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
8.9%
0 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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