Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! St. Johnstone FC welcome Aberdeen FC for this crunch clash at McDiarmid Park.
  • 5' The 26-year-old Jack MacKenzie has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 8' Andre Raymond has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 8.
  • 13' Slobodan Rubezic, a Montenegro , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 18' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 22' The Scotland Nicky Devlin breaks the deadlock on 22 minutes. 0-1!
  • 27' Dimitar Mitov has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sivert Nilsen made 104 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 34' The referee shows St. Johnstone FC player a card on 34.
  • 39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 44' Jamie McGrath has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 22 cards already picked up this season.
  • 49' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 52' The supporters are chanting for Jack Sanders. He replaces Sam McClelland on 52 minute.
  • 57' 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.
  • 62' GOAL! Jamie McGrath scores on 62.
  • 64' Pape Gueye is replacing Ester Sokler for the Aberdeen FC side.
  • 69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 71' Fresh legs for St. Johnstone FC! Graham Carey comes on to replace Aaron Essel.
  • 75' Shayden Morris makes way for Peter Ambrose at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Aberdeen FC.
  • 80' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 85' It’s high time Craig Levein made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 86' St. Johnstone FC make a change. Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka trudges off to be replaced by Nicky Clark on 86 minutes.
  • 88' Gavin Molloy doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Aberdeen FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • St. Johnstone FC will have plenty to reflect on. Aberdeen FC were simply the better side today.

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
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

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
1.14 St. Johnstone FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
St. Johnstone FC29% Draw29% Aberdeen FC42%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

St. Johnstone FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
71%
St. Johnstone FC or Aberdeen FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
St. Johnstone FC22% Draw48% Aberdeen FC30%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
10%
0 – 1
10%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
8%
0 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 3
4%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — St. Johnstone FC

Handicap St. Johnstone FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

St. Johnstone FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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