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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 21
Jan 7, 2023 at 3pm UK
Pittodrie Stadium
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Aberdeen
2 - 0
St Johnstone

Lopes (74', 84')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Carey (21'), MacPherson (62'), Mitchell (65')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Aberdeen and St Johnstone, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Aberdeen 0-0 Ross County
Monday, January 2 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: St Johnstone 0-1 Dundee Utd
Monday, January 2 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Aberdeen 1-0 St Johnstone

In a match between two sides who look to be out of sorts, we expect a tight affair that could be decided by a narrow margin at Pittodrie. Aberdeen will do just enough to prevail in the end, giving their supporters something to shout about following a dreadful run of results. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Aberdeen win with a probability of 59.7%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for St Johnstone had a probability of 18.24%.

The most likely scoreline for an Aberdeen win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.56%) and 2-1 (9.91%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.48%), while for a St Johnstone win it was 0-1 (5.55%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Aberdeen would win this match.

Result
AberdeenDrawSt Johnstone
59.7% (-0.037999999999997 -0.04) 22.07% (0.0050000000000026 0.01) 18.24% (0.036999999999999 0.04)
Both teams to score 51.65% (0.048000000000002 0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.71% (0.033000000000001 0.03)46.29% (-0.029000000000003 -0.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.42% (0.030000000000001 0.03)68.58% (-0.025999999999996 -0.03)
Aberdeen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.89% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)15.11% (0.004999999999999 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.33% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)43.66% (0.011000000000003 0.01)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
60.84% (0.060000000000002 0.06)39.16% (-0.056000000000004 -0.06)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.13% (0.055 0.05)75.87% (-0.051000000000002 -0.05)
Score Analysis
    Aberdeen 59.69%
    St Johnstone 18.24%
    Draw 22.06%
AberdeenDrawSt Johnstone
1-0 @ 11.18% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-0 @ 10.56% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.91% (0.0010000000000012 0)
3-0 @ 6.66% (-0.010000000000001 -0.01)
3-1 @ 6.24%
4-0 @ 3.15% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
4-1 @ 2.95%
3-2 @ 2.93% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.38% (0.002 0)
5-0 @ 1.19% (-0.002 -0)
5-1 @ 1.12%
Other @ 2.44%
Total : 59.69%
1-1 @ 10.48%
0-0 @ 5.92% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
2-2 @ 4.64% (0.008 0.01)
3-3 @ 0.91% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 22.06%
0-1 @ 5.55% (0.0019999999999998 0)
1-2 @ 4.92% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
0-2 @ 2.6% (0.0049999999999999 0)
1-3 @ 1.54% (0.0050000000000001 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.45% (0.004 0)
Other @ 2.19%
Total : 18.24%

How you voted: Aberdeen vs St Johnstone

Aberdeen
75.0%
Draw
16.7%
St Johnstone
8.3%
12
Head to Head
Aug 20, 2022 3pm
May 11, 2022 7.45pm
St Johnstone
1-0
Aberdeen
Hendry (17')
Hendry (24'), McCart (39'), Davidson (55'), Gordon (68'), Rooney (77')

Bates (45'), Ferguson (87')
Feb 15, 2022 7.45pm
Dec 11, 2021 3pm
St Johnstone
0-1
Aberdeen

Craig (60'), Rooney (77'), Clark (84')
Jenks (83')
Watkins (76'), Bates (77'), Ramirez (85')
Sep 18, 2021 3pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
1Celtic110082275581
2RangersRangers110074245078
3Hearts101046341263
4Kilmarnock10104334952
5St Mirren10013945-643
6Dundee10014556-1141
Relegation Group
1Hibernian11004752-542
2Aberdeen11003649-1338
3Motherwell10014652-637
4St Johnstone10012549-2431
5Ross County10013258-2630
6Livingston11002459-3521
 
First Phase
1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers33243672234975
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
12Livingston3339212259-3718


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