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Scottish Premiership
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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 4
Aug 20, 2022 at 3pm UK
McDiarmid Park
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St Johnstone
0 - 1
Aberdeen


Considine (19'), Hallberg (40'), Phillips (43'), Carey (49'), Brown (88')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Clarkson (56')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

St Johnstone

Last Six:
Last Game: Rangers 4-0 St Johnstone
Saturday, August 13 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen

Last Six:
Last Game: Aberdeen 2-3 Motherwell
Saturday, August 13 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: St Johnstone 1-3 Aberdeen

 Goals are almost guaranteed in this game due to the poor defensive performances that the two teams have showcased in their respective opening matches. Aberdeen have proven that they can cause problems for teams with their offensive abilities, and because things are so early in this particular campaign they will be considered the favourites here. 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 36.59%. A win for St Johnstone had a probability of 33.68% and a draw had a probability of 29.7%.

The most likely scoreline for an Aberdeen win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.35%) and 0-2 (7.11%). The likeliest St Johnstone win was 1-0 (12.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.47%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 13% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Aberdeen in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Aberdeen.

Result
St JohnstoneDrawAberdeen
33.68% (0.621 0.62) 29.73% (0.233 0.23) 36.59% (-0.854 -0.85)
Both teams to score 42.79% (-0.537 -0.54)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
35.71% (-0.688 -0.69)64.29% (0.687 0.69)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
16.61% (-0.49 -0.49)83.39% (0.489 0.49)
St Johnstone Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.44% (0.069000000000003 0.07)35.56% (-0.067999999999998 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.67% (0.071000000000002 0.07)72.33% (-0.070000000000007 -0.07)
Aberdeen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.41% (-0.907 -0.91)33.59% (0.906 0.91)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.76% (-1.002 -1)70.24% (1.002 1)
Score Analysis
    St Johnstone 33.68%
    Aberdeen 36.59%
    Draw 29.72%
St JohnstoneDrawAberdeen
1-0 @ 12.35% (0.34 0.34)
2-1 @ 6.97% (0.031000000000001 0.03)
2-0 @ 6.39% (0.184 0.18)
3-1 @ 2.4% (0.015 0.01)
3-0 @ 2.2% (0.067 0.07)
3-2 @ 1.31% (-0.024 -0.02)
Other @ 2.07%
Total : 33.68%
1-1 @ 13.47% (0.040000000000001 0.04)
0-0 @ 11.94% (0.3 0.3)
2-2 @ 3.8% (-0.079 -0.08)
Other @ 0.51%
Total : 29.72%
0-1 @ 13.03% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-2 @ 7.35% (-0.165 -0.17)
0-2 @ 7.11% (-0.174 -0.17)
1-3 @ 2.67% (-0.129 -0.13)
0-3 @ 2.58% (-0.13 -0.13)
2-3 @ 1.38% (-0.064 -0.06)
Other @ 2.46%
Total : 36.59%

How you voted: St Johnstone vs Aberdeen

St Johnstone
21.9%
Draw
18.8%
Aberdeen
59.4%
32
Head to Head
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
Aberdeen
1-1
St Johnstone
Ferguson (71' pen.)
Bates (57')
Hendry (6')
Cleary (54'), Butterfield (60')
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
Aberdeen
0-1
St Johnstone

Emmanuel-Thomas (32')
May (84')
O'Halloran (8'), Brown (35'), Davidson (56')
Apr 10, 2021 3pm
St Johnstone
0-1
Aberdeen

McCann (90')
Hayes (52')
Considine (23'), McGinn (59'), (87')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1614204444044
2RangersRangers1611232891935
3Aberdeen17104331211034
4Motherwell178272327-426
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd176742519625
6St Mirren187382429-524
7Dundee175482730-319
8Hibernian184682430-618
9Kilmarnock184681935-1618
10Hearts1844102027-716
11Ross County183691435-2115
12St Johnstone1842122134-1314
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