On Saturday Jan 7th, Aberdeen and St. Johnstone will play a match in Aberdeen in a clash of these two closely matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Aberdeen sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Ross County. Aberdeen had 23 on net, and Ross County had 6, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Aberdeen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, St. Johnstone recorded a 0-1 loss against Dundee United. Tony Watt scored the first goal for Dundee United in the 81st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, St. Johnstone was frustrated by Dundee United’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Dundee United ended the match with the shutout victory. St. Johnstone is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On Aug 20th, St. Johnstone hosted Aberdeen in their last match together. Aberdeen took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Leighton Clarkson scored the first goal for Aberdeen in the 56th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, St. Johnstone was frustrated by Aberdeen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Aberdeen ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Ali Crawford and Drey Wright have been the hottest scorers for St. Johnstone in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Matthew Kennedy has been the most prolific scorer on Aberdeen in the last five matches with 2 goals.