On Sat Apr 1st, in week 30, St. Johnstone hosts Aberdeen at Mcdiarmid Park in a clash of the Premiership. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 8th placed St. Johnstone is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Kilmarnock. Joe Wright struck first for Kilmarnock in the 38th minute on a feed from Jordan Jones, but Drey Wright got the equalizer for St. Johnstone in the 70th minute earning St. Johnstone a comeback draw. St. Johnstone looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Aberdeen, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Hearts. Luis Lopes scored the first goal for Aberdeen in the 5th minute, then Luis Lopes added another in the 21st minute In the end, Hearts couldn’t muster any offence and Aberdeen ran away with the shutout win. Aberdeen is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Aberdeen won by a score of 2 to 0. Luis Lopes scored the first goal for Aberdeen in the 74th minute, then Luis Lopes added another in the 84th minute 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.
Aberdeen is glad to have Luis Lopes in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Both Stevie May and Drey Wright have been the hottest scorers for St. Johnstone in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.