Aberdeen vs St. Johnstone — match summary
Scotland · Premiership · kick-off 11 Oct 2026 20:00
Full time · score 0-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Aberdeen 39 · St. Johnstone 26
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Aberdeen 50 · St. Johnstone 34
Shots on target 5-1 · corners 13-2 · possession 65-35
NextGOAL tip: Aberdeen -0.25 · 1 stars
Meetings between Aberdeen and St. Johnstone usually end tight and low-scoring. 1-1 was the score the last time they met, and going back several matches before that it was just draws or one-goal wins. This time both arrive with the same 8 points from 7 matches, and sit next to each other in 6th and 7th, so neither side has the edge on the table. Aberdeen have just won 4-0 in the league and are unbeaten in 5, but the 0-0 and 1-1 draws sandwiched in between show the attack is still inconsistent, scoring 7 and conceding 8 in 7 league matches, while St. Johnstone have just finished 1-1 and are without a win in 2, yet have also lost only 2 of 7 in the league, scoring 9 and conceding 10 - the numbers on both sides are so close they are almost impossible to separate. The pattern of play should therefore see Aberdeen with a little more of the ball and opening up more, with St. Johnstone waiting for the counter and using the solidity of their back line to hold the game. If the hosts play to plan and do not leave a gap for the visitors to break into first, the game should flow more towards Aberdeen than end in a share of the points.