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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')

Preview: Aberdeen vs. St Johnstone - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Aberdeen and St Johnstone, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Aberdeen will look to get back to winning ways in the Scottish Premiership this weekend when they welcome St Johnstone to Pittodrie Stadium.

The hosts enter the fray following a goalless draw with Ross County, while visitors St Johnstone make the trip following a defeat to Dundee United.


Match preview

Aberdeen are currently experiencing a bad run of form, and manager Jim Goodwin will seek to turn their fortunes around against St Johnstone on Saturday.

The Dons find themselves fourth in the table though have not won in their last five Scottish Premiership matches, which has put them in danger of sliding down the table if poor results continue.

Last time out, Aberdeen had to settle for a 0-0 draw at home to Ross County despite having 24 shots on goal and dominating proceedings throughout the encounter.

Squad depth is potentially an issue in the North East, something which Goodwin will be keen to see to in the January transfer window.

Nevertheless, Aberdeen will be focused on rectifying their recent slump on Saturday against St Johnstone in order to try to maintain their chances of qualifying for European football.

On the other hand, St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson will also be aiming to generate some momentum to arrest their own malaise, which has seen his side record three consecutive defeats.

The Saints have moved down to seventh in the league table and have looked slightly off the pace since the resumption of the Scottish Premiership.

In their most recent outing against Dundee United on Monday, Tony Watt fired home on 81 minutes for the visitors to confirm defeat for St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.

Despite this, their away form has been significantly better than their exploits at home this season. St Johnstone hold the fourth-best points tally away from their own turf in the entire division, having notched 13 points from 10 matches.

This weekend, Davidson will be hoping for more of the same as his side could leapfrog Aberdeen into fourth if other results in the league fall their way.

Aberdeen Scottish Premiership form:

St Johnstone Scottish Premiership form:


Team News

Aberdeen have no fresh injury worries for the visit of St Johnstone and could see Jack MacKenzie return to the matchday squad following his omission from the Ross County match due to a knock.

Jonny Hayes is also ready and available as he returned from an injury as a substitute in the stalemate against Ross County earlier in the week.

Leighton Clarkson and Hayden Coulson look likely to start, while Vicente Besuijen could replace Matty Kennedy on the right flank to offer some alternative attacking impetus.

For the visitors, long-term absentee Chris Kane will be unable to play at Pittodrie due to cartilage damage in his knee.

Murray Davidson is also suffering from a knee issue and is expected to be sidelined for this encounter. Daniel Phillips could keep his place in midfield and be partnered by Irishman Graham Carey.

Jamie Murphy has been in good form of late and is in line to provide creative support behind Stevie May and Nicky Clark in attack.

Aberdeen possible starting lineup:
Roos; McCrorie, Stewart, Scales; Besuijen, Ramadani, Clarkson, Coulson; Lopes, Ramirez; Miovski

St Johnstone possible starting lineup:
Matthews; McGowan, Gordon, Mitchell; Wright, Phillips, Carey, Brown; Murphy; May, Clark


We say: 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.

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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1110103132831
2Aberdeen11101024101431
3RangersRangers11713168822
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd125431813519
5Motherwell116141514119
6St Mirren134361722-515
7Dundee123361824-612
8Kilmarnock123361525-1012
9Ross County132651021-1112
10St Johnstone133191627-1110
11Hearts132381420-69
12Hibernian121561118-78
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