Last meeting, 11 October: Aberdeen – St. Johnstone 0:1
LDDW
Before that, St. Johnstone went 3 meetings in a row without a win.
Match Centre: St. Johnstone vs Aberdeen
Home
St. Johnstone
16:00
Sat 26 Dec · your time
in 55 days 17 h
Away
Aberdeen
Sat 31 Oct · Premiershipaway
Kilmarnock2:2St. Johnstone
McCarthy 14'Daniels 41'
Schmidt 40'Cotterill 65'
Wed 28 Oct · Premiershipat home
St. Johnstone2:2Motherwell
Steven 19'Campbell 90+3'
Said 34'Maswanhise 54'
Sat 24 Oct · Premiershipaway
Rangers4:0St. Johnstone
Kelsy 29', 66'Naderi 61'Chukwuani 87'
Sat 24 Oct · Premiershipaway
Dundee United3:2Aberdeen
Iqbal 14'Tait 27'Sapsford 72'
Guinness-Walker 25'Ronan 56'
Sat 17 Oct · Premiershipat home
Aberdeen3:1St. Mirren
Lyons 2'Nisbet 58'Mouloua 72'
Sule 42'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park, Perth
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Connor Ronan: 2 goals and 2 assists in 5 league matches
Goals2
xG0.68
Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 0.7).
2 points apart in the table
8.St. Johnstone13 pts
9.Aberdeen11 pts
St. Johnstone: place 8, 13 pts · Aberdeen: place 9, 11 pts.
St. Johnstone without a win in 4 matches
DLDD
All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 draws and 1 defeat. Last win: 11 October, 1:0 against Aberdeen.
Players to watch
Premiership, this season.
Josh Fowler
St. Johnstone · forward
6goals
1assist
6.86avg rating
Last match, Kilmarnock: rating 6.4.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.
Recent matches
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“This set-up” is St. Johnstone at home and Aberdeen away, as in this match.
St. Johnstone
all matches · 10
2W5D3L1.1scored per match1.5conceded per match
at home · 10
4W3D3L1.3scored per match1.4conceded per match
away · 10
1W2D7L0.8scored per match1.9conceded per match
- 31 Oct KilmarnockAPremiership 2:2D
- 28 Oct MotherwellHPremiership 2:2D
- 24 Oct RangersAPremiership 4:0L
- 17 Oct Dundee UnitedHPremiership 1:1D
- 11 Oct AberdeenAPremiership 0:1W
- 19 Sep FalkirkHPremiership 1:1D
- 9 Sep CelticHPremiership 0:1L
- 6 Sep HibernianHPremiership 2:1W
- 2 Sep DundeeAPremiership 1:1D
- 29 Aug HeartsAPremiership 2:1L
- 8 Aug St. MirrenAPremiership 1:0L
- 2 Aug KilmarnockHPremiership 4:3W
- 18 May DundeeHPremiership 0:2L
- 14 May HeartsAPremiership 2:1L
- 10 May Ross CountyHPremiership 2:1W
- 3 May KilmarnockHPremiership 0:2L
- 26 Apr MotherwellAPremiership 3:2L
- 12 Apr Dundee UnitedAPremiership 1:0L
- 6 Apr CelticHPremiership 1:0W
- 29 Mar HibernianAPremiership 3:0L
Sat 31 Oct · Premiershipaway
Kilmarnock2:2St. Johnstone
McCarthy 14'Daniels 41'
Schmidt 40'Cotterill 65'
Wed 28 Oct · Premiershipat home
St. Johnstone2:2Motherwell
Steven 19'Campbell 90+3'
Said 34'Maswanhise 54'
Sat 24 Oct · Premiershipaway
Rangers4:0St. Johnstone
Kelsy 29', 66'Naderi 61'Chukwuani 87'
Sun 6 Sep · Premiershipat home
St. Johnstone2:1Hibernian
Fowler 17', 41' (p)
Lowe 29'
Sun 2 Aug · Premiershipat home
St. Johnstone4:3Kilmarnock
Fowler 16'Diabate 47'Schjönning-Larsen 69' (og)Fotheringham 80'
Kiltie 37'Hugill 49'Holt 53' (og)
Aberdeen
all matches · 10
2W2D6L1.0scored per match1.3conceded per match
at home · 10
5W1D4L1.0scored per match0.7conceded per match
away · 10
1W2D7L1.2scored per match2.1conceded per match
- 28 Oct FalkirkHPremiership 0:1L
- 24 Oct Dundee UnitedAPremiership 3:2L
- 17 Oct St. MirrenHPremiership 3:1W
- 11 Oct St. JohnstoneHPremiership 0:1L
- 19 Sep HibernianAPremiership 1:1D
- 15 Sep MotherwellAPremiership 0:4W
- 5 Sep KilmarnockHPremiership 0:0D
- 2 Sep CelticAPremiership 3:0L
- 30 Aug RangersHPremiership 0:1L
- 8 Aug DundeeAPremiership 2:0L
- 1 Aug HeartsHPremiership 2:1W
- 17 May DundeeAPremiership 3:2L
- 12 May St. MirrenHPremiership 0:2L
- 9 May Dundee UnitedHPremiership 2:0W
- 1 May LivingstonAPremiership 2:2D
- 25 Apr KilmarnockHPremiership 1:0W
- 11 Apr HibernianHPremiership 2:0W
- 4 Apr St. MirrenAPremiership 2:0L
- 21 Mar RangersAPremiership 4:1L
- 28 Feb HeartsAPremiership 1:0L
Sat 24 Oct · Premiershipaway
Dundee United3:2Aberdeen
Iqbal 14'Tait 27'Sapsford 72'
Guinness-Walker 25'Ronan 56'
Sat 17 Oct · Premiershipat home
Aberdeen3:1St. Mirren
Lyons 2'Nisbet 58'Mouloua 72'
Sule 42'
Tue 15 Sep · Premiershipaway
Motherwell0:4Aberdeen
Molloy 38'Ronan 46'Mouloua 76'Nisbet 87'
Sat 1 Aug · Premiershipat home
Aberdeen2:1Hearts
Mayo 90'Nisbet 90+5' (p)
McEntee 35'
Sun 17 May · Premiershipaway
Dundee3:2Aberdeen
Wright 10'Westley 61'Astley 90'
Morrison 23'Olusanya 45+6'
Fri 1 May · Premiershipaway
Livingston2:2Aberdeen
Nouble 47'Muirhead 78'
Frame 24'Finlayson 71' (og)
Sat 21 Mar · Premiershipaway
Rangers4:1Aberdeen
Chukwuani 35'Moore 48'Raskin 62'Tavernier 90+6'
Geiger 52'
Head to head
4 meetings since 2024.
Last time · 11 Oct 2026 · Premiership
Aberdeen 0:1 St. Johnstone
Fowler 14' (k). St. Johnstone: a first win in this fixture in 3 meetings.
1wins
1wins
2 draws1.5 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 4
0wins
1wins
1 draw1.5 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2
1wins
0wins
1 draw1.5 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: St. Johnstone (3-4-2-1, last: Kilmarnock) · Aberdeen (4-2-3-1, last: Falkirk).
TSSteward
EAAlic
BMMikulić
CDDiabate
JCCotterill
JHHolt
RMMcAlear
MTTodd
JFFowler
TSSteven
DSSchmidt
MMMüller
CCCadden
GMMolloy
DHHappe
NWGuinness-Walker
BLLyons
AAAremu
LSSmith
KNNisbet
SAArmstrong
AMMouloua
St. JohnstoneAberdeen
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Who wins?
The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.
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Pro analysis
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Volt matchup
42.6
41.3
St. JohnstoneAberdeen
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- Kick-off
- Saturday 26 December, 16:00Your time · in 55 days 17 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- McDiarmid Park Perth · show map
- Rest
- St. Johnstone 56 days · Aberdeen 59 days Both last played: Premiership
- Table
- 8. St. Johnstone (13 pts) and 9. Aberdeen (11 pts) Matchday 20 of 33