In a weekend match on Saturday Jan 7th, in week 21, Aberdeen hosts St. Johnstone at Pittodrie Stadium in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Aberdeen sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Ross County. Neither Aberdeen nor Ross County could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 23 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match 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 st. Johnstone sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Dundee United. Tony Watt struck first for Dundee United in the 81st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, St. Johnstone couldn’t muster any offence and Dundee United ran away with the shutout win. St. Johnstone is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 20th of August, Aberdeen took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Leighton Clarkson struck first for Aberdeen in the 56th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed St. Johnstone couldn’t manage to score, and Aberdeen took the shutout win.
Both Ali Crawford and Drey Wright have been the hottest scorers for St. Johnstone in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Aberdeen’s most prolific scorer has been Matthew Kennedy. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.