On the 27th of January, Aberdeen will travel to Perth to battle St. Johnstone in a clash of the Premiership. St. Johnstone is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against St. Mirren. Chris Kane scored the first goal for St. Johnstone in the 46th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, St. Mirren was frustrated by St. Johnstone’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. St. Johnstone ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Aberdeen recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Motherwell. Hoban scored the first goal for Aberdeen in the 15th minute, then Andy Considine added another in the 77th minute In the end, Motherwell couldn’t muster any offence and Aberdeen ran away with the shutout win. Aberdeen is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sat Dec 26th, Aberdeen won by a score of 2 to 1. Liam Gordon scored the first goal for St. Johnstone in the 38th minute, but Sam Cosgrove got the equalizer for Aberdeen in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 54th minute on a goal by Ash Taylor.
Aberdeen hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Ash Taylor and Sam Cosgrove, and they each have 1 goal. Chris Kane has been the most prolific scorer on St. Johnstone in the last five matches with two goals.