Aberdeen v ST Johnstone result

Full-time · Aberdeen 2–1 ST Johnstone

Premiership · Sat, 26 Dec 2020 15:00 GMT · Pittodrie Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Aberdeen · ST Johnstone · Head-to-head

Aberdeen 2–1 ST Johnstone — Aberdeen won this Premiership match.

Next for Aberdeen: Dundee Utd v Aberdeen, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for ST Johnstone: Rangers v ST Johnstone, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Aberdeen 2–1 ST Johnstone · Premiership
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium · Aberdeen
Referee: A. Muir
Head-to-head (last 6): Aberdeen 2 · draws 2 · ST Johnstone 2 · 1.67 goals/game
Recent form: Aberdeen 2W 2D 1L · ST Johnstone 0W 2D 3L

Aberdeen 2–1 ST Johnstone (Premiership): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.25

Goals

against 1 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.14 / 3

Corners

against 5.29 / 4.17 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

2.43 / 3

Shots on target

against 3.57 / 4 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1 / 2.83

Cards

against 1.43 / 1 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 December 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Aberdeen for / against	Line	ST Johnstone for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.14 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	3 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	8.71 for · 9.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	9.83 for · 11.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	2.43 for · 3.57 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.71 for · 12 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.5 for · 13 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.83 for · 1 against n 6 Last 5

Aberdeen

Aberdeen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Main n 8	53.3	4 7/6	1.5 6/1	—
S. Cosgrove n 8	49.9	3.2 6/4	1.6 4/2	—
F. Ojo n 8	50.3	2.9 5/4	2 4/3	—
R. McCrorie n 8	83	2.8 8/7	0.9 4/2	—
L. Ferguson n 8	85.1	2.5 7/6	2.9 8/7	D. Wotherspoon

Aberdeen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Main n 8	53.3	1.7 6/2	0.8 3/1
S. Cosgrove n 8	49.9	1.6 5/2	1.1 4/1
N. McGinn n 8	27.8	1.6 2/2	0.8 1/1
R. Edmondson n 8	32.3	1.4 3/1	1 2/1
L. Ferguson n 8	85.1	1.3 5/3	0.7 3/2

Aberdeen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Edmondson n 8	32.3	0.7 1/1	0.7 2/0
L. Ferguson n 8	85.1	0.5 3/1	0.3 1/1
R. Hedges n 8	86.4	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
S. Cosgrove n 8	49.9	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
S. Wright n 8	71.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Aberdeen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. McCrorie n 8	83	2.4 8/4
R. Hernandez n 8	63	1.6 4/2
D. Campbell n 6	50.7	1.5 3/1
S. Wright n 8	71.5	1.4 6/2
A. Considine n 8	90	1.3 7/3

Aberdeen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Lewis n 8	90	2.9 5/2

ST Johnstone

ST Johnstone — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Kane n 8	35	3.2 5/4	1.6 4/1	—
M. Davidson n 8	66.8	2.9 7/6	2.4 6/5	—
M. O'Halloran n 8	36.4	2.2 4/3	1.9 3/1	—
C. Bryson n 8	58.4	1.9 7/3	2.9 7/6	—
D. Wotherspoon n 8	77.6	1.6 6/3	0.7 4/1	L. Ferguson

ST Johnstone — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Hendry n 8	37	3 5/3	1.2 3/1
C. Kane n 8	35	2.6 6/2	0.6 2/0
S. May n 8	74.1	2.3 8/5	0.8 3/1
Guy Melamed n 4	23	2 2/0	0 0/0
D. Wotherspoon n 8	77.6	1.9 5/4	0.4 2/1

ST Johnstone — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. May n 8	74.1	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
C. Kane n 8	35	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
C. Conway n 8	75	0.3 1/1	0.2 1/0
A. McCann n 8	73.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
M. O'Halloran n 8	36.4	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

ST Johnstone — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Davidson n 8	66.8	3 6/6
A. McCann n 8	73.3	2.6 6/5
S. Rooney n 8	49.9	2.3 6/2
D. McNamara n 8	88.4	1.9 7/5
D. Wotherspoon n 8	77.6	1.9 5/4

ST Johnstone — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Z. Clark n 8	90	1.6 4/1

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Match statistics & details

Aberdeen player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Lewis	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
T. Hoban	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	7.2
A. Taylor	90	1	1	1	0	1	0	7.9
A. Considine	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
M. Kennedy	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
L. Ferguson	90	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
D. Campbell	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Hayes	90	0	0	0	4	0	0	7.3
R. Hedges	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Cosgrove	89	1	2	2	0	0	Y	7.3
C. Main	72	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.5
R. Edmondson sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
F. Ojo sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

ST Johnstone player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Z. Clark	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
S. Rooney	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
L. Gordon	90	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.2
J. McCart	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
D. McNamara	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.3
A. McCann	90	0	0	2	0	0	2	Y	6.7
D. Wotherspoon	90	0	0	2	0	0	7	0	7.5
S. May	90	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	6.7
L. Craig	86	0	1	0	0	2	1	Y	6.9
C. Kane	67	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
S. Tanser	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
C. Booth sub	85	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Hendry sub	23	0	0	2	1	0	1	RY	6.7
Guy Melamed sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Aberdeen v ST Johnstone — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

AberdeenLDWWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

ST JohnstoneDLDLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Aberdeen 2 · 2 draws · ST Johnstone 2 · 1.67 goals/game

2020-08-20 ST Johnstone 0–1 Aberdeen
2020-02-05 Aberdeen 0–1 ST Johnstone
2019-11-24 ST Johnstone 1–1 Aberdeen
2019-09-14 Aberdeen 1–1 ST Johnstone
2019-02-23 ST Johnstone 0–2 Aberdeen
2018-12-08 Aberdeen 0–2 ST Johnstone

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Aberdeen#4 pos56 pts38 pl-2 GD

ST Johnstone#5 pos45 pts38 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

Aberdeen scored0.95

ST Johnstone scored0.95

Aberdeen conceded1

ST Johnstone conceded1.21

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Aberdeen and ST Johnstone?: In their last 6 meetings, Aberdeen won 2, ST Johnstone won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 1.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Aberdeen and ST Johnstone?: Recent form — Aberdeen 2W 2D 1L; ST Johnstone 0W 2D 3L.

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