St. Johnstone vs Aberdeen

Premiership - 1st Phase 5 Aug 2024, 19:00
St. Johnstone
St. Johnstone
1–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
🏟 McDiarmid Park (Perth) 👤 K. Clancy Round 1

Match report

Aberdeen edged past St. Johnstone 2-1 in the Premiership - 1st Phase on 5 August 2024.

Aberdeen had 21 shots to St. Johnstone's 15.

The match was played at McDiarmid Park (Perth), with K. Clancy in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 51% - 49% Shots 15 - 21 On target 2 - 6 Corners 12 - 7 Fouls 10 - 12 Yellow cards 3
10
Player of the match
Jamie McGrath
Aberdeen · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Nicky Devlin 1 goal
8 Matthew Smith captained the side
8 Slobodan Rubezic captained the side
8 Sivert Heltne Nilsen 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–14 8–7
Shots On Goal 0–5 2–1
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 5–5 7–2
Attacks 58–54 70–46
Match statistics
4 Substitution 2
128 Attacks 100
65 Dangerous Attacks 37
3 On Target 7
11 Off Target 14
15 Shots Total 21
2 Shots On Goal 6
7 Shots Off Goal 9
6 Shots Blocked 6
7 Shots Inside Box 13
8 Shots Outside Box 8
10 Fouls 12
12 Corners 7
0 Offsides 3
51% Ball Possession 49%
2 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 2
343 Passes Total 335
243 Passes Accurate 242
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
St. Johnstone · 4-4-2
12 J. Rae
6 L. Neilson 18 S. McClelland 4 K. Cameron 3 A. Raymond
14 D. Wright 8 C. MacPherson 15 A. Essel 22 M. Smith
16 A. Sidibeh 29 B. Mbunga-Kimpioka
Aberdeen · 4-2-3-1
1 D. Mitov
2 N. Devlin 33 S. Rubezic 21 G. Molloy 3 J. Mackenzie
4 G. Shinnie 6 S. Nilsen
20 S. Morris 19 E. Sokler 7 J. McGrath
9 B. Miovski
St. Johnstone
Coach
C. Levein
Substitutes
  • 5 Jack Sanders
  • 11 Graham Carey
  • 27 Mackenzie Kirk
  • 10 Nicky Clark
  • 20 Ross Sinclair
  • 46 Franio Franczak
  • 23 Sven Sprangler
  • 21 Connor Smith
  • 24 Josh McPake
Aberdeen
Coach
J. Thelin
Substitutes
  • 14 Pape Habib Gueye
  • 32 Peter Ambrose
  • 31 Ross Doohan
  • 22 Jack Milne
  • 15 James McGarry
  • 5 Richard Jensen
  • 23 Ryan Duncan
  • 17 Vicente Besuijen
  • 35 Alfie Stewart
Substitutions
  • 52' ↑ J. Sanders ↓ S. McClelland St. Johnstone
  • 64' ↑ P. Guèye ↓ E. Sokler Aberdeen
  • 71' ↑ G. Carey ↓ A. Essel St. Johnstone
  • 75' ↑ P. Ambrose ↓ S. Morris Aberdeen
  • 86' ↑ M. Kirk ↓ C. MacPherson St. Johnstone
  • 86' ↑ N. Clark ↓ B. Kimpioka St. Johnstone
Cards
  • 8' A. Raymond St. Johnstone
  • 34' A. Essel St. Johnstone
  • 90+6' P. Ambrose Aberdeen
Head-to-head
St. Johnstone 3 8 draws 7 Aberdeen
2025-03-15 St. Johnstone vs Aberdeen 0 - 0
2024-12-07 Aberdeen vs St. Johnstone 1 - 1
2024-08-05 St. Johnstone vs Aberdeen 1 - 2
2024-05-04 Aberdeen vs St. Johnstone 1 - 0
2024-02-28 Aberdeen vs St. Johnstone 0 - 2
2024-01-24 St. Johnstone vs Aberdeen 1 - 1
Recent form
St. Johnstone L D W D W
Aberdeen D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in St. Johnstone vs Aberdeen?
St. Johnstone lost 1-2 against Aberdeen on 5 August 2024.
Who won St. Johnstone vs Aberdeen?
Aberdeen won the match 2-1.
Where was St. Johnstone vs Aberdeen played?
The match was played at McDiarmid Park (Perth).
Who had more possession in St. Johnstone vs Aberdeen?
St. Johnstone had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.