Aberdeen overcomes St. Johnstone 1-0 with a late and unfortunate own goal from R. Matthews. HIGHLIGHTS

PERTH. Aberdeen beats St. Johnstone 1-0 after R. Matthews scored an own goal 30min.

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Luke Meyer
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Aberdeen overcomes St. Johnstone 1-0 with a late and unfortunate own goal from R. Matthews. HIGHLIGHTS

PERTH. Aberdeen overcomes St. Johnstone 1-0 after R. Matthews scored an own goal 30min. Aberdeen was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Aberdeen remained with 10 players after Graeme Shinnie received a double yellow card in the 90′. On the other side, also Andy Considine received a red card (6′)​. This red card was one of the reason why St. Johnstone lost the match.

The match was played at the McDiarmid Park stadium in Perth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Colin Steven with the assistance of Sean Carr and Gary Hilland. The 4th official was Lloyd Wilson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.3 degrees Celsius or 64.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

St. Johnstone

0 - 1

Team 1

Aberdeen

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 14 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 107 Attack 130
  • 39 Dangerous attack 51
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 6 Total 8
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Aberdeen had a superior ball possession 66% while St. Johnstone was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aberdeen was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aberdeen won the match.​

St. Johnstone shot 14 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Aberdeen shot 12 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

St. Johnstone received 3 yellow cards (Zak Rudden, Graham Carey and Ryan McGowan). On the opposite side, Aberdeen received 3 yellow cards (Bojan Miovski, Graeme Shinnie and Leighton Clarkson).

(St. Johnstone) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (6′).

Also, Aberdeen didn’t end the match with 11 players after Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

Match Timeline

5'
Bojan Miovski(var)
Andy Considine- Red
6'
17'
30'
36'
Bojan Miovski- Yellow
Graham Carey- sub ->Zak Rudden
65'
68'
Graeme Shinnie - Yellow
71'
76'
Ryan Duncan- sub ->Jonny Hayes
Graham Carey- Yellow
81'
Ryan McGowan- Yellow
83'
84'
85'
Leighton Clarkson- Yellow
90'
Graeme Shinnie (yellowred)
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After this contest, St. Johnstone will stay with 32 points to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Aberdeen will have 44 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, St. Johnstone will host Hibernian on the 22nd of April with a 12-12 head to head stats.

Aberdeen will host Rangers on the 23rd of April with a 28-8 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (13 draws).

St. Johnstone – Formation

St. Johnstone
G
Remi Matthews 1.England
6.8
D
Andy Considine 4.Scotland
6'
D
Ryan McGowan 13.Australia
7.6
83'
D
Liam Gordon  6.Scotland
6.9
M
Adam Montgomery  19.Scotland
6.2
M
M. Hallberg 22.Sweden
6.7
M
Drey Wright  14.England
6.3
M
Daniel Phillips 34.England
7.1
90'
F
David Wotherspoon 10.Canada
6.8
71'
F
Stevie May 7.Scotland
6.5
F
Zak Rudden 16.Scotland
6.4
65' 17'
Substitutes
G
Ross Sinclair  20.Scotland
D
Tony Gallacher 3.Scotland
D
Alex Mitchell 5.England
D
James Brown 2.Malta
M
Graham Carey 23.Republic of Ireland
7.0
65' 81'
M
J. Moreland 31.Scotland
F
T. Bair 17.Canada
90'
F
Jamie Murphy 29.Scotland
6.9
71'

St. Johnstone started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Callum Davidson decided to play with the following team: Remi Matthews (6.8), Andrew Considine, Ryan McGowan (7.6), Liam Gordon (6.9), Drey Wright (6.3), Daniel Phillips (7.1), Melker Hallberg (6.7), Adam Montgomery (6.2), David Wotherspoon (6.8), Zak Rudden (6.4) and Stevie May (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Thelonius Bair, Tony Gallacher, Jackson Mylchreest, Alex Mitchell, Graham Carey (7.0), John Moreland, Jamie Murphy (6.9), James Brown and Ross Sinclair.

Substitutions

St. Johnstone made 3 changes: Zak Rudden for Graham Carey (65′), David Wotherspoon for Jamie Murphy (71′) and Daniel Phillips for Thelonius Bair (90′).

Best player: Ryan McGowan​

The player that probably impressed the most for St. Johnstone was Ryan McGowan.

His rating is (7.6) with 24 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 14.

Aberdeen – Formation

Aberdeen
G
Kelle Roos 24.Netherlands
8.4
D
Angus MacDonald 27.England
7.8
D
Liam Scales  4.Republic of Ireland
7.2
D
Mattie Pollock 18.England
7.3
M
Jonny Hayes 17.Republic of Ireland
7.3
76'
M
Graeme Shinnie  6.Scotland
6.1
90'
M
Ylber Ramadani 16.Albania
7.1
M
Ross McCrorie 2.Scotland
6.2
M
Leighton Clarkson 20.England
7.2
85'
F
Bojan Miovski 9.Macedonia
7.3
90' 36'
F
Duk 11.Cape Verde
6.4
84'
Substitutes
G
Joe Lewis 1.England
D
Jack MacKenzie 3.Scotland
D
Jayden Richardson 25.England
M
P. Myslovič 14.Slovakia
5.9
84'
M
Ryan Duncan 23.Scotland
6.8
76'
F
Marley Watkins 15.Wales
90'
F
Matty Kennedy 33.Scotland
F
D. Markanday 10.England

Aberdeen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Barry Robson played with: Kelle Roos (8.4), Matthew Pollock (7.3), Angus MacDonald (7.8), Liam Scales (7.2), Ross McCrorie (6.2), Ylber Ramadani (7.1), Leighton Clarkson (7.2), Graeme Shinnie (6.1), Jonny Hayes (7.3), Bojan Miovski (7.3) and Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Marley Watkins, Joe Lewis, Matthew Kennedy, Alfie Bavidge, Jack MacKenzie, Jayden Richardson, Patrik Myslovič (5.9), Dilan Kumar Markanday and Ryan Duncan (6.8).

Substitutions

Aberdeen made 3 changes: Jonny Hayes for Ryan Duncan (76′), Duk for Patrik Myslovič (84′) and Bojan Miovski for Marley Watkins (90′).

Best player: Kelle Roos​

The most impressive player for Aberdeen was the goalkeeper: Kelle Roos. His rating is 8.44. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​