Aberdeen vs St. Johnstone Match Analysis and Prediction

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Aberdeen will host St. Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership in a rearranged match, bidding to respond after being knocked out of the Scottish Cup at the weekend.

Stephen Glass was dismissed off his duty following the defeat, while the visitors enjoyed a weekend break, but they will have the chance to climb off the foot of the table with a victory.

Aberdeen were eliminated from the Scottish Cup on Saturday, despite the fact that Christian Ramirez scored in the third minute to give his team the lead.

However, Motherwell fought back in the first half, scoring two goals to win the game 2-1, which extended the poor run of form that the Dons are in at the moment.

The Dons have failed to win in their previous five outings, and they have not won in the league since Boxing Day, which is something they will be looking to turn around.

The club have recently slipped down the table, and they currently find themselves in the 9th spot, but a victory on Tuesday could see them climb to sixth, placing pressure on the match.

St. Johnstone will also be feeling the need to collect three points in midweek, with the fact that they are currently bottom of the league and they are running out of games in order to secure their survival.

A victory could move them above Dundee, and that would add some pressure on teams above them, but they are currently eight points adrift of safety, which they will hope to reduce on Tuesday.

The Saints lost to St Mirren in their last outing, with Callum Hendry’s opening goal not being enough on that day, but their performances have improved since the turn of the year.

Both teams have recorded victories against each other this season, with both matches ending 1-0.

Aberdeen vs St. Johnstone head to head

The two teams have previously met on 71 occasions in all competitions, where Aberdeen have taken 28 victories while St. Johnstone have won 21, and they have drawn in 22. Aberdeen have scored 77 and conceded 68. In their last five meetings, Aberdeen have won two, St. Johnstone one, with two draws.

St. Johnstone 0-0 Aberdeen 27/01/21

St. Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen 10/04/21

Aberdeen 0-0 St. Johnstone 16/07/21

Aberdeen 0-1 St. Johnstone 18/09/21

St. Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen 11/12/21

Aberdeen latest home form

Aberdeen lost their last home game 3-2 to Celtic in the league. However, they have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in five matches prior to that. In their last five matches, they have won three, drawn one and lost one.

Aberdeen 4-1 St. Mirren 04/12/21

Aberdeen 2-1 Dundee 26/12/21

Aberdeen 1-1 Rangers 18/01/22

Aberdeen 3-0 Edinburgh City 22/01/22

Aberdeen 2-3 Celtic 09/02/22

Aberdeen latest away form

Aberdeen have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having been winless in their last five away matches. Their last away victory came on December 11 when they defeated St. Johnstone 1-0 in the league. They lost their last away game 2-1 to Motherwell in the Scottish Cup.

Hibernian 1-0 Aberdeen 22/12/21

St. Mirren 1-0 Aberdeen 25/01/22

Ross County 1-1 Aberdeen 01/02/22

Livingston 2-1 Aberdeen 05/02/22

Motherwell 2-1 Aberdeen 12/02/22

St. Johnstone latest home form

St. Johnstone have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having been winless in their last nine matches. However, they picked up draws in their last two matches, which could be an upturn in form. In their last five matches, they have scored 2 goals and conceded 6.

St. Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen 11/12/21

St. Johnstone 1-2 Ross County 22/12/21

St. Johnstone 1-3 Celtic 26/12/21

St. Johnstone 0-0 Dundee 26/01/22

St. Johnstone 0-0 Dundee United 05/02/22

St. Johnstone latest away form

St. Johnstone have recently managed to defeat Livingston 2-1 in the league. However, they have been on a poor run of form on the road, as they have recorded just one victory in their last eight matches. They recently lost 1-0 to Kelty Hearts after extra time in the Scottish Cup.

Motherwell 2-0 St. Johnstone 18/12/21

Hearts 2-0 St. Johnstone 18/01/22

Kelty Hearts (E)1-0 St. Johnstone 22/01/22

Livingston 1-2 St. Johnstone 01/02/22

St. Mirren 2-1 St. Johnstone 09/02/22

Aberdeen news

The Dons will be without Michael Devlin with his ankle injury, while two changes were made during their recent outing which saw Funso Ojo and Adam Montgomery come into the squad.

With the new manager set to be in the dugout on Tuesday, he is expected to retain the 4-2-3-1 formation for the contest.

St. Johnstone news

Callum Hendry is likely to maintain his position in the St. Johnstone starting lineup, with Glenn Middleton likely to partner him at the top of the field.

Steve May could be brought back into the squad after being dropped to the bench against St. Mirren, only for him to come in as a substitute.