Both Aberdeen and St Mirren will be looking to bounce back from their opening-day defeats when they face off at Pittodrie in Premiership Matchday 2 on Saturday evening.
The two had tough opening days with Aberdeen taking on the champions Celtic, while St Mirren hosted Motherwell. Aberdeen succumbed to a 2-0 defeat with Stephen Walsh and Jota sealing the deal for the champions, while the Saints fell to a 1-0 loss to the Steelmen with Kevin Van Veen getting on the scoresheet from the penalty spot.
Now both sides will be looking to quickly get ove3r ythei3r opening days and focus on getting their season up and running on Saturday. Aberdeen cruised through to the knockout rounds of the Scottish League Cup after winning all four of their group matches without conceding a goal, prior to their Premiership opener last weekend.
Therefore retuning home this weekend Aberdeen will feel confident of bouncing back against a side they have not fallen to in their last 13 encounters at Pittodrie. Also, with the side looking to build on their disappointing 10th-place finish last season, they cannot afford two consecutive defeats at the start of the campaign.
Meanwhile St Mirren build up to the opening-day saw them get knocked out of the League Cup after winning two and losing two of their four group games. Therefore their opening day defeat extended their inconsistency which they will want to put an end to as soon as possible.
Aberdeen vs St Mirren head to head
Both sides have met in 55 encounters since 2000 with Aberdeen claiming 26 victories while St Mirren have claimed 12 victories and there have been 17 draws.
- Aberdeen 0-0 St Mirren 15/05/22
- St Mirren 1-0 Aberdeen 25/01/22
- Aberdeen 4-1 St Mirren 04/12/21
- St Mirren 3-2 Aberdeen 26/09/21
- Aberdeen 0-0 St Mirren 13/02/21
Home
- Celtic 2-0 Aberdeen
- Aberdeen 3-0 Raith Rovers
- Stirling 0-5 Aberdeen
- Aberdeen 2-0 Dumbarton
- Peterhead 0-2 Aberdeen
Away
- St Mirren 0-1 Motherwell
- St Mirren 3-1 Edinburgh City
- Airdrieonians 2-0 St Mirren
- Cowdenbeath 0-2 St Mirren
- St Mirren 0-1 Arbroath
Aberdeen team news
Aberdeen have no injury concerns ahead of the clash.
St Mirren team news
St Mirren also have no injury issues ahead of the Saturday’s clash.
Prediction and odds
- Aberdeen win
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
