Aberdeen vs St Mirren Match Analysis & Prediction
11/08/2024 5:00 pm
Aberdeen will face St Mirren at the Pittodrie Stadium on Sunday, with both sides looking to continue their winning start to the 2024-25 Scottish Premiership campaign.
The hosts narrowly beat St Johnstone 2-1 in their opening match, while the visitors secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Hibernian to kickstart their league campaign.
Aberdeen’s conclusion to the 2023-24 Scottish Premiership may have ended on a high note, winning all five of their post-split season matches to finish at the top of the relegation round table, but overall their season was an overwhelming disaster.
The Dons had finished third in the prior campaign and would have been aiming to secure European qualification for the second successive year in 2023-24, but they instead fell down the table into ninth in the regular season.
Despite their difficulties in the league, Aberdeen were at their best in the Scottish Cup and came agonisingly close to making it to the final, ultimately suffering defeat to Celtic on penalties in the semi-finals after a 3-3 draw in 120 minutes.
That loss was their last across all competitions, leaving them coming into this contest unbeaten in their last 11, including pre-season matches, and they will be eager to maintain that positive momentum with a win here.
After having three managers in charge last season, Barry Robson, Neil Warnock and Peter Leven, supporters will be hoping that new boss Jimmy Thelin can deliver a successful and extended spell in charge.
Meanwhile, since being promoted as champions of the Scottish Championship in 2017-18, St Mirren have enjoyed constant progression up the Scottish Premiership table in sunsequent campaigns.
An 11th-placed finish in their first year, securing their survival in the relegation playoff, was followed by ninth, seventh, ninth, sixth and a fifth-placed finish in the most recent season.
Steve Robinson will be looking to guide the side to their third successive top-six finish this time around, and they certainly got off to the perfect start as they beat Hibernian 3-0 in their opening game.
St Mirren are currently unbeaten in their last eight matches across all competitions, including a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League third qualifying round tie with SK Brann last time out.
Aberdeen vs. St Mirren Head to head
In the previous 62 meetings between these two teams, Aberdeen have claimed 28 victories while St Mirren have won 16, and they have drawn in 18. St Mirren have scored 58 goals and conceded 95 in the process.
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01/02/2023Aberdeen1St Mirren3Premiership
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24/05/2023Aberdeen3St Mirren0Premiership
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27/08/2023St Mirren2Aberdeen2Premiership
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30/12/2023Aberdeen0St Mirren3Premiership
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02/03/2024St Mirren2Aberdeen1Premiership
Aberdeen Team News
Aberdeen will be without Leighton Clarkson, who is not expected to return from a shoulder injury until late September, and Dante Polvara, who is out until November with a hamstring injury.
Shayden Morris is also a dount after the forward was forced off in the 75th minute of their 2-1 win over Kilmarnock, meaning Peter Ambrose could come into the side.
Aberdeen's Last 5 Matches
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13/07/2024Queen of the South0Aberdeen3League Cup
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20/07/2024East Kilbride0Aberdeen4League Cup
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23/07/2024Aberdeen2Airdrieonians1League Cup
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27/07/2024Aberdeen6Dumbarton0League Cup
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05/08/2024St Johnstone1Aberdeen2Premiership
St Mirren Team News
St Mirren are likely to be without three of their players, as Conot McMenamin, Greg Kiltie and Mark O’Hara are all doubts due to injury concerns.
Robinson is expected to start an unchanged back three of Marcus Fraser, Alexander Gogic and Richard Taylor in front of goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe for this match.
St Mirren's Last 5 Matches
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19/07/2024St Mirren2Carlisle United2Club Friendlies
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25/07/2024Valur0St Mirren0UEFA Conference League
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01/08/2024St Mirren4Valur1UEFA Conference League
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04/08/2024St Mirren3Hibernian0Premiership
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08/08/2024St Mirren1Brann1UEFA Conference League
Aberdeen vs. St Mirren: Odds and Predictions
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