Ross County vs Aberdeen Match Analysis and Prediction

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Aberdeen aim to build on their strong start to the ew campaign with a victory at the Global Energy Stadium where they will take on Ross County in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday.

The hosts have collected just three points from their opening five league matches this season, while the visitors have picked up nine points in the same period.

Ross County made an impressive start to the new campaign as they won each of their opening four matches in the Scottish League Cup group stage, scoring 11 goals in the process.

However, the Staggies have since lost five of their subsequent six competitive matches, including four of their first five in the Premiership, leaving manager Malky Mackay with a lot to ponder at this early stage of the season.

Mackay’s side head into Saturday’s contest off the back of consecutive defeats against Rangers and Celtic, losing 4-0 away against the former in the Premiership last weekend, before suffering a 4-1 home defeat to the latter in the second round of the League Cup on Wednesday.

Following a disappointing 2021-22 campaign, finishing 10th in the Premiership, Aberdeen have since made significant improvements over the summer and have made an impressive start to the new season.

Jim Goodwin’s side have won eight of their 10 competitive matches so far this season, keeping six clean sheets and scoring at least twice on eight occasions.

Aberdeen followed up a huge 5-0 home victory against Livingston last weekend with a 4-1 extra-time win away against Annan Athletic in the second round of the Scottish League Cup on Tuesday.

The Dons will be keen to continue their strong run of form, although they will be wary of the threat Ross County could pose on Saturday as they have failed to win any of their last four encounters against them.

Ross County vs Aberdeen head to head

The two teams have previously met on 29 occasions across all competitions, where Ross County have claimed nine victories while Aberdeen have won 16, and they have drawn in four. Aberdeen have scored 47 goals and conceded 30. In their last five meetings, Ross County have won two, Aberdeen one with two draws.

Aberdeen 2-0 Ross County 12/12/20

Ross County 4-1 Aberdeen 16/01/21

Aberdeen 1-1 Ross County 29/08/21

Ross County 1-1 Aberdeen 01/02/22

Aberdeen 0-1 Ross County 09/04/22

Ross County latest home form

Ross County have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having lost two of their three most recent matches. They lost 4-1 to Celtic in their last home game in the Scottish League Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded seven.

Ross County 1-0 Dunfermline Athletic 16/07/22

Ross County 7-0 East Fife 23/07/22

Ross County 1-3 Celtic 06/08/22

Ross County 1-0 Kilmarnock 20/08/22

Ross County 1-4 Celtic 31/08/22

Ross County latest away form

Ross County have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having lost each of their three most recent matches. They lost 4-0 to Rangers in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded eight.

Buckie Thistle 1-1(P) Ross County 09/07/22

Alloa Athletic 0-2 Ross County 19/07/22

Hearts 2-1 Ross County 30/07/22

St. Mirren 1-0 Ross County 13/08/22

Rangers 4-0 Ross County 27/08/22

Aberdeen latest home form

Aberdeen have recently been on a relatively good run of form at home, having lost just one of their eight most recent matches. They managed to defeat Livingston 5-0 in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored 16 goals and conceded just four.

Aberdeen 2-0 Dumbarton 13/07/22

Aberdeen 3-0 Raith Rovers 24/07/22

Aberdeen 4-1 St. Mirren 06/08/22

Aberdeen 2-3 Motherwell 13/08/22

Aberdeen 5-0 Livingston 27/08/22

Aberdeen latest away form

Aberdeen have recently been on a relatively good run of form on the road, having lost just one of their seven most recent matches. They defeated Annan Athletic 4-1 in their last away game in the League Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded three.

Peterhead 0-2 Aberdeen 10/07/22

Stirling Albion 0-5 Aberdeen 19/07/22

Celtic 2-0 Aberdeen 31/07/22

St. Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen 20/08/22

Annan Athletic 1-4(E) Aberdeen 30/08/22

Ross County news

Full-back Connor Randall is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines for Ross County with a broken leg, but forward William Akio has recovered from a knee injury and will feature here.

Jack Baldwin and Ross Callachan are both expected to be recalled to the first XI after serving two-match suspensions.

Aberdeen news

Aberdeen midfielders Callum Roberts and Connor Barron are set to remain sidelined as they continue to recover from respective hamstring and knee injuries.

Jonny Hayes and Luis Lopes are set to be recalled to the starting lineup at the expense of Shayden Morris and Matt Kennedy, having been used as substitutes in midweek.

Prediction and Odds

Aberdeen have certainly started better than their hosts so far this season and they will be favourites to come out on top on Saturday.

While Ross County have frustrated the hosts in recent meetings, we feel that the in-form Dons have more quality in the final third and back them for a win.

Odds: 1 2.30 X 2.00 2 .21