FM Preview: Aberdeen v St. Mirren 10 Dec 2011

Last updated : 09 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Aberdeen v St. Mirren fixture

Aberdeen prepare to entertain St. Mirren at Pittodrie Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Dons are clearly on top, having won 68 and lost only 21 of the 105 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pittodrie Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2011, with St. Mirren inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Dons in a Scottish Premier match.

Recent encounters between the teams

SeasonDateTeamResultTeamComp
2011/2012 Sat 30 Jul St. Mirren 1 - 0 Aberdeen Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Tue 10 May Aberdeen 0 - 1 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Wed 06 Apr St. Mirren 3 - 2 Aberdeen Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Wed 16 Mar Aberdeen 2 - 1 St. Mirren Scottish F.A. Cup
2010/2011 Sat 12 Mar St. Mirren 1 - 1 Aberdeen Scottish F.A. Cup
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Aberdeen 2 - 0 St. Mirren Scottish Premier
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct St. Mirren 2 - 1 Aberdeen Scottish Premier

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Recent respective form guides

Aberdeen are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Dons in those games, with 10 conceded.

St. Mirren have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Buddies have hit five goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Aberdeen find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 16 games have yielded only 13 points.

St. Mirren see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 20 points from their 17 games played so far,

Current overall team form

TeamPWDLFAP
Aberdeen 6 1 1 4 9 12 4
St. Mirren 6 2 1 3 4 9 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Your FootyMad panel thinks that Aberdeen's indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against St. Mirren. Away win

Sequence statistics

TeamSequences
Aberdeen Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
St. Mirren An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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