FootyMAD's St Johnstone match preview

History of the St. Johnstone v Aberdeen fixture

Aberdeen travel to take on St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 50 games played, The Dons have recorded 15 wins, and St. Johnstone have come away with 18 victories.

The last time the two teams met at St. Johnstone was back in February 2002, over five years ago, with Aberdeen inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Saints in a Scottish Premier match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

St. Johnstone have only performed averagely at home, winning three and losing two of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, eight to six.

Aberdeen have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just one and draw two of the last six. The Dons have conceded eight goals in these games, and only hit three in reply.

St. Johnstone see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 19 points from their 17 games played so far, Aberdeen's 21 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saints, as the Dons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win