Thursday, from 19:30 p.m., St. Johnstone and Aberdeen meet in the second round of the Scottish Premier League, in a backlog that has been caused by controversy surrounding the red and whites. They violated the quarantine and isolation rules, thus being sanctioned by the decision-making body. Now, however, things are back to normal and Aberdeen enters the field with the whole valid batch.
On McDiarmid Park, St. Johnstone is the favorite to win, somewhat surprisingly. That’s because Aberdeen is one of the top teams in the country, even if it is always in the shadow of the Celtic and Rangers. At this moment, Aberdeen has only one match played in the new season, a 0-1 at home with Glasgow Rangers. St. Johnstone has a balanced balance after the three games played: a victory, a draw and a draw (goal average 3-5) and 4 points in the account. Overall, Callum Davidson’s defense has performed well in games considered “accessible.”
Thus, the hosts come after an impressive 2-1, at Kilmarnock, after losing clearly to Glasgow Rangers (0-3) and drawing at Dundee United (1-1), in the first round. Aberdeen has played well with the Rangers and claims victory, but experts are questioning the fitness of Derek McInnes’ students. Players like Ojo, Bryson, Anderson or Hernandez, who can dominate the white-and-blue band, should come out of the guest camp.
However, the statistics of direct duels show us that St. Johnstone (former UEFA Europa League participant) is a “hard nut” for the red and whites, so we expect a balanced first half, with few goal phases. We also have a high odds, for the correct score 0-0 at the break!
St. Johnstone won the last duel with Aberdeen, score 1-0 away;
Aberdeen has only one win in the last six games against St. Aberdeen. Johnstone;
Less than three goals have been scored in the last six consecutive direct duels;
In 4 of the last 6 matches played by St. Johnstone did not score both teams;
In 6 of Aberdeen’s last 8 games, both teams have scored;
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,61
