St. Johnstone
0–1
FT · Win
Aberdeen
0.34xG
+0.70AFC xGD
xG1.05
Expected points 0.72–1.59
Deserved winThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A win that matched the balance of chances.
15–7 shots · 0–0 big chances · 1.05–0.34 NPxG
Watch Highlights
SPFL YouTubeThe match in three battles
Chance qualityABERDEEN EDGE
1.05 – 0.34
Expected goals · Aberdeen – St. Johnstone
AFC xG baseline: 1.24
0.07 – 0.05
xG per shot
15 – 7
shots
Aberdeen's chances were the better ones — 0.07 xG per shot to 0.05.
Territory & progressionSLIGHT ABERDEEN EDGE
0.92 – 1.60
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – St. Johnstone
AFC xT baseline: 1.68
56% – 44%
field tilt
63 – 60
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even.
Defensive resistanceABERDEEN EDGE
0.34 xGA
chances conceded
1.29 better than AFC baseline (1.64)
13 (base 27)
St. Johnstone box touches
0.05
xG per St. Johnstone shot
A resilient defensive display — chances conceded were below Aberdeen's usual level.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 1.05St. Johnstone 0.34GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
55%
34%
11%
Match odds from simulating these shots at their own xG (20,000 runs) — for fun, not a prediction: it scores what should have happened, not what did.
Each step is a shot; the line climbs by that shot's xG. Steeper, sustained climbs (shaded) mark spells of real pressure.
Shots
Aberdeen Shot Map
1 goal: 0 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
15 shots
St. Johnstone Shot Map
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
7 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
15shots · 4 on target
By situation
80%
13%
Open play1280%
Corner213%
Free kick / throw17%
By body part
60%
33%
Right foot960%
Left foot533%
Head17%
Every shot in one bucket only. Open play covers unassisted and assisted attempts; counter is a fast break; free kicks, direct set pieces and throw-in routines are grouped because there are rarely enough of any one of them in a single match to read separately. A mix heavy on corners and free kicks with few open-play shots means the side needed a dead ball to get near the goal.
Shots over timefull match · drag to focus a period
Aberdeen 15St. Johnstone 7
0'HTFT
Five-minute buckets — a side takes roughly a dozen shots a match, so the two-minute bars used for passing would be almost all gaps. Use the buttons for the common windows, or drag across the chart for anything else.
In context
| Aberdeen | This match | This season 7 games | 5-year 192 games | SPFL average 80 team-games | Where that sits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 15 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | about normal · 129 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 129 of 192 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 7 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | about normal · 76 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 76 of 192 lower | |||||
marker = 5-year mean
Passing & build-up
Build-Up Play
Where Aberdeen's passes were and how they progressed the ball
Pass Territory
43.9%
37.7%
18.4%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
89.1%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
53avg 49
Directness
56.0%avg 57.8%
Season avg
Above avg
Below avg
In context · full match
| Aberdeen | This match | This season 7 games | 5-year 192 games | Where that sits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passes | 383 | 371.9 | 392 | about normal · 95 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 95 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 73.4 | 75.7 | 72.2 | about normal · 94 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 94 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 28 | 26.3 | 25.2 | about normal · 120 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 120 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 47 | 54.6 | 57.8 | below usual · 33 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 33 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 12.3 | 15 | 15.6 | below usual · 48 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 48 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
R
K. RoosGK90'
26/40
Pass
-
Duels
1
Saves
DEF
R
J. RichardsonDEF90'
2 key passes
35/46
Pass
75%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
S
A. StewartDEF90'
8 clearances
39/54
Pass
50%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
S
L. ScalesDEF90'
50/56
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
C
H. CoulsonDEF90'
3 dribbles won
28/40
Pass
43%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
MID
R
Y. RamadaniMID90'
3 interceptions
41/47
Pass
40%
Duels
-
Key P
M
R. McCrorieMID90'
1 key pass · 5 shots
22/33
Pass
29%
Duels
1
Key P
B
V. BesuijenMID71'
1 key pass
11/11
Pass
67%
Duels
1
Key P
C
L. ClarksonMID76'
1 goal · 1 key pass
16/26
Pass
100%
Duels
1
Key P
H
J. HayesMID90'
2 key passes
16/20
Pass
57%
Duels
2
Key P
FWD
M
B. MiovskiFWD87'
1 key pass
10/14
Pass
14%
Duels
2
Shots
Substitutes
M
S. MorrisFWD19'
3/3
Pass
33%
Duels
2
Shots
D
DukFWD14'
1 key pass
4/4
Pass
45%
Duels
1
Shots
P
D. PolvaraMID9'
1 key pass
1/1
Pass
0%
Duels
1
Key P
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
At St. Johnstone — every meeting on record
4-3-1(8 games)
0.94–0.69avg xG (n=6)
DWDWLWWD
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
1.05avg 1.24
18th best of 38 · Highest 4.14, 27 August 2022 (5-0) · Lowest 0.00, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
xGA
0.34avg 1.67
2nd best of 38 · Highest 4.47, 29 October 2022 (1-4) · Lowest 0.32, 12 November 2022 (1-0)
Possession
54%avg 47%
16th best of 38 · Highest 75%, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 20%, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
Shots
15.0avg 11.4
9th best of 38 · Highest 24.0, 8 November 2022 (1-2) · Lowest 0.0, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
Shots on target
4.0avg 3.7
14th best of 38 · Highest 10.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
Big chances
0.0avg 1.8
12th worst of 38 · Highest 7.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 31 July 2022 (0-2)
Box touches
17.0avg 19.9
18th best of 38 · Highest 47.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0) · Lowest 4.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Final third entries
63.0avg 54.6
11th best of 38 · Highest 77.0, 1 April 2023 (1-0) · Lowest 24.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Key passes
10.0avg 7.9
8th best of 38 · Highest 18.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
Corners
5.0avg 4.8
14th best of 38 · Highest 13.0, 3 September 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.0, 22 October 2022 (2-1)
Tackles
13.0avg 14.7
15th worst of 38 · Highest 29.0, 23 April 2023 (2-0) · Lowest 7.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0)
Interceptions
12.0avg 8.9
10th best of 38 · Highest 17.0, 22 October 2022 (2-1) · Lowest 3.0, 8 April 2023 (2-0)
PPDA
11.9avg 17.9
12th best of 38 · Highest 37.9, 31 July 2022 (0-2) · Lowest 8.9, 1 April 2023 (1-0)
avg
Above avg
Below avg
Where this performance ranks
Against Aberdeen’s other matches this season — only the standout highs and lows.
0.34xGA
2nd of 38 · 2nd best
Form:LWL(last 3)
Away this season: 5-1-13, 0.87–2.10 xG avg
Across the archive
All recordsWhere this match ranks against every Aberdeen match with data for each metric — coverage varies (shots/possession from 2015-16, xG from 2020-21, most else from 2021-22; see /records for each metric's exact range). Only metrics in the top or bottom 10 are shown.
0
Big chances conceded
lowest of 192 · tied with 27