Aberdeen vs St Johnstone Prediction & Betting Tips - Scottish Premiership

Prediction published on 02/05/2024, 10:00  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 04/05/2024 at 02:00 in Football Predictions

Aberdeen will be looking to move closer to survival when they welcome St. Johnstone at Pittodrie Stadium on Saturday. Going into this game, Aberdeen are eight points ahead of the relegation playoff spot while St. Johnstone are just a point above it. In their opening game of the post-split, Aberdeen claimed a key 1-0 win over Motherwell. That was their first win in a run of four matches, but a third clean sheet in four games. They will hope to build on it here, having only lost to Celtic on post-match penalties in their last six matches. In their last five matches, Aberdeen haven't tasted defeat inside normal time. However, their only defeat in 90 minutes in their last 11 home matches was inflicted by St. Johnstone. That encounter at the end of February ended in a 2-0 defeat and here’s their chance for revenge.

St. Johnstone aren’t on a very strong run ahead of this game, and this has left them badly exposed in the relegation battle. While they are 10 points above the automatic relegation spot, they need more to stay away from the relegation playoff spot. In their opening game after the split, the Saints were flattened at home, losing 3-1 to Hibernian. By the time Benjamin Kimpioka scored their consolation goal, they were already 3-0 down. His goal came too late to engineer any comeback in a game they were dominated. That defeat was their second straight and fourth in a span of five matches. The Saints will have no time to dust themselves as they walk straight into another tough encounter. With just three wins in 18 matches, their place as underdogs is sealed here.