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St. Johnstone 1–0 Aberdeen

Wednesday 11 May 2022, 19:45 · McDiarmid Park · Round 37 · Half-time 1–0 · Referee David Munro · Attendance 3,421

St. Johnstone Hendry 17'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

St. JohnstoneAberdeen
Goals10
xG0.680.28
Expected Points1.680.84

St. Johnstone 40%Draw 48%Aberdeen 12%

Most likely score 0–0, 38%. Final score 1–0, 28%.

Aberdeen goalsSt. Johnstone goals0123456+0123456+10%1%9%1%8%2%1%38%28%Final score

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

00.250.50.750153045607590HTMacPherson on for Hallberg and Bair on for Hendry, 85'Craig on for Butterfield, 90+3'Hayes on for Polvara, 56'Kennedy on for Ruth and McLennan on for Montgomery, 66'Harvey on for Hayes, 74'Hendry 17'St. Johnstone 0.68Aberdeen 0.2800.250.50.750153045607590HTMacPherson on for Hallberg and Bair on for Hendry, 85'Craig on for Butterfield, 90+3'Hayes on for Polvara, 56'Kennedy on for Ruth and McLennan on for Montgomery, 66'Harvey on for Hayes, 74'Hendry 17'0.680.28St. JohnstoneAberdeen

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Stoppage time is shaded as far as the last shot or event recorded in it. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

St. JohnstoneAberdeen

0.68 +0.04xG0.28 −0.84
0.13 −0.47xG on target0.18 −0.97
9 +0.3Shots9 −4.2
2 −0.5Shots on target2 −2.5
1 +0.4Big chances0 −1.1
30% −13Possession70% +13
236 −96Passes555 +108
66% +2Pass accuracy84% +9
37% −3Field tilt63% +7
26 −2Final-third entries38 −1
7 +0.2Box entries5 −4.3
12.2 −4Passes per defensive action9.6 −4
6 +1.5Corners3 −1.9
17 +2Tackles13 +1
9 −1.0Interceptions6 −2.1
14 −11Clearances15 −2
2 −1.0Saves1 −0.6
17 +5Fouls15 +2
1 −0.6Offsides0 −1.6

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

St. Johnstone

Rooney 57', 0.30 xGHendry 61', 0.08 xGDavidson 87', 0.04 xGHallberg 5', 0.03 xGMiddleton 19', 0.03 xGMiddleton 14', 0.02 xGMcCart 59', 0.02 xGHendry 45', 0.01 xGHendry 17', 0.15 xG, goal44%0.30 xGSix-yard box: 1 shot, 0.30 xG, 0 goals31%0.21 xGCentral box: 3 shots, 0.21 xG, 1 goal4%0.03 xGWide in the box: 1 shot, 0.03 xG, 0 goals13%0.09 xGEdge of the box: 2 shots, 0.09 xG, 0 goals7%0.05 xGFurther out: 2 shots, 0.05 xG, 0 goals

Aberdeen

Ferguson 33', 0.07 xGFerguson 8', 0.05 xGOjo 3', 0.03 xGBesuijen 38', 0.03 xGBesuijen 44', 0.03 xGBarron 69', 0.03 xGBarron 43', 0.02 xGFerguson 50', 0.01 xGHayes 71', 0.01 xG0%0.00 xGSix-yard box: 0 shots, 0.00 xG, 0 goals39%0.11 xGCentral box: 2 shots, 0.11 xG, 0 goals21%0.06 xGWide in the box: 2 shots, 0.06 xG, 0 goals32%0.09 xGEdge of the box: 4 shots, 0.09 xG, 0 goals7%0.02 xGFurther out: 1 shot, 0.02 xG, 0 goals

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

St. JohnstoneAberdeen

0.26 4 shots, 1 goalOpen play0.13 6 shots, 0 goals
0.42 5 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.14 3 shots, 0 goals

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

Level
17 min (18%) · St. Johnstone 0.20, Aberdeen 0.07 xG
St. Johnstone ahead
76 min (82%) · St. Johnstone 0.48, Aberdeen 0.20 xG

Line-ups

1564198342922214ClarkClearyGordonMcCartRooneyDavidsonButterfieldHallbergBrownHendryMiddletonYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardYellow cardGoalYellow card90+3'85'85'St. Johnstone 3-1-4-2Callum Davidson1165273291910211128LewisOjoGallagherBatesMacKenzieBarronFergusonBesuijenPolvaraMontgomeryRuthYellow cardYellow card56'66'66'Aberdeen 4-2-3-1Jim Goodwin

St. Johnstone substitutes

  • 85' MacPherson for Hallberg
  • 85' Bair for Hendry
  • 90+3' Craig for Butterfield

Aberdeen substitutes

  • 56' Hayes for Polvara · off 74'
  • 66' McLennan for Montgomery
  • 66' Kennedy for Ruth
  • 74' Harvey for Hayes

Players

St. Johnstone

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
ClarkGK900.000.0000.0340
ClearyCB900.000.070−0.1509
Gordon CB900.000.0200.0432
McCart CB900.020.0100.1165
Rooney DM900.300.0300.0786
Davidson RWB900.040.0600.1254
ButterfieldCM900.000.1000.0423
HallbergCM850.030.1420.0002
BrownLWB900.000.0110.0346
Hendry ST8510.240.0210.0125
MiddletonST9010.050.0930.1041
MacPhersonMF50.000.0710.0000
BairFW50.000.0000.0110
CraigMF00.000.000––0

Aberdeen

PlayerPosMinGAxGxAKPxTProgDef
LewisGK900.000.0000.0000
OjoRB900.030.0200.0692
GallagherCB900.000.0100.0667
Bates CB900.000.0000.07610
MacKenzieLB900.000.0100.0686
BarronDM900.050.2020.16105
Ferguson DM900.120.0410.0563
BesuijenRW900.060.0220.0410
PolvaraAM560.000.010−0.0210
MontgomeryLW660.000.0100.0020
RuthST660.000.0100.0120
HayesMF180.010.0000.0000
McLennanFW240.000.000−0.0100
KennedyFW240.000.0100.0011
HarveyFW160.000.0000.0001

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

St. Johnstone

Clark and Davidson: 3 passesCleary and Butterfield: 3 passesCleary and Rooney: 3 passesCleary and Hendry: 3 passesMcCart and Middleton: 3 passesGordon and Middleton: 3 passesHallberg and Davidson: 3 passesBrown and Hendry: 3 passesClark and McCart: 4 passesClark and Middleton: 4 passesMcCart and Gordon: 4 passesMcCart and Davidson: 4 passesButterfield and Rooney: 4 passesRooney and Middleton: 4 passesRooney and Hendry: 4 passesHallberg and Middleton: 4 passesClark and Rooney: 5 passesGordon and Rooney: 5 passesGordon and Davidson: 5 passesMcCart and Hallberg: 6 passesMcCart and Hendry: 6 passesDavidson and Middleton: 7 passesMiddleton and Hendry: 7 passesButterfield and Middleton: 8 passesRooney and Hallberg: 8 passesMcCart and Brown: 9 passesClark: 12 completed passesCleary: 13 completed passesMcCart: 23 completed passesGordon: 16 completed passesButterfield: 13 completed passesRooney: 12 completed passesHallberg: 13 completed passesDavidson: 17 completed passesBrown: 11 completed passesMiddleton: 17 completed passesHendry: 9 completed passes1546341929821422ClarkClearyMcCartGordonButterfieldRooneyHallbergDavidsonBrownMiddletonHendryStarters until 85' · lines join pairs with 3+ passes

Aberdeen

MacKenzie and Ruth: 6 passesFerguson and Besuijen: 6 passesFerguson and Montgomery: 6 passesBesuijen and Polvara: 6 passesBates and Ferguson: 7 passesBates and Polvara: 7 passesGallagher and Polvara: 7 passesBarron and Besuijen: 7 passesBarron and Polvara: 7 passesOjo and Bates: 9 passesOjo and Barron: 9 passesOjo and Polvara: 9 passesGallagher and Ferguson: 9 passesGallagher and Barron: 9 passesMacKenzie and Polvara: 9 passesFerguson and Barron: 9 passesFerguson and Ruth: 9 passesFerguson and Polvara: 13 passesOjo and Besuijen: 14 passesMacKenzie and Montgomery: 14 passesOjo and Gallagher: 18 passesBates and MacKenzie: 19 passesMacKenzie and Ferguson: 19 passesOjo and Ferguson: 21 passesBates and Gallagher: 22 passesLewis: 8 completed passesOjo: 54 completed passesBates: 44 completed passesGallagher: 40 completed passesMacKenzie: 38 completed passesFerguson: 48 completed passesBarron: 24 completed passesBesuijen: 18 completed passesPolvara: 32 completed passesMontgomery: 18 completed passesRuth: 10 completed passes1162753192910211128LewisOjoBatesGallagherMacKenzieFergusonBarronBesuijenPolvaraMontgomeryRuthStarters until 56' · lines join pairs with 6+ passes

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

St. Johnstone

FromToPasses
DavidsonMiddleton5
McCartHallberg5
HallbergRooney5
McCartHendry5
McCartBrown5

Aberdeen

FromToPasses
MacKenzieBates17
GallagherBates17
MacKenzieFerguson17
BatesMacKenzie16
FergusonMacKenzie15

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

St. Johnstone

4−1.94−3.62−4.12−3.09+1.27−0.210+1.83−4.47+0.410+5.13−0.79+3.98+1.98+3.77+3.13+0.74+1.16+1.74+1.23+1.42+1.24+2.43+0.92+1.20−0.61+0.20−0.42+1.49−6.41−5.8FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 36 matches

Aberdeen

7+2.53−2.78−3.48+2.910+5.04−2.88+2.13−1.712+4.97−1.26+1.43−0.35−0.48+2.23−1.13−0.21−1.40−2.64−0.60−2.31−0.20−0.91−0.44+1.60−0.80−0.20−0.71+0.70−0.62−4.1FewerMore than the season average

Against its average of 36 matches

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

St. Johnstone

0.010.030.010.020.010.010.010.010.010.010.010.050.030.040.020.020.020.02−0.160.030.080.080.07LessMore

Aberdeen

0.010.010.010.050.010.040.010.040.030.030.040.050.030.020.03−0.030.010.010.08LessMore

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

0.51.01.52.02.5League average 1.17AttackSt. Johnstone0.81 → 0.80Aberdeen1.07 → 1.04Defence (lower is better)St. Johnstone1.19 → 1.16Aberdeen1.07 → 1.06

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

League probabilities

ChanceBeforeWith this resultChange
St. Johnstone
11th98%>99%+2
Bottom2%–−2
Dundee FC
11th2%–−2
Bottom98%>99%+2

From the forecast before the match (11 May 2022): each chance then, and across the simulations in which the match ended this way. The change is in percentage points.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

St. JohnstoneAberdeen
Expected goals0.861.02
Win29%38%
Expected Points1.201.46
Clean sheet36%42%

St. Johnstone 29%Draw 33%Aberdeen 38%

Most likely score 0–0, 16%. Both sides score 37%.

Aberdeen goalsSt. Johnstone goals0123456+0123456+8%3%7%2%6%6%3%1%2%2%16%15%12%14%

From the forecast as it stood on 11 May 2022: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

ChanceNowSt. Johnstone winDrawAberdeen win
St. Johnstone
11th98%>99%>99%95%
Bottom2%––5%
Dundee FC
11th2%––5%
Bottom98%>99%>99%95%

Each chance before the match and across the simulations ending in each result. Other teams are listed where a chance moves by at least 3 percentage points.

Form

St. Johnstone

  1. D1–17 MayLivingston (A)xG 1.21–1.25
  2. L0–130 AprSt. Mirren (H)xG 0.25–0.87
  3. D1–123 AprDundee FC (A)xG 1.12–0.37
  4. L0–79 AprCeltic (A)xG 0.06–4.73
  5. W1–02 AprLivingston (H)xG 0.99–0.73
  6. W2–119 MarMotherwell (H)xG 0.37–0.24

Aberdeen

  1. D1–17 MayHibernian (A)xG 0.63–2.02
  2. W1–030 AprDundee FC (H)xG 1.54–0.85
  3. L1–223 AprLivingston (H)xG 2.15–1.54
  4. L0–19 AprRoss County (H)xG 1.06–0.92
  5. D2–22 AprDundee FC (A)xG 0.89–1.07
  6. W3–119 MarHibernian (H)xG 2.19–0.55

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

St. JohnstoneAberdeen
Position11th10th
Played3636
Won, drawn, lost7–⁠11–⁠1810–⁠10–⁠16
Points32 (0.89 per game)40 (1.11 per game)
Expected Points per game0.901.41
Goals23–⁠4741–⁠45
xG per game0.64–⁠1.351.12–⁠0.99
Home: points, xG per game0.94, 0.63–⁠1.191.56, 1.44–⁠0.80
Away: points, xG per game0.83, 0.65–⁠1.510.67, 0.81–⁠1.19
ManagerCallum Davidson (74)Jim Goodwin (10)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

0.51.01.52.02.5League average 1.17AttackSt. Johnstone0.81, 12thAberdeen1.07, 4thDefence (lower is better)St. Johnstone1.19, 5thAberdeen1.07, 4th

This season

Attack0.51.01.52.0AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMaySt. Johnstone attack: 0.81Aberdeen attack: 1.071.070.81AberdeenSt. JohnstoneDefence (lower is better)0.51.01.52.0AugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMaySt. Johnstone defence: 1.19Aberdeen defence: 1.071.191.07

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

St. JohnstoneAberdeen
CreatedConcededCreatedConceded
Open play−50%+1%−20%−28%
Counter-attacks−79%+138%−51%−43%
Set pieces−35%+5%+10%−2%
Penalties−41%+37%+56%+17%
Headers−49%+5%+9%−12%
Left side−37%+15%−5%−26%
Centre−53%+3%−18%−17%
Right side−46%+11%−13%−27%

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't.

Matchups

St. Johnstone attacking

St. Johnstone createdAberdeen concededLeft side−37%−27%Centre−53%−17%Right side−46%−26%Open play−50%−28%Counter-attacks−79%−43%Set pieces−35%−2%Headers−49%−12%

Aberdeen attacking

Aberdeen createdSt. Johnstone concededLeft side−5%+11%Centre−18%+3%Right side−13%+15%Open play−20%+1%Counter-attacks−51%+138%Set pieces+10%+5%Headers+9%+5%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

St. JohnstoneAberdeen

0.64xG1.12
1.35xG against0.99
43%Possession57%
8.7Shots13.2
13.8Shots against9.1
2.5Shots on target4.5
0.6Big chances1.1
13.5Touches in the opposition box18.6
332Passes448
63%Pass accuracy75%
4.5Corners4.9
40%Field tilt57%
28.1Final-third entries38.7
6.8Box entries9.3
15.9Passes per defensive action14.1

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

St. Johnstone

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level510.711.17
Ahead140.581.79
Behind250.561.48

Aberdeen

StateMinutes per gamexG per 90xG against per 90
Level510.941.06
Ahead161.131.26
Behind241.530.67

xG by period

St. Johnstone

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.140.215–7
16–300.080.125–5
31–450.080.214–8
46–600.090.253–9
61–750.140.232–9
76–900.120.324–9

Aberdeen

MinutesxG per gamexG againstGoals
1–150.150.194–6
16–300.130.126–7
31–450.180.136–6
46–600.140.177–10
61–750.310.1712–8
76–900.210.226–8

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

St. Johnstone

GKCBCBCBRWBCMCMLWBAMSTSTClark 31Parish 5Cleary 13Brown 7Muller 7Gordon 29Ambrose 4Kerr 3McCart 35Rooney 16Brown 8Sang 6Hallberg 13MacPherson 9Wotherspoon 4Davidson 14Craig 9Bryson 7Booth 25Gallacher 6Devine 4Crawford 13Middleton 5O'Halloran 5May 13Kane 12Ciftci 7Hendry 16Crawford 5Wotherspoon 33-4-1-2 in 12 of 36 starts

Formations: 3-4-1-2 (12), 3-4-2-1 (12), 3-5-2 (7), 5-3-2 (3), 3-4-3 (2)

Aberdeen

GKRBCBCBLBDMDMRWAMLWSTLewis 32Woods 4Ramsay 19Ojo 11Gurr 3Gallagher 19McCrorie 18Brown 4Bates 28Considine 2MacKenzie 1Hayes 14MacKenzie 11Campbell 6Ferguson 25Barron 10McGeouch 8Brown 13Ojo 5Longstaff 3Besuijen 10Hedges 9Ojo 6Ferguson 9Brown 6Jenks 6Hayes 11Watkins 8McLennan 4Ramirez 27Watkins 6Emmanuel-Thomas 24-2-3-1 in 16 of 36 starts

Formations: 4-2-3-1 (16), 4-3-3 (6), 4-1-4-1 (3), 3-4-1-2 (3), 4-4-1-1 (2), 4-4-2 (2), 4-3-1-2 (1), 3-5-2 (1), 5-4-1 (1), 4-1-3-2 (1)

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.

Head to head

DateHomeAwayxG
15 February 2022Aberdeen1–1St. JohnstonexG 2.12–1.17
11 December 2021St. Johnstone0–1AberdeenxG 0.21–0.77
18 September 2021Aberdeen0–1St. JohnstonexG 0.55–0.31
10 April 2021St. Johnstone0–1AberdeenxG 1.39–1.26
27 January 2021St. Johnstone0–0AberdeenxG 0.36–1.10
26 December 2020Aberdeen2–1St. JohnstonexG 1.34–0.88

7 league meetings since 2020/21: St. Johnstone won 1, Aberdeen won 4, and 2 were drawn. Goals 3–6 and xG 0.68–1.06 per game.

Key players

St. Johnstone

PlayerStartsMinGAxG per 90xA per 90
Hendry171,432700.270.04
May131,282210.180.09
Middleton141,267100.150.07
Kane121,254300.200.02

Aberdeen

PlayerStartsMinGAxG per 90xA per 90
Ferguson343,0511110.340.08
Watkins151,317320.290.08
Emmanuel-Thomas7673010.080.20
Ramirez332,9501030.220.04

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes.