Scottish Premiership 2026-27 | Matchday 8 | 2026-10-11 22:00 JST
Match summary
Aberdeen and St. Johnstone met in the Scottish Premiership 2026-27 Matchday 8 on October 11. St. Johnstone held on to a 1-0 win over Aberdeen. St. Johnstone led 1-0 at half-time. The score did not change in the second half.
St. Johnstone's scorers: J. Fowler.
Aberdeen had more possession (66% to 34%) and more shots (23 to 6), but St. Johnstone were more efficient and took the win. St. Johnstone scored 1 from 1 shots on target.
Team stats
5-3-2
3-4-2-1
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| Aberdeen | Stat | St. Johnstone |
|---|---|---|
| 5-3-2 | Formation | 3-4-2-1 |
| 66% | Possession | 34% |
| 1.69 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.25 |
| 23 | Shots | 6 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 13 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 17 | Shots inside the box | 6 |
| 6 | Shots outside the box | 0 |
| 13 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 564 | Passes | 307 |
| 462 | Accurate passes | 223 |
| 82% | Pass accuracy | 73% |
| 0 | Goalkeeper saves | 5 |
| 1.24 | Goals prevented (xG) | 1.24 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: R. Lee
Player stats
Aberdeen
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Marius Müller | 0 | 20(77%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 2(2) | ||||||||
| DF | Chris Cadden | 2 | 0 | 1(100%) | 2 | 56(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 | 89 | 2 | 7(6) | |||
| DF | Jack Milne | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | 90 | 10(10) | ||||
| DF | Mats Knoester | 0 | 1 | 63(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 7(6) | ||||||
| DF | Gavin Molloy | 0 | 3 | 52(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 4 | 9(5) | ||||||
| DF | Nesta Guinness-Walker | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 19(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 68 | 5(4) | ||||||
| MF | Bradley Lyons | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7.3 | 90 | 1 | 12(8) | |||||
| MF | F. Marschall | 1 | 0 | 7(70%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 59 | 4(None) | ||||||||
| MF | Connor Ronan | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 36(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 59 | 1 | 4(1) | |||||
| FW | Ayoub Mouloua | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3(38%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 | 35 | 8(4) | |||||
| FW | Kevin Nisbet | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1(100%) | 16(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 90 | 4 | 8(4) | ||||
| FW | L. Smith | 2 | 0 | 2(33%) | 1 | 24(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 55 | 3 | 11(5) | ||||
| FW | Tony Yogane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 31 | 2 | 2(1) | |||||
| MF | Stuart Armstrong | 0 | 31(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 31 | 2 | 1(None) | ||||||||
| FW | Hicham Mahou | 2 | 0 | 10(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 22 | 2(None) | ||||||||
| MF | Aremu Afeez | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1(None) | ||||||||||
| GK | Daniel Klein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Daniel Happe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Lewis Mayo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Toyosi Olusanya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Johnstone
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | T. Steward | 0 | 15(52%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 90 | 1(1) | ||||||||
| DF | L. Smith | 0 | 3 | 4 | 25(69%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 90 | 1 | 8(3) | |||||
| DF | D. Finlayson | 0 | 1 | 30(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 89 | 12(5) | |||||||
| DF | M. Foulds | 0 | 4 | 24(69%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 90 | 1 | 10(6) | |||||||
| MF | M. Todd | 0 | 1 | 13(72%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 67 | 5(1) | |||||||
| MF | R. McAlear | 0 | 1 | 35(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 5(3) | ||||||
| MF | J. Holt | 0 | 1 | 25(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 | 90 | 3 | 6(5) | ||||||
| MF | E. Alic | 0 | 12(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.2 | 90 | 12(1) | |||||||
| FW | S. Stanton | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 15(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 78 | 1 | 6(4) | |||||
| FW | R. Paton | 1 | 0 | 9(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 7(2) | ||||||
| FW | J. Fowler | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 | 78 | 1 | 11(1) | |||||
| MF | J. Cotterill | 0 | 7(70%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 32 | 4(1) | |||||||||
| FW | T. Steven | 1 | 0 | 4(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 23 | 2 | 1(None) | ||||||
| MF | J. Campbell | 0 | 1 | 1(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 12 | 1 | 3(2) | |||||||
| FW | J. Gullan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 12 | 2(2) | ||||||||||
| DF | B. Mikulić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| GK | R. Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | K. Fotheringham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | L. Chalmers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | D. Schmid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Aberdeen
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 27 | Marius Müller |
| Starter | DF | 28 | Chris Cadden |
| Starter | DF | 22 | Jack Milne |
| Starter | DF | 5 | Mats Knoester |
| Starter | DF | 21 | Gavin Molloy |
| Starter | DF | 24 | Nesta Guinness-Walker |
| Starter | MF | 8 | Bradley Lyons |
| Starter | MF | 40 | F. Marschall |
| Starter | MF | 25 | Connor Ronan |
| Starter | FW | 9 | Ayoub Mouloua |
| Starter | FW | 15 | Kevin Nisbet |
| Bench | FW | 11 | L. Smith |
| Bench | FW | 7 | Tony Yogane |
| Bench | MF | 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| Bench | FW | 14 | Hicham Mahou |
| Bench | MF | 32 | Aremu Afeez |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 30 | Daniel Klein |
| Bench | DF | 26 | Daniel Happe |
| Bench | DF | 23 | Lewis Mayo |
| Bench | FW | 20 | Toyosi Olusanya |
St. Johnstone
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | T. Steward |
| Starter | DF | 33 | L. Smith |
| Starter | DF | 19 | D. Finlayson |
| Starter | DF | 14 | M. Foulds |
| Starter | MF | 26 | M. Todd |
| Starter | MF | 42 | R. McAlear |
| Starter | MF | 8 | J. Holt |
| Starter | MF | 2 | E. Alic |
| Starter | FW | 11 | S. Stanton |
| Starter | FW | 99 | R. Paton |
| Starter | FW | 9 | J. Fowler |
| Bench | MF | 30 | J. Cotterill |
| Bench | FW | 7 | T. Steven |
| Bench | MF | 32 | J. Campbell |
| Bench | FW | 10 | J. Gullan |
| Bench | DF | 6 | B. Mikulić |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 20 | R. Sinclair |
| Bench | FW | 18 | K. Fotheringham |
| Bench | MF | 23 | L. Chalmers |
| Bench | FW | 22 | D. Schmid |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 11' | St. Johnstone | 📺 VAR | J. Fowler | |
| 1H 14' | St. Johnstone | ⚽ Goal | J. Fowler | 0-1 |
| 1H 35' | Aberdeen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Ayoub Mouloua → IN L. Smith | |
| 2H 13' | St. Johnstone | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Paton → IN J. Cotterill | |
| 2H 14' | Aberdeen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT F. Marschall → IN Tony Yogane | |
| 2H 14' | Aberdeen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Connor Ronan → IN Stuart Armstrong | |
| 2H 22' | St. Johnstone | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Todd → IN T. Steven | |
| 2H 23' | Aberdeen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Nesta Guinness-Walker → IN Hicham Mahou | |
| 2H 33' | St. Johnstone | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Fowler → IN J. Gullan | |
| 2H 33' | St. Johnstone | 🔄 Substitution | OUT S. Stanton → IN J. Campbell | |
| 2H 45' | Aberdeen | 🟨 Yellow card | Marius Müller | |
| 2H 45' | Aberdeen | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Chris Cadden → IN Aremu Afeez | |
| 2H 45' | St. Johnstone | 🔄 Substitution | OUT D. Finlayson → IN B. Mikulić |
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