St Johnstone vs Aberdeen Prediction: Visitors to win again

McDiarmid Park is set to host a Scottish Premiership clash between St Johnstone and Aberdeen. The winning odds for this match are closely contested, with Aberdeen holding the advantage. Now, let's delve into a preview of this matchup and make a prediction.

St Johnstone enters this fixture on the heels of a goalless draw against Livingston in the Premiership. In that match, St Johnstone maintained 50% possession, attempted 4 shots on goal, with 2 on target. Livingston, in contrast, had 14 shots, with 3 on target. St Johnstone has struggled to break through opposing defenses recently, scoring only 4 goals in their last six matches while conceding 5.

Analyzing their recent results, St Johnstone has not secured a victory against Aberdeen in their last four league encounters. Additionally, they have remained unbeaten in their last two home league matches.

Aberdeen comes into this match following a 2-0 victory against Clyde in the Scottish Cup, with Bojan Miovski scoring in the 32nd minute and Nicky Devlin in the 57th minute. Recent matches involving Aberdeen have displayed a tendency for at least one team failing to score, occurring in 5 out of their last 6 outings. In these games, Aberdeen has netted 9 goals while conceding 5.

Looking at their away performance against St Johnstone, Aberdeen has maintained an undefeated record in the previous 2 league games.

The visiting team has consistently dominated this fixture. Despite their apparent weakness in the first leg, they managed to secure a draw. In this upcoming match, although St Johnstone has faced challenges, I believe they won't be resilient enough to prevent a defeat.