Scottish Premiership · Regular Season - 14

St Johnstone 1–1 Aberdeen

24 Nov 2019 · McDiarmid Park · Referee: K. Clancy

Aberdeen DFTResult, events and lineupsHalf-time 0–1

Scoreboard

Scottish Premiership

Full time
AberdeenSt JohnstoneAberdeen is red throughout; the opposition is neutral.

Home · Opposition

St Johnstone

1

Goals

  • 71'M. KennedyAssist: C. Kane1–1

Red cards

  • 74'Murray DavidsonStraight redRed Card
  • 78'Callum HendryStraight redRed Card

Away · Aberdeen

Aberdeen

1

Goals

  • 21'S. CosgroveAssist: R. Hedges0–1

Red cards

No red cards in the event feed.

Goals and red cards are from the event feed; the final score is authoritative.

The read

St Johnstone and Aberdeen draw 1-1

measured
  • S. Cosgrove opened the scoring on 21 minutes, assisted by R. Hedges, making it 0-1.measured
  • M. Kennedy scored on 71 minutes, assisted by C. Kane, making it 1-1.measured
  • Murray Davidson was sent off on 74 minutes.measured
  • Callum Hendry was sent off on 78 minutes.measured
  • Shots: St Johnstone 3, Aberdeen 15.measured
  • Shots on target: St Johnstone 2, Aberdeen 8.measured
  • Possession: St Johnstone 45.0%, Aberdeen 55.0%.measured
  • Shot expectation: St Johnstone 0.47, Aberdeen 2.20.inferred

The read describes measured events and model output. It is not a result prediction and not a verdict on performance.

Match stats

What the feed measured

St Johnstone and Aberdeen, with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
StatSt JohnstoneAberdeenSourceBasis
Possession4555api_footballmeasured
Shots315api_footballmeasured
Shots on target28api_footballmeasured
Shots off target17api_footballmeasured
Corners36api_footballmeasured
Fouls1316api_footballmeasured
Offsides11api_footballmeasured
Yellow cards33api_footballmeasured
Red cards20api_footballmeasured
Saves71api_footballmeasured

Performance

Players who played well and what worked

Not a verdict

Aberdeen · Measured output

No Aberdeen player has a measured output row.

St Johnstone · Measured output

No opposition player has a measured output row.

What worked

Measured team strengths

  • Shots: Aberdeen 15 · St Johnstone 3 · API-Football
  • Shots on target: Aberdeen 8 · St Johnstone 2 · API-Football
  • Possession: Aberdeen 55.0% · St Johnstone 45.0% · API-Football

Selected measured categories where Aberdeen were higher; this is a comparison, not an overall performance verdict.

Expected goals

fxG, its ranges and provider xG

experimental

fxG calibration passed · in-season Model and calibration →

St Johnstone

0.47

80% model range 0.00–1.01

80% goals range 0–1

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG +0.53 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.157 · 3 shots · 2 on target · 0 inside box

Basis: volume. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction.

Aberdeen

2.20

80% model range 1.48–2.75

80% goals range 1–4

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG -1.20 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.147 · 15 shots · 8 on target · 0 inside box

Basis: volume. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction.

fxG is a team-match estimate from shots, shot zones and penalties. Provider xG is a different model and is shown separately. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction. Own goals and shootouts are outside the shot model. Provider xG is a different model and is never blended into fxG.

Timeline

The match record

Match timeline with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
MinEventTeamPlayerDetailScore
21'GoalAberdeenS. CosgroveNormal Goal0–1
39'Yellow cardAberdeenShaleum LoganYellow Card—
43'Yellow cardSt JohnstoneJason HoltYellow Card—
45'Yellow cardSt JohnstoneWallace DuffyYellow Card—
53'SubstitutionAberdeenC. MainSubstitution 1—
59'SubstitutionSt JohnstoneJ. HoltSubstitution 1—
68'SubstitutionSt JohnstoneS. MaySubstitution 2—
68'SubstitutionAberdeenR. HedgesSubstitution 2—
71'GoalSt JohnstoneM. KennedyNormal Goal1–1
74'Straight redSt JohnstoneMurray DavidsonRed Card—
75'SubstitutionAberdeenG. LeighSubstitution 3—
76'Yellow cardAberdeenCraig BrysonYellow Card—
78'Straight redSt JohnstoneCallum HendryRed Card—
79'SubstitutionSt JohnstoneM. KennedySubstitution 3—
90'Yellow cardSt JohnstoneDavid WotherspoonYellow Card—

Opposition · St Johnstone

4-3-3

T. Wright
St Johnstone starting XI and substitutes.
StarterRoleMin
1 Z. ClarkGK90
3 S. TanserRB90
15 J. KerrCB90
21 A. RalstonCB90
2 W. DuffyLB90
8 M. DavidsonCM74
33 M. KennedyCM79
19 J. HoltCM59
7 D. WrightRW90
18 A. McCannST90
14 S. MayLW68

Substitutes

  • 9 C. Kane · on 59'
  • 22 C. Hendry · on 68'
  • 10 D. Wotherspoon · on 79'

Aberdeen · Aberdeen

4-4-2

D. McInnes
Aberdeen starting XI and substitutes.
StarterRoleMin
1 J. LewisGK90
4 A. ConsidineRB90
2 S. LoganCB90
6 M. DevlinCB90
3 G. LeighLB75
5 S. McKennaRM90
10 N. McGinnCM90
11 R. HedgesCM68
19 L. FergusonLM90
9 C. MainST53
16 S. CosgroveST90

Substitutes

  • 7 C. Bryson · on 53'
  • 21 J. Gallagher · on 68'
  • 25 B. Anderson · on 75'

Player stats

Provider match ratings and output

Per-player match statistics are unavailable for this fixture. The lineup and event record remain on the page.

Ratings are provider values. They are not position-adjusted and are not a verdict on a player.

Coverage

What this page can show

result
  • Depthresult
  • Eventsavailable
  • Lineupsavailable
  • Player statsunavailable
  • Team statsavailable
  • fxGavailable

Missing classes are unavailable, not zero.

Record

Before and after

2019-20 season → Results and fixtures →

Provenance

How this page is sourced

Data as of 27 Oct 2026

Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c. Sources and coverage are listed below; the page keeps its own source and uncertainty labels.

Definitions: fixtures.index · matches.document · xg.document · xg.goals-minus · xg.goals-range · xg.model-range · xg.per-shot · xg.shot-profile

Corrections and changes are recorded on Corrections and contact.

Cite this page

Match page. Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c, as of 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00. Sources: SPFL official club feed; API-Football; football-data.co.uk; computed. Definitions: fixtures.index; matches.document; xg.document; xg.goals-minus; xg.goals-range; xg.model-range; xg.per-shot; xg.shot-profile.