Scottish Premiership · 1st Phase - 26
St Johnstone 0–0 Aberdeen
27 Jan 2021 · McDiarmid Park · Referee: D. Robertson
Scoreboard
Scottish Premiership
Home · Opposition
St Johnstone
0
Goals
No goals.
Red cards
No red cards in the event feed.
Away · Aberdeen
Aberdeen
0
Goals
No goals.
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 0-0
- The event feed records no goals.measured
- Shots: St Johnstone 8, Aberdeen 16.measured
- Shots on target: St Johnstone 2, Aberdeen 3.measured
- Possession: St Johnstone 40.0%, Aberdeen 60.0%.measured
- Shot expectation: St Johnstone 0.58, Aberdeen 1.15.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
| Stat | St Johnstone | Aberdeen | Source | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 40 | 60 | api_football | measured |
| Shots | 8 | 16 | api_football | measured |
| Shots on target | 2 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Shots off target | 4 | 7 | api_football | measured |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 6 | api_football | measured |
| Shots inside box | 4 | 9 | api_football | measured |
| Shots outside box | 4 | 7 | api_football | measured |
| Passes | 303 | 446 | api_football | measured |
| Passes accurate | 177 | 312 | api_football | measured |
| Pass accuracy | 58 | 70 | api_football | measured |
| Corners | 2 | 6 | api_football | measured |
| Fouls | 22 | 15 | api_football | measured |
| Offsides | 4 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 | api_football | measured |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | football_data_uk | measured |
| Saves | 3 | 2 | api_football | measured |
Performance
Players who played well and what worked
Aberdeen · Provider rating
- Matthew Kennedy rating 8.0 1 SoT · 90 mins · 27/38 passes · 4 tackles · 11 duels
- Joe Lewis rating 7.5 no scoring output · 90 mins · 16/38 passes · 1 duel
- Lewis Ferguson rating 7.3 1 SoT · 90 mins · 38/49 passes · 1 tackle · 8 duels
St Johnstone · Provider rating
- Jason Kerr rating 7.6 no scoring output · 90 mins · 18/37 passes · 3 tackles · 8 duels
- Zander Clark rating 7.5 no scoring output · 90 mins · 11/25 passes
- Jamie McCart rating 7.2 no scoring output · 90 mins · 29/40 passes · 4 duels
What worked
Measured team strengths
- Shots: Aberdeen 16 · St Johnstone 8 · API-Football
- Shots on target: Aberdeen 3 · St Johnstone 2 · API-Football
- Shots inside box: Aberdeen 9 · St Johnstone 4 · 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
fxG calibration passed · in-season Model and calibration →
St Johnstone
0.58
80% model range 0.00–1.12
80% goals range 0–2
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG -0.58 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.073 · 8 shots · 2 on target · 4 inside box
Basis: zones. 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
1.15
80% model range 0.42–1.69
80% goals range 0–3
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG -1.15 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.072 · 16 shots · 3 on target · 9 inside box
Basis: zones. 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
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Detail | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7' | Substitution | Aberdeen | T. Hoban | Substitution 1 | — |
| 24' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Andy Considine | Yellow Card | — |
| 65' | Substitution | St Johnstone | M. OHalloran | Substitution 1 | — |
| 72' | Substitution | St Johnstone | C. Kane | Substitution 2 | — |
| 81' | Yellow card | St Johnstone | Liam Gordon | Yellow Card | — |
| 81' | Substitution | St Johnstone | C. Conway | Substitution 3 | — |
| 84' | Substitution | Aberdeen | S. Wright | Substitution 2 | — |
Opposition · St Johnstone
3-4-2-1
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Z. Clark | GK | 90 |
| 3 S. Tanser | CB | 90 |
| 19 S. Rooney | CB | 90 |
| 6 L. Gordon | CB | 90 |
| 4 J. Mccart | RWB | 90 |
| 5 J. Kerr | CM | 90 |
| 7 C. Conway | CM | 81 |
| 13 C. Bryson | LWB | 90 |
| 8 M. Davidson | AM | 90 |
| 11 M. O'Halloran | AM | 65 |
| 9 C. Kane | ST | 72 |
Substitutes
- 10 D. Wotherspoon · on 65'
- 14 S. May · on 72'
- 16 G. Middleton · on 81'
Aberdeen · Aberdeen
3-4-2-1
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 1 J. Lewis | GK | 90 |
| 4 A. Considine | CB | 90 |
| 14 A. Taylor | CB | 90 |
| 3 T. Hoban | CB | 7 |
| 17 J. Hayes | RWB | 90 |
| 33 M. Kennedy | CM | 90 |
| 11 R. Hedges | CM | 90 |
| 25 S. Wright | LWB | 84 |
| 40 R. McCrorie | AM | 90 |
| 19 L. Ferguson | AM | 90 |
| 16 S. Cosgrove | ST | 90 |
Substitutes
- 24 D. Campbell · on 7'
- 18 C. McLennan · on 84'
Player stats
Provider match ratings and output
| Player | Team | Rating | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | Accurate passes | Tackles | Duels | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zander Clark | St Johnstone | 7.5 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jason Kerr | St Johnstone | 7.6 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | 8 | 0/0 |
| Liam Gordon | St Johnstone | 6.7 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1/0 |
| Jamie McCart | St Johnstone | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 4 | 0/0 |
| Shaun Rooney | St Johnstone | 5.6 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 4 | 0/0 |
| Murray Davidson | St Johnstone | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 21 | 6 | 14 | 0/0 |
| Craig Bryson | St Johnstone | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Scott Tanser | St Johnstone | 6.5 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Michael O'Halloran | St Johnstone | 6.5 | 65 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Craig Conway | St Johnstone | 6.9 | 81 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Chris Kane | St Johnstone | 6.6 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 9 | 0/0 |
| Elliot Parish | St Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Callum Booth | St Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| James Brown | St Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Liam Craig | St Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| David Wotherspoon | St Johnstone | 6.9 | 25 | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Alistair McCann | St Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Guy Melamed | St Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Stevie May | St Johnstone | 6.7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Glenn Middleton | St Johnstone | 6.3 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Joe Lewis | Aberdeen | 7.5 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Tommie Hoban | Aberdeen | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ash Taylor | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 34 | 2 | 10 | 0/0 |
| Andy Considine | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 1 | 7 | 1/0 |
| Jonny Hayes | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Lewis Ferguson | Aberdeen | 7.3 | 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 8 | 0/0 |
| Ross McCrorie | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | 12 | 0/0 |
| Matthew Kennedy | Aberdeen | 8 | 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 0/0 |
| Scott Wright | Aberdeen | 7 | 84 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Ryan Hedges | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 32 | — | 4 | 0/0 |
| Sam Cosgrove | Aberdeen | 6.7 | 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 17 | — | 7 | 0/0 |
| Gary Woods | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Shaleum Logan | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Greg Leigh | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Dean Campbell | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 83 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Niall McGinn | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Connor McLennan | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Miko Virtanen | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Bruce Anderson | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Curtis Main | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
Ratings are provider values. They are not position-adjusted and are not a verdict on a player.
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Missing classes are unavailable, not zero.
Record
Before and after
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Provenance
How this page is sourced
Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c. Sources and coverage are listed below; the page keeps its own source and uncertainty labels.
- Aberdeen club fixture list · spfl; fallback api_football · active
- Lineups, formations and starting roles · api_football · active
- Player match ratings and stats · api_football · partial
- Event-derived Aberdeen stats · api_football · active
- League team match stats · football_data_uk · active
- fitba expected goals · computed; fallback football_data_uk, api_football · experimental
Definitions: fixtures.index · matches.document · xg.document · xg.goals-minus · xg.goals-range · xg.model-range · xg.per-shot · xg.shot-profile
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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.