Scottish Premiership · 1st Phase - 21
Aberdeen 2–0 St Johnstone
7 Jan 2023 · Pittodrie Stadium · Referee: Euan Anderson, Scotland
Scoreboard
Scottish Premiership
Home · Aberdeen
Aberdeen
2
Goals
- 74'DukAssist: V. Besuijen1–0
- 84'DukAssist: J. Hayes2–0
Red cards
No red cards in the event feed.
Away · Opposition
St Johnstone
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
Aberdeen beat St Johnstone 2-0
- Duk opened the scoring on 74 minutes, assisted by V. Besuijen, making it 1-0.measured
- Duk scored on 84 minutes, assisted by J. Hayes, making it 2-0.measured
- Shots: Aberdeen 16, St Johnstone 10.measured
- Shots on target: Aberdeen 7, St Johnstone 1.measured
- Possession: Aberdeen 55.0%, St Johnstone 45.0%.measured
- Shot expectation: Aberdeen 1.76, St Johnstone 0.66.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 | Aberdeen | St Johnstone | Source | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 55 | 45 | api_football | measured |
| Shots | 16 | 10 | api_football | measured |
| Shots on target | 7 | 1 | api_football | measured |
| Shots off target | 3 | 7 | api_football | measured |
| Blocked shots | 6 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Shots inside box | 11 | 6 | api_football | measured |
| Shots outside box | 5 | 4 | api_football | measured |
| Passes | 443 | 360 | api_football | measured |
| Passes accurate | 333 | 242 | api_football | measured |
| Pass accuracy | 75 | 67 | api_football | measured |
| Corners | 9 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Fouls | 12 | 11 | api_football | measured |
| Offsides | 3 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | football_data_uk | measured |
| Saves | 1 | 5 | api_football | measured |
Performance
Players who played well and what worked
Aberdeen · Provider rating
- Duk rating 7.9 2G · 2 SoT · 88 mins · 13/18 passes · 1 tackle · 6 duels
- Leighton Clarkson rating 7.3 1 SoT · 87 mins · 14/22 passes · 1 tackle · 2 duels
- Ylber Ramadani rating 7.3 no scoring output · 90 mins · 32/45 passes · 3 tackles · 7 duels
St Johnstone · Provider rating
- Remi Matthews rating 7.2 no scoring output · 90 mins · 9/29 passes · 1 tackle · 2 duels
- Jamie Murphy rating 7.2 no scoring output · 66 mins · 11/13 passes · 6 tackles · 9 duels
- Stevie May rating 6.9 1 SoT · 81 mins · 8/11 passes · 4 duels
What worked
Measured team strengths
- Shots: Aberdeen 16 · St Johnstone 10 · API-Football
- Shots on target: Aberdeen 7 · St Johnstone 1 · API-Football
- Shots inside box: Aberdeen 11 · St Johnstone 6 · 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 →
Aberdeen
1.76
80% model range 1.03–2.30
80% goals range 0–3
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG +0.24 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.110 · 16 shots · 7 on target · 11 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.
St Johnstone
0.66
80% model range 0.00–1.20
80% goals range 0–2
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG -0.66 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.066 · 10 shots · 1 on target · 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21' | Yellow card | St Johnstone | Graham Carey | Yellow Card | — |
| 24' | VAR | Aberdeen | Duk | Goal cancelled | — |
| 61' | Substitution | Aberdeen | B. Miovski | Substitution 1 | — |
| 61' | Substitution | Aberdeen | M. Kennedy | Substitution 2 | — |
| 62' | Yellow card | St Johnstone | Cameron MacPherson | Yellow Card | — |
| 65' | Yellow card | St Johnstone | Alex Mitchell | Yellow Card | — |
| 66' | Substitution | St Johnstone | J. Murphy | Substitution 1 | — |
| 74' | Goal | Aberdeen | Duk | Normal Goal | 1–0 |
| 76' | Substitution | St Johnstone | L. Gordon | Substitution 2 | — |
| 81' | Substitution | St Johnstone | C. MacPherson | Substitution 3 | — |
| 81' | Substitution | St Johnstone | S. May | Substitution 4 | — |
| 84' | Goal | Aberdeen | Duk | Normal Goal | 2–0 |
| 87' | Substitution | Aberdeen | L. Clarkson | Substitution 3 | — |
| 88' | Substitution | Aberdeen | Duk | Substitution 4 | — |
| 90+1' | Substitution | Aberdeen | G. Shinnie | Substitution 5 | — |
Aberdeen · Aberdeen
4-2-3-1
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 24 K. Roos | GK | 90 |
| 2 R. McCrorie | RB | 90 |
| 5 A. Stewart | CB | 90 |
| 4 L. Scales | CB | 90 |
| 22 H. Coulson | LB | 90 |
| 16 Y. Ramadani | CM | 90 |
| 6 G. Shinnie | CM | 90 |
| 33 M. Kennedy | RW | 61 |
| 20 L. Clarkson | AM | 87 |
| 11 Duk | LW | 88 |
| 9 B. Miovski | ST | 61 |
Substitutes
- 10 V. Besuijen · on 61'
- 17 J. Hayes · on 61'
- 99 C. Ramírez · on 87'
- 23 R. Duncan · on 88'
- 8 C. Barron · on 90'
Opposition · St Johnstone
5-4-1
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 1 R. Matthews | GK | 90 |
| 14 D. Wright | D | 90 |
| 5 A. Mitchell | D | 90 |
| 6 L. Gordon | D | 76 |
| 4 A. Considine | D | 90 |
| 3 T. Gallacher | D | 90 |
| 23 G. Carey | M | 90 |
| 13 R. McGowan | M | 90 |
| 18 C. MacPherson | M | 81 |
| 29 J. Murphy | M | 66 |
| 7 S. May | F | 81 |
Substitutes
- 10 D. Wotherspoon · on 66'
- 37 N. Clark · on 76'
- 21 A. Crawford · on 81'
- 17 T. Bair · on 81'
Player stats
Provider match ratings and output
| Player | Team | Rating | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | Accurate passes | Tackles | Duels | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelle Roos | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ross McCrorie | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 39 | — | 6 | 0/0 |
| Anthony Stewart | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Liam Scales | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Hayden Coulson | Aberdeen | 6.7 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Ylber Ramadani | Aberdeen | 7.3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 3 | 7 | 0/0 |
| Graeme Shinnie | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 3 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Matthew Kennedy | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 61 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Leighton Clarkson | Aberdeen | 7.3 | 87 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Duk | Aberdeen | 7.9 | 88 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Bojan Miovski | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 61 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Joe Lewis | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jayden Richardson | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jonny Hayes | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 29 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Vicente Besuijen | Aberdeen | 7 | 29 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Connor Barron | Aberdeen | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ryan Duncan | Aberdeen | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Shayden Morris | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Marley Watkins | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Christian Ramirez | Aberdeen | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Remi Matthews | St Johnstone | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Drey Wright | St Johnstone | 6.5 | 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Alex Mitchell | St Johnstone | 6.6 | 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1/0 |
| Liam Gordon | St Johnstone | 6.6 | 76 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Andy Considine | St Johnstone | 6.7 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Tony Gallacher | St Johnstone | 6.3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Graham Carey | St Johnstone | 6.3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1/0 |
| Ryan McGowan | St Johnstone | 6.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0/0 |
| Cameron MacPherson | St Johnstone | 6.9 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 2 | 1/0 |
| Jamie Murphy | St Johnstone | 7.2 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 9 | 0/0 |
| Stevie May | St Johnstone | 6.9 | 81 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 8 | — | 4 | 0/0 |
| Elliot Parish | St Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| James Brown | St Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Maksym Kucheriavyi | St Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Daniel Phillips | St Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| David Wotherspoon | St Johnstone | 6.9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Thelonius Bair | St Johnstone | 6.9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Michael O'Halloran | St Johnstone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ali Crawford | St Johnstone | 6.2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Nicky Clark | St Johnstone | 6.2 | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 0/0 |
Ratings are provider values. They are not position-adjusted and are not a verdict on a player.
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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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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.