Aberdeen 1-1 St. Johnstone: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 27 February 2016

Result

Aberdeen 1-1 St. Johnstone

Premiership · Saturday 27 February 2016, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Aberdeen 1-1 St. Johnstone: match report

Aberdeen drew with St. Johnstone 1-1 in the Premiership on Saturday 27 February 2016. The half-time score was 1-0.

Simon Church opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Aberdeen's goal came from Simon Church (35'). St. Johnstone scored through Liam Craig (88', penalty).

Discipline: Aberdeen received 2 yellow cards; St. Johnstone received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Aberdeen were 2nd on 48 points from 26 and St. Johnstone 5th on 36 points from 26. Aberdeen went on to finish that season 2nd with 67 points, and St. Johnstone 4th with 57.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Aberdeen wins, 2 draws and 3 for St. Johnstone.

Going into the match Aberdeen's last five read L-W-W-D-D and St. Johnstone's L-W-L-L-L.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Yellow card · S. BrownSt. Johnstone
  • 17'Yellow card · David WotherspoonSt. Johnstone
  • 35'Goal · Simon ChurchAberdeen · 1-0
  • 41'Yellow card · Ryan JackAberdeen
  • 41'Yellow card · Danny SwansonSt. Johnstone
  • 63'Yellow card · Darnell FisherSt. Johnstone
  • 80'Yellow card · Graeme ShinnieAberdeen
  • 88'Penalty goal · Liam CraigSt. Johnstone · 1-1
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Chris KaneSt. Johnstone

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Aberdeen 5, draws 2, St. Johnstone 3.

Team news

Aberdeen line-up

Scott Brown, Andy Considine, Ash Taylor, Mark Reynolds, Willo Flood, Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean, Niall McGinn, Peter Pawlett, Ryan Jack, Simon Church

St. Johnstone line-up

Alan Mannus, Tom Scobbie, Steven Anderson, Joe Shaughnessy, Darnell Fisher, Simon Lappin, David Wotherspoon, Danny Swanson, Scott Brown, Steven MacLean, Graham Cummins