St. Johnstone 0-3 Aberdeen: result and report

Premiership · Wednesday 13 December 2017

Result

St. Johnstone 0-3 Aberdeen

Premiership · Wednesday 13 December 2017, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-2

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St. Johnstone 0-3 Aberdeen: match report

St. Johnstone were beaten by Aberdeen 0-3 in the Premiership on Wednesday 13 December 2017. It was 0-2 at half-time.

A. Rooney opened the scoring in the 20th minute. St. Johnstone did not score. Aberdeen scored through A. Rooney (20'), Kári Árnason (33') and Ryan Christie (60').

Discipline: St. Johnstone received 1 yellow card; Aberdeen received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game St. Johnstone were 7th on 21 points from 16 and Aberdeen 3rd on 33 points from 17. St. Johnstone went on to finish that season 8th with 46 points, and Aberdeen 2nd with 73.

St. Johnstone lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Aberdeen in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 St. Johnstone wins, 3 draws and 3 for Aberdeen.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Yellow card · Michael O'HalloranSt. Johnstone
  • 20'Goal · A. RooneyAberdeen · 0-1
  • 33'Goal · Kári ÁrnasonAberdeen · 0-2
  • 38'Yellow card · Graeme ShinnieAberdeen
  • 60'Goal · Ryan ChristieAberdeen · 0-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: St. Johnstone 4, draws 3, Aberdeen 3.

Team news

St. Johnstone line-up (4-4-1-1)

Zander Clark, Scott Tanser, Joe Shaughnessy, Steven Anderson, Paul Paton, Richard Foster, Murray Davidson, David Wotherspoon, Stefan Scougall, Steven MacLean, Michael O'Halloran

Aberdeen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Joe Lewis, Shaleum Logan, Anthony O'Connor, Kári Árnason, Scott McKenna, Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean, Greg Stewart, Ryan Christie, Adam Rooney, Stevie May