Aberdeen v St Johnstone

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The action continues north of the border in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday afternoon with Aberdeen taking on St Johnstone at Pittodrie with the hosts going in search of a third league win on the trot while St Johnstone are still in search of achieving their first win of this new Scottish top flight campaign.

Aberdeen had also experienced a slow start to this new term as The Dons had failed to win any of their opening five games in the Premiership which consisted of points picked up in draws with Livingston and St Mirren, both of which were away from home, but also being handed three defeats in the process as well.

Losses to Celtic, Hibernian and Hearts had therefore outweighed Aberdeen's modest successes in the early weeks of this new season but Barry Robson's side have since seemingly clicked into gear as the hosts have produced back-to-back wins which has helped Aberdeen move up to within the fringes of the top six pack.

Victories collected against Ross County 4-0 and a most impressive 3-1 win away from home at Rangers have been just what the doctor ordered for The Dons and they will no doubt head into this upcoming clash with St Johnstone with renewed confidence.

St Johnstone have still yet to trouble the ‘win' column in the Scottish top flight as the visitors have failed to win any of their opening seven games of the new term, drawing three but also being dealt four defeats in the process.

Points picked up in draws with Celtic, Dundee and Livingston have been overshadowed by losses incurred against Hearts, Ross County, Rangers and Hibernian respectively while the bigger picture doesn't appear to bode well for Steven MacLean's side as the visitors have managed to capture just three wins from their previous 19 matches overall in the Scottish Premiership.

Despite beating the likes of Dundee United, Kilmarnock and Livingston within this 19-match sequence, The Saints have also succumbed to nine defeats within this period as well, along with recording just one win from their last eight outings on the road which suggests this upcoming trip to face Aberdeen at Pittodrie could well prove to be another tough challenge for MacLean's side.

Aberdeen v St Johnstone Verdict

Having managed to win their last two matches on the trot in the Scottish Premiership, Aberdeen look to be the better equipped to take the three points at Pittodrie on Sunday afternoon and their prospects of taking the spoils in this upcoming encounter are boosted by the fact that Aberdeen have won each of the previous three meetings on the trot against St Johnstone.

In addition, St Johnstone have failed to score in each of their last three away games as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Aberdeen win @ 1.57

Other side bets worth considering:

Aberdeen win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.75

Correct score: Aberdeen 2-0 @ 7.50