St Johnstone v Aberdeen

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St Johnstone will be in confident mood ahead of their opening home game of the new Scottish Premiership season as they registered a 5-1 thumping of East Fife at home in their final group game of the Scottish League Cup, while Aberdeen also enjoyed a comprehensive 6-0 home win against Dumbarton in the Scottish League Cup, so both teams will fancy their chances of a result at McDiarmid Park on Monday night.

St Johnstone finished last season's Premiership campaign in positive fashion as they registered a 2-1 win away from home at Motherwell which also helped the upcoming hosts avoid the dreaded relegation/promotion play-off spot, escaping by virtue of a better goal difference over Ross County.

Needless to say St Johnstone will be desperate to avoid a repeat of another tense finish to the season this time around and having lost just once in their last nine games in all competitions, Craig Levein's side will be hopeful that they can get something from this season opener.

Monday night's hosts have also performed well in the early group stage of this season's Scottish League Cup as St Johnstone have picked up three wins in their four group games thanks to victories over Brechin City 2-1, Greenock Morton 2-0 and the aforementioned 5-1 thrashing of East Fife.

Aberdeen finished last season's Premiership campaign in strong fashion as The Dons signed off from the 2023/34 season with a five-match unbeaten sequence which consisted of four wins and one draw; wins against Motherwell, St Johnstone, Hibernian and Livingston have also given the visitors important early impetus into this new season as well.

A rousing 4-0 win away at Peterhead was Aberdeen's only pre-season game but nevertheless, Bo Jimmy Thelin's side fairly breezed through the group stage of this season's Scottish League Cup by winning all four of their games in Group A which resulted in The Dons finishing top.

Victories gained over Queen of the South, East Kilbride, Airdrie and Dumbarton will give Aberdeen a timely boost ahead of this upcoming clash at McDiarmid Park against an equally in-form St Johnstone outfit on Monday night.

Aberdeen also bring a seven-game unbeaten run on the road into this upcoming fixture which suggests the visitors are more than capable of hitting the back of the net here.

St Johnstone v Aberdeen Verdict

Seven of St Johnstone's last 10 games overall have resulted in both teams scoring, while Aberdeen have scored in six of their last seven outings on the road.

Both sides have hit their straps early on this season and accordingly, both look likely to notch in this upcoming encounter - Aberdeen have lost just once in their last eight meetings against St Johnstone though, so the visitors may just sneak a narrow win here.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.75

Other side bets worth considering:

Over 2.5 goals @ 2.00

Correct Score: Aberdeen win @ 2.37