Aberdeen vs ST Johnstone 0-1

ST Johnstone left Pittodrie Stadium with a 1-0 win after Josh Fowler’s 14th-minute penalty settled it. VAR had already confirmed the spot-kick three minutes earlier, and Aberdeen never found an equaliser.

The only goal of the first half came in the 14th minute, when Fowler converted from the penalty spot after VAR had confirmed the decision in the 11th minute. That made it 0-1, and the interval arrived with ST Johnstone still ahead.

Aberdeen made two changes on 59 minutes, sending on Tony Yogane and Stuart Armstrong for Findlay Marshall and Connor Patrick Ronan, while Lewis Smith had already replaced Ayoub Mouloua in the 35th minute. ST Johnstone then made two changes on 78 minutes, with Josh Campbell and Jamie Gullan replacing Sam Stanton and Fowler, before Božo Mikulić came on for Daniel Finlayson in first-half stoppage time. Aberdeen kept pressing without a breakthrough, finishing with 22 shots and 13 corners but only five efforts on target, while ST Johnstone defended the lead with one shot on target and five saves behind them.

The numbers pointed to an Aberdeen side that had 65% possession, 556 passes and 1.28 expected goals against ST Johnstone’s 35%, 307 passes and 1.12 xG. Aberdeen also led 22-5 for shots and 13-2 for corners, yet the away side took the points.

There were no bookings and no red cards.