FM Preview: St. Mirren v Aberdeen 30 Jul 2011

Last updated : 29 July 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the St. Mirren v Aberdeen fixture

Aberdeen face a trip to St. Mirren at St Mirren Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 106 games played, The Dons have recorded 40 wins, and St. Mirren have come away with 47 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2011, as the Buddies edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish Premier match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011 Tue 10 May Aberdeen 0 - 1 St. Mirren SPL
2010/2011 Wed 06 Apr St. Mirren 3 - 2 Aberdeen SPL
2010/2011 Wed 16 Mar Aberdeen 2 - 1 St. Mirren SFAC
2010/2011 Sat 12 Mar St. Mirren 1 - 1 Aberdeen SFAC
2010/2011 Sat 15 Jan Aberdeen 2 - 0 St. Mirren SPL
2010/2011 Sat 30 Oct St. Mirren 2 - 1 Aberdeen SPL
2009/2010 Sat 08 May St. Mirren 0 - 1 Aberdeen SPL


Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren were not in the best of form at home at the end of last season, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, seven to six.

Aberdeen had an average recent record on the road at the end of last season, seeing them win just one and draw two of the last six. The Dons have scored nine goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Both teams drew their first games of the new SPL season.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides: P W D L F A P
St. Mirren 6 1 3 2 2 3 6
Aberdeen 6 2 2 2 5 5 8


FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot went right generally for Aberdeen on their travels last season, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against St. Mirren. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
St. Mirren Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Aberdeen No sequences of note