FootyMAD's St Mirren match preview

Last updated : 25 December 2009 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 101 games played, The Dons have recorded 39 wins, and St. Mirren have come away with 44 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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:
2009/2010 Sat 19 Sep Aberdeen 1 - 0 St. Mirren SPL
2008/2009 Tue 03 Mar St. Mirren 1 - 1 Aberdeen SPL
2008/2009 Tue 11 Nov Aberdeen 2 - 0 St. Mirren SPL
2008/2009 Sat 30 Aug St. Mirren 0 - 1 Aberdeen SPL
2007/2008 Sat 22 Mar Aberdeen 1 - 1 St. Mirren SPL
2007/2008 Sat 29 Dec St. Mirren 0 - 1 Aberdeen SPL
2007/2008 Sun 07 Oct Aberdeen 4 - 0 St. Mirren SPL


Recent respective form guides

St. Mirren have collected two wins and three draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to eight.

The away form of Aberdeen is pretty dire, attaining just three draws from the previous six away games. While the Dons have hit four goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

St. Mirren are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 16 matches. Aberdeen's 18 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.

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 0 2 4 6 11 2
Aberdeen 6 2 1 3 5 9 7


FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Aberdeen on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against St. Mirren. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
St. Mirren Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not won in the 7 most recent games.
Aberdeen Not won in previous 7 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.