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Aberdeen prepare to entertain Kilmarnock at Pittodrie Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Dons are clearly on top, having won 48 and lost only 18 of the 82 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pittodrie Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2004, with Aberdeen running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Kilmarnock | 0 - 1 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 12 May | Kilmarnock | 4 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Kilmarnock | 3 - 1 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Aberdeen | 3-1 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 04 Oct | Kilmarnock | 1 - 3 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Kilmarnock | 2 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 03 Dec | Aberdeen | 0 - 1 | Kilmarnock | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Aberdeen have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
The away form of Kilmarnock is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Killie have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Aberdeen are deservedly still a comfortable 3rd, having taken 31 points from 16 games. Kilmarnock see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 20 points from their 16 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
| Kilmarnock | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Dons's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Kilmarnock. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aberdeen | 5 games since last home draw. Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Kilmarnock | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |