Aberdeen vs St Johnstone Prediction: Both teams seeking an important win

This weekend, Aberdeen will host St. Johnstone at Pittodrie Stadium, hoping to get back on track in the Scottish Premiership. St. Johnstone travels to this match after losing to Dundee United, while the host join the fray following a scoreless draw with Ross County.

Jim Goodwin, Aberdeen's manager, will be hoping to end his team's current poor run of form at St. Johnstone on Saturday. The Dons are currently in fourth place, but they have lost their previous five Scottish Premiership matches, putting them at risk of relegation. Last time out, despite having 24 shots on goal and dominating play throughout, Aberdeen and Ross County played to a scoreless draw at home. Goodwin will be looking to address a possible lack of squad depth in the Northeast during the upcoming January transfer window. Nonetheless, Aberdeen will look to end their recent slump this coming Saturday against St. Johnstone in an effort to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for European football.

St. Johnstone, whose manager, Callum Davidson, has watched his team lose three in a row, will be looking to build some momentum. Since the resumption of the Scottish Premiership, the Saints have fallen to seventh place and have appeared significantly off the pace. St. Johnstone's most recent match was on Monday, and they lost 1-0 to Dundee United when Tony Watt scored a goal in the 81st minute for the visitors. Despite this, they've played much better away from home than they have at their own stadium this season. With 13 points from 10 games played, St. Johnstone has the fourth-best point total among teams away from their home field in the entire division. Davidson will be looking for more of the same this weekend, as his team has a chance to move up to fourth place in the league, passing Aberdeen, if other results go their way.

This Pittodrie matchup has two teams that appear to be off their game, so we anticipate a close contest that could be decided by a goal or two. In spite of a dismal sequence of results, Aberdeen will do just enough to pull off a victory in the end, giving their fans something to celebrate. We are still going to bet on the home team, despite the fact that they don't look like they have a huge chance to win.