Aberdeen defeated St. Mirren, 4x1, on Saturday, in a game relating to matchweek 17. In this competition, Stephen Glass's team came from a win, and Jim Goodwin's team came from a draw. Marley Watkins made a tremendous game. In the starting XI there was Joe Lewis, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Jak Alnwick and Scott Tanser. Gary Woods, Austin Samuels and Dean Lyness didn't leave the bench.
The first goal was scored by Marley Watkins after 7 minutes. After 9 minutes, Christian Ramírez doubled the lead for Aberdeen, with a right-foot shot. With this goal, Christian Ramírez recorded his ten goal this season. With 29 minutes on the clock, Curtis Main came on. Shortly before the interval, Scott Tanser struck for St. Mirren, with a right-foot shot inside the box, assisted by Matthew Millar. In the 43rd minute, Stephen Glass's team extended their lead with a goal from Marley Watkins with a left-foot strike inside the penalty area. With this goal, Marley Watkins reached the 5th goal of the season.
After 59 minutes, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas came on. After 67 minutes, Kristian Dennis came on. With 71 minutes on the clock, Christian Ramírez scored the last goal of the match, with a right-foot shot, laid on by Teddy Jenks.
After the result Aberdeen are 7th in the table, with 21 points, while St. Mirren sit 8th place, with 17 points. With regard to the next fixture, Stephen Glass's team will play away against St. Johnstone. Meanwhile, Jim Goodwin's team will host Hibernian.
| Aberdeen | St. Mirren | |||
| 7 | 4 | Shots | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | Shots on target | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | Total Tackles | 3 | 8 |
2 | Tackles Won | 2 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Ball steals | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 58 | Total Passes | 57 | 8 |
| 7 | 45 | Passes Completed | 33 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | Saves | 7 | 7 |
2 | Fouls Committed | 2 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Fouls Suffered | 3 | 7 |
