The match will begin at 12:15 a.m. on October 20. After losing to Dundee United 4-0 in the Premiership, Aberdeen won 2-0 at home against Hearts last weekend. Until Luis Lopes scored in the 74th minute, the game was goalless. Five minutes later, substitute Vicente Besuijen gave the Dons all three points. Now that they have moved up to fourth place in the Premier League, Jim Goodwin’s team will focus on winning the League Cup, a competition they haven’t won since 2013-14.
At the start of this season, Aberdeen had a flawless group-stage campaign, winning all four of their Group A matches by an aggregate score of 12-0. At the end of August, they beat League Two’s Annan Athletic 4-1 in extra time to avoid a cup upset in the second round.
Prediction
When we compare these two teams, we think Aberdeen should be able to dominate possession and generate decent chances. However, although we believe they will eventually respond, Partick Thistle may have difficulty scoring goals. As a result, we believe Aberdeen will prevail by a controlled 3-1 margin when the referee blows the final whistle.
Head-To-Head
Partick hasn’t won any of the last 14 meetings against Aberdeen, who have been a bogey team recently. Even though the last time these teams met at Firhill was in 2018, when the score was 0-0, eleven of those matches have ended in Dons victories. In 2017, Adam Rooney scored the winning goal in a 1-0 home victory over Pittodrie.
Lineup
Aberdeen’s possible starting lineup:
- Lewis;
- McCrorie,
- Stewart,
- Scales;
- Richardson,
- Barron,
- Ramadani,
- Clarkson,
- McKenzie;
- Watkins,
- Ramirez
Partick Thistle’s possible starting lineup:
- Mitchell;
- McMillan,
- Muirhead,
- Holt,
- Milne;
- Docherty,
- Bannigan;
- Lawless,
- Fitzpatrick,
- McKinnon;
- Graham
Betting Tips
If you look at the odds offered by the bookmakers on the full-time result market, you can wager on Aberdeen’s victory for 1.55, on the game ending all-square for 4.14, or on Partick Thistle’s victory for 6. They are the most cost-effective prices currently available.