With thoughts of the play-off
Partick Thistle ranks 7th in ranking the first echelon of Scotland with 13 points collected after 11 matches. Although they have negative goal difference (14-15) and went through a series of 8 matches without a win, “black and whites” have won the last two Premiership duels, both on the road and want to end the regular season in the top half. Alan Archibald’s boys are just one point neighbor ranking Inverness, which has but one match more. Without victory against opponents Friday night over 2½ years, Partick wants to defy recent history of confrontation and confirm the good form shown in the last two disputes in the championship.
Will Europe
Aberdeen ranks fourth in the Premiership after 11 duels this season. With 18 points to their name, “The Reds” come after two consecutive defeats with the same score (0-1, Celtic & Hamilton), however, is only one point occupying second position, Glasgow Rangers. In a new season in Scotland the supremacy belongs to the Celtic, which already distanced themselves 9 points ahead of pursuer with a game less, those in Aberdeen have the strength to fight contracandidatele at other positions Europe. But for this, the boys coached by Derek McInnes has to prove in the game that deserves its place Friday night and expectations.
direct meetings
In the last 10 direct confrontations between the two teams, Aberdeen won seven times, Partick Thistle only once, and two other dispute ended indecisively;
Partick never defeated Aberdeen 8 matches, since February 2014, from a 3-1 own arena;
The last three draws between the two teams ended with the same score: 0-0;
Probable teams:
Partick Thistle (3-5-2): Stuckmann- Devine, Barton, Lindsay- Elliot Edwards, Osman, Welsh, Booth- Azeez, Doolan
Aberdeen (4-2-3-1) Lewis- Considine, Reynolds, O’Connor, Logan- Shinnie, simply converts McGinn, McLean, Burns Hayes-
