Aberdeen host Dundee in the evening fixture of the William Hill SPFL this weekend as Jimmy Thelin’s Dons look to bounce back after their semi-final drubbing last weekend.

The Teams

Aberdeen come into the fixture with an unbeaten league record and are still joint-top alongside Celtic. It was Thelin’s first defeat as Aberdeen manager in the 6-0 demolition against Celtic, and it is the first time we will see what kind of reaction the Dandies have after such a bruising defeat.

Dundee come into the game with two wins in their last six and has been stuttering lately in trying to find some consistency. A late winner against Kilmarnock in their last fixture will have given the Dark Blues some confidence heading into the game, and they will be hoping to build on that.

Previous meetings

These two sides met earlier in the season, with Aberdeen prevailing 2-1, thanks to goals from Kevin Nisbet and Topi Keskinen.

This isn’t a happy ground for Dundee, they havent recorded a victory in Aberdeen since 2004. They’ll take little solace in the previous two meetings being draws, but history tells us that Aberdeen will be strong favourites for all three points.

Team news:

Aberdeen are still without Dante Polvara and Papa Gueye but have flourished without them, thanks to the resurgent form of wantaway forward Duk.

Dundee are still without influential defender Joe Shaughnessy. The club captain faces a fight to be fit before the end of the year after his severe knee injury.

It’s the last fixture for either side before the international break as both teams look to build on previous league victories. It’s expected to be another packed-out Pittodrie and another that’ll be under the lights. Can Dundee cope with the atmosphere inside Pittodrie right now? Or will Aberdeen still have the nightmares of last week’s defeat in their heads?

Predicted lineups:

Aberdeen:
Mitov; Devlin, Mackenzie, Molloy, Rubezic; Nilsen, Shinnie; Keskinen, Duk, McGrath; Sokler

Dundee:
McCracken; Astley, Portales, Robertson; Ingram, Cameron, Sylla, Larkeche; Palmer-Houlden, Adewumi; Murray