The Dons face Greenock Morton at Hampden Park with a place in the Scottish League Cup Final at stake.
Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes
Sunday’s Old Firm semi-final may be claiming all the headlines, but for supporters of Morton and Aberdeen it is Saturday’s encounter which is by far the most important of the weekend.
Morton may be mid-table in the Scottish Championship but they have already beaten top flight opposition in Hamilton and Kilmarnock en route to the last four, and Jim Duffy’s side will fancy their chances of causing another upset at Hampden Park.
The Key Battle – Michael Doyle vs Niall McGinn
Morton defender Doyle could be in for a testing afternoon – Aberdeen go in to the match on the back of consecutive 4-0 wins, and McGinn found the net in the most recent of those against Kilmarnock.
Northern Ireland’s Niall McGinn celebrates after scoring their second goal
The Northern Irish frontman has four goals to his name this season and will be eager to fire his side to the final.
Last Meeting:
The most recent clash between Morton and Aberdeen came in this competition in 2012, with the Dons running out 2-0 winners after extra time.
Aberdeen also have by far the better record in this fixture overall – they have won 70 of these meetings to Morton’s 36, with 27 draws along the way.
Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes celebrates
Recent form – most recent last:
Morton – LWWLWW
Aberdeen – DWWWWW
Who’s the ref?
Kevin Clancy takes the whistle for this semi-final. He has taken charge of 11 matches so far this season, showing 39 yellow cards and one red.
What time is kick off?
The action from Hampden gets underway at 12.15pm
Aberdeen’s Adam Rooney (L) in action with Celtic’s Nir Bitton
Where can I watch it?
BT Sport 1 are showing both semi-finals, and their build up for this one begins at 11.45am.
Odds
Morton – 11/1
Draw – 19/4
Aberdeen – 1/4
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