Aberdeen vs Motherwell

When Aberdeen hosts Motherwell at Pittodrie on Saturday in the Scottish Premiership, they'll be aiming to win five straight games.

While the visitors are tied for fifth place in the standings with Rangers, they have also had a great start to the season.

Aberdeen's excellent start to the season was cut short by the international break. The Dons enter the match on Saturday fresh from a 1-0 victory away at Ross County, where Kevin Nisbet's late goal gave his team an eighth straight top-flight victory.

Aberdeen's great start to the league season has earned manager Jimmy Thelin the title of August's Manager of the Month. Aberdeen has also won 2-1 away at St Johnstone and 3-1 and 2-0 at home against St Mirren and Kilmarnock, respectively.

But Jamie McGrath has been Aberdeen's best player on the field, proving his worth to Thelin's lineup and his offensive threat with two goals and three assists.

Aberdeen's striker, Pape Gueye, has a 43% goal conversion rate and is averaging a goal per 81 minutes in the league this season. Since July, Aberdeen has scored 24 goals and allowed only three goals to be surrendered.

The Dons have had a fantastic start to the season, and although it is unclear if they can actually contend with Celtic, their good play is undoubtedly no coincidence since they have gone 12 games without a loss in the league since March.

Motherwell, on the other hand, will go to Pittodrie with the intention of making it unlucky 13 for their hosts. They enter the match on Saturday having won their last three games across all competitions.

The Steelmen's most recent triumph came at the end of August, when they defeated St Johnstone 2-1 on the road behind goals from Dan Casey and Moses Ebiye.

The Dons have had an incredible start to the season. Their performance is clearly no accident, as they have gone 12 games without a loss in the league since March, even if it is questionable if they can truly compete with Celtic.

Motherwell, on the other side, intends to bring bad luck on their hosts by going to Pittodrie. They have won their past three games in all competitions when they play on Saturday.

Dan Casey and Moses Ebiye's goals helped the Steelmen upset St Johnstone 2-1 on the road at the end of August, which was their most recent victory.

After Nisbet's late heroics before the international break, Thelin could possibly decide to start him at attacking position, with Peter Ambrose and Ester Sokler also vying for the starting job.

After a time of absence, Duk from Cape Verde is also back and practicing with the first squad, and as the season goes on, he might prove to be a significant forward option.

While Motherwell has a number of injury worries going into the match on Saturday, Tawanda Maswanhise, Lennon Miller, and Krisztian Hegyi have all returned from international service without incident.

On the other hand, it is anticipated that Callum Slattery, John Koutroumbis, Stamatelopoulos, Sam Nicholson, Stuparevic, and Ross Callachan would be sidelined due to injury.