The final month of the season begins on Friday the 1st when The Dons head for Lothian to take on Livingston.

Last time out

Both sides come into Friday's encounter buoyed by recent victories.

We emerged victorious over Kilmarnock on Saturday at Pittodrie, while Livi ended their 31 game winless run at the same time to defeat St Mirren 2-0 in Paisley thanks to goals from Scott Pittman and an Alex Gogic own goal.

The story so far in 25/26

The Dons have picked up seven out of a possible nine points so far this season against the weekend's opponents.

After a 0-0 draw at Pittodrie back in September, a Nicky Devlin header separated the sides in November on the road for win number one, before a resounding 6-2 victory at Pittodrie followed in January. Kevin Nisbet and Topi Keskinen both grabbed braces in horrific winter conditions.

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"Kilmarnock was a big win for us. You can see it in the table. This is not the end though. We have to keep going and focus on Livingston. It's going to be a difficult game, so we just have to keep going.

"I think we have a lot to do because all the teams at the table are fighting to survive the relegation. We are not there yet."

Livi in focus

The win in Paisley on Saturday ensured Marvin Bartley's Livingston live to fight another die, with relegation still yet to be confirmed for the side who have remained at the foot of the table since matchday nine.

They have won just twice in the league all season, and sit alongside Kilmarnock with the joint-most goals conceded (66).

Jerome Prior has been one of the positive stories in a difficult campaign for Friday nights hosts, he has played the joint-highest amount of minutes in the league at 3,060. The French stopper had an exceptional game at the SmiSA on Saturday and was named in the SPFL Team of the Week.

Head-to-head vs Livingston in Lothian

Brian Kerr

Assistant Head Coach Brian Kerr sat down with RedTV for his first interview since joining The Dons on Tuesday afternoon. Click here to watch now.

"It's going to be dangerous, another team fighting for their lives. They're going to give everything. They've got nothing to lose in their situation. 
They know that they need to go and win the remaining four games and we know they're a difficult team to beat.

"They move the ball well, they're very dangerous on the counterattack. So we know the challenges we face. We just need to make sure that we go down there with the right game plan and do our part of the job."

From the vault

Darren Mackie is pictured celebrating doubling The Dons advantage in a 2-0 win at Livi in November 2004, in what was Dons boss Jimmy Calderwood's first ever win at Almondvale.

Livingston 0 - 2 Aberdeen Foster 1, Mackie 21. 20/11/2004

Aberdeen: Preece, Morrison, McNaughton (McGuire 46), Severin, Anderson, Diamond, Clark, Heikkinen, Mackie, Whelan (Pasquinelli 70), Foster. Unused Subs: Tosh, Adams, Muirhead, Stewart, Esson.

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