Aberdeen goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov has been ruled out for six weeks with a hamstring injury while Jack MacKenzie is not quite ready to return from the knock that kept him out of Sunday's defeat by Hearts. Pape Habib Gueye (quad) is still absent.

Aberdeen will be relishing the chance to return to home soil - where they have won every match under Jimmy Thelin - after a three-match winless away run where a first league defeat of the season at St Mirren was followed by consecutive draws against Hibs and Hearts.

With Aberdeen in action against leaders Celtic, there will be an opportunity for Gers to close the gap on at least one of their rivals