Aberdeen vs Ipswich LIVE score and goal updates from pre season clash at Pittodrie
Jimmy Thelin's men have had extra time on the grass as league rivals get down to work in the Premier Sports Cup.
Booking European football means they skip the league section of the domestic cup competition.
However, the Scottish Premiership gets up and running next weekend and the Dons face a trip to Hearts for a Monday night clash under the lights to kick off their campaign against a familiar face in Derek McInnes.
The Europa League play-off round will also be firmly in the thoughts of Thelin and his troops and tonight's test against Ipswich - relegated from the Premier League last season - will provide another stiff test and get valuable match minutes in the legs.
It's the final outing of the pre-season calendar and the last chance to impress and get in that starting XI for the real deal!
Alan Galindo
Pre-season so far
It's been a busy pre-season schedule to date in the Granite City.
Aberdeen spent 10 days working at a warm-weather camp in Portugal.
It was then a 2-0 friendly win over Cove Rangers on the road at the Balmoral Stadium on their return with Ante Palaversa and Nicky Devlin on target.
A trip to London to face Fulham followed in a closed doors game with the EPL outfit running out 4-1 winners in a strong test.
Kusini Yengi got his first goal for the club since his summer move in that showdown.
16:33Alan Galindo
Eur on my mind
It is not only the league action at Tynecastle next Monday that will be on the mind of the players and staff.
Rangers, Hibs and Dundee United have got underway in European qualifiers - and the Dons and Celtic will join the party soon.
Aberdeen are in the Europa League play-off round with league phase football guaranteed in the back pocket in the Conference League.
But with that huge two-legged game set to come around fast, the players will be desperate to show at every opportunity they should be in the team and part of the big occasions.
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