Aberdeen
1–2
FT · Loss
Livingston
2.15xG
+0.60AFC xGD
xG1.54
Expected points 1.59–0.72
Unfortunate defeatThe verdict
Event data: Opta
Aberdeen created the better chances but failed to convert them.
18–9 shots · 1–3 big chances · 1.36–0.75 NPxG
Watch Highlights
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Chance qualityABERDEEN EDGE
2.15 – 1.54
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Livingston
AFC xG baseline: 1.10 · non-penalty 1.36–0.75
0.12 – 0.17
xG per shot
18 – 9
shots
Livingston created the higher-quality chances per shot.
Territory & progressionABERDEEN EDGE
2.68 – 1.45
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Livingston
AFC xT baseline: 2.12
59% – 42%
field tilt
64 – 57
final-third entries
Aberdeen controlled the territory and pushed play into Livingston's half.
Defensive resistanceOPPONENT EDGE
1.54 xGA
chances conceded
0.57 worse than AFC baseline (0.97)
15 (base 17)
Livingston box touches
0.17
xG per Livingston shot
Aberdeen conceded better chances than they usually do.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 2.15Livingston 1.54GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
51%
27%
22%
Match odds from simulating these shots at their own xG (20,000 runs) — for fun, not a prediction: it scores what should have happened, not what did.
Each step is a shot; the line climbs by that shot's xG. Steeper, sustained climbs (shaded) mark spells of real pressure.
Shots
Aberdeen Shot Map
1 goal: 0 open play, 1 pen
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
18 shots
Livingston Shot Map
2 goals: 1 open play, 1 pen
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
9 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
18shots · 5 on target
By situation
39%
11%
33%
11%
Open play739%
Counter211%
Corner633%
Free kick / throw211%
Penalty16%
By body part
67%
11%
22%
Right foot1267%
Left foot211%
Head422%
Every shot in one bucket only. Open play covers unassisted and assisted attempts; counter is a fast break; free kicks, direct set pieces and throw-in routines are grouped because there are rarely enough of any one of them in a single match to read separately. A mix heavy on corners and free kicks with few open-play shots means the side needed a dead ball to get near the goal.
Shots over timefull match · drag to focus a period
Aberdeen 18Livingston 9
0'HTFT
Five-minute buckets — a side takes roughly a dozen shots a match, so the two-minute bars used for passing would be almost all gaps. Use the buttons for the common windows, or drag across the chart for anything else.
In context
| Aberdeen | This match | This season 7 games | 5-year 192 games | SPFL average 80 team-games | Where that sits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 18 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | above usual · 160 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 160 of 192 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 13 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | above usual · 167 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 167 of 192 lower | |||||
marker = 5-year mean
Passing & build-up
Build-Up Play
Where Aberdeen's passes were and how they progressed the ball
Pass Territory
41.5%
37.4%
21.1%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
91.5%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
69avg 49
Directness
61.8%avg 57.8%
Season avg
Above avg
Below avg
In context · full match
| Aberdeen | This match | This season 7 games | 5-year 192 games | Where that sits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passes | 456 | 371.9 | 392 | above usual · 139 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 139 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 77.2 | 75.7 | 72.2 | about normal · 131 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 131 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 40 | 26.3 | 25.2 | above usual · 170 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 170 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 53 | 54.6 | 57.8 | about normal · 66 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 66 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 11.6 | 15 | 15.6 | below usual · 35 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 35 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
L
J. LewisGK90'
2 saves
15/18
Pass
-
Duels
2
Saves
DEF
O
F. OjoDEF90'
38/47
Pass
31%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
G
D. GallagherDEF70'
5 aerials won
28/37
Pass
63%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
B
D. BatesDEF90'
8 clearances
33/42
Pass
64%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
M
J. MackenzieDEF80'
38/43
Pass
40%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
MID
F
L. FergusonMID90'
1 goal · 2 key passes · 4 shots
65/70
Pass
60%
Duels
2
Key P
B
C. BarronMID90'
2 key passes
41/57
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Key P
B
V. BesuijenMID90'
4 shots
31/34
Pass
14%
Duels
-
Key P
M
R. McCrorieMID78'
1 key pass
15/19
Pass
36%
Duels
1
Key P
H
J. HayesMID90'
2 key passes
29/38
Pass
0%
Duels
2
Key P
FWD
W
M. WatkinsFWD85'
4 key passes
20/22
Pass
50%
Duels
1
Shots
Substitutes
R
C. RamirezFWD20'
1 key pass
6/7
Pass
50%
Duels
1
Shots
R
C. RamsayDEF11'
4/4
Pass
100%
Duels
0
Tkl+Int
J
T. JenksMID10'
1/3
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Key P
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
Vs Livingston at Home — every meeting on record
6-1-1(8 games)
1.92–0.97avg xG (n=7)
WDWWWWWL
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
2.15avg 1.07
4th best of 38 · Highest 4.40, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 0.09, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
xGA
1.54avg 0.95
7th worst of 38 · Highest 2.62, 19 February 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.08, 1 December 2021 (2-0)
Possession
65%avg 57%
13th best of 38 · Highest 75%, 29 August 2021 (1-1) · Lowest 36%, 9 February 2022 (2-3)
Shots
18.0avg 13.1
9th best of 38 · Highest 24.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 2.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Shots on target
5.0avg 4.4
10th best of 38 · Highest 11.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 25 January 2022 (0-1)
Big chances
1.0avg 1.1
12th best of 38 · Highest 6.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 8 August 2021 (2-1)
Box touches
30.0avg 18.8
5th best of 38 · Highest 41.0, 2 April 2022 (2-2) · Lowest 4.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Final third entries
64.0avg 61.6
17th best of 38 · Highest 100.0, 15 February 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 36.0, 28 November 2021 (1-2)
Key passes
12.0avg 9.9
13th best of 38 · Highest 18.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 1.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Corners
12.0avg 4.8
2nd best of 38 · Highest 13.0, 6 November 2021 (0-2) · Lowest 0.0, 23 October 2021 (1-0)
Tackles
9.0avg 12.5
11th worst of 38 · Highest 24.0, 15 May 2022 (0-0) · Lowest 6.0, 8 August 2021 (2-1)
Interceptions
2.0avg 8.2
2nd worst of 38 · Highest 22.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1) · Lowest 2.0, 15 February 2022 (1-1)
PPDA
19.1avg 15.6
9th worst of 38 · Highest 26.3, 9 February 2022 (2-3) · Lowest 7.0, 5 February 2022 (1-2)
avg
Above avg
Below avg
Where this performance ranks
Against Aberdeen’s other matches this season — only the standout highs and lows.
A middle-of-the-road performance by this season’s standards — no category stood out as a high or low.
Form:LLWDL(last 5)
Home this season: 8-5-6, 1.42–0.78 xG avg
Across the archive
All recordsWhere this match ranks against every Aberdeen match with data for each metric — coverage varies (shots/possession from 2015-16, xG from 2020-21, most else from 2021-22; see /records for each metric's exact range). Only metrics in the top or bottom 10 are shown.
12
Corners
9th highest of 409 · tied with 9