Aberdeen
0–0
FT · Draw
St. Mirren
1.16xG
+0.79AFC xGD
xG0.37
Expected points 2.29–0.72
Tight gameThe verdict
Event data: Opta
Aberdeen created the better chances but failed to convert them.
18–6 shots · 1–0 big chances · 1.16–0.37 NPxG
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Chance qualityABERDEEN EDGE
1.16 – 0.37
Expected goals · Aberdeen – St. Mirren
AFC xG baseline: 1.10
0.06 – 0.06
xG per shot
18 – 6
shots
Chance quality was broadly even between the sides.
Territory & progressionOPPONENT EDGE
2.99 – 1.87
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – St. Mirren
AFC xT baseline: 2.12
46% – 54%
field tilt
62 – 53
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even, but Aberdeen's passing generated more threat than usual.
Defensive resistanceABERDEEN EDGE
0.37 xGA
chances conceded
0.60 better than AFC baseline (0.97)
13 (base 17)
St. Mirren box touches
0.06
xG per St. Mirren shot
A resilient defensive display — chances conceded were below Aberdeen's usual level.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 1.16St. Mirren 0.37GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
59%
30%
11%
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
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
18 shots
St. Mirren Shot Map
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
6 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
18shots · 5 on target
By situation
67%
28%
Open play1267%
Corner528%
Free kick / throw16%
By body part
50%
22%
28%
Right foot950%
Left foot422%
Head528%
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 18St. Mirren 6
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 | 11 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | above usual · 147 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 147 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
54.1%
30.6%
15.3%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
89.9%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
47avg 49
Directness
57.0%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 | 532 | 371.9 | 392 | top 10% in 192 matches · 172 of 192 lower |
| top 10% in 192 matches · 172 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 78.6 | 75.7 | 72.2 | above usual · 145 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 145 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 32 | 26.3 | 25.2 | above usual · 149 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 149 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 76 | 54.6 | 57.8 | top 10% in 192 matches · 173 of 192 lower |
| top 10% in 192 matches · 173 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 14.3 | 15 | 15.6 | about normal · 84 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 84 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
L
J. LewisGK90'
23/35
Pass
-
Duels
1
Saves
DEF
M
R. McCrorieDEF90'
5 tackles
41/55
Pass
64%
Duels
5
Tkl+Int
B
D. BatesDEF90'
61/69
Pass
38%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
C
A. ConsidineDEF48'
5 clearances
20/23
Pass
83%
Duels
4
Tkl+Int
M
J. MackenzieDEF90'
1 key pass · 4 tackles
43/50
Pass
62%
Duels
5
Tkl+Int
MID
P
D. PolvaraMID61'
4 tackles
34/43
Pass
75%
Duels
-
Key P
F
L. FergusonMID90'
2 key passes · 4 shots · 4 aerials won
55/68
Pass
73%
Duels
2
Key P
B
V. BesuijenMID90'
3 key passes · 3 shots · 4 dribbles won
23/24
Pass
67%
Duels
3
Key P
B
C. BarronMID90'
2 key passes · 4 tackles
45/52
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Key P
H
J. HayesMID79'
2 key passes · 3 shots
20/30
Pass
22%
Duels
2
Key P
FWD
W
M. WatkinsFWD60'
2 key passes
10/12
Pass
71%
Duels
1
Shots
Substitutes
G
D. GallagherDEF42'
5 aerials won
24/31
Pass
71%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
H
L. HarveyMID30'
2 key passes
6/6
Pass
0%
Duels
2
Key P
O
F. OjoMID29'
1 key pass
26/31
Pass
100%
Duels
1
Key P
K
M. KennedyFWD11'
1 big chance created · 1 key pass
5/5
Pass
100%
Duels
1
Shots
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
Vs St. Mirren at Home — every meeting on record
4-2-4(10 games)
1.88–1.55avg xG (n=9)
LDLWLWLWWD
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
1.16avg 1.10
11th best of 38 · Highest 4.40, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 0.09, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
xGA
0.37avg 0.99
8th best of 38 · Highest 2.62, 19 February 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.08, 1 December 2021 (2-0)
Possession
67%avg 57%
9th 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
25.0avg 19.0
9th best of 38 · Highest 41.0, 2 April 2022 (2-2) · Lowest 4.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Final third entries
62.0avg 61.6
18th best of 38 · Highest 100.0, 15 February 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 36.0, 28 November 2021 (1-2)
Key passes
16.0avg 9.8
4th best of 38 · Highest 18.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 1.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Corners
11.0avg 4.9
4th best of 38 · Highest 13.0, 6 November 2021 (0-2) · Lowest 0.0, 23 October 2021 (1-0)
Tackles
24.0avg 12.1
best of 38 · Highest 21.0, 18 January 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 6.0, 8 August 2021 (2-1)
Interceptions
9.0avg 8.1
11th best of 38 · Highest 22.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1) · Lowest 2.0, 15 February 2022 (1-1)
PPDA
8.3avg 15.9
2nd best 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.
0
Big chances conceded
lowest of 192 · tied with 27
8.29
PPDA
7th lowest of 192