Aberdeen
4–1
FT · Win
St. Mirren
3.37xG
+2.45AFC xGD
xG0.93
Expected points 2.44–0.19
DominantThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A dominant performance, matched by the result.
23–6 shots · 7–1 big chances · 2.59–0.14 NPxG
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Chance qualitySTRONG ABERDEEN EDGE
3.37 – 0.93
Expected goals · Aberdeen – St. Mirren
AFC xG baseline: 1.24 · non-penalty 2.59–0.14
0.15 – 0.15
xG per shot
23 – 6
shots
Chance quality was broadly even between the sides.
Territory & progressionSLIGHT ABERDEEN EDGE
2.20 – 1.49
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – St. Mirren
AFC xT baseline: 1.68
57% – 43%
field tilt
67 – 58
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even, but Aberdeen's passing generated more threat than usual.
Defensive resistanceABERDEEN EDGE
0.93 xGA
chances conceded
0.71 better than AFC baseline (1.64)
13 (base 27)
St. Mirren box touches
0.15
xG per St. Mirren shot
A resilient defensive display — chances conceded were below Aberdeen's usual level.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 3.37St. Mirren 0.93GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
91%
7%
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
4 goals: 3 open play, 1 pen
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
23 shots
St. Mirren Shot Map
1 goal: 0 open play, 1 pen
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
6 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
23shots · 11 on target
By situation
74%
13%
Open play1774%
Counter14%
Corner313%
Free kick / throw14%
Penalty14%
By body part
48%
30%
22%
Right foot1148%
Left foot730%
Head522%
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 23St. 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 | 23 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | top 10% in 192 matches · 185 of 192 lower |
| top 10% in 192 matches · 185 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
42.7%
33.9%
23.4%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
89.8%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
105avg 49
Directness
56.5%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 | 595 | 371.9 | 392 | top 10% in 192 matches · 189 of 192 lower |
| top 10% in 192 matches · 189 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 83.7 | 75.7 | 72.2 | top 10% in 192 matches · 187 of 192 lower |
| top 10% in 192 matches · 187 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 47 | 26.3 | 25.2 | top 10% in 192 matches · 182 of 192 lower |
| top 10% in 192 matches · 182 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 60 | 54.6 | 57.8 | about normal · 109 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 109 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 10.1 | 15 | 15.6 | bottom 10% — fewest since vs Kilmarnock, Sept 2026 · 13 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since vs Kilmarnock, Sept 2026 · 13 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
R
K. RoosGK90'
29/31
Pass
100%
Duels
0
Saves
DEF
R
J. RichardsonDEF90'
1 big chance created · 4 key passes
51/57
Pass
57%
Duels
0
Tkl+Int
S
A. StewartDEF90'
72/84
Pass
71%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
S
L. ScalesDEF90'
1 big chance created · 4 key passes · 4 shots
52/66
Pass
64%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
C
H. CoulsonDEF12'
5/6
Pass
100%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
MID
R
Y. RamadaniMID90'
81/90
Pass
43%
Duels
-
Key P
M
R. McCrorieMID90'
47/55
Pass
43%
Duels
-
Key P
K
M. KennedyMID63'
1 assist · 1 big chance created · 3 key passes
31/34
Pass
50%
Duels
3
Key P
B
V. BesuijenMID90'
2 key passes · 4 shots
30/36
Pass
43%
Duels
2
Key P
H
J. HayesMID72'
1 big chance created · 2 key passes
27/32
Pass
0%
Duels
2
Key P
FWD
M
B. MiovskiFWD72'
2 goals · 1 key pass · 6 shots
8/11
Pass
67%
Duels
6
Shots
Substitutes
C
L. ClarksonMID78'
1 goal · 1 key pass · 3 shots
71/81
Pass
86%
Duels
1
Key P
R
C. RobertsMID18'
6/7
Pass
33%
Duels
-
Key P
D
DukFWD18'
1 goal
0/0
Pass
0%
Duels
1
Shots
R
C. RamirezFWD18'
1 assist · 1 big chance created · 1 key pass
2/4
Pass
0%
Duels
-
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
3-3-4(10 games)
1.63–1.49avg xG (n=9)
LDLWLWLDWD
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
3.37avg 1.18
2nd best of 38 · Highest 4.14, 27 August 2022 (5-0) · Lowest 0.00, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
xGA
0.93avg 1.66
13th best of 38 · Highest 4.47, 29 October 2022 (1-4) · Lowest 0.32, 12 November 2022 (1-0)
Possession
75%avg 46%
best of 38 · Highest 67%, 24 December 2022 (1-3) · Lowest 20%, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
Shots
23.0avg 11.2
3rd best of 38 · Highest 24.0, 8 November 2022 (1-2) · Lowest 0.0, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
Shots on target
10.0avg 3.5
best of 38 · Highest 10.0, 8 November 2022 (1-2) · Lowest 0.0, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
Big chances
7.0avg 1.6
best of 38 · Highest 6.0, 27 August 2022 (5-0) · Lowest 0.0, 31 July 2022 (0-2)
Box touches
29.0avg 19.5
6th best of 38 · Highest 47.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0) · Lowest 4.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Final third entries
67.0avg 54.5
6th best of 38 · Highest 77.0, 1 April 2023 (1-0) · Lowest 24.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Key passes
18.0avg 7.7
best of 38 · Highest 18.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0) · Lowest 0.0, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
Corners
4.0avg 4.9
18th worst of 38 · Highest 13.0, 3 September 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.0, 22 October 2022 (2-1)
Tackles
9.0avg 14.8
5th worst of 38 · Highest 29.0, 23 April 2023 (2-0) · Lowest 7.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0)
Interceptions
5.0avg 9.1
8th worst of 38 · Highest 17.0, 22 October 2022 (2-1) · Lowest 3.0, 8 April 2023 (2-0)
PPDA
10.2avg 18.0
6th best of 38 · Highest 37.9, 31 July 2022 (0-2) · Lowest 8.9, 1 April 2023 (1-0)
avg
Above avg
Below avg
Where this performance ranks
Against Aberdeen’s other matches this season — only the standout highs and lows.
10shots on target
1st of 38 · season best
7big chances
1st of 38 · season best
105progressive passes
1st of 38 · season best
3.37xG
2nd of 38 · 2nd best
+2.44xGD
2nd of 38 · 2nd best
23shots
3rd of 38 · 3rd best
Form:L(last 1)
Home this season: 13-2-4, 1.60–1.18 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.
7
Big chances
highest of 192
75%
Possession
highest of 409 · tied with 1
259
Passes in the opposition half
2nd highest of 192
498
Open-play passes
3rd highest of 192 · tied with 1
3.37
Expected goals
5th highest of 230
83.70%
Pass completion
5th highest of 192