Aberdeen
1–3
FT · Loss
St. Mirren
0.94xG
-1.27AFC xGD
xG2.21
Expected points 0.72–2.29
Deserved defeatThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A defeat that matched the balance of chances.
6–22 shots · 1–1 big chances · 0.15–2.21 NPxG
Watch Highlights
SPFL YouTubeThe match in three battles
Chance qualitySTRONG OPPONENT EDGE
0.94 – 2.21
Expected goals · Aberdeen – St. Mirren
AFC xG baseline: 1.24 · non-penalty 0.15–2.21
0.16 – 0.10
xG per shot
6 – 22
shots
Aberdeen produced fewer attempts, but their average chance was far as valuable.
Territory & progressionABERDEEN EDGE
0.70 – 3.57
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – St. Mirren
AFC xT baseline: 1.68
59% – 41%
field tilt
44 – 87
final-third entries
Aberdeen controlled the territory and pushed play into St. Mirren's half.
Defensive resistanceOPPONENT EDGE
2.21 xGA
chances conceded
0.57 worse than AFC baseline (1.64)
43 (base 27)
St. Mirren box touches
0.10
xG per St. Mirren shot
Aberdeen conceded better chances than they usually do.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 0.94St. Mirren 2.21GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
9%
22%
69%
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
6 shots
St. Mirren Shot Map
3 goals: 1 open play, 1 free kick, 1 corner
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
22 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
6shots · 2 on target
By situation
50%
33%
17%
Open play350%
Free kick / throw233%
Penalty117%
By body part
33%
33%
33%
Right foot233%
Left foot233%
Head233%
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 6St. Mirren 22
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 | 6 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Heart of Midlothian, Feb 2026 · 14 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ Heart of Midlothian, Feb 2026 · 14 of 192 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 3 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Kilmarnock, Oct 2025 · 10 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ Kilmarnock, Oct 2025 · 10 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
40.6%
43.3%
16.1%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
66.7%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
18avg 49
Directness
61.3%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 | 210 | 371.9 | 392 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ St. Mirren, Mar 2024 · 6 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ St. Mirren, Mar 2024 · 6 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 48.1 | 75.7 | 72.2 | lowest in 192 matches · 0 of 192 lower |
| lowest in 192 matches · 0 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 4 | 26.3 | 25.2 | lowest in 192 matches · 0 of 192 lower |
| lowest in 192 matches · 0 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 54 | 54.6 | 57.8 | about normal · 69 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 69 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 25.7 | 15 | 15.6 | top 10% in 192 matches · 186 of 192 lower |
| top 10% in 192 matches · 186 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
L
J. LewisGK90'
3 saves
6/20
Pass
-
Duels
3
Saves
DEF
M
R. McCrorieDEF7'
1/3
Pass
80%
Duels
0
Tkl+Int
M
A. MacDonaldDEF90'
12 clearances
9/18
Pass
33%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
P
M. PollockDEF90'
8 clearances · 4 aerials won
9/25
Pass
83%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
H
J. HayesDEF90'
2 key passes · 5 clearances · 4 aerials won
12/28
Pass
38%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
MID
S
G. ShinnieMID90'
5 tackles
18/30
Pass
56%
Duels
-
Key P
R
Y. RamadaniMID90'
4 tackles
9/17
Pass
42%
Duels
-
Key P
K
M. KennedyMID90'
7 clearances
12/21
Pass
58%
Duels
-
Key P
C
L. ClarksonMID83'
13/21
Pass
43%
Duels
-
Key P
D
DukMID83'
4 aerials won
6/13
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Key P
FWD
M
B. MiovskiFWD90'
1 goal · 1 key pass · 5 aerials won
9/18
Pass
35%
Duels
1
Shots
Substitutes
W
M. WatkinsFWD14'
2/3
Pass
25%
Duels
-
Shots
M
D. MarkandayFWD14'
0/2
Pass
67%
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
4-3-3(10 games)
1.90–1.34avg xG (n=9)
LDLWLWWDWD
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
0.94avg 1.24
16th worst of 38 · Highest 4.14, 27 August 2022 (5-0) · Lowest 0.00, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
xGA
2.21avg 1.62
11th worst of 38 · Highest 4.47, 29 October 2022 (1-4) · Lowest 0.32, 12 November 2022 (1-0)
Possession
28%avg 47%
5th worst of 38 · Highest 75%, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 20%, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
Shots
6.0avg 11.6
7th worst of 38 · Highest 24.0, 8 November 2022 (1-2) · Lowest 0.0, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
Shots on target
2.0avg 3.8
15th worst of 38 · Highest 10.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
Big chances
1.0avg 1.8
19th best of 38 · Highest 7.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 31 July 2022 (0-2)
Box touches
7.0avg 20.1
4th worst of 38 · Highest 47.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0) · Lowest 4.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Final third entries
44.0avg 55.1
8th worst of 38 · Highest 77.0, 1 April 2023 (1-0) · Lowest 24.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Key passes
3.0avg 8.1
6th worst of 38 · Highest 18.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
Corners
2.0avg 4.9
10th worst of 38 · Highest 13.0, 3 September 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.0, 22 October 2022 (2-1)
Tackles
16.0avg 14.6
12th best of 38 · Highest 29.0, 23 April 2023 (2-0) · Lowest 7.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0)
Interceptions
7.0avg 9.0
19th worst of 38 · Highest 17.0, 22 October 2022 (2-1) · Lowest 3.0, 8 April 2023 (2-0)
PPDA
22.9avg 17.6
10th worst 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.
18progressive passes
36th of 38 · among the worst
Form:LDWLL(last 5)
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.
4
Final-third entries
lowest of 192
101
Open-play passes
2nd lowest of 192
48.10%
Pass completion
2nd lowest of 192 · tied with 1
32
Passes in the opposition half
2nd lowest of 192
24.30
Defensive line height
4th lowest of 192
25.71%
Long-ball share
6th highest of 192