Aberdeen
2–0
FT · Win
Rangers
0.94xG
-0.96AFC xGD
xG1.90
Expected points 0.72–2.29
Fortunate winThe verdict
Event data: Opta
The scoreline flattered Aberdeen relative to the chance quality.
11–20 shots · 3–2 big chances · 0.94–1.90 NPxG
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Chance qualitySTRONG OPPONENT EDGE
0.94 – 1.90
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Rangers
AFC xG baseline: 1.24
0.09 – 0.10
xG per shot
11 – 20
shots
Chance quality was broadly even between the sides.
Territory & progressionABERDEEN EDGE
1.63 – 2.26
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Rangers
AFC xT baseline: 1.68
70% – 30%
field tilt
54 – 67
final-third entries
Aberdeen controlled the territory and pushed play into Rangers's half.
Defensive resistanceMIXED
1.90 xGA
chances conceded
0.27 worse than AFC baseline (1.64)
24 (base 27)
Rangers box touches
0.10
xG per Rangers shot
A middling defensive night by Aberdeen's standards.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 0.94Rangers 1.90GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
16%
22%
62%
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
2 goals: 2 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
11 shots
Rangers Shot Map
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
20 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
11shots · 4 on target
By situation
82%
9%
9%
Open play982%
Corner19%
Free kick / throw19%
By body part
45%
36%
18%
Right foot545%
Left foot436%
Head218%
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 11Rangers 20
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 | 11 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | about normal · 80 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 80 of 192 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 9 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | about normal · 122 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 122 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
29.7%
37.2%
33.1%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
65.2%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
30avg 49
Directness
65.4%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 | 196 | 371.9 | 392 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ St. Mirren, Mar 2024 · 4 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ St. Mirren, Mar 2024 · 4 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 55.1 | 75.7 | 72.2 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ St. Mirren, Mar 2024 · 8 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ St. Mirren, Mar 2024 · 8 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 16 | 26.3 | 25.2 | below usual · 32 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 32 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 43 | 54.6 | 57.8 | bottom 10% — fewest since vs Rangers, Aug 2026 · 19 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since vs Rangers, Aug 2026 · 19 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 21.9 | 15 | 15.6 | top 10% in 192 matches · 173 of 192 lower |
| top 10% in 192 matches · 173 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
R
K. RoosGK90'
2 saves
4/22
Pass
-
Duels
2
Saves
DEF
P
M. PollockDEF90'
4 tackles
11/18
Pass
42%
Duels
4
Tkl+Int
M
A. MacDonaldDEF90'
7/14
Pass
67%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
S
L. ScalesDEF90'
1 goal · 5 interceptions · 8 clearances
13/27
Pass
64%
Duels
6
Tkl+Int
MID
M
R. McCrorieMID90'
1 key pass · 6 tackles
10/14
Pass
48%
Duels
1
Key P
R
Y. RamadaniMID90'
1 big chance created · 1 key pass · 5 tackles
13/21
Pass
38%
Duels
1
Key P
C
L. ClarksonMID90'
1 assist · 1 big chance created · 3 key passes
13/21
Pass
67%
Duels
3
Key P
H
J. HayesMID90'
11/20
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Key P
FWD
D
R. DuncanFWD90'
3 shots
14/22
Pass
60%
Duels
3
Shots
M
B. MiovskiFWD90'
1 goal · 1 big chance created · 4 key passes
9/19
Pass
32%
Duels
1
Shots
D
DukFWD87'
1 key pass
5/7
Pass
0%
Duels
1
Shots
Substitutes
W
M. WatkinsFWD12'
1/3
Pass
20%
Duels
2
Shots
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
Vs Rangers at Home — every meeting on record
1-3-4(8 games)
1.22–1.77avg xG (n=7)
LLDWDLDL
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
1.90avg 1.63
17th worst of 38 · Highest 4.47, 29 October 2022 (1-4) · Lowest 0.32, 12 November 2022 (1-0)
Possession
25%avg 47%
4th worst of 38 · Highest 75%, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 20%, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
Shots
11.0avg 11.5
17th best of 38 · Highest 24.0, 8 November 2022 (1-2) · Lowest 0.0, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
Shots on target
4.0avg 3.7
14th best of 38 · Highest 10.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
Big chances
3.0avg 1.8
8th best of 38 · Highest 7.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 31 July 2022 (0-2)
Box touches
16.0avg 19.9
18th worst of 38 · Highest 47.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0) · Lowest 4.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Final third entries
54.0avg 54.8
17th worst of 38 · Highest 77.0, 1 April 2023 (1-0) · Lowest 24.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Key passes
10.0avg 7.9
8th best of 38 · Highest 18.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
Corners
3.0avg 4.9
15th worst of 38 · Highest 13.0, 3 September 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.0, 22 October 2022 (2-1)
Tackles
29.0avg 14.3
best of 38 · Highest 21.0, 16 October 2022 (2-0) · Lowest 7.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0)
Interceptions
16.0avg 8.8
2nd best of 38 · Highest 17.0, 22 October 2022 (2-1) · Lowest 3.0, 8 April 2023 (2-0)
PPDA
10.0avg 18.0
5th 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.
70%field tilt
3rd of 38 · 3rd best
Form:WWWWW(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.
108
Open-play passes
4th lowest of 192
25%
Possession
7th lowest of 409 · tied with 1
55.10%
Pass completion
9th lowest of 192