Aberdeen
1–0
FT · Win
Dundee United
1.18xG
+0.86AFC xGD
xG0.32
Expected points 2.29–0.72
Tight gameThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A win broadly in line with the underlying numbers.
9–6 shots · 2–1 big chances · 0.39–0.32 NPxG
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Chance qualitySLIGHT ABERDEEN EDGE
1.18 – 0.32
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Dundee United
AFC xG baseline: 1.24 · non-penalty 0.39–0.32
0.13 – 0.05
xG per shot
9 – 6
shots
Aberdeen's chances were the better ones — 0.13 xG per shot to 0.05.
Territory & progressionSLIGHT ABERDEEN EDGE
1.35 – 1.48
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Dundee United
AFC xT baseline: 1.68
55% – 45%
field tilt
71 – 74
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even.
Defensive resistanceABERDEEN EDGE
0.32 xGA
chances conceded
1.32 better than AFC baseline (1.64)
10 (base 27)
Dundee United box touches
0.05
xG per Dundee United shot
A resilient defensive display — chances conceded were below Aberdeen's usual level.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 1.18Dundee United 0.32GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
69%
25%
6%
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
9 shots
Dundee United Shot Map
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
6 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
9shots · 2 on target
By situation
44%
11%
22%
11%
11%
Open play444%
Counter111%
Corner222%
Free kick / throw111%
Penalty111%
By body part
67%
33%
Right foot667%
Left foot333%
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 9Dundee United 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 | 9 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | below usual · 52 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 52 of 192 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 6 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | below usual · 54 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 54 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
44.7%
37.3%
18.0%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
92.5%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
50avg 49
Directness
49.1%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 | 427 | 371.9 | 392 | about normal · 114 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 114 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 74.5 | 75.7 | 72.2 | about normal · 105 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 105 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 23 | 26.3 | 25.2 | about normal · 88 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 88 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 64 | 54.6 | 57.8 | above usual · 135 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 135 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 15 | 15 | 15.6 | about normal · 94 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 94 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
R
K. RoosGK90'
1 big chance created · 1 key pass · 2 saves
15/31
Pass
-
Duels
2
Saves
DEF
M
R. McCrorieDEF90'
52/60
Pass
69%
Duels
4
Tkl+Int
S
A. StewartDEF90'
8 clearances
67/81
Pass
67%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
S
L. ScalesDEF90'
1 key pass · 5 aerials won
43/52
Pass
70%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
MID
K
M. KennedyMID90'
2 key passes
32/39
Pass
20%
Duels
2
Key P
B
C. BarronMID90'
1 key pass
21/26
Pass
57%
Duels
1
Key P
R
Y. RamadaniMID90'
4 aerials won
35/52
Pass
71%
Duels
-
Key P
C
L. ClarksonMID88'
1 key pass · 4 tackles
22/32
Pass
71%
Duels
1
Key P
C
H. CoulsonMID78'
17/23
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Key P
FWD
M
B. MiovskiFWD79'
1 goal
11/15
Pass
30%
Duels
1
Shots
D
DukFWD88'
1 key pass
6/11
Pass
58%
Duels
2
Shots
Substitutes
M
J. MackenzieDEF12'
0/0
Pass
-
Duels
0
Tkl+Int
W
M. WatkinsFWD11'
2/4
Pass
100%
Duels
-
Shots
B
V. BesuijenFWD2'
0/0
Pass
-
Duels
-
Shots
D
R. DuncanMID2'
0/1
Pass
100%
Duels
-
Key P
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
Vs Dundee United at Home — every meeting on record
3-4-0(7 games)
1.37–0.65avg xG (n=6)
WDDWDWD
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
1.18avg 1.24
14th best of 38 · Highest 4.14, 27 August 2022 (5-0) · Lowest 0.00, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
xGA
0.32avg 1.67
best of 38 · Highest 4.47, 29 October 2022 (1-4) · Lowest 0.34, 20 August 2022 (1-0)
Possession
45%avg 47%
17th worst of 38 · Highest 75%, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 20%, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
Shots
9.0avg 11.6
16th 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
2.0avg 1.8
13th best of 38 · Highest 7.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 31 July 2022 (0-2)
Box touches
21.0avg 19.8
15th best of 38 · Highest 47.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0) · Lowest 4.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Final third entries
71.0avg 54.4
3rd best of 38 · Highest 77.0, 1 April 2023 (1-0) · Lowest 24.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Key passes
7.0avg 8.0
18th worst 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
13.0avg 14.7
15th 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
20.9avg 17.7
13th 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.
0.32xGA
1st of 38 · season best
Form:WWLWL(last 5)
Home this season: 13-2-4, 1.60–1.18 xG avg