Ross County
0–1
FT · Win
Aberdeen
0.94xG
-0.29AFC xGD
xG0.65
Expected points 1.59–0.72
Tight gameThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A win broadly in line with the underlying numbers.
11–14 shots · 0–0 big chances · 0.65–0.94 NPxG
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Chance qualityOPPONENT EDGE
0.65 – 0.94
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Ross County
AFC xG baseline: 1.24
0.06 – 0.07
xG per shot
11 – 14
shots
Chance quality was broadly even between the sides.
Territory & progressionABERDEEN EDGE
1.29 – 1.71
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Ross County
AFC xT baseline: 1.68
66% – 35%
field tilt
58 – 103
final-third entries
Aberdeen controlled the territory and pushed play into Ross County's half.
Defensive resistanceABERDEEN EDGE
0.94 xGA
chances conceded
0.70 better than AFC baseline (1.64)
21 (base 27)
Ross County box touches
0.07
xG per Ross County shot
A resilient defensive display — chances conceded were below Aberdeen's usual level.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 0.65Ross County 0.94GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
23%
35%
42%
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: 1 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
11 shots
Ross County Shot Map
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
14 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
11shots · 1 on target
By situation
82%
9%
9%
Open play982%
Counter19%
Corner19%
By body part
18%
73%
9%
Right foot218%
Left foot873%
Head19%
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 11Ross County 14
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 | 7 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | about normal · 76 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 76 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
34.5%
34.9%
30.6%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
64.2%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
43avg 49
Directness
62.6%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 | 341 | 371.9 | 392 | about normal · 64 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 64 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 60.4 | 75.7 | 72.2 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Dundee United, Feb 2026 · 14 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ Dundee United, Feb 2026 · 14 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 19 | 26.3 | 25.2 | below usual · 49 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 49 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 58 | 54.6 | 57.8 | about normal · 95 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 95 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 17 | 15 | 15.6 | above usual · 137 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 137 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
R
K. RoosGK90'
4 saves
7/17
Pass
-
Duels
4
Saves
DEF
P
M. PollockDEF90'
11 clearances · 8 aerials won
19/35
Pass
64%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
M
A. MacDonaldDEF90'
9 clearances · 5 aerials won
18/30
Pass
75%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
S
L. ScalesDEF90'
13 clearances · 10 aerials won
17/41
Pass
63%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
MID
M
R. McCrorieMID90'
3 dribbles won · 5 clearances · 7 aerials won
23/37
Pass
75%
Duels
-
Key P
D
R. DuncanMID90'
21/29
Pass
25%
Duels
-
Key P
C
L. ClarksonMID90'
1 assist · 1 key pass · 3 interceptions
21/39
Pass
80%
Duels
1
Key P
S
G. ShinnieMID90'
1 key pass · 4 tackles · 5 aerials won
22/31
Pass
52%
Duels
1
Key P
H
J. HayesMID90'
1 key pass · 5 clearances
25/34
Pass
71%
Duels
1
Key P
FWD
M
B. MiovskiFWD57'
1 key pass
10/15
Pass
9%
Duels
1
Shots
D
DukFWD89'
1 goal · 3 key passes · 4 dribbles won
15/21
Pass
41%
Duels
1
Shots
Substitutes
W
M. WatkinsFWD33'
10/13
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Shots
C
H. CoulsonDEF8'
0/1
Pass
-
Duels
0
Tkl+Int
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
At Ross County — every meeting on record
3-3-1(7 games)
1.07–1.06avg xG (n=6)
WWDWDDL
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
0.65avg 1.25
10th worst of 38 · Highest 4.14, 27 August 2022 (5-0) · Lowest 0.00, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
xGA
0.94avg 1.66
14th best of 38 · Highest 4.47, 29 October 2022 (1-4) · Lowest 0.32, 12 November 2022 (1-0)
Possession
50%avg 47%
18th best 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
1.0avg 3.8
8th worst of 38 · Highest 10.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
Big chances
0.0avg 1.8
12th worst of 38 · Highest 7.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 31 July 2022 (0-2)
Box touches
20.0avg 19.8
16th best of 38 · Highest 47.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0) · Lowest 4.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Final third entries
58.0avg 54.7
17th 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
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
20.0avg 14.5
4th best 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
21.7avg 17.7
12th 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.
A middle-of-the-road performance by this season’s standards — no category stood out as a high or low.
Form:WWWWW(last 5)
Away this season: 5-1-13, 0.87–2.10 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
25.60
Defensive line height
6th lowest of 192