Motherwell
1–2
FT · Win
Aberdeen
0.71xG
+0.41AFC xGD
xG1.11
Expected points 0.72–1.59
Deserved winThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A win broadly in line with the underlying numbers.
7–12 shots · 2–2 big chances · 1.11–0.71 NPxG
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Chance qualityABERDEEN EDGE
1.11 – 0.71
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Motherwell
AFC xG baseline: 1.24
0.16 – 0.06
xG per shot
7 – 12
shots
Aberdeen produced fewer attempts, but their average chance was 3 times as valuable.
Territory & progressionSLIGHT ABERDEEN EDGE
1.01 – 2.81
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Motherwell
AFC xT baseline: 1.68
57% – 43%
field tilt
50 – 68
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even.
Defensive resistanceABERDEEN EDGE
0.71 xGA
chances conceded
0.93 better than AFC baseline (1.64)
22 (base 27)
Motherwell box touches
0.06
xG per Motherwell shot
A resilient defensive display — chances conceded were below Aberdeen's usual level.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 1.11Motherwell 0.71GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
47%
32%
21%
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
7 shots
Motherwell Shot Map
1 goal: 1 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
12 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
7shots · 3 on target
By situation
100%
Open play7100%
By body part
29%
43%
29%
Right foot229%
Left foot343%
Head229%
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 7Motherwell 12
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 | 7 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | below usual · 25 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 25 of 192 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 5 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | below usual · 37 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 37 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
43.3%
45.4%
11.3%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
72.3%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
29avg 49
Directness
59.0%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 | 304 | 371.9 | 392 | below usual · 39 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 39 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 57.6 | 75.7 | 72.2 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ St. Mirren, Mar 2024 · 9 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ St. Mirren, Mar 2024 · 9 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 11 | 26.3 | 25.2 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Celtic, Dec 2025 · 10 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ Celtic, Dec 2025 · 10 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 65 | 54.6 | 57.8 | above usual · 146 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 146 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 21.4 | 15 | 15.6 | above usual · 169 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 169 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
R
K. RoosGK90'
3 saves
13/32
Pass
100%
Duels
3
Saves
DEF
M
R. McCrorieDEF90'
5 clearances · 4 aerials won
18/34
Pass
67%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
S
A. StewartDEF90'
9 clearances · 4 aerials won
12/28
Pass
60%
Duels
4
Tkl+Int
S
L. ScalesDEF90'
24/33
Pass
38%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
MID
R
Y. RamadaniMID90'
4 interceptions · 5 clearances
31/43
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Key P
R
J. RichardsonMID90'
1 key pass
12/22
Pass
50%
Duels
1
Key P
B
C. BarronMID90'
1 assist · 1 big chance created · 2 key passes
16/23
Pass
63%
Duels
2
Key P
C
L. ClarksonMID84'
2 key passes
19/33
Pass
0%
Duels
2
Key P
M
J. MackenzieMID90'
1 assist · 1 big chance created · 1 key pass
16/25
Pass
71%
Duels
1
Key P
FWD
M
B. MiovskiFWD86'
1 goal · 1 key pass
12/22
Pass
27%
Duels
1
Shots
D
DukFWD77'
1 goal · 3 shots
7/13
Pass
54%
Duels
3
Shots
Substitutes
K
M. KennedyFWD13'
2/4
Pass
-
Duels
-
Shots
B
V. BesuijenFWD13'
0/2
Pass
-
Duels
-
Shots
W
M. WatkinsFWD12'
0/0
Pass
33%
Duels
-
Shots
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
At Motherwell — every meeting on record
3-2-4(9 games)
1.20–1.62avg xG (n=8)
WLLLWWDLD
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
1.11avg 1.24
15th best of 38 · Highest 4.14, 27 August 2022 (5-0) · Lowest 0.00, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
xGA
0.71avg 1.66
10th best of 38 · Highest 4.47, 29 October 2022 (1-4) · Lowest 0.32, 12 November 2022 (1-0)
Possession
41%avg 47%
15th worst of 38 · Highest 75%, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 20%, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
Shots
7.0avg 11.6
9th worst of 38 · Highest 24.0, 8 November 2022 (1-2) · Lowest 0.0, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
Shots on target
3.0avg 3.7
19th best 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
15.0avg 19.9
15th worst of 38 · Highest 47.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0) · Lowest 4.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Final third entries
50.0avg 54.9
14th worst 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
0.0avg 5.0
3rd worst of 38 · Highest 13.0, 3 September 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.0, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
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
17.0avg 8.8
best of 38 · Highest 16.0, 17 December 2022 (0-1) · Lowest 3.0, 8 April 2023 (2-0)
PPDA
18.0avg 17.8
17th 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:DLWLW(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.
57.60%
Pass completion
10th lowest of 192
0
Corners
10th lowest of 409 · tied with 9