Rangers
4–1
FT · Loss
Aberdeen
4.47xG
-4.04AFC xGD
xG0.42
Expected points 2.44–0.19
Deserved defeatThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A defeat that matched the balance of chances.
5–36 shots · 1–9 big chances · 0.42–3.68 NPxG
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SPFL YouTubeThe match in three battles
Chance qualitySTRONG OPPONENT EDGE
0.42 – 4.47
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Rangers
AFC xG baseline: 1.24 · non-penalty 0.42–3.68
0.08 – 0.12
xG per shot
5 – 36
shots
Rangers created the higher-quality chances per shot.
Territory & progressionSLIGHT ABERDEEN EDGE
1.09 – 2.35
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Rangers
AFC xT baseline: 1.68
56% – 44%
field tilt
34 – 72
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even.
Defensive resistanceOPPONENT EDGE
4.47 xGA
chances conceded
2.83 worse than AFC baseline (1.64)
70 (base 27)
Rangers box touches
0.12
xG per Rangers shot
Aberdeen conceded better chances than they usually do.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 0.42Rangers 4.47GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
98%
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
5 shots
Rangers Shot Map
4 goals: 3 open play, 1 free kick
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
36 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
5shots · 1 on target
By situation
60%
40%
Open play360%
Corner240%
By body part
60%
40%
Left foot360%
Head240%
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 5Rangers 36
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 | 5 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Celtic, Nov 2023 · 6 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ Celtic, Nov 2023 · 6 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
43.7%
44.6%
11.7%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
78.5%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
27avg 49
Directness
60.8%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 | 221 | 371.9 | 392 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ St. Mirren, Mar 2024 · 8 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ St. Mirren, Mar 2024 · 8 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 64.3 | 75.7 | 72.2 | below usual · 30 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 30 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 15 | 26.3 | 25.2 | below usual · 29 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 29 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 47 | 54.6 | 57.8 | below usual · 33 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 33 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 21.3 | 15 | 15.6 | above usual · 167 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 167 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
R
K. RoosGK90'
7 saves
11/38
Pass
-
Duels
7
Saves
DEF
M
R. McCrorieDEF90'
3 dribbles won · 5 clearances
12/21
Pass
88%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
S
A. StewartDEF90'
11 clearances
14/17
Pass
50%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
S
L. ScalesDEF90'
1 key pass · 10 clearances · 5 aerials won
15/23
Pass
57%
Duels
5
Tkl+Int
MID
R
Y. RamadaniMID90'
4 tackles
22/33
Pass
56%
Duels
-
Key P
R
J. RichardsonMID63'
1 key pass
3/4
Pass
25%
Duels
1
Key P
B
C. BarronMID63'
1 goal
14/17
Pass
40%
Duels
-
Key P
C
L. ClarksonMID90'
1 key pass
22/27
Pass
100%
Duels
1
Key P
M
J. MackenzieMID70'
12/13
Pass
43%
Duels
-
Key P
FWD
M
B. MiovskiFWD77'
7/14
Pass
33%
Duels
-
Shots
D
DukFWD90'
1 assist · 1 big chance created · 1 key pass
7/12
Pass
47%
Duels
2
Shots
Substitutes
D
R. DuncanMID27'
1 key pass
1/3
Pass
25%
Duels
1
Key P
C
H. CoulsonDEF27'
4/5
Pass
25%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
B
V. BesuijenFWD20'
3/3
Pass
60%
Duels
1
Shots
R
C. RamirezFWD13'
3/3
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Shots
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
At Rangers — every meeting on record
1-1-9(11 games)
0.80–2.23avg xG (n=9)
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This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
0.42avg 1.26
7th worst of 38 · Highest 4.14, 27 August 2022 (5-0) · Lowest 0.00, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
xGA
4.47avg 1.56
worst of 38 · Highest 3.56, 27 May 2023 (0-5) · Lowest 0.32, 12 November 2022 (1-0)
Possession
30%avg 47%
7th worst of 38 · Highest 75%, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 20%, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
Shots
5.0avg 11.7
6th worst 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
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
13.0avg 20.0
11th worst of 38 · Highest 47.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0) · Lowest 4.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Final third entries
34.0avg 55.4
3rd worst of 38 · Highest 77.0, 1 April 2023 (1-0) · Lowest 24.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Key passes
5.0avg 8.1
11th worst of 38 · Highest 18.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
Corners
4.0avg 4.9
18th worst of 38 · Highest 13.0, 3 September 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.0, 22 October 2022 (2-1)
Tackles
19.0avg 14.6
5th best of 38 · Highest 29.0, 23 April 2023 (2-0) · Lowest 7.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0)
Interceptions
4.0avg 9.1
4th worst of 38 · Highest 17.0, 22 October 2022 (2-1) · Lowest 3.0, 8 April 2023 (2-0)
PPDA
25.5avg 17.6
5th 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.
4.47xGA
38th of 38 · season worst
-4.05xGD
38th of 38 · season worst
Form:LWLWW(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.
36
Shots conceded
highest of 409
9
Big chances conceded
highest of 192
-4.05
xG difference
2nd lowest of 230
4.47
xG conceded
3rd highest of 230