Aberdeen
2–3
FT · Loss
Rangers
0.54xG
-1.04AFC xGD
xG1.58
Expected points 0.72–2.29
Deserved defeatThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A defeat that matched the balance of chances.
8–14 shots · 1–4 big chances · 0.54–1.58 NPxG
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Chance qualitySTRONG OPPONENT EDGE
0.54 – 1.58
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Rangers
AFC xG baseline: 1.24
0.07 – 0.11
xG per shot
8 – 14
shots
Rangers created the higher-quality chances per shot.
Territory & progressionABERDEEN EDGE
1.17 – 3.37
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Rangers
AFC xT baseline: 1.68
64% – 36%
field tilt
60 – 69
final-third entries
Aberdeen controlled the territory and pushed play into Rangers's half.
Defensive resistanceMIXED
1.58 xGA
chances conceded
0.06 better than AFC baseline (1.64)
45 (base 27)
Rangers box touches
0.11
xG per Rangers shot
A middling defensive night by Aberdeen's standards.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 0.54Rangers 1.58GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
11%
24%
66%
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: 1 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
8 shots
Rangers Shot Map
3 goals: 3 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
14 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
8shots · 3 on target
By situation
63%
13%
25%
Open play563%
Corner113%
Free kick / throw225%
By body part
63%
38%
Right foot563%
Left foot338%
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 8Rangers 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 | 8 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | below usual · 37 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 37 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
35.6%
46.5%
17.9%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
76.4%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
39avg 49
Directness
60.7%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 | 274 | 371.9 | 392 | below usual · 28 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 28 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 63.1 | 75.7 | 72.2 | below usual · 26 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 26 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 25 | 26.3 | 25.2 | about normal · 103 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 103 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 46 | 54.6 | 57.8 | below usual · 29 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 29 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 16.8 | 15 | 15.6 | about normal · 132 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 132 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
R
K. RoosGK90'
5 saves
6/21
Pass
-
Duels
5
Saves
DEF
M
R. McCrorieDEF90'
16/29
Pass
63%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
S
A. StewartDEF90'
10 clearances
26/34
Pass
0%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
S
L. ScalesDEF90'
3 interceptions · 5 clearances
18/24
Pass
43%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
MID
R
J. RichardsonMID90'
11/18
Pass
67%
Duels
-
Key P
B
C. BarronMID90'
28/36
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Key P
R
Y. RamadaniMID90'
21/31
Pass
54%
Duels
-
Key P
C
L. ClarksonMID65'
1 goal
10/19
Pass
67%
Duels
-
Key P
C
H. CoulsonMID81'
1 key pass
16/24
Pass
22%
Duels
1
Key P
FWD
M
B. MiovskiFWD65'
4 aerials won
4/9
Pass
70%
Duels
1
Shots
D
DukFWD65'
1 goal · 1 big chance created · 1 key pass
8/12
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Shots
Substitutes
W
M. WatkinsFWD25'
4/5
Pass
60%
Duels
-
Shots
H
J. HayesMID25'
6/9
Pass
100%
Duels
-
Key P
M
S. MorrisFWD25'
4/5
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Shots
M
J. MackenzieDEF9'
3/5
Pass
50%
Duels
0
Tkl+Int
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
Vs Rangers at Home — every meeting on record
2-3-3(8 games)
1.27–1.82avg xG (n=7)
LLDWDWDL
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
0.54avg 1.25
9th worst of 38 · Highest 4.14, 27 August 2022 (5-0) · Lowest 0.00, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
xGA
1.58avg 1.64
18th worst of 38 · Highest 4.47, 29 October 2022 (1-4) · Lowest 0.32, 12 November 2022 (1-0)
Possession
32%avg 47%
9th worst of 38 · Highest 75%, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 20%, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
Shots
8.0avg 11.6
11th 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
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
11.0avg 20.0
7th worst of 38 · Highest 47.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0) · Lowest 4.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Final third entries
60.0avg 54.6
14th best of 38 · Highest 77.0, 1 April 2023 (1-0) · Lowest 24.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Key passes
2.0avg 8.2
3rd 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
11.0avg 14.8
10th worst of 38 · Highest 29.0, 23 April 2023 (2-0) · Lowest 7.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0)
Interceptions
11.0avg 8.9
13th best of 38 · Highest 17.0, 22 October 2022 (2-1) · Lowest 3.0, 8 April 2023 (2-0)
PPDA
30.0avg 17.4
2nd 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:LWLWL(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.
30
PPDA
8th highest of 192