Rangers
1–0
FT · Loss
Aberdeen
2.00xG
-0.70AFC xGD
xG1.30
Expected points 1.59–0.72
Deserved defeatThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A defeat that matched the balance of chances.
11–19 shots · 2–1 big chances · 1.30–2.00 NPxG
Watch Highlights
SPFL YouTubeThe match in three battles
Chance qualitySTRONG OPPONENT EDGE
1.30 – 2.00
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Rangers
AFC xG baseline: 1.24
0.12 – 0.11
xG per shot
11 – 19
shots
Chance quality was broadly even between the sides.
Territory & progressionABERDEEN EDGE
1.82 – 3.29
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Rangers
AFC xT baseline: 1.68
63% – 37%
field tilt
49 – 74
final-third entries
Aberdeen controlled the territory and pushed play into Rangers's half.
Defensive resistanceOPPONENT EDGE
2.00 xGA
chances conceded
0.37 worse than AFC baseline (1.64)
43 (base 27)
Rangers box touches
0.11
xG per Rangers shot
Aberdeen conceded better chances than they usually do.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 1.30Rangers 2.00GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
22%
24%
54%
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
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
11 shots
Rangers Shot Map
1 goal: 0 open play, 1 corner
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
19 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
11shots · 4 on target
By situation
36%
18%
27%
18%
Open play436%
Counter218%
Corner327%
Free kick / throw218%
By body part
27%
36%
36%
Right foot327%
Left foot436%
Head436%
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 11Rangers 19
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
36.8%
42.2%
21.0%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
85.4%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
29avg 49
Directness
53.0%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 | 239 | 371.9 | 392 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Celtic, Dec 2025 · 13 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ Celtic, Dec 2025 · 13 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 68.2 | 75.7 | 72.2 | below usual · 47 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 47 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 18 | 26.3 | 25.2 | below usual · 42 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 42 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 39 | 54.6 | 57.8 | bottom 10% — fewest since vs Rangers, Aug 2026 · 7 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since vs Rangers, Aug 2026 · 7 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 16.3 | 15 | 15.6 | about normal · 122 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 122 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
R
K. RoosGK90'
6 saves
7/30
Pass
-
Duels
6
Saves
DEF
P
M. PollockDEF90'
1 key pass · 4 tackles · 7 aerials won
20/30
Pass
86%
Duels
6
Tkl+Int
M
A. MacDonaldDEF90'
5 clearances
15/22
Pass
60%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
S
L. ScalesDEF90'
5 clearances
20/31
Pass
56%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
MID
C
H. CoulsonMID90'
1 key pass
9/15
Pass
50%
Duels
1
Key P
R
Y. RamadaniMID90'
23/28
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Key P
C
L. ClarksonMID88'
1 key pass
15/20
Pass
57%
Duels
1
Key P
D
R. DuncanMID76'
12/14
Pass
33%
Duels
-
Key P
H
J. HayesMID90'
1 key pass · 3 interceptions · 9 clearances
17/25
Pass
57%
Duels
1
Key P
FWD
M
B. MiovskiFWD77'
2 big chances created · 2 key passes
8/10
Pass
33%
Duels
-
Shots
D
DukFWD80'
1 key pass · 3 shots · 4 dribbles won
5/7
Pass
50%
Duels
3
Shots
Substitutes
B
C. BarronMID14'
5/6
Pass
-
Duels
-
Key P
W
M. WatkinsFWD13'
2 key passes
7/10
Pass
20%
Duels
1
Shots
M
S. MorrisFWD10'
1/1
Pass
-
Duels
1
Shots
B
A. BavidgeMID2'
0/0
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Key P
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)
0.70–2.50avg 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
1.30avg 1.23
12th best of 38 · Highest 4.14, 27 August 2022 (5-0) · Lowest 0.00, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
xGA
2.00avg 1.63
13th worst of 38 · Highest 4.47, 29 October 2022 (1-4) · Lowest 0.32, 12 November 2022 (1-0)
Possession
29%avg 47%
6th worst 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
4.0avg 3.7
14th 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
49.0avg 54.9
11th worst of 38 · Highest 77.0, 1 April 2023 (1-0) · Lowest 24.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Key passes
9.0avg 8.0
12th best of 38 · Highest 18.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
Corners
6.0avg 4.8
12th best of 38 · Highest 13.0, 3 September 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.0, 22 October 2022 (2-1)
Tackles
17.0avg 14.6
11th best of 38 · Highest 29.0, 23 April 2023 (2-0) · Lowest 7.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0)
Interceptions
12.0avg 8.9
10th best of 38 · Highest 17.0, 22 October 2022 (2-1) · Lowest 3.0, 8 April 2023 (2-0)
PPDA
16.8avg 17.8
19th 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