Livingston
0–0
FT · Draw
Aberdeen
0.76xG
-0.06AFC xGD
xG0.70
Expected points 1.59–1.59
Tight gameThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A draw broadly in line with the underlying numbers.
11–12 shots · 0–1 big chances · 0.70–0.76 NPxG
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Chance qualityEVEN
0.70 – 0.76
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Livingston
AFC xG baseline: 1.41
0.06 – 0.06
xG per shot
11 – 12
shots
Chance quality was broadly even between the sides.
Territory & progressionABERDEEN EDGE
2.31 – 2.36
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Livingston
AFC xT baseline: 2.17
73% – 27%
field tilt
62 – 73
final-third entries
Aberdeen controlled the territory and pushed play into Livingston's half.
Defensive resistanceABERDEEN EDGE
0.76 xGA
chances conceded
0.79 better than AFC baseline (1.55)
21 (base 25)
Livingston box touches
0.06
xG per Livingston shot
A resilient defensive display — chances conceded were below Aberdeen's usual level.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 0.70Livingston 0.76GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
30%
36%
34%
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
Livingston Shot Map
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
12 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
11shots · 0 on target
By situation
64%
27%
9%
Open play764%
Corner327%
Free kick / throw19%
By body part
36%
36%
27%
Right foot436%
Left foot436%
Head327%
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 11Livingston 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 | 11 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | about normal · 80 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 80 of 192 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 9 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | about normal · 122 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 122 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
27.2%
42.6%
30.2%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
57.4%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
44avg 49
Directness
61.4%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 | 305 | 371.9 | 392 | below usual · 40 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 40 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 54.8 | 75.7 | 72.2 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ St. Mirren, Mar 2024 · 6 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ St. Mirren, Mar 2024 · 6 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 20 | 26.3 | 25.2 | about normal · 60 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 60 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 63 | 54.6 | 57.8 | about normal · 130 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 130 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 20.7 | 15 | 15.6 | above usual · 163 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 163 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
R
K. RoosGK90'
2 saves
9/29
Pass
-
Duels
2
Saves
DEF
D
N. DevlinDEF90'
5 aerials won
15/39
Pass
67%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
R
S. RubežićDEF90'
1 key pass · 4 interceptions · 8 clearances
20/40
Pass
65%
Duels
5
Tkl+Int
M
J. MackenzieDEF90'
23/36
Pass
39%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
MID
M
S. MorrisMID78'
8/17
Pass
30%
Duels
-
Key P
P
D. PolvaraMID90'
1 key pass
31/42
Pass
50%
Duels
1
Key P
C
L. ClarksonMID90'
1 key pass
15/27
Pass
33%
Duels
1
Key P
S
G. ShinnieMID90'
1 key pass · 6 clearances
14/25
Pass
45%
Duels
1
Key P
H
J. HayesMID90'
1 key pass · 3 interceptions · 5 clearances
19/31
Pass
57%
Duels
1
Key P
FWD
M
B. MiovskiFWD90'
1 key pass
11/18
Pass
21%
Duels
1
Shots
D
DukFWD90'
1 key pass · 4 shots
9/14
Pass
38%
Duels
4
Shots
Substitutes
S
E. SoklerFWD12'
1 key pass
1/2
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Shots
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
At Livingston — every meeting on record
3-3-2(8 games)
1.22–1.16avg xG (n=6)
DWDLLWWD
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
0.70avg 1.43
8th worst of 38 · Highest 3.86, 3 December 2023 (0-2) · Lowest 0.18, 12 November 2023 (0-6)
xGA
0.76avg 1.57
7th best of 38 · Highest 4.67, 12 November 2023 (0-6) · Lowest 0.14, 2 January 2024 (3-0)
Possession
53%avg 49%
15th best of 38 · Highest 67%, 30 December 2023 (0-3) · Lowest 22%, 12 November 2023 (0-6)
Shots
11.0avg 12.4
19th best of 38 · Highest 23.0, 3 December 2023 (0-2) · Lowest 3.0, 12 November 2023 (0-6)
Shots on target
0.0avg 4.3
worst of 38 · Highest 12.0, 17 February 2024 (2-2) · Lowest 1.0, 29 October 2023 (0-2)
Big chances
0.0avg 1.9
6th worst of 38 · Highest 6.0, 4 May 2024 (1-0) · Lowest 0.0, 12 November 2023 (0-6)
Box touches
29.0avg 23.1
11th best of 38 · Highest 47.0, 3 December 2023 (0-2) · Lowest 6.0, 12 November 2023 (0-6)
Final third entries
62.0avg 64.1
19th worst of 38 · Highest 94.0, 14 February 2024 (3-3) · Lowest 35.0, 12 November 2023 (0-6)
Key passes
8.0avg 8.5
19th best of 38 · Highest 18.0, 27 April 2024 (1-0) · Lowest 1.0, 27 August 2023 (2-2)
Corners
7.0avg 4.7
6th best of 38 · Highest 13.0, 30 December 2023 (0-3) · Lowest 0.0, 12 November 2023 (0-6)
Tackles
11.0avg 17.2
5th worst of 38 · Highest 26.0, 16 September 2023 (0-2) · Lowest 8.0, 30 January 2024 (1-1)
Interceptions
12.0avg 7.6
6th best of 38 · Highest 18.0, 2 January 2024 (3-0) · Lowest 2.0, 30 January 2024 (1-1)
PPDA
10.3avg 16.6
3rd best of 38 · Highest 39.1, 12 November 2023 (0-6) · Lowest 6.9, 15 May 2024 (5-1)
avg
Above avg
Below avg
Where this performance ranks
Against Aberdeen’s other matches this season — only the standout highs and lows.
0shots on target
38th of 38 · season worst
73%field tilt
2nd of 38 · 2nd best
Away this season: 5-5-9, 1.19–1.70 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.
54.80%
Pass completion
7th lowest of 192