Aberdeen
1–0
FT · Win
St. Johnstone
3.34xG
+2.35AFC xGD
xG0.99
Expected points 2.44–0.19
DominantThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A dominant performance, matched by the result.
15–12 shots · 6–2 big chances · 2.55–0.99 NPxG
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Chance qualitySTRONG ABERDEEN EDGE
3.34 – 0.99
Expected goals · Aberdeen – St. Johnstone
AFC xG baseline: 1.41 · non-penalty 2.55–0.99
0.22 – 0.08
xG per shot
15 – 12
shots
Aberdeen's chances were the better ones — 0.22 xG per shot to 0.08.
Territory & progressionEVEN
2.90 – 2.22
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – St. Johnstone
AFC xT baseline: 2.17
51% – 49%
field tilt
65 – 69
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even, but Aberdeen's passing generated more threat than usual.
Defensive resistanceABERDEEN EDGE
0.99 xGA
chances conceded
0.56 better than AFC baseline (1.55)
10 (base 25)
St. Johnstone box touches
0.08
xG per St. Johnstone shot
A resilient defensive display — chances conceded were below Aberdeen's usual level.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 3.34St. Johnstone 0.99GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
88%
8%
3%
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: 0 open play, 1 pen
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
15 shots
St. Johnstone Shot Map
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
12 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
15shots · 5 on target
By situation
53%
13%
27%
Open play853%
Corner213%
Free kick / throw427%
Penalty17%
By body part
40%
33%
27%
Right foot640%
Left foot533%
Head427%
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 15St. Johnstone 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 | 15 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | about normal · 129 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 129 of 192 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 10 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | above usual · 136 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 136 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
48.8%
32.5%
18.7%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
87.4%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
72avg 49
Directness
58.3%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 | 493 | 371.9 | 392 | above usual · 160 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 160 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 78.1 | 75.7 | 72.2 | above usual · 139 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 139 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 29 | 26.3 | 25.2 | about normal · 125 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 125 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 | 13.2 | 15 | 15.6 | about normal · 58 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 58 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
R
K. RoosGK90'
4 saves
21/34
Pass
-
Duels
4
Saves
DEF
D
N. DevlinDEF90'
41/51
Pass
56%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
G
S. GartenmannDEF90'
70/79
Pass
60%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
M
A. MacDonaldDEF90'
1 key pass · 6 aerials won
56/65
Pass
62%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
M
J. MackenzieDEF90'
2 key passes
42/52
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
MID
B
C. BarronMID74'
38/41
Pass
67%
Duels
-
Key P
P
D. PolvaraMID79'
21/32
Pass
67%
Duels
-
Key P
M
J. McGrathMID90'
1 big chance created · 2 key passes
32/42
Pass
67%
Duels
2
Key P
C
L. ClarksonMID89'
1 big chance created · 2 key passes
30/40
Pass
38%
Duels
2
Key P
H
J. HoilettMID90'
2 big chances created · 3 key passes
19/27
Pass
29%
Duels
3
Key P
FWD
M
B. MiovskiFWD90'
1 goal · 6 shots
17/22
Pass
25%
Duels
6
Shots
Substitutes
S
G. ShinnieMID16'
5/8
Pass
100%
Duels
-
Key P
D
DukFWD11'
2/2
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Shots
P
K. PhillipsMID1'
0/0
Pass
-
Duels
-
Key P
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
Vs St. Johnstone at Home — every meeting on record
2-3-2(7 games)
1.28–0.89avg xG (n=6)
DLDWDLW
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
3.34avg 1.36
2nd best of 38 · Highest 3.86, 3 December 2023 (0-2) · Lowest 0.18, 12 November 2023 (0-6)
xGA
0.99avg 1.56
11th best of 38 · Highest 4.67, 12 November 2023 (0-6) · Lowest 0.14, 2 January 2024 (3-0)
Possession
65%avg 49%
2nd best of 38 · Highest 67%, 30 December 2023 (0-3) · Lowest 22%, 12 November 2023 (0-6)
Shots
15.0avg 12.2
11th best of 38 · Highest 23.0, 3 December 2023 (0-2) · Lowest 3.0, 12 November 2023 (0-6)
Shots on target
6.0avg 4.1
5th best of 38 · Highest 12.0, 17 February 2024 (2-2) · Lowest 0.0, 5 August 2023 (0-0)
Big chances
6.0avg 1.7
best of 38 · Highest 5.0, 24 September 2023 (4-0) · Lowest 0.0, 5 August 2023 (0-0)
Box touches
35.0avg 22.9
3rd best of 38 · Highest 47.0, 3 December 2023 (0-2) · Lowest 6.0, 12 November 2023 (0-6)
Final third entries
65.0avg 64.1
18th best of 38 · Highest 94.0, 14 February 2024 (3-3) · Lowest 35.0, 12 November 2023 (0-6)
Key passes
10.0avg 8.5
11th 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
17.0avg 17.1
16th best of 38 · Highest 26.0, 16 September 2023 (0-2) · Lowest 8.0, 30 January 2024 (1-1)
Interceptions
3.0avg 7.8
5th worst of 38 · Highest 18.0, 2 January 2024 (3-0) · Lowest 2.0, 30 January 2024 (1-1)
PPDA
12.3avg 16.5
13th 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.
6big chances
1st of 38 · season best
3.34xG
2nd of 38 · 2nd best
+2.35xGD
2nd of 38 · 2nd best
35box touches
3rd of 38 · 3rd best
Form:WWDDW(last 5)
Home this season: 7-7-5, 1.63–1.40 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.
6
Big chances
2nd highest of 192 · tied with 2
0.223
xG per shot
4th highest of 191
3.34
Expected goals
6th highest of 230 · tied with 1
2.35
xG difference
9th highest of 230