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Scottish Premiership · Sat, 21 Dec 2024 · Pittodrie
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Aberdeen
Aberdeen
13
FT · Loss
Hibernian
Hibernian
1.90xG
+0.46AFC xGD
xG1.44
Expected points 1.580.73
Unfortunate defeat
Match in 30 seconds
Standout performer
7.9T. Keskinen
T. Keskinen ran the show — a 7.9 rating with 1 goal.
Aggressive press
7.1PPDA · 12.8 avg
Aberdeen pressed hard — 7.1 passes allowed per defensive action versus a 12.8 average (lower is more aggressive).
Controlled the ball
64%possession · 53% avg
Aberdeen dominated the ball — 64% possession against a 53% season average.
Result verdict
Very unfortunate
Took 0 pts · expected 1.58 · -1.58
robbedfairrode their luck
How much of this was luck?9% luck · mostly down to skill
About 9% of the gap between the goals and the chances came down to luck — a kind bounce or the keeper’s day, the sort of thing that won’t repeat every week. The rest came from things Aberdeen control: how cleanly they hit their shots and their own goalkeeping.
One match is a small sample — finishing and goalkeeping swing single games. Expected points are calibrated on Aberdeen’s own five seasons of xGD.

Match Story

Aberdeen 1.90Hibernian 1.44GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
0.00.51.01.5HT0'15'30'45'60'75'90'GGGG
Each step is a shot; the line climbs by that shot's xG. Steeper, sustained climbs (shaded) mark spells of real pressure.

Shot Map

Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
15 shots
How the match was won or lost
Chance creation
Chances were finely balanced (1.90 xG to 1.44). Output was above Aberdeen's season norm.
AFC
Opp
Avg
xG
1.90
1.44
1.22
Shots
15
7
12
Shots on target
2
4
4
Big chances
3
3
2
Box touches
33
18
25
xG per shot
0.13
0.21
0.10
Territory & progression
Aberdeen controlled territory above their usual level, camping in the opposition half. Ball progression was sharp.
AFC
Opp
Avg
Possession
64%
36%
53%
Field tilt
57%
43%
53%
Progressive passes
63
52
Final-third entries
62
61
57
xT (threat created)
3.05
1.95
Without the ball
Aberdeen conceded a typical amount of danger (1.44 xGA). The press was aggressive (PPDA 7.1).
AFC
Opp
Avg
xGA
1.44
1.90
1.64
PPDA
7.1
12.8
High regains
7
6
Tackles
20
17
Interceptions
8
7
Opp. box touches
18
33
24
Aberdeen’s value is green when it beats the season average in the direction that helps — so lower xGA, PPDA and opposition box touches read as good.
Player performance

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:LDDLD(last 5)
Home this season: 10-4-5, 1.491.37 xG avg
After scoring first: 14-2-2 (18 games)