Rangers
3–0
FT · Loss
Aberdeen
3.34xG
-3.06AFC xGD
xG0.28
Expected points 2.44–0.19
Deserved defeatThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A defeat that matched the balance of chances.
6–29 shots · 0–8 big chances · 0.28–3.34 NPxG
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SPFL YouTubeThe match in three battles
Chance qualitySTRONG OPPONENT EDGE
0.28 – 3.34
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Rangers
AFC xG baseline: 1.22
0.05 – 0.12
xG per shot
6 – 29
shots
Rangers created the higher-quality chances per shot.
Territory & progressionOPPONENT EDGE
0.97 – 4.28
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Rangers
AFC xT baseline: 1.95
42% – 58%
field tilt
45 – 75
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even.
Defensive resistanceOPPONENT EDGE
3.34 xGA
chances conceded
1.70 worse than AFC baseline (1.64)
42 (base 24)
Rangers box touches
0.12
xG per Rangers shot
Aberdeen conceded better chances than they usually do.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 0.29Rangers 3.34GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
4%
95%
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
6 shots
Rangers Shot Map
3 goals: 2 open play, 1 corner
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
29 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
6shots · 2 on target
By situation
83%
17%
Open play583%
Free kick / throw117%
By body part
67%
17%
17%
Right foot467%
Left foot117%
Head117%
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 6Rangers 29
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 | 6 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Heart of Midlothian, Feb 2026 · 14 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ Heart of Midlothian, Feb 2026 · 14 of 192 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 4 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | below usual · 22 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 22 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
57.9%
30.5%
11.6%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
93.1%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
33avg 49
Directness
63.5%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 | 373 | 371.9 | 392 | about normal · 85 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 85 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 78.8 | 75.7 | 72.2 | above usual · 147 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 147 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 16 | 26.3 | 25.2 | below usual · 32 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 32 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 34 | 54.6 | 57.8 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Celtic, Feb 2023 · 1 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ Celtic, Feb 2023 · 1 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 9.1 | 15 | 15.6 | bottom 10% — fewest since vs Kilmarnock, Sept 2026 · 7 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since vs Kilmarnock, Sept 2026 · 7 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
D
R. DoohanGK90'
8 saves
22/29
Pass
-
Duels
8
Saves
DEF
D
N. DevlinDEF90'
1 key pass · 7 clearances
23/28
Pass
56%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
T
K. TobersDEF90'
9 clearances
51/62
Pass
44%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
N
S. NilsenDEF90'
51/56
Pass
50%
Duels
4
Tkl+Int
M
J. McGarryDEF72'
5 clearances
17/24
Pass
40%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
MID
S
G. ShinnieMID90'
1 key pass
44/50
Pass
67%
Duels
1
Key P
P
A. PalaversaMID64'
23/35
Pass
67%
Duels
-
Key P
K
T. KeskinenMID66'
7/7
Pass
60%
Duels
-
Key P
C
L. ClarksonMID90'
1 key pass
22/31
Pass
17%
Duels
1
Key P
O
J. OkkelsMID72'
6/6
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Key P
FWD
K. NisbetFWD64'
11/17
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Shots
Substitutes
D
A. DorringtonDEF26'
10/11
Pass
40%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
D
DukFWD26'
2/4
Pass
20%
Duels
1
Shots
M
S. MorrisFWD24'
1 key pass
4/7
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Shots
P
D. PolvaraMID18'
7/9
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Key P
J
A. JensenMID18'
11/12
Pass
67%
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)
0.81–2.35avg xG (n=9)
LLLLWLLLDLL
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
0.29avg 1.24
worst of 38 · Highest 2.78, 30 October 2024 (2-1) · Lowest 0.35, 31 August 2024 (1-0)
xGA
3.34avg 1.59
3rd worst of 38 · Highest 4.02, 26 December 2024 (0-4) · Lowest 0.38, 26 October 2024 (1-0)
Possession
41%avg 54%
7th worst of 38 · Highest 74%, 25 January 2025 (0-3) · Lowest 27%, 19 October 2024 (2-2)
Shots
6.0avg 12.2
worst of 38 · Highest 21.0, 5 August 2024 (2-1) · Lowest 7.0, 7 December 2024 (1-1)
Shots on target
2.0avg 3.8
11th worst of 38 · Highest 8.0, 9 November 2024 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 3 May 2025 (0-1)
Big chances
0.0avg 1.7
10th worst of 38 · Highest 4.0, 5 August 2024 (2-1) · Lowest 0.0, 6 October 2024 (3-2)
Box touches
10.0avg 25.2
3rd worst of 38 · Highest 52.0, 2 March 2025 (2-2) · Lowest 8.0, 25 February 2025 (1-5)
Final third entries
45.0avg 57.2
7th worst of 38 · Highest 86.0, 26 October 2024 (1-0) · Lowest 31.0, 19 October 2024 (2-2)
Key passes
4.0avg 9.2
4th worst of 38 · Highest 19.0, 5 August 2024 (2-1) · Lowest 4.0, 19 October 2024 (2-2)
Corners
3.0avg 6.2
11th worst of 38 · Highest 14.0, 2 March 2025 (2-2) · Lowest 1.0, 29 December 2024 (0-1)
Tackles
11.0avg 17.3
5th worst of 38 · Highest 29.0, 12 January 2025 (0-0) · Lowest 9.0, 26 April 2025 (1-0)
Interceptions
4.0avg 6.6
15th worst of 38 · Highest 15.0, 31 August 2024 (1-0) · Lowest 2.0, 22 February 2025 (1-0)
PPDA
31.5avg 15.1
2nd worst of 38 · Highest 48.6, 14 May 2025 (1-5) · Lowest 7.3, 2 March 2025 (2-2)
avg
Above avg
Below avg
Where this performance ranks
Against Aberdeen’s other matches this season — only the standout highs and lows.
0.29xG
38th of 38 · season worst
6shots
38th of 38 · season worst
-3.05xGD
37th of 38 · among the worst
3.34xGA
36th of 38 · among the worst
10box touches
36th of 38 · among the worst
Form:LLLLD(last 5)
Away this season: 5-4-10, 0.95–1.91 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.
8
Big chances conceded
3rd highest of 192 · tied with 1
31.54
PPDA
4th highest of 192
29
Shots conceded
6th highest of 409
-3.05
xG difference
7th lowest of 230
9.12%
Long-ball share
8th lowest of 192
3.34
xG conceded
9th highest of 230