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Premiership · Sat, 25 Apr 2026 · Pittodrie
Aberdeen
1
Kilmarnock
0
FULL TIME · WON
0.49Aberdeen xG0.70Kilmarnock xG1.52Aberdeen expected pointsTight game
2025–26 so far
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Match 34 of 38 · 40 points. Tap a square for that match.
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The verdict
Event data: Opta

A win from an even game on chances.

10–11 shots · 2–0 big chances · 0.49–0.70 NPxG

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Summary

How the match was decided

The match in three battles
Chance qualityOPPONENT EDGE
0.49 – 0.70
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Kilmarnock
AFC xG baseline: 1.19
0.05 – 0.06
xG per shot
10 – 11
shots
Kilmarnock created the higher-quality chances per shot.
Territory & progressionABERDEEN EDGE
—
Expected threat created
AFC xT baseline: 1.88
62% – 38%
field tilt
59 – 76
final-third entries
Aberdeen controlled the territory and pushed play into Kilmarnock's half.
Defensive resistanceABERDEEN EDGE
0.70 xGA
chances conceded
0.86 better than AFC baseline (1.56)
17 (base 25)
Kilmarnock box touches
0.06
xG per Kilmarnock shot
A resilient defensive display — chances conceded were below Aberdeen's usual level.
The match by half
 AberdeenUsualKilmarnock
xG0.491.190.70
Big chances31.81
Touches in box3021.619
Possession %4248.158
Chance creation was fairly even across the two halves.
Usual = Aberdeen’s average for this half this season.
How this is measured
FotMob period stats. Usual = Aberdeen’s average for this half across 38 games in 2025-26. Green or red marks a figure clearly above or below our own norm, never a comparison with Kilmarnock.

Lineups

Shots

Where the chances came from

xG timeline

Aberdeen 0.50Kilmarnock 0.70GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
22%
40%
37%
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.
0.00.5HT0'15'30'45'60'75'90'1-0 · Aremu
Each step is a shot; the line climbs by that shot's xG. Steeper, sustained climbs (shaded) mark spells of real pressure.

Aberdeen shots

1 goal: 0 open play, 1 free kick
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
10 shots

Kilmarnock shots

Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
11 shots

Shot mix & shots over time

10shots · 4 on target · 0.50 xG
By situation
50%
20%
30%
Open play550%
Corner220%
Free kick / throw330%
By body part
60%
20%
20%
Right foot660%
Left foot220%
Head220%
How this is measured
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 10Kilmarnock 11
0'HTFT 
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How this is measured
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.
Passing

How the ball moved

Build-Up Play

Where Aberdeen's passes were and how they progressed the ball

Pass Territory
38.4%
61.6%
Own Half
Opp Half
Season avg: 46.1% own half
GK Distribution
GK Long Ball %
84.0%avg 60.8%
GK Total Passes
25avg 31
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
85.3%avg 86.1%
Season avg
Above avg
Below avg
Players

Player contributions

Player contributions
GK
M
D. MitovGK90'
3 saves
DEF
J. MilneDEF81'
M
L. MorrisonDEF90'
10 clearances
G. MolloyDEF90'
8 clearances
MID
J
A. JensenMID90'
1 big chance created · 2 key passes · 4 tackles
A. AremuMID72'
1 goal
S. ArmstrongMID72'
1 assist · 2 key passes
F
M. FrameMID58'
1 key pass
FWD
C
L. CameronFWD59'
T. OlusanyaFWD87'
K. NisbetFWD90'
1 key pass
Substitutes
S
G. ShinnieMID32'
G
D. GeigerMID31'
M. KnoesterDEF18'
P
A. PalaversaMID18'
1 big chance created · 1 key pass
B
E. BwomonoDEF9'
K
T. KeskinenFWD8'
Context

How this match compares

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:LDLLW(last 5)
Home this season: 7-5-7, 1.42–1.41 xG avg

Historical Context

Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far

Vs Kilmarnock at Home — every meeting on record
6-1-1(8 games)
1.89–0.74avg xG (n=7)
DWWWLWWW
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
0.50avg 1.21
4th worst of 38 · Highest 3.76, 14 December 2025 (2-1) · Lowest 0.32, 11 January 2026 (0-2)
xGA
0.71avg 1.58
6th best of 38 · Highest 4.72, 21 December 2025 (1-3) · Lowest 0.10, 11 April 2026 (2-0)
Possession
41%avg 48%
10th worst of 38 · Highest 72%, 27 December 2025 (1-1) · Lowest 27%, 21 December 2025 (1-3)
Shots
10.0avg 11.3
18th best of 38 · Highest 21.0, 6 December 2025 (3-1) · Lowest 5.0, 28 February 2026 (0-1)
Shots on target
4.0avg 3.4
11th best of 38 · Highest 9.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 0.0, 3 January 2026 (0-1)
Big chances
2.0avg 1.7
12th best of 38 · Highest 5.0, 14 December 2025 (2-1) · Lowest 0.0, 23 November 2025 (1-0)
Box touches
28.0avg 21.1
9th best of 38 · Highest 35.0, 24 January 2026 (6-2) · Lowest 7.0, 21 March 2026 (1-4)
Final third entries
59.0avg 55.3
15th best of 38 · Highest 85.0, 14 March 2026 (1-1) · Lowest 29.0, 21 December 2025 (1-3)
Key passes
7.0avg 8.2
18th best of 38 · Highest 15.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 3.0, 23 November 2025 (1-0)
Corners
6.0avg 4.6
6th best of 38 · Highest 11.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 1.0, 10 August 2025 (0-2)
Tackles
15.0avg 15.8
19th worst of 38 · Highest 27.0, 9 November 2025 (1-1) · Lowest 6.0, 27 December 2025 (1-1)
Interceptions
8.0avg 8.5
16th best of 38 · Highest 20.0, 28 February 2026 (0-1) · Lowest 2.0, 27 December 2025 (1-1)
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Above avg
Below avg