Livingston (A) 2–2
St Mirren (H) 0–2 →The verdict
Event data: Opta
A dominant second-half attacking performance after a poor first half.
Aberdeen generated 1.82 xG after the break, having managed just 0.35 before it.
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How the match was decided
The match in three battles
Chance qualitySTRONG ABERDEEN EDGE
2.17 – 0.79
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Dundee United
AFC xG baseline: 1.19
0.14 – 0.11
xG per shot
15 – 7
shots
Aberdeen's chances were the better ones — 0.14 xG per shot to 0.11.
Territory & progressionSLIGHT ABERDEEN EDGE
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Expected threat created
AFC xT baseline: 1.88
55% – 45%
field tilt
53 – 69
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even.
Defensive resistanceABERDEEN EDGE
0.79 xGA
chances conceded
0.77 better than AFC baseline (1.56)
13 (base 25)
Dundee United box touches
0.11
xG per Dundee United shot
A resilient defensive display — chances conceded were below Aberdeen's usual level.
The match by half
| Aberdeen | Usual | Dundee United | |
|---|---|---|---|
| xG | 2.17 | 1.19 | 0.79 |
| Big chances | 3 | 1.8 | 1 |
| Touches in box | 28 | 21.6 | 13 |
| Possession % | 51 | 48.1 | 49 |
Aberdeen were a different side after half time — 1.82 xG to 0.35 before it.
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 Dundee United.
Lineups
Shots
Where the chances came from
xG timeline
Aberdeen 2.17Dundee United 0.79GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
73%
19%
8%
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.
Aberdeen shots
2 goals: 2 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
15 shots
Dundee United shots
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
7 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
15shots · 5 on target · 2.17 xG
By situation
87%
Open play1387%
Corner17%
Free kick / throw17%
By body part
47%
40%
13%
Right foot747%
Left foot640%
Head213%
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 15Dundee United 7
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
45.1%
54.9%
Own Half
Opp Half
Season avg: 46.1% own half
GK Distribution
GK Long Ball %
85.7%avg 60.8%
GK Total Passes
35avg 31
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
84.1%avg 86.1%
Season avg
Above avg
Below avg
Players
Player contributions
Player contributions
GK
M
D. MitovGK90'
13/35
Pass
-
Duels
1
Saves
DEF
J. MilneDEF75'
1 key pass · 5 clearances
13/21
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
M
L. MorrisonDEF90'
8 clearances · 4 aerials won
41/49
Pass
71%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
M. KnoesterDEF90'
4 tackles · 10 clearances · 7 aerials won
35/41
Pass
71%
Duels
5
Tkl+Int
G. MolloyDEF90'
30/44
Pass
64%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
MID
G
D. GeigerMID66'
1 key pass
25/28
Pass
33%
Duels
1
Key P
A. AremuMID82'
25/35
Pass
25%
Duels
-
Key P
E. GyamfiMID66'
7/15
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Key P
S. ArmstrongMID75'
1 goal · 1 key pass · 5 tackles
26/36
Pass
50%
Duels
1
Key P
FWD
T. OlusanyaFWD90'
1 goal · 1 assist · 2 key passes
12/16
Pass
62%
Duels
6
Shots
K. NisbetFWD90'
1 big chance created · 3 key passes
14/17
Pass
17%
Duels
2
Shots
Substitutes
F
M. FrameDEF24'
1 key pass
3/9
Pass
50%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
S
G. ShinnieMID24'
10/15
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Key P
N. DevlinDEF15'
7/8
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
C
L. CameronMID15'
2 key passes
13/14
Pass
0%
Duels
2
Key P
P
A. PalaversaMID8'
1 key pass
5/7
Pass
100%
Duels
1
Key P
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:LLWWD(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 Dundee United at Home — every meeting on record
3-4-0(7 games)
1.21–0.57avg xG (n=6)
DDWWDWD
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
2.17avg 1.16
4th best of 38 · Highest 3.76, 14 December 2025 (2-1) · Lowest 0.32, 11 January 2026 (0-2)
xGA
0.79avg 1.58
8th best of 38 · Highest 4.72, 21 December 2025 (1-3) · Lowest 0.10, 11 April 2026 (2-0)
Possession
51%avg 48%
16th best of 38 · Highest 72%, 27 December 2025 (1-1) · Lowest 27%, 21 December 2025 (1-3)
Shots
15.0avg 11.2
11th best of 38 · Highest 21.0, 6 December 2025 (3-1) · Lowest 5.0, 28 February 2026 (0-1)
Shots on target
5.0avg 3.4
7th best of 38 · Highest 9.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 0.0, 3 January 2026 (0-1)
Big chances
3.0avg 1.7
5th 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
53.0avg 55.5
17th worst of 38 · Highest 85.0, 14 March 2026 (1-1) · Lowest 29.0, 21 December 2025 (1-3)
Key passes
12.0avg 8.1
7th best of 38 · Highest 15.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 3.0, 23 November 2025 (1-0)
Corners
4.0avg 4.7
17th best of 38 · Highest 11.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 1.0, 10 August 2025 (0-2)
Tackles
19.0avg 15.7
7th best of 38 · Highest 27.0, 9 November 2025 (1-1) · Lowest 6.0, 27 December 2025 (1-1)
Interceptions
9.0avg 8.5
13th 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