Dundee FC 2–0 Aberdeen

Aberdeen @ Dundee FC

8 Aug 2026 · Away · Loss · Stephen Robinson

AFC 1903

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The verdict

Event data: Opta

A defeat that matched the balance of chances.

9–18 shots · 1–5 big chances · 0.72–1.82 NPxG

Aberdeen

9 shots

Dundee FC

18 shots

Off target On target GoalCircle size = xG

By half

xG

1st half

0.06

2nd half

0.66

Usual for this half: 0.37 (1st), 0.97 (2nd) — 10 games

Shots

1st half

2nd half

Usual for this half: 5 (1st), 7 (2nd) — 10 games

Possession %

1st half

2nd half

Usual for this half: 44 (1st), 50 (2nd) — 10 games

Match overview

53Ball possession47

0.7Expected goals2.22

1Big chances5

9Total shots18

5Goalkeeper saves3

4Corner kicks5

12Fouls9

410Passes362

17Tackles17

9Free kicks12

3Yellow cards1

6.8Average rating8.2

Shots

9Total shots18

3Shots on target7

0.7Expected goals2.22

0.7Expected goals on target1.75

2Hit woodwork0

4Shots off target7

2Blocked shots4

8Shots inside box15

1Shots outside box3

Attack

0Big chances scored1

1Big chances missed4

25Touches in penalty area25

0Fouled in final third1

2Offsides0

Passes

290Accurate passes255

27Throw-ins21

73Final third entries80

83/144 (58%)Final third phase52/116 (45%)

28/76 (37%)Long balls23/77 (30%)

6/23 (26%)Crosses3/20 (15%)

Duels

50Duels50

13Dispossessed10

30/64 (47%)Ground duels34/64 (53%)

25/47 (53%)Aerial duels22/47 (47%)

4/8 (50%)Dribbles5/12 (42%)

Defending

71Tackles won59

17Total tackles17

7Interceptions15

52Recoveries62

27Clearances32

1Errors lead to a shot0

Goalkeeping

5Total saves3

-0.25Goals prevented0.7

2Big saves0

0High claims1

1Punches0

9Goal kicks13

In context — full match

Metric	This match	This season	5-year	SPFL average	Verdict
Shots	9	12.8	12.2	14.4	below usual
Shots in the box	8	8.3	8	9.9	about normal
Passes	411	396.2	393	–	about normal
Pass accuracy %	68.4	75.5	72.3	–	below usual
Passes into the final third	36	30.8	25.4	–	above usual
Long balls	74	57.5	57.9	–	above usual
Long balls, % of passes	18	14.8	15.6	–	above usual
Tackles won	12	10.7	9.6	10.6	above usual
Interceptions	7	10.3	8	8.7	about normal
Recoveries	42	42.4	48.7	–	below usual
Balls won	61	63.4	66.4	–	about normal
Won in the final third	5	4.7	4.6	–	about normal
Clearances	28	27.8	26.8	–	about normal
Fouls conceded	12	11.8	11.8	12	about normal

Aberdeen — player stats

Raw counts, no ratings — Dundee FC player detail isn’t held in the same source, so this side only.

Player	Min	xG	xA	Shots	Passes	Key P	Crosses	Touches
M. Müller	90’	0.00	0.00	0	17/37 (46%)	0	0/0	51
C. Cadden	90’	0.13	0.01	2	18/31 (58%)	0	0/6	59
D. Happe	90’	0.43	0.01	3 (2)	59/70 (84%)	0	0/0	89
N. Guinness-Walker	90’	0.00	0.16	0	32/43 (74%)	0	1/3	78
S. Armstrong	90’	0.00	0.18	0	47/59 (80%)	4	3/6	76
K. Nisbet	90’	0.05	0.01	1 (1)	4/11 (36%)	0	0/0	19
T. Olusanya	87’	0.00	0.11	0	10/15 (67%)	2	2/3	32
L. Mayo	65’	0.00	0.00	0	26/34 (77%)	0	0/0	43
A. Briedl	65’	0.00	0.01	0	16/23 (70%)	0	0/0	30
A. Aremu	45’	0.00	0.00	0	17/22 (77%)	0	0/0	31
T. Yogane	45’	0.00	0.01	0	8/10 (80%)	0	0/2	14
L. Smith (sub)	45’	0.03	0.00	1	7/11 (64%)	0	0/3	22
A. Mouloua (sub)	45’	0.03	0.02	1	6/9 (67%)	0	0/0	15
J. Milne (sub)	25’	0.00	0.05	0	14/22 (64%)	0	0/0	25
F. Marshall (sub)	25’	0.00	0.27	0	9/12 (75%)	1	0/0	19
A. Fasanya (sub)	8’	0.04	0.00	1	0/1 (0%)	0	0/0	3

Duels & defending

Player	Duels	Aerial	Tackles	Interc.	Recov.	Clear.	Fouls (won/con.)
M. Müller	–	–	0/0	0	13	1	0/0
C. Cadden	5/10	3/5	1/1	1	3	1	1/2
D. Happe	12/13	8/9	3/4	2	6	9	0/0
N. Guinness-Walker	9/15	3/5	1/2	1	9	3	2/0
S. Armstrong	3/9	0/2	1/1	0	8	2	2/1
K. Nisbet	3/9	2/8	0/0	0	0	2	0/0
T. Olusanya	4/13	1/4	1/1	0	1	0	2/3
L. Mayo	3/4	2/2	0/1	1	0	5	0/1
A. Briedl	2/7	0/1	1/2	0	4	0	0/1
A. Aremu	3/7	1/2	1/1	1	2	1	1/1
T. Yogane	1/4	1/4	0/0	1	1	0	0/0
L. Smith	3/6	–	2/2	0	3	0	1/1
A. Mouloua	3/3	2/2	0/1	0	1	1	0/0
J. Milne	1/4	1/2	0/0	0	1	2	0/1
F. Marshall	2/6	1/1	1/1	0	0	0	0/1
A. Fasanya	1/1	–	0/0	0	0	0	0/0

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