Aberdeen vs St. Mirren
17 Oct 2026 · Home · Win · Stephen Robinson
AFC 1903
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The verdict
Event data: Opta
A dominant second-half attacking performance after a poor first half.
Aberdeen generated 2.56 xG after the break, having managed just 0.27 before it.
Aberdeen
17 shots
St. Mirren
13 shots
Off target On target GoalCircle size = xG
By half
xG
1st half
0.27
2nd half
2.56
Usual for this half: 0.31 (1st), 0.98 (2nd) — 9 games
Shots
1st half
6
2nd half
11
Usual for this half: 5 (1st), 7 (2nd) — 9 games
Possession %
1st half
33
2nd half
36
Usual for this half: 43 (1st), 49 (2nd) — 9 games
Match overview
35Ball possession65
2.29Expected goals0.96
4Big chances1
17Total shots13
6Goalkeeper saves4
2Corner kicks6
18Fouls16
275Passes544
15Tackles16
15Free kicks18
1Yellow cards2
7.82Average rating7.31
Shots
17Total shots13
7Shots on target7
2.29Expected goals0.96
3.04Expected goals on target1.81
4Shots off target2
6Blocked shots4
10Shots inside box8
7Shots outside box5
Attack
1Big chances scored0
3Big chances missed1
1Through balls0
20Touches in penalty area23
3Fouled in final third2
1Offsides0
Passes
203Accurate passes449
14Throw-ins27
46Final third entries64
54/81 (67%)Final third phase114/168 (68%)
23/56 (41%)Long balls25/61 (41%)
6/20 (30%)Crosses2/14 (14%)
Duels
46Duels53
10Dispossessed1
33/74 (45%)Ground duels41/74 (55%)
13/27 (48%)Aerial duels13/27 (48%)
3/9 (33%)Dribbles8/22 (36%)
Defending
73Tackles won63
15Total tackles16
13Interceptions9
64Recoveries50
20Clearances18
Goalkeeping
6Total saves4
0.81Goals prevented0.04
1Big saves1
1High claims1
2Punches0
10Goal kicks11
0Penalty saves1
In context — full match
| Metric | This match | This season | 5-year | SPFL average | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 17 | 12 | 12.2 | 14.3 | above usual |
| Shots in the box | 10 | 7.4 | 8 | 9.8 | above usual |
| Passes | 269 | 384.4 | 392.4 | – | below usual |
| Pass accuracy % | 72.9 | 75.6 | 72.3 | – | about normal |
| Passes into the final third | 20 | 29.3 | 25.3 | – | about normal |
| Long balls | 41 | 56.1 | 57.9 | – | bottom 10% — fewest since vs Rangers, Aug 2026 |
| Long balls, % of passes | 15.2 | 14.9 | 15.6 | – | about normal |
| Tackles won | 11 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 10.6 | about normal |
| Interceptions | 13 | 10.2 | 8 | 8.5 | above usual |
| Recoveries | 58 | 42.7 | 48.8 | – | above usual |
| Balls won | 82 | 64.3 | 66.4 | – | above usual |
| Won in the final third | 3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | – | below usual |
| Clearances | 21 | 28.1 | 26.8 | – | about normal |
| Fouls conceded | 18 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 12.2 | top 10% in 194 matches |
Aberdeen — player stats
Raw counts, no ratings — St. Mirren player detail isn’t held in the same source, so this side only.
| Player | Min | G | A | xG | xA | Shots | Passes | Key P | Crosses | Touches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Müller | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0 | 16/30 (53%) | 1 | 0/0 | 44 |
| C. Cadden | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0 | 16/28 (57%) | 1 | 1/2 | 55 |
| L. Mayo | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 1 | 25/30 (83%) | 0 | 0/0 | 40 |
| M. Knoester | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 23/28 (82%) | 0 | 0/0 | 38 |
| N. Guinness-Walker | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0 | 19/22 (86%) | 1 | 1/2 | 45 |
| A. Afeez | 90’ | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0 | 28/32 (88%) | 1 | 0/0 | 43 |
| K. Nisbet | 89’ | 1 | 0 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 7 (5) | 7/11 (64%) | 0 | 0/0 | 24 |
| L. Smith | 76’ | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 1 | 8/15 (53%) | 3 | 2/4 | 34 |
| T. Olusanya | 71’ | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 1 | 12/13 (92%) | 1 | 0/1 | 27 |
| B. Lyons | 45’ | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 1 (1) | 9/14 (64%) | 1 | 0/0 | 20 |
| C. Ronan | 45’ | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 1 | 9/13 (69%) | 1 | 0/4 | 24 |
| S. Armstrong (sub) | 45’ | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.32 | 0 | 18/21 (86%) | 2 | 1/2 | 26 |
| T. Yogane (sub) | 45’ | 0 | 0 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 3 | 4/6 (67%) | 0 | 1/5 | 23 |
| A. Mouloua (sub) | 19’ | 1 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 2 (1) | 6/9 (67%) | 1 | 0/0 | 15 |
| E. Gyamfi (sub) | 14’ | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 3/3 (100%) | 0 | 0/0 | 9 |
| F. Marshall (sub) | 1’ | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Duels & defending
| Player | Duels | Aerial | Tackles | Interc. | Recov. | Clear. | Fouls (won/con.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Müller | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0/0 |
| C. Cadden | 5/8 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2/1 |
| L. Mayo | 4/5 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0/0 |
| M. Knoester | 3/6 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1/0 |
| N. Guinness-Walker | 3/6 | – | 0/1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1/1 |
| A. Afeez | 4/8 | 0/3 | 1/3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1/0 |
| K. Nisbet | 4/12 | 3/7 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 |
| L. Smith | 5/10 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1/3 |
| T. Olusanya | 2/10 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1/4 |
| B. Lyons | 6/10 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4/1 |
| C. Ronan | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 |
| S. Armstrong | 0/3 | – | 0/0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0/3 |
| T. Yogane | 4/7 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3/0 |
| A. Mouloua | 3/6 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0/2 |
| E. Gyamfi | 1/6 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1/2 |
| F. Marshall | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 |
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