Aberdeen @ Dundee United
24 Oct 2026 · Away · Loss · Stephen Robinson
AFC 1903
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The verdict
Event data: Opta
Aberdeen edged the chances but still lost.
20–14 shots · 2–2 big chances · 1.56–1.50 NPxG
Aberdeen
20 shots
Dundee United
14 shots
Off target On target GoalCircle size = xG
By half
xG
1st half
0.80
2nd half
0.76
Usual for this half: 0.37 (1st), 0.97 (2nd) — 10 games
Shots
1st half
10
2nd half
10
Usual for this half: 5 (1st), 7 (2nd) — 10 games
Possession %
1st half
53
2nd half
57
Usual for this half: 44 (1st), 50 (2nd) — 10 games
Match overview
55Ball possession45
1.56Expected goals1.5
2Big chances2
20Total shots14
2Goalkeeper saves1
8Corner kicks3
7Fouls6
490Passes403
10Tackles16
6Free kicks7
1Yellow cards0
7.28Average rating8.1
Shots
20Total shots14
3Shots on target6
1.56Expected goals1.5
1.12Expected goals on target0.91
7Shots off target2
10Blocked shots6
16Shots inside box11
4Shots outside box3
Attack
1Big chances scored0
1Big chances missed2
45Touches in penalty area23
3Fouled in final third0
1Offsides2
Passes
379Accurate passes298
24Throw-ins22
78Final third entries68
105/171 (61%)Final third phase85/130 (65%)
32/75 (43%)Long balls31/84 (37%)
14/37 (38%)Crosses10/24 (42%)
Duels
45Duels58
7Dispossessed4
17/46 (37%)Ground duels29/46 (63%)
16/27 (59%)Aerial duels13/27 (48%)
2/11 (18%)Dribbles7/13 (54%)
Defending
40Tackles won50
10Total tackles16
11Interceptions15
51Recoveries51
25Clearances56
Goalkeeping
2Total saves1
-2.09Goals prevented-0.88
3High claims0
1Punches1
9Goal kicks10
In context — full match
| Metric | This match | This season | 5-year | SPFL average | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 20 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 14.4 | above usual |
| Shots in the box | 16 | 8.3 | 8 | 9.9 | top 10% in 195 matches |
| Passes | 502 | 396.2 | 393 | – | above usual |
| Pass accuracy % | 74.7 | 75.5 | 72.3 | – | about normal |
| Passes into the final third | 44 | 30.8 | 25.4 | – | top 10% in 195 matches |
| Long balls | 70 | 57.5 | 57.9 | – | above usual |
| Long balls, % of passes | 13.9 | 14.8 | 15.6 | – | about normal |
| Tackles won | 4 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 10.6 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Hibernian, Dec 2025 |
| Interceptions | 11 | 10.3 | 8 | 8.7 | above usual |
| Recoveries | 40 | 42.4 | 48.7 | – | below usual |
| Balls won | 55 | 63.4 | 66.4 | – | below usual |
| Won in the final third | 4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | – | about normal |
| Clearances | 25 | 27.8 | 26.8 | – | about normal |
| Fouls conceded | 7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Dundee United, Feb 2026 |
Aberdeen — player stats
Raw counts, no ratings — Dundee United 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 | 0.00 | 0 | 20/39 (51%) | 0 | 0/0 | 53 |
| C. Cadden | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0 | 26/31 (84%) | 0 | 0/3 | 63 |
| J. Milne | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0 | 53/61 (87%) | 0 | 0/0 | 71 |
| G. Molloy | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 1 | 61/66 (92%) | 0 | 1/2 | 81 |
| N. Guinness-Walker | 90’ | 1 | 0 | 0.32 | 0.05 | 3 (1) | 30/35 (86%) | 1 | 2/12 | 74 |
| B. Lyons | 90’ | 0 | 0 | 0.34 | 0.03 | 6 (1) | 26/34 (77%) | 1 | 1/2 | 57 |
| C. Ronan | 90’ | 1 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.67 | 3 (1) | 48/62 (77%) | 2 | 2/4 | 72 |
| K. Nisbet | 90’ | 0 | 1 | 0.39 | 0.47 | 3 | 17/29 (59%) | 1 | 0/1 | 42 |
| S. Armstrong | 76’ | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.38 | 0 | 40/52 (77%) | 5 | 5/6 | 65 |
| A. Mouloua | 65’ | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.52 | 1 | 10/15 (67%) | 2 | 0/0 | 28 |
| A. Aremu | 45’ | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 1 | 21/28 (75%) | 0 | 0/0 | 38 |
| L. Smith (sub) | 45’ | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 1 | 16/20 (80%) | 1 | 1/5 | 34 |
| T. Olusanya (sub) | 25’ | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 1 | 2/3 (67%) | 0 | 0/0 | 5 |
| H. Mahou (sub) | 14’ | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0 | 9/15 (60%) | 1 | 2/2 | 21 |
Duels & defending
| Player | Duels | Aerial | Tackles | Interc. | Recov. | Clear. | Fouls (won/con.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Müller | – | – | 0/0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0/0 |
| C. Cadden | 6/8 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1/0 |
| J. Milne | 2/4 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0/0 |
| G. Molloy | 5/6 | 4/5 | 0/1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1/0 |
| N. Guinness-Walker | 4/7 | – | 0/1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3/0 |
| B. Lyons | 5/7 | 3/4 | 0/2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0/1 |
| C. Ronan | 1/5 | – | 0/1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 |
| K. Nisbet | 1/7 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 |
| S. Armstrong | 2/7 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1/1 |
| A. Mouloua | 2/8 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 |
| A. Aremu | 0/2 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0/0 |
| L. Smith | 3/5 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 |
| T. Olusanya | 1/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 |
| H. Mahou | 1/3 | – | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/0 |
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