Falkirk (H) 0–1
Dundee United (A) 0–2 →The verdict
Event data: Opta
Aberdeen created the better chances but failed to convert them.
16–6 shots · 1–0 big chances · 1.22–0.56 NPxG
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How the match was decided
The match in three battles
Chance qualityABERDEEN EDGE
1.22 – 0.56
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Livingston
AFC xG baseline: 1.19
0.08 – 0.09
xG per shot
16 – 6
shots
Livingston created the higher-quality chances per shot.
Territory & progressionEVEN
2.60 – 1.31
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Livingston
AFC xT baseline: 1.88
52% – 48%
field tilt
78 – 56
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even, but Aberdeen's passing generated more threat than usual.
Defensive resistanceABERDEEN EDGE
0.56 xGA
chances conceded
1.00 better than AFC baseline (1.56)
16 (base 25)
Livingston box touches
0.09
xG per Livingston shot
A resilient defensive display — chances conceded were below Aberdeen's usual level.
ShapeAberdeen started 4-2-3-1 and stayed in it for the whole match. Livingston stayed in 4-2-3-1 throughout.
The match by half
| Aberdeen | Usual | Livingston | |
|---|---|---|---|
| xG | 1.22 | 1.19 | 0.56 |
| Big chances | 1 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Touches in box | 31 | 21.6 | 16 |
| Possession % | 57 | 48.1 | 43 |
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 Livingston.
Lineups
Shots
Where the chances came from
xG timeline
Aberdeen 1.22Livingston 0.56GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
54%
30%
16%
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
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
16 shots
Livingston shots
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
6 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
16shots · 3 on target · 1.22 xG
By situation
69%
13%
19%
Open play1169%
Corner213%
Free kick / throw319%
By body part
69%
19%
13%
Right foot1169%
Left foot319%
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 16Livingston 6
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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.
In context
| Aberdeen | This match | This season 10 games | 5-year 195 games | SPFL average 116 team-games | Where that sits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 16 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 14.4 | above usual · 142 of 195 lower |
| above usual · 142 of 195 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 9 | 8.3 | 8 | 9.9 | about normal · 122 of 195 lower |
| about normal · 122 of 195 lower | |||||
marker = 5-year mean
Passing
How the ball moved
Build-Up Play
Where Aberdeen's passes were and how they progressed the ball
Pass Territory
48.4%
32.6%
19.0%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.1% own half
GK Distribution
GK Long Ball %
24.4%avg 60.7%
GK Total Passes
45avg 31
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
90.5%avg 86.1%
Progression
Progressive Passes
64avg 50
Directness
58.6%avg 57.9%
Season avg
Above avg
Below avg
In context · full match
| Aberdeen | This match | This season 10 games | 5-year 195 games | Where that sits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passes | 475 | 396.2 | 393 | above usual · 149 of 195 lower |
| above usual · 149 of 195 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 75.4 | 75.5 | 72.3 | about normal · 115 of 195 lower |
| about normal · 115 of 195 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 31 | 30.8 | 25.4 | above usual · 140 of 195 lower |
| above usual · 140 of 195 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 63 | 57.5 | 57.9 | about normal · 131 of 195 lower |
| about normal · 131 of 195 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 13.3 | 14.8 | 15.6 | about normal · 64 of 195 lower |
| about normal · 64 of 195 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
Player contributions
GK
M
D. MitovGK90'
2 saves
36/45
Pass
100%
Duels
2
Saves
DEF
J
A. JensenDEF90'
2 key passes
38/44
Pass
86%
Duels
5
Tkl+Int
D
A. DorringtonDEF90'
1 big chance created · 2 key passes · 5 clearances
51/64
Pass
71%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
M. KnoesterDEF90'
1 key pass · 8 clearances · 4 aerials won
58/77
Pass
50%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
E. GyamfiDEF63'
21/24
Pass
55%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
MID
N
S. NilsenMID67'
37/44
Pass
38%
Duels
-
Key P
S
G. ShinnieMID90'
35/44
Pass
57%
Duels
-
Key P
K
T. KeskinenMID90'
14/19
Pass
29%
Duels
-
Key P
A
A. AouchicheMID67'
1 key pass
13/25
Pass
57%
Duels
1
Key P
K
J. KarlssonMID72'
4 shots
18/23
Pass
60%
Duels
-
Key P
FWD
K. NisbetFWD72'
2 key passes
12/15
Pass
27%
Duels
2
Shots
Substitutes
S. ArmstrongMID27'
12/16
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Key P
P
A. PalaversaMID23'
16/18
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Key P
C
L. ClarksonMID23'
2 key passes
11/14
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Key P
P
D. PolvaraMID18'
4/5
Pass
25%
Duels
-
Key P
L
M. LazetićFWD18'
0/0
Pass
0%
Duels
2
Shots
Context
How this match compares
Across the archive
All recordsWhere this match ranks against every Aberdeen match with data for each metric — coverage varies (shots/possession from 2015-16, xG from 2020-21, most else from 2021-22; see /records for each metric's exact range). Only metrics in the top or bottom 10 are shown.
0
Big chances conceded
lowest of 195 · tied with 27
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:LLL(last 3)
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 Livingston at Home — every meeting on record
6-0-2(8 games)
2.06–1.11avg xG (n=7)
WWWWWLWL
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
1.22avg 1.19
15th best of 38 · Highest 3.76, 14 December 2025 (2-1) · Lowest 0.32, 11 January 2026 (0-2)
xGA
0.56avg 1.59
4th best of 38 · Highest 4.72, 21 December 2025 (1-3) · Lowest 0.10, 11 April 2026 (2-0)
Possession
57%avg 48%
7th best of 38 · Highest 72%, 27 December 2025 (1-1) · Lowest 27%, 21 December 2025 (1-3)
Shots
16.0avg 11.1
7th best of 38 · Highest 21.0, 6 December 2025 (3-1) · Lowest 5.0, 28 February 2026 (0-1)
Shots on target
2.0avg 3.4
18th worst of 38 · Highest 9.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 0.0, 3 January 2026 (0-1)
Big chances
1.0avg 1.8
19th best of 38 · Highest 5.0, 14 December 2025 (2-1) · Lowest 0.0, 23 November 2025 (1-0)
Box touches
32.0avg 21.0
4th best of 38 · Highest 35.0, 24 January 2026 (6-2) · Lowest 7.0, 21 March 2026 (1-4)
Final third entries
78.0avg 54.8
2nd best of 38 · Highest 85.0, 14 March 2026 (1-1) · Lowest 29.0, 21 December 2025 (1-3)
Key passes
10.0avg 8.1
11th 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
10.0avg 16.0
6th worst of 38 · Highest 27.0, 9 November 2025 (1-1) · Lowest 6.0, 27 December 2025 (1-1)
Interceptions
5.0avg 8.6
10th worst of 38 · Highest 20.0, 28 February 2026 (0-1) · Lowest 2.0, 27 December 2025 (1-1)
PPDA
13.0avg 15.2
11th best of 33 · Highest 31.4, 10 August 2025 (0-2) · Lowest 9.3, 11 January 2026 (0-2)
Counter-press rate
4%avg 5%
10th worst of 33 · Highest 11%, 24 February 2026 (0-0) · Lowest 2%, 9 November 2025 (1-1)
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