Kilmarnock (A) 1–0
Hearts (H) 1–0 →The verdict
Event data: Opta
A draw that matched the balance of chances.
6–10 shots · 1–0 big chances · 0.80–0.68 NPxG
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How the match was decided
The match in three battles
Chance qualitySLIGHT ABERDEEN EDGE
0.80 – 0.68
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Motherwell
AFC xG baseline: 1.19
0.13 – 0.07
xG per shot
6 – 10
shots
Aberdeen produced fewer attempts, but their average chance was 2 times as valuable.
Territory & progressionEVEN
1.02 – 3.39
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Motherwell
AFC xT baseline: 1.88
48% – 52%
field tilt
34 – 70
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even.
Defensive resistanceABERDEEN EDGE
0.68 xGA
chances conceded
0.88 better than AFC baseline (1.56)
26 (base 25)
Motherwell box touches
0.07
xG per Motherwell shot
A resilient defensive display — chances conceded were below Aberdeen's usual level.
ShapeAberdeen started 3-4-3 and stayed in it for the whole match. Motherwell stayed in 4-2-3-1 throughout.
The match by half
| Aberdeen | Usual | Motherwell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| xG | 0.80 | 1.19 | 0.68 |
| Big chances | 1 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Touches in box | 11 | 21.6 | 25 |
| Possession % | 35 | 48.1 | 65 |
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 Motherwell.
Lineups
Shots
Where the chances came from
xG timeline
Aberdeen 0.80Motherwell 0.68GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
37%
38%
26%
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
1 goal: 1 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
6 shots
Motherwell shots
1 goal: 0 open play, 1 corner
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
10 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
6shots · 2 on target · 0.80 xG
By situation
33%
17%
17%
33%
Open play233%
Counter117%
Corner117%
Free kick / throw233%
By body part
50%
33%
17%
Right foot350%
Left foot233%
Head117%
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 6Motherwell 10
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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 | 6 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 14.4 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Hearts, Feb 2026 · 14 of 195 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ Hearts, Feb 2026 · 14 of 195 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 5 | 8.3 | 8 | 9.9 | below usual · 37 of 195 lower |
| below usual · 37 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
52.0%
29.9%
18.1%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.1% own half
GK Distribution
GK Long Ball %
67.9%avg 60.7%
GK Total Passes
28avg 31
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
89.3%avg 86.1%
Progression
Progressive Passes
36avg 50
Directness
54.1%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 | 315 | 396.2 | 393 | below usual · 43 of 195 lower |
| below usual · 43 of 195 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 76.8 | 75.5 | 72.3 | about normal · 129 of 195 lower |
| about normal · 129 of 195 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 12 | 30.8 | 25.4 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Hearts, Feb 2026 · 15 of 195 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ Hearts, Feb 2026 · 15 of 195 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 40 | 57.5 | 57.9 | bottom 10% — fewest since vs Rangers, Aug 2026 · 10 of 195 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since vs Rangers, Aug 2026 · 10 of 195 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 12.7 | 14.8 | 15.6 | below usual · 53 of 195 lower |
| below usual · 53 of 195 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
Player contributions
GK
M
D. MitovGK90'
2 saves
14/28
Pass
-
Duels
2
Saves
DEF
D
N. DevlinDEF90'
35/40
Pass
83%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
J. MilneDEF90'
11 clearances
27/34
Pass
75%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
M. KnoesterDEF90'
6 tackles
45/52
Pass
73%
Duels
6
Tkl+Int
MID
L
D. LobbanMID90'
1 key pass
21/29
Pass
71%
Duels
1
Key P
P
D. PolvaraMID89'
1 key pass · 3 dribbles won · 4 tackles
16/23
Pass
55%
Duels
1
Key P
S
G. ShinnieMID89'
1 assist · 2 key passes · 4 tackles
36/41
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Key P
E. GyamfiMID45'
8/9
Pass
14%
Duels
-
Key P
FWD
S. ArmstrongFWD45'
15/17
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Shots
L
M. LazetićFWD89'
6/8
Pass
17%
Duels
1
Shots
K
J. KarlssonFWD90'
1 goal · 1 big chance created · 2 key passes
15/20
Pass
25%
Duels
2
Shots
Substitutes
G. MolloyDEF45'
4 aerials won
10/11
Pass
89%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
K
T. KeskinenFWD45'
5/8
Pass
56%
Duels
-
Shots
A
A. AouchicheMID1'
3/4
Pass
100%
Duels
-
Key P
C
L. ClarksonMID1'
0/1
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Key P
K. NisbetFWD1'
0/0
Pass
-
Duels
-
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:LWWLW(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 Motherwell at Home — every meeting on record
5-1-2(8 games)
1.62–1.41avg xG (n=7)
WWWDWLLW
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
0.80avg 1.20
15th worst of 38 · Highest 3.76, 14 December 2025 (2-1) · Lowest 0.32, 11 January 2026 (0-2)
xGA
0.68avg 1.58
5th best of 38 · Highest 4.72, 21 December 2025 (1-3) · Lowest 0.10, 11 April 2026 (2-0)
Possession
35%avg 48%
3rd worst of 38 · Highest 72%, 27 December 2025 (1-1) · Lowest 27%, 21 December 2025 (1-3)
Shots
6.0avg 11.4
6th worst 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
11.0avg 21.6
4th worst of 38 · Highest 35.0, 24 January 2026 (6-2) · Lowest 7.0, 21 March 2026 (1-4)
Final third entries
34.0avg 56.0
4th worst of 38 · Highest 85.0, 14 March 2026 (1-1) · Lowest 29.0, 21 December 2025 (1-3)
Key passes
6.0avg 8.2
17th worst 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
27.0avg 15.5
best of 38 · Highest 26.0, 11 January 2026 (0-2) · Lowest 6.0, 27 December 2025 (1-1)
Interceptions
3.0avg 8.6
4th worst of 38 · Highest 20.0, 28 February 2026 (0-1) · Lowest 2.0, 27 December 2025 (1-1)
PPDA
23.4avg 14.9
2nd worst of 33 · Highest 31.4, 10 August 2025 (0-2) · Lowest 9.3, 11 January 2026 (0-2)
Counter-press rate
2%avg 6%
worst of 33 · Highest 11%, 24 February 2026 (0-0) · Lowest 2%, 21 December 2025 (1-3)
avg
Above avg
Below avg