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Premiership · Wed, 3 Dec 2025 · Pittodrie
Aberdeen
3
St Mirren
3
FULL TIME · DRAWN
2.08Aberdeen xG1.83St Mirren xG1.54Aberdeen expected pointsUnfortunate draw
2025–26 so far
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Match 14 of 38 · 40 points. Tap a square for that match.
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The verdict
Event data: Opta

Aberdeen created the better chances but failed to convert them.

18–15 shots · 4–2 big chances · 2.08–1.04 NPxG

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Summary

How the match was decided

The match in three battles
Chance qualitySTRONG ABERDEEN EDGE
2.08 – 1.83
Expected goals · Aberdeen – St. Mirren
AFC xG baseline: 1.19 · non-penalty 2.08–1.04
0.12 – 0.12
xG per shot
18 – 15
shots
Chance quality was broadly even between the sides.
Territory & progressionSLIGHT ABERDEEN EDGE
1.93 – 2.19
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – St. Mirren
AFC xT baseline: 1.88
54% – 47%
field tilt
70 – 50
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even, but Aberdeen's passing generated more threat than usual.
Defensive resistanceMIXED
1.83 xGA
chances conceded
0.27 worse than AFC baseline (1.56)
25 (base 25)
St. Mirren box touches
0.12
xG per St. Mirren shot
A middling defensive night by Aberdeen's standards.
ShapeAberdeen started 3-4-2-1 and stayed in it for the whole match. St. Mirren started 3-5-2, then 3-4-3 on 80’.
The match by half
 AberdeenUsualSt. Mirren
xG2.081.191.83
Big chances41.82
Touches in box2721.624
Possession %6748.133
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 St. Mirren.

Lineups

Shots

Where the chances came from

xG timeline

Aberdeen 2.08St. Mirren 1.83GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
43%
25%
32%
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.
0.00.51.02.0HT0'15'30'45'60'75'90'0-1 · Fraser1-1 · Polvara2-1 · Lazetic2-2 · Ayunga3-2 · Lazetic3-3 · King
Each step is a shot; the line climbs by that shot's xG. Steeper, sustained climbs (shaded) mark spells of real pressure.

Aberdeen shots

3 goals: 1 open play, 2 corner
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
18 shots

St Mirren shots

3 goals: 2 open play, 1 pen
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
15 shots

Shot mix & shots over time

18shots · 9 on target · 2.08 xG
By situation
67%
28%
Open play1267%
Counter16%
Corner528%
By body part
72%
11%
17%
Right foot1372%
Left foot211%
Head317%
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 18St. Mirren 15
0'HTFT 
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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
AberdeenThis matchThis season
10 games
5-year
195 games
SPFL average
116 team-games
Shots1812.812.214.4
above usual · 161 of 195 lower
Shots in the box138.389.9
above usual · 168 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
46.5%
30.4%
23.1%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.1% own half
GK Distribution
GK Long Ball %
37.5%avg 60.7%
GK Total Passes
24avg 31
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
90.0%avg 86.1%
Progression
Progressive Passes
55avg 50
Directness
58.7%avg 57.9%
Season avg
Above avg
Below avg
In context · full match
AberdeenThis matchThis season
10 games
5-year
195 games
Passes472396.2393
above usual · 148 of 195 lower
Pass accuracy %81.175.572.3
top 10% in 195 matches · 175 of 195 lower
Passes into the final third3530.825.4
above usual · 161 of 195 lower
Long balls5257.557.9
about normal · 63 of 195 lower
Long balls, % of passes1114.815.6
below usual · 24 of 195 lower
marker = 5-year mean
Players

Player contributions

Player contributions
GK
M
D. MitovGK90'
DEF
D
N. DevlinDEF90'
1 key pass · 7 clearances
J. MilneDEF90'
7 clearances
M. KnoesterDEF90'
2 key passes · 7 clearances · 5 aerials won
MID
L
D. LobbanMID90'
1 big chance created · 2 key passes · 5 clearances
A
A. AouchicheMID68'
4 aerials won
P
D. PolvaraMID90'
1 goal · 3 shots · 6 aerials won
J
A. JensenMID59'
2 key passes
FWD
K
T. KeskinenFWD89'
1 key pass
S. ArmstrongFWD89'
1 assist · 1 big chance created · 2 key passes
K. NisbetFWD90'
1 big chance created · 2 key passes · 6 shots
Substitutes
K
J. KarlssonFWD31'
1 key pass · 3 shots
L
M. LazetićFWD22'
2 goals
G. MolloyDEF13'
N
S. NilsenMID13'
Context

How this match compares

Across the archive
All records
Where 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.
4
Big chances
8th highest of 195 · tied with 17

Where this performance ranks

Against Aberdeen’s other matches this season — only the standout highs and lows.

8shots on target
2nd of 38 · 2nd best
9high regains
2nd of 33 · 2nd best
4big chances
3rd of 38 · 3rd best
Form:LWDWW(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 St. Mirren at Home — every meeting on record
5-2-4(11 games)
1.90–1.38avg xG (n=10)
WLLWLWLWDWD
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
2.08avg 1.17
5th best of 38 · Highest 3.76, 14 December 2025 (2-1) · Lowest 0.32, 11 January 2026 (0-2)
xGA
1.83avg 1.55
13th worst of 38 · Highest 4.72, 21 December 2025 (1-3) · Lowest 0.10, 11 April 2026 (2-0)
Possession
67%avg 48%
3rd best of 38 · Highest 72%, 27 December 2025 (1-1) · Lowest 27%, 21 December 2025 (1-3)
Shots
18.0avg 11.1
4th best of 38 · Highest 21.0, 6 December 2025 (3-1) · Lowest 5.0, 28 February 2026 (0-1)
Shots on target
8.0avg 3.3
2nd best of 38 · Highest 9.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 0.0, 3 January 2026 (0-1)
Big chances
4.0avg 1.7
3rd best of 38 · Highest 5.0, 14 December 2025 (2-1) · Lowest 0.0, 23 November 2025 (1-0)
Box touches
27.0avg 21.1
11th best of 38 · Highest 35.0, 24 January 2026 (6-2) · Lowest 7.0, 21 March 2026 (1-4)
Final third entries
70.0avg 55.0
9th best of 38 · Highest 85.0, 14 March 2026 (1-1) · Lowest 29.0, 21 December 2025 (1-3)
Key passes
13.0avg 8.0
5th best of 38 · Highest 15.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 3.0, 23 November 2025 (1-0)
Corners
8.0avg 4.6
4th best of 38 · Highest 11.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 1.0, 10 August 2025 (0-2)
Tackles
15.0avg 15.8
19th worst of 38 · Highest 27.0, 9 November 2025 (1-1) · 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
14.5avg 15.1
17th best of 33 · Highest 31.4, 10 August 2025 (0-2) · Lowest 9.3, 11 January 2026 (0-2)
Counter-press rate
5%avg 5%
16th worst of 33 · Highest 11%, 24 February 2026 (0-0) · Lowest 2%, 9 November 2025 (1-1)
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