Celtic (A) 1–3
Hibernian (A) 0–2 →The verdict
Event data: Opta
A draw that matched the balance of chances.
13–13 shots · 2–2 big chances · 1.10–0.80 NPxG
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How the match was decided
The match in three battles
Chance qualitySLIGHT ABERDEEN EDGE
1.10 – 0.80
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Dundee United
AFC xG baseline: 1.19
0.08 – 0.06
xG per shot
13 – 13
shots
Aberdeen's chances were the better ones — 0.08 xG per shot to 0.06.
Territory & progressionABERDEEN EDGE
2.21 – 1.52
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Dundee United
AFC xT baseline: 1.88
64% – 36%
field tilt
61 – 56
final-third entries
Aberdeen controlled the territory and pushed play into Dundee United's half.
Defensive resistanceABERDEEN EDGE
0.80 xGA
chances conceded
0.76 better than AFC baseline (1.56)
23 (base 25)
Dundee United box touches
0.06
xG per Dundee United 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. Dundee United stayed in 3-4-3 throughout.
The match by half
| Aberdeen | Usual | Dundee United | |
|---|---|---|---|
| xG | 1.10 | 1.19 | 0.80 |
| Big chances | 2 | 1.8 | 2 |
| Touches in box | 29 | 21.6 | 21 |
| Possession % | 72 | 48.1 | 28 |
Aberdeen were a different side after half time — 0.97 xG to 0.14 before it.
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 Dundee United.
Lineups
Shots
Where the chances came from
xG timeline
Aberdeen 1.10Dundee United 0.80GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
44%
33%
23%
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
13 shots
Dundee United shots
1 goal: 1 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
13 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
13shots · 6 on target · 1.10 xG
By situation
92%
Open play1292%
Corner18%
By body part
69%
23%
Right foot969%
Left foot323%
Head18%
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 13Dundee United 13
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
| Aberdeen | This match | This season 10 games | 5-year 195 games | SPFL average 116 team-games | Where that sits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 13 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 14.4 | about normal · 115 of 195 lower |
| about normal · 115 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
35.8%
38.3%
25.9%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.1% own half
GK Distribution
GK Long Ball %
50.0%avg 60.7%
GK Total Passes
24avg 31
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
91.6%avg 86.1%
Progression
Progressive Passes
71avg 50
Directness
55.0%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 | 570 | 396.2 | 393 | top 10% in 195 matches · 183 of 195 lower |
| top 10% in 195 matches · 183 of 195 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 80.4 | 75.5 | 72.3 | above usual · 169 of 195 lower |
| above usual · 169 of 195 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 33 | 30.8 | 25.4 | above usual · 152 of 195 lower |
| above usual · 152 of 195 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 47 | 57.5 | 57.9 | below usual · 34 of 195 lower |
| below usual · 34 of 195 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 8.2 | 14.8 | 15.6 | bottom 10% — fewest since vs Livingston, Jan 2026 · 1 of 195 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since vs Livingston, Jan 2026 · 1 of 195 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
Player contributions
GK
M
D. MitovGK90'
2 saves
14/24
Pass
100%
Duels
2
Saves
DEF
D
N. DevlinDEF90'
4 aerials won
22/38
Pass
89%
Duels
0
Tkl+Int
J. MilneDEF90'
5 clearances
65/79
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
M. KnoesterDEF90'
7 clearances · 6 aerials won
61/71
Pass
75%
Duels
0
Tkl+Int
S
G. ShinnieDEF90'
2 key passes
56/61
Pass
40%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
MID
P
D. PolvaraMID56'
2 key passes
34/44
Pass
67%
Duels
2
Key P
S. ArmstrongMID90'
1 big chance created · 1 key pass
69/78
Pass
17%
Duels
1
Key P
K
T. KeskinenMID56'
5/6
Pass
67%
Duels
-
Key P
A
A. AouchicheMID82'
2 key passes
60/71
Pass
17%
Duels
2
Key P
K
J. KarlssonMID90'
1 goal · 4 shots
44/51
Pass
40%
Duels
-
Key P
FWD
K. NisbetFWD82'
1 key pass
11/13
Pass
33%
Duels
1
Shots
Substitutes
B
K. BilalovicMID34'
8/9
Pass
60%
Duels
-
Key P
L
M. LazetićFWD34'
1 key pass
2/3
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Shots
M
N. MilanovićFWD8'
4/4
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Shots
M
K. M. KjartanssonMID8'
14/15
Pass
25%
Duels
-
Key P
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.
268
Passes in the opposition half
2nd highest of 195
8.25%
Long-ball share
2nd lowest of 195
53.90
Average pass position
3rd highest of 195
72%
Possession
8th highest of 412 · tied with 1
458
Open-play passes
10th highest of 195
13
Passes into the box
10th highest of 195 · tied with 3
Where this performance ranks
Against Aberdeen’s other matches this season — only the standout highs and lows.
64%field tilt
2nd of 38 · 2nd best
71progressive passes
3rd of 33 · 3rd best
Form:WDWWL(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 Dundee United at Home — every meeting on record
4-3-0(7 games)
1.39–0.57avg xG (n=6)
WDWWDWD
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
1.10avg 1.19
17th best of 38 · Highest 3.76, 14 December 2025 (2-1) · Lowest 0.32, 11 January 2026 (0-2)
xGA
0.80avg 1.58
9th best of 38 · Highest 4.72, 21 December 2025 (1-3) · Lowest 0.10, 11 April 2026 (2-0)
Possession
72%avg 47%
best of 38 · Highest 68%, 14 December 2025 (2-1) · Lowest 27%, 21 December 2025 (1-3)
Shots
13.0avg 11.2
13th best of 38 · Highest 21.0, 6 December 2025 (3-1) · Lowest 5.0, 28 February 2026 (0-1)
Shots on target
6.0avg 3.3
6th best of 38 · Highest 9.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 0.0, 3 January 2026 (0-1)
Big chances
2.0avg 1.7
12th best of 38 · Highest 5.0, 14 December 2025 (2-1) · Lowest 0.0, 23 November 2025 (1-0)
Box touches
31.0avg 21.0
6th best of 38 · Highest 35.0, 24 January 2026 (6-2) · Lowest 7.0, 21 March 2026 (1-4)
Final third entries
61.0avg 55.2
13th best of 38 · Highest 85.0, 14 March 2026 (1-1) · Lowest 29.0, 21 December 2025 (1-3)
Key passes
9.0avg 8.1
17th best of 38 · Highest 15.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 3.0, 23 November 2025 (1-0)
Corners
9.0avg 4.6
2nd best of 38 · Highest 11.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 1.0, 10 August 2025 (0-2)
Tackles
6.0avg 16.1
worst of 38 · Highest 27.0, 9 November 2025 (1-1) · Lowest 9.0, 18 October 2025 (1-0)
Interceptions
2.0avg 8.7
worst of 38 · Highest 20.0, 28 February 2026 (0-1) · Lowest 3.0, 9 November 2025 (1-1)
PPDA
14.0avg 15.2
16th 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%
11th worst of 33 · Highest 11%, 24 February 2026 (0-0) · Lowest 2%, 9 November 2025 (1-1)
avg
Above avg
Below avg