Dundee United (H) 1–1
Falkirk (A) 0–1 →The verdict
Event data: Opta
A defeat that matched the balance of chances.
8–20 shots · 1–2 big chances · 0.57–1.65 NPxG
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How the match was decided
The match in three battles
Chance qualitySTRONG OPPONENT EDGE
0.57 – 1.65
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Hibernian
AFC xG baseline: 1.19
0.07 – 0.08
xG per shot
8 – 20
shots
Chance quality was broadly even between the sides.
Territory & progressionOPPONENT EDGE
1.17 – 3.79
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Hibernian
AFC xT baseline: 1.88
47% – 53%
field tilt
43 – 77
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even.
Defensive resistanceEVEN
1.65 xGA
chances conceded
0.08 worse than AFC baseline (1.56)
35 (base 25)
Hibernian box touches
0.08
xG per Hibernian shot
Hibernian accessed Aberdeen's box too easily, but most of their shots were low quality.
ShapeAberdeen started 3-5-2 and stayed in it for the whole match. Hibernian stayed in 3-4-1-2 throughout.
The match by half
| Aberdeen | Usual | Hibernian | |
|---|---|---|---|
| xG | 0.57 | 1.19 | 1.65 |
| Big chances | 1 | 1.8 | 2 |
| Touches in box | 20 | 21.6 | 36 |
| Possession % | 42 | 48.1 | 58 |
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 Hibernian.
Lineups
Shots
Where the chances came from
xG timeline
Aberdeen 0.57Hibernian 1.65GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
10%
23%
67%
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
8 shots
Hibernian shots
2 goals: 2 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
20 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
8shots · 2 on target · 0.57 xG
By situation
63%
38%
Open play563%
Corner338%
By body part
63%
13%
25%
Right foot563%
Left foot113%
Head225%
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 8Hibernian 20
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 | 8 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 14.4 | below usual · 37 of 195 lower |
| below usual · 37 of 195 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 6 | 8.3 | 8 | 9.9 | below usual · 54 of 195 lower |
| below usual · 54 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
53.1%
29.9%
17.0%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.1% own half
GK Distribution
GK Long Ball %
58.6%avg 60.7%
GK Total Passes
29avg 31
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
88.7%avg 86.1%
Progression
Progressive Passes
45avg 50
Directness
56.2%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 | 377 | 396.2 | 393 | about normal · 88 of 195 lower |
| about normal · 88 of 195 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 78.5 | 75.5 | 72.3 | above usual · 146 of 195 lower |
| above usual · 146 of 195 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 22 | 30.8 | 25.4 | about normal · 80 of 195 lower |
| about normal · 80 of 195 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 42 | 57.5 | 57.9 | bottom 10% — fewest since vs St. Mirren, Oct 2026 · 16 of 195 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since vs St. Mirren, Oct 2026 · 16 of 195 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 11.1 | 14.8 | 15.6 | below usual · 27 of 195 lower |
| below usual · 27 of 195 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
Player contributions
GK
M
D. MitovGK90'
3 saves
14/29
Pass
100%
Duels
3
Saves
DEF
D
N. DevlinDEF90'
1 key pass
27/31
Pass
0%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
J. MilneDEF90'
11 clearances
30/37
Pass
40%
Duels
0
Tkl+Int
M. KnoesterDEF90'
5 clearances · 7 aerials won
34/44
Pass
64%
Duels
4
Tkl+Int
MID
J
A. JensenMID90'
35/42
Pass
29%
Duels
-
Key P
M
K. M. KjartanssonMID55'
18/22
Pass
67%
Duels
-
Key P
S. ArmstrongMID66'
2 key passes
30/36
Pass
40%
Duels
2
Key P
A
A. AouchicheMID90'
1 big chance created · 2 key passes
43/54
Pass
20%
Duels
2
Key P
E. GyamfiMID83'
12/13
Pass
20%
Duels
-
Key P
FWD
L
M. LazetićFWD67'
5/7
Pass
55%
Duels
-
Shots
K
J. KarlssonFWD66'
12/16
Pass
0%
Duels
1
Shots
Substitutes
S
G. ShinnieMID35'
23/25
Pass
67%
Duels
-
Key P
K
T. KeskinenFWD24'
2 key passes
6/6
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Shots
B
K. BilalovicMID24'
5/7
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Key P
K. NisbetFWD23'
3/4
Pass
33%
Duels
1
Shots
M
N. MilanovićFWD16'
9/11
Pass
100%
Duels
-
Shots
Context
How this match compares
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:DWWLD(last 5)
Away this season: 4-2-13, 0.96–1.71 xG avg
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
At Hibernian — every meeting on record
1-3-6(10 games)
1.28–1.76avg xG (n=9)
DLDWLLLDLL
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
0.57avg 1.21
11th worst of 38 · Highest 3.76, 14 December 2025 (2-1) · Lowest 0.32, 11 January 2026 (0-2)
xGA
1.64avg 1.56
15th worst of 38 · Highest 4.72, 21 December 2025 (1-3) · Lowest 0.10, 11 April 2026 (2-0)
Possession
42%avg 48%
12th worst of 38 · Highest 72%, 27 December 2025 (1-1) · Lowest 27%, 21 December 2025 (1-3)
Shots
8.0avg 11.4
14th 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
20.0avg 21.3
19th best of 38 · Highest 35.0, 24 January 2026 (6-2) · Lowest 7.0, 21 March 2026 (1-4)
Final third entries
43.0avg 55.7
9th worst of 38 · Highest 85.0, 14 March 2026 (1-1) · Lowest 29.0, 21 December 2025 (1-3)
Key passes
7.0avg 8.2
18th best of 38 · Highest 15.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 3.0, 23 November 2025 (1-0)
Corners
5.0avg 4.7
14th 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
11.0avg 8.4
10th best of 38 · Highest 20.0, 28 February 2026 (0-1) · Lowest 2.0, 27 December 2025 (1-1)
PPDA
15.0avg 15.1
15th worst of 33 · Highest 31.4, 10 August 2025 (0-2) · Lowest 9.3, 11 January 2026 (0-2)
Counter-press rate
3%avg 6%
6th worst of 33 · Highest 11%, 24 February 2026 (0-0) · Lowest 2%, 9 November 2025 (1-1)
avg
Above avg
Below avg