Livingston (H) 6–2
Motherwell (A) 0–2 →The verdict
Event data: Opta
A defeat that matched the balance of chances.
8–19 shots · 3–4 big chances · 1.01–2.55 NPxG
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How the match was decided
The match in three battles
Chance qualitySTRONG OPPONENT EDGE
1.01 – 2.55
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Kilmarnock
AFC xG baseline: 1.19
0.13 – 0.13
xG per shot
8 – 19
shots
Chance quality was broadly even between the sides.
Territory & progressionOPPONENT EDGE
1.38 – 3.67
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Kilmarnock
AFC xT baseline: 1.88
39% – 61%
field tilt
47 – 60
final-third entries
Kilmarnock had the better of the territorial battle.
Defensive resistanceOPPONENT EDGE
2.55 xGA
chances conceded
0.99 worse than AFC baseline (1.56)
36 (base 25)
Kilmarnock box touches
0.13
xG per Kilmarnock shot
Aberdeen conceded better chances than they usually do.
ShapeAberdeen started 4-1-4-1 and changed to 4-4-2 on 65’. Kilmarnock stayed in 4-3-1-2 throughout.
The match by half
| Aberdeen | Usual | Kilmarnock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| xG | 1.01 | 1.19 | 2.55 |
| Big chances | 3 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Touches in box | 19 | 21.6 | 37 |
| Possession % | 45 | 48.1 | 55 |
Aberdeen's best work came before half time — 0.88 xG to 0.14 after.
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 Kilmarnock.
Lineups
Shots
Where the chances came from
xG timeline
Aberdeen 1.01Kilmarnock 2.55GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
11%
16%
73%
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
Kilmarnock shots
3 goals: 2 open play, 1 corner
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
19 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
8shots · 4 on target · 1.01 xG
By situation
75%
25%
Open play675%
Free kick / throw225%
By body part
50%
50%
Right foot450%
Left foot450%
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 8Kilmarnock 19
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 | 7 | 8.3 | 8 | 9.9 | about normal · 76 of 195 lower |
| about normal · 76 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
61.2%
27.4%
11.4%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.1% own half
GK Distribution
GK Long Ball %
33.3%avg 60.7%
GK Total Passes
39avg 31
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
90.9%avg 86.1%
Progression
Progressive Passes
40avg 50
Directness
58.4%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 | 357 | 396.2 | 393 | about normal · 76 of 195 lower |
| about normal · 76 of 195 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 81.2 | 75.5 | 72.3 | top 10% in 195 matches · 178 of 195 lower |
| top 10% in 195 matches · 178 of 195 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 23 | 30.8 | 25.4 | about normal · 89 of 195 lower |
| about normal · 89 of 195 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 55 | 57.5 | 57.9 | about normal · 80 of 195 lower |
| about normal · 80 of 195 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 15.4 | 14.8 | 15.6 | about normal · 105 of 195 lower |
| about normal · 105 of 195 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
Player contributions
GK
M
D. MitovGK90'
5 saves
29/39
Pass
50%
Duels
5
Saves
DEF
D
N. DevlinDEF90'
25/30
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
M
L. MorrisonDEF90'
11 clearances · 4 aerials won
31/35
Pass
67%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
M. KnoesterDEF35'
3 interceptions
11/11
Pass
67%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
F
M. FrameDEF66'
1 key pass · 3 interceptions · 4 tackles
26/32
Pass
100%
Duels
7
Tkl+Int
MID
S
G. ShinnieMID51'
31/37
Pass
44%
Duels
-
Key P
B
K. BilalovicMID45'
2/4
Pass
33%
Duels
-
Key P
C
L. CameronMID66'
1 key pass
27/34
Pass
80%
Duels
1
Key P
S. ArmstrongMID90'
4 shots · 4 interceptions
38/49
Pass
33%
Duels
-
Key P
K
T. KeskinenMID66'
2 key passes
13/16
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Key P
FWD
K. NisbetFWD56'
5/7
Pass
0%
Duels
2
Shots
Substitutes
N
S. NilsenMID55'
37/41
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Key P
T. OlusanyaFWD45'
1 key pass
4/5
Pass
67%
Duels
-
Shots
C
L. ClarksonMID34'
16/17
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Key P
J
A. JensenMID24'
7/7
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Key P
M
K. M. KjartanssonMID24'
9/12
Pass
40%
Duels
-
Key P
L
M. LazetićFWD24'
2/3
Pass
-
Duels
-
Shots
Context
How this match compares
Where this performance ranks
Against Aberdeen’s other matches this season — only the standout highs and lows.
39%field tilt
37th of 38 · among the worst
Form:LLLLW(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 Kilmarnock — every meeting on record
2-0-4(6 games)
0.45–2.22avg xG (n=5)
WLLLLW
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
1.01avg 1.20
19th best of 38 · Highest 3.76, 14 December 2025 (2-1) · Lowest 0.32, 11 January 2026 (0-2)
xGA
2.55avg 1.53
4th worst of 38 · Highest 4.72, 21 December 2025 (1-3) · Lowest 0.10, 11 April 2026 (2-0)
Possession
45%avg 48%
18th 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
4.0avg 3.4
11th best of 38 · Highest 9.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 0.0, 3 January 2026 (0-1)
Big chances
3.0avg 1.7
5th 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
47.0avg 55.6
13th worst of 38 · Highest 85.0, 14 March 2026 (1-1) · Lowest 29.0, 21 December 2025 (1-3)
Key passes
5.0avg 8.2
14th worst of 38 · Highest 15.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 3.0, 23 November 2025 (1-0)
Corners
3.0avg 4.7
11th worst of 38 · Highest 11.0, 5 October 2025 (4-0) · Lowest 1.0, 10 August 2025 (0-2)
Tackles
16.0avg 15.8
16th best of 38 · Highest 27.0, 9 November 2025 (1-1) · Lowest 6.0, 27 December 2025 (1-1)
Interceptions
13.0avg 8.4
6th best of 38 · Highest 20.0, 28 February 2026 (0-1) · Lowest 2.0, 27 December 2025 (1-1)
PPDA
16.6avg 15.1
9th worst of 33 · Highest 31.4, 10 August 2025 (0-2) · Lowest 9.3, 11 January 2026 (0-2)
Counter-press rate
9%avg 5%
3rd best of 33 · Highest 11%, 24 February 2026 (0-0) · Lowest 2%, 9 November 2025 (1-1)
avg
Above avg
Below avg