Livingston
1–2
FT · Win
Aberdeen
1.30xG
-0.86AFC xGD
xG0.44
Expected points 2.29–0.72
Fortunate winThe verdict
Event data: Opta
The scoreline flattered Aberdeen relative to the chance quality.
11–12 shots · 0–2 big chances · 0.44–1.30 NPxG
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Chance qualitySTRONG OPPONENT EDGE
0.44 – 1.30
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Livingston
AFC xG baseline: 1.10
0.04 – 0.11
xG per shot
11 – 12
shots
Livingston created the higher-quality chances per shot.
Territory & progressionOPPONENT EDGE
2.40 – 2.49
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Livingston
AFC xT baseline: 2.12
46% – 54%
field tilt
66 – 70
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even, but Aberdeen's passing generated more threat than usual.
Defensive resistanceOPPONENT EDGE
1.30 xGA
chances conceded
0.33 worse than AFC baseline (0.97)
22 (base 17)
Livingston box touches
0.11
xG per Livingston shot
Aberdeen conceded better chances than they usually do.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 0.44Livingston 1.30GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
11%
28%
61%
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.
Shots
Aberdeen Shot Map
2 goals: 2 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
11 shots
Livingston Shot Map
1 goal: 0 open play, 1 corner
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
12 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
11shots · 3 on target
By situation
36%
9%
27%
27%
Open play436%
Counter19%
Corner327%
Free kick / throw327%
By body part
36%
18%
45%
Right foot436%
Left foot218%
Head545%
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 11Livingston 12
0'HTFT
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 7 games | 5-year 192 games | SPFL average 80 team-games | Where that sits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 11 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | about normal · 80 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 80 of 192 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 8 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | about normal · 100 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 100 of 192 lower | |||||
marker = 5-year mean
Passing & build-up
Build-Up Play
Where Aberdeen's passes were and how they progressed the ball
Pass Territory
53.9%
32.0%
14.1%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
87.4%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
59avg 49
Directness
62.4%avg 57.8%
Season avg
Above avg
Below avg
In context · full match
| Aberdeen | This match | This season 7 games | 5-year 192 games | Where that sits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passes | 463 | 371.9 | 392 | above usual · 141 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 141 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 75.6 | 75.7 | 72.2 | about normal · 117 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 117 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 30 | 26.3 | 25.2 | about normal · 132 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 132 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 97 | 54.6 | 57.8 | top 10% in 192 matches · 191 of 192 lower |
| top 10% in 192 matches · 191 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 21 | 15 | 15.6 | above usual · 166 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 166 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
L
J. LewisGK90'
2 saves
29/32
Pass
33%
Duels
2
Saves
DEF
G
J. GurrDEF87'
1 key pass
22/33
Pass
67%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
G
D. GallagherDEF90'
5 shots · 3 interceptions · 5 aerials won
67/88
Pass
60%
Duels
4
Tkl+Int
C
A. ConsidineDEF90'
7 aerials won
68/82
Pass
57%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
M
J. MackenzieDEF90'
1 goal · 1 key pass
25/31
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
MID
M
D. McGeouchMID90'
3 key passes
72/84
Pass
29%
Duels
3
Key P
H
R. HedgesMID90'
1 assist · 1 key pass
24/29
Pass
44%
Duels
1
Key P
M
N. McGinnMID63'
9/14
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Key P
J
T. JenksMID90'
1 goal
18/23
Pass
46%
Duels
-
Key P
H
J. HayesMID44'
9/13
Pass
56%
Duels
-
Key P
FWD
E
J. Emmanuel-ThomasFWD90'
2 key passes
13/18
Pass
31%
Duels
-
Shots
Substitutes
B
S. BrownMID46'
17/22
Pass
67%
Duels
-
Key P
R
C. RamirezFWD27'
1/2
Pass
25%
Duels
-
Shots
R
C. RamsayDEF10'
3/4
Pass
50%
Duels
0
Tkl+Int
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
At Livingston — every meeting on record
2-4-2(8 games)
1.27–1.07avg xG (n=6)
DWDDLLWD
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
0.44avg 1.12
4th worst of 38 · Highest 4.40, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 0.09, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
xGA
1.30avg 0.96
9th worst of 38 · Highest 2.62, 19 February 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.08, 1 December 2021 (2-0)
Possession
63%avg 57%
14th best of 38 · Highest 75%, 29 August 2021 (1-1) · Lowest 36%, 9 February 2022 (2-3)
Shots
11.0avg 13.3
16th worst of 38 · Highest 24.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 2.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Shots on target
3.0avg 4.5
15th worst of 38 · Highest 11.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 25 January 2022 (0-1)
Big chances
0.0avg 1.1
15th worst of 38 · Highest 6.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 11 September 2021 (0-2)
Box touches
17.0avg 19.2
16th worst of 38 · Highest 41.0, 2 April 2022 (2-2) · Lowest 4.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Final third entries
66.0avg 61.5
16th best of 38 · Highest 100.0, 15 February 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 36.0, 28 November 2021 (1-2)
Key passes
8.0avg 10.0
15th worst of 38 · Highest 18.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 1.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Corners
2.0avg 5.1
6th worst of 38 · Highest 13.0, 6 November 2021 (0-2) · Lowest 0.0, 23 October 2021 (1-0)
Tackles
6.0avg 12.6
3rd worst of 38 · Highest 24.0, 15 May 2022 (0-0) · Lowest 6.0, 20 November 2021 (0-1)
Interceptions
11.0avg 8.0
4th best of 38 · Highest 22.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1) · Lowest 2.0, 15 February 2022 (1-1)
PPDA
22.3avg 15.5
6th worst of 38 · Highest 26.3, 9 February 2022 (2-3) · Lowest 7.0, 5 February 2022 (1-2)
avg
Above avg
Below avg
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:W(last 1)
Away this season: 2-6-11, 0.78–1.16 xG avg
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.
0.040
xG per shot
8th lowest of 191 · tied with 1