Aberdeen
0–1
FT · Loss
St. Johnstone
0.55xG
+0.24AFC xGD
xG0.31
Expected points 1.59–1.59
Deserved defeatThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A defeat broadly in line with the underlying numbers.
11–9 shots · 0–0 big chances · 0.55–0.31 NPxG
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Chance qualitySLIGHT ABERDEEN EDGE
0.55 – 0.31
Expected goals · Aberdeen – St. Johnstone
AFC xG baseline: 1.10
0.05 – 0.03
xG per shot
11 – 9
shots
Aberdeen's chances were the better ones — 0.05 xG per shot to 0.03.
Territory & progressionSLIGHT ABERDEEN EDGE
3.16 – 0.91
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – St. Johnstone
AFC xT baseline: 2.12
57% – 43%
field tilt
83 – 58
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even, but Aberdeen's passing generated more threat than usual.
Defensive resistanceABERDEEN EDGE
0.31 xGA
chances conceded
0.66 better than AFC baseline (0.97)
8 (base 17)
St. Johnstone box touches
0.03
xG per St. Johnstone shot
A resilient defensive display — chances conceded were below Aberdeen's usual level.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 0.55St. Johnstone 0.31GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
34%
49%
17%
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
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
11 shots
St. Johnstone Shot Map
1 goal: 1 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
9 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
11shots · 3 on target
By situation
45%
45%
9%
Open play545%
Corner545%
Free kick / throw19%
By body part
36%
9%
55%
Right foot436%
Left foot19%
Head655%
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 11St. Johnstone 9
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
43.0%
40.1%
16.9%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
85.7%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
86avg 49
Directness
58.3%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 | 493 | 371.9 | 392 | above usual · 160 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 160 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 76.1 | 75.7 | 72.2 | about normal · 121 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 121 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 48 | 26.3 | 25.2 | top 10% in 192 matches · 185 of 192 lower |
| top 10% in 192 matches · 185 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 79 | 54.6 | 57.8 | top 10% in 192 matches · 177 of 192 lower |
| top 10% in 192 matches · 177 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 16 | 15 | 15.6 | about normal · 115 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 115 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
L
J. LewisGK90'
14/26
Pass
100%
Duels
0
Saves
DEF
R
C. RamsayDEF90'
3 key passes
47/49
Pass
60%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
B
D. BatesDEF74'
5 aerials won
49/58
Pass
67%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
M
R. McCrorieDEF90'
4 tackles · 8 aerials won
42/55
Pass
81%
Duels
6
Tkl+Int
M
J. MackenzieDEF90'
4 key passes
34/47
Pass
33%
Duels
0
Tkl+Int
MID
O
F. OjoMID90'
4 aerials won
43/49
Pass
44%
Duels
-
Key P
B
S. BrownMID90'
3 interceptions
47/58
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Key P
F
L. FergusonMID90'
41/55
Pass
36%
Duels
-
Key P
S
A. SamuelsMID60'
7/12
Pass
33%
Duels
-
Key P
FWD
R
C. RamirezFWD90'
1 key pass
16/24
Pass
50%
Duels
1
Shots
E
J. Emmanuel-ThomasFWD66'
1 key pass
21/27
Pass
38%
Duels
1
Shots
Substitutes
H
J. HayesMID30'
11/13
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Key P
M
N. McGinnMID24'
6/6
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Key P
G
D. GallagherDEF16'
8/11
Pass
100%
Duels
0
Tkl+Int
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
Vs St. Johnstone at Home — every meeting on record
3-3-1(7 games)
1.74–1.01avg xG (n=6)
DWLDWDW
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
0.55avg 1.12
7th worst of 38 · Highest 4.40, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 0.09, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
xGA
0.31avg 0.99
6th best of 38 · Highest 2.62, 19 February 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.08, 1 December 2021 (2-0)
Possession
66%avg 57%
11th 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, 8 August 2021 (2-1)
Box touches
19.0avg 19.1
18th best of 38 · Highest 41.0, 2 April 2022 (2-2) · Lowest 4.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Final third entries
83.0avg 61.1
3rd best of 38 · Highest 100.0, 15 February 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 36.0, 28 November 2021 (1-2)
Key passes
9.0avg 10.0
18th worst of 38 · Highest 18.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 1.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Corners
6.0avg 5.0
9th best of 38 · Highest 13.0, 6 November 2021 (0-2) · Lowest 0.0, 23 October 2021 (1-0)
Tackles
9.0avg 12.5
11th worst of 38 · Highest 24.0, 15 May 2022 (0-0) · Lowest 6.0, 8 August 2021 (2-1)
Interceptions
10.0avg 8.0
7th best of 38 · Highest 22.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1) · Lowest 2.0, 15 February 2022 (1-1)
PPDA
12.2avg 15.8
13th best 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:WWDDL(last 5)
Home this season: 8-5-6, 1.42–0.78 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
Big chances conceded
lowest of 192 · tied with 27
48
Final-third entries
6th highest of 192 · tied with 1
0.310
xG conceded
9th lowest of 230 · tied with 1