Aberdeen
4–1
FT · Win
St. Mirren
4.40xG
+3.45AFC xGD
xG0.95
Expected points 2.44–0.19
DominantThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A dominant performance, matched by the result.
24–13 shots · 6–0 big chances · 4.40–0.95 NPxG
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SPFL YouTubeThe match in three battles
Chance qualitySTRONG ABERDEEN EDGE
4.40 – 0.95
Expected goals · Aberdeen – St. Mirren
AFC xG baseline: 1.10
0.18 – 0.07
xG per shot
24 – 13
shots
Aberdeen's chances were the better ones — 0.18 xG per shot to 0.07.
Territory & progressionABERDEEN EDGE
3.08 – 2.22
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – St. Mirren
AFC xT baseline: 2.12
62% – 38%
field tilt
59 – 64
final-third entries
Aberdeen controlled the territory and pushed play into St. Mirren's half.
Defensive resistanceMIXED
0.95 xGA
chances conceded
0.02 better than AFC baseline (0.97)
27 (base 17)
St. Mirren box touches
0.07
xG per St. Mirren shot
St. Mirren accessed Aberdeen's box too easily, but most of their shots were low quality.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 4.40St. Mirren 0.95GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
96%
3%
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
4 goals: 3 open play, 1 free kick
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
24 shots
St. Mirren Shot Map
1 goal: 1 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
13 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
24shots · 11 on target
By situation
67%
21%
Open play1667%
Counter14%
Corner521%
Free kick / throw28%
By body part
50%
25%
25%
Right foot1250%
Left foot625%
Head625%
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 24St. Mirren 13
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 | 24 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | top 10% in 192 matches · 189 of 192 lower |
| top 10% in 192 matches · 189 of 192 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 20 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | top 10% in 192 matches · 190 of 192 lower |
| top 10% in 192 matches · 190 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
37.8%
35.7%
26.5%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
78.6%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
50avg 49
Directness
57.4%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 | 381 | 371.9 | 392 | about normal · 89 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 89 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 72.4 | 75.7 | 72.2 | about normal · 87 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 87 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 22 | 26.3 | 25.2 | about normal · 79 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 79 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 55 | 54.6 | 57.8 | about normal · 79 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 79 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 14.4 | 15 | 15.6 | about normal · 86 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 86 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
L
J. LewisGK90'
4 saves
13/32
Pass
-
Duels
4
Saves
DEF
O
F. OjoDEF90'
1 big chance created · 2 key passes · 3 shots
45/58
Pass
38%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
M
R. McCrorieDEF90'
6 clearances
19/30
Pass
75%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
B
D. BatesDEF90'
7 clearances
18/21
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
H
J. HayesDEF90'
4 key passes
19/33
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
MID
F
L. FergusonMID90'
1 key pass · 5 aerials won
39/54
Pass
73%
Duels
1
Key P
B
S. BrownMID90'
32/40
Pass
67%
Duels
-
Key P
E
J. Emmanuel-ThomasMID59'
1 assist · 1 big chance created · 1 key pass
23/29
Pass
40%
Duels
1
Key P
H
R. HedgesMID78'
1 assist · 3 key passes · 6 shots
27/34
Pass
14%
Duels
3
Key P
W
M. WatkinsMID83'
2 goals · 3 key passes · 4 shots
18/20
Pass
55%
Duels
3
Key P
FWD
R
C. RamirezFWD90'
2 goals · 5 shots
14/16
Pass
0%
Duels
5
Shots
Substitutes
J
T. JenksMID31'
1 assist · 2 big chances created · 4 key passes
6/10
Pass
57%
Duels
4
Key P
M
C. McLennanFWD12'
7/8
Pass
33%
Duels
-
Shots
M
N. McGinnMID10'
3/5
Pass
100%
Duels
-
Key P
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
Vs St. Mirren at Home — every meeting on record
3-3-4(10 games)
1.52–1.48avg xG (n=9)
LDLWLWLWDD
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
4.40avg 1.01
best of 38 · Highest 2.94, 29 August 2021 (1-1) · Lowest 0.09, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
xGA
0.95avg 0.97
19th worst of 38 · Highest 2.62, 19 February 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.08, 1 December 2021 (2-0)
Possession
50%avg 58%
11th worst of 38 · Highest 75%, 29 August 2021 (1-1) · Lowest 36%, 9 February 2022 (2-3)
Shots
24.0avg 13.0
best of 38 · Highest 23.0, 29 August 2021 (1-1) · Lowest 2.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Shots on target
11.0avg 4.2
best of 38 · Highest 9.0, 15 February 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.0, 25 January 2022 (0-1)
Big chances
6.0avg 0.9
best of 38 · Highest 3.0, 29 August 2021 (1-1) · Lowest 0.0, 8 August 2021 (2-1)
Box touches
39.0avg 18.6
3rd best of 38 · Highest 41.0, 2 April 2022 (2-2) · Lowest 4.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Final third entries
59.0avg 61.7
19th worst of 38 · Highest 100.0, 15 February 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 36.0, 28 November 2021 (1-2)
Key passes
18.0avg 9.7
best of 38 · Highest 17.0, 2 April 2022 (2-2) · 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
11.0avg 12.4
18th worst of 38 · Highest 24.0, 15 May 2022 (0-0) · Lowest 6.0, 8 August 2021 (2-1)
Interceptions
8.0avg 8.1
19th best of 38 · Highest 22.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1) · Lowest 2.0, 15 February 2022 (1-1)
PPDA
18.9avg 15.6
11th 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.
4.40xG
1st of 38 · season best
+3.45xGD
1st of 38 · season best
24shots
1st of 38 · season best
11shots on target
1st of 38 · season best
6big chances
1st of 38 · season best
39box touches
3rd of 38 · 3rd best
Form:WLLLW(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.
4.40
Expected goals
highest of 230
0
Big chances conceded
lowest of 192 · tied with 27
21.10
Defensive line height
lowest of 192
3.45
xG difference
2nd highest of 230
24
Shots
2nd highest of 409 · tied with 3
6
Big chances
2nd highest of 192 · tied with 2