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Aberdeen 4–1 St. Mirren

Saturday 6 August 2022, 15:00 · Pittodrie Stadium · Round 2 · Half-time 3–0 · Referee Alan James Muir · Attendance 14,420

Aberdeen Miovski 24' (pen), 37', Clarkson 45', Duk 87'

St. Mirren Ayunga 53' (pen) · Gallagher sent off 23'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Aberdeen	St. Mirren
Goals	4	1
xG	3.37	0.93
Non-penalty xG	2.59	0.14
Expected Points	2.79	0.13

Aberdeen 90%Draw 8%St. Mirren 2%

Most likely score 3–1, 20%. Final score 4–1, 17%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Stoppage time is shaded as far as the last shot or event recorded in it. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

AberdeenSt. Mirren

3.37 +3.14xG0.93 −1.45

2.59Non-penalty xG0.14

4.37 +4.24xG on target0.99 −1.66

23 +18.0Shots6 −13.0

10 +7.0Shots on target1 −5.0

7 +7.0Big chances1 −4.0

75% +44Possession25% −24

594 +275Passes191 −151

86% +16Pass accuracy59% −8

86% +70Field tilt14% −36

63 +32Final-third entries16 −24

17 +8.0Box entries6 −11.0

9.5 −27Passes per defensive action18.2 −1

4 +1.0Corners4 −4.0

9 −4Tackles16 +1

5 −9.0Interceptions8 +2.0

14 −17Clearances18 −2

0 −7.0Saves6 +5.0

12 0.0Fouls15 +6.0

0 0.0Offsides1 0.0

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

Zones Shots

Aberdeen

St. Mirren

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

AberdeenSt. Mirren

2.20 17 shots, 3 goalsOpen play0.09 3 shots, 0 goals

0.08 1 shot, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

0.31 4 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.05 2 shots, 0 goals

0.79 1 shot, 1 goalPenalties0.79 1 shot, 1 goal

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

0–01–02–03–03–1

Level: 24 min (26%) · Aberdeen 1.10, St. Mirren 0.02 xG
Aberdeen ahead: 67 min (74%) · Aberdeen 2.28, St. Mirren 0.91 xG

Line-ups

Aberdeen substitutes

12' Clarkson for Coulson · goal 45'
63' Roberts for Kennedy
72' Ramirez for Miovski · 1 assist
72' Duk for Hayes · goal 87'

St. Mirren substitutes

45' Flynn for Main
78' Greive for Baccus
78' Brophy for Ayunga
90+1' Taylor for Strain

Players

Aberdeen

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Roos	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	0	1
Richardson	RB	90			0.00	0.28	4	0.33	17	3
Stewart	CB	90			0.00	0.02	0	0.11	5	4
Scales	CB	90			0.53	0.34	4	0.28	11	7
Coulson	LB	12			0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	1
Ramadani	DM	90			0.03	0.05	0	0.01	7	4
McCrorie	DM	90			0.04	0.00	0	0.05	1	4
Kennedy	RW	63		1	0.06	0.22	3	0.08	6	1
Besuijen	AM	90			0.18	0.25	2	0.20	6	0
Hayes	LW	72			0.02	0.16	2	0.02	5	0
Miovski	ST	72	2		1.86	0.04	1	−0.01	0	0
Clarkson	MF	78	1		0.12	0.07	1	0.15	8	4
Roberts	MF	27			0.00	0.22	0	0.07	3	0
Ramirez	FW	18		1	0.00	0.20	1	0.00	1	0
Duk	FW	18	1		0.54	0.00	0	0.08	2	0

St. Mirren

Player	Pos	Min	G	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Carson	GK	90		0.00	0.00	0	0.05	6	0
Strain	RWB	90		0.00	0.03	1	0.02	4	8
Gallagher	CB	23		0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	1
Shaughnessy	CB	90		0.02	0.08	1	0.00	1	8
Dunne	CB	90		0.00	0.00	0	0.03	2	3
Tait	LWB	90		0.03	0.02	0	−0.01	3	4
Baccus	CM	78		0.01	0.01	0	−0.01	2	2
Erhahon	CM	90		0.00	0.02	0	0.05	3	7
Kiltie	CM	90		0.00	0.08	3	0.06	3	5
Ayunga	ST	78	1	0.79	0.01	0	−0.02	1	3
Main	ST	45		0.02	0.01	0	0.04	3	2
Flynn	MF	45		0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	4
Greive	FW	12		0.00	0.00	0	−0.02	0	0
Brophy	FW	12		0.05	0.00	0	–	–	0
Taylor	FW	0		0.00	–	–	0.00	0	–

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

St. Mirren

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

Aberdeen

From	To	Passes
Ramadani	Clarkson	21
Richardson	Stewart	20
Stewart	Richardson	19
Ramadani	Richardson	17
Stewart	Ramadani	16

St. Mirren

From	To	Passes
Dunne	Erhahon	5
Strain	Ayunga	5
Carson	Ayunga	4
Kiltie	Baccus	3
Erhahon	Baccus	3

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

Aberdeen

Against its average of 1 match

St. Mirren

Against its average of 1 match

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

Aberdeen

St. Mirren

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

League probabilities

Chance	Before	With this result	Change
Aberdeen
Top six	54%	63%	+9
11th	5%	3%	−2
Bottom	3%	2%	−1
St. Mirren
Top six	17%	13%	−4
11th	17%	19%	+2
Bottom	16%	19%	+3
St. Johnstone
11th	20%	20%	0
Bottom	28%	26%	−2

From the forecast before the match (6 August 2022): each chance then, and across the simulations in which the match ended this way. The change is in percentage points.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	Aberdeen	St. Mirren
Expected goals	1.37	0.80
Win	49%	21%
Expected Points	1.78	0.93
Clean sheet	45%	26%

Aberdeen 49%Draw 29%St. Mirren 21%

Most likely score 1–0, 15%. Both sides score 42%.

From the forecast as it stood on 6 August 2022: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	Aberdeen win	Draw	St. Mirren win
Aberdeen
Top six	54%	63%	50%	42%
11th	5%	3%	6%	7%
Bottom	3%	2%	3%	5%
St. Mirren
Top six	17%	13%	19%	27%
11th	17%	19%	16%	12%
Bottom	16%	19%	15%	10%
St. Johnstone
11th	20%	20%	20%	20%
Bottom	28%	26%	28%	30%

Each chance before the match and across the simulations ending in each result. Other teams are listed where a chance moves by at least 3 percentage points.

Form

Aberdeen

St. Mirren

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

Measure	Aberdeen	St. Mirren
Position	12th	10th
Played	1	1
Won, drawn, lost	0–⁠0–⁠1	0–⁠0–⁠1
Points	0 (0.00 per game)	0 (0.00 per game)
Expected Points per game	0.27	2.21
Goals	0–⁠2	0–⁠1
xG per game	0.23–⁠1.90	2.38–⁠1.16
Home: points, xG per game	–⁠	0.00, 2.38–⁠1.16
Away: points, xG per game	0.00, 0.23–⁠1.90	–⁠
Manager	Jim Goodwin (13)	Steve Robinson (5)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

Chances	Aberdeen		St. Mirren
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−30%	−7%	−10%	+8%
Counter-attacks	−62%	−55%	+36%	+14%
Set pieces	−8%	+2%	+10%	−4%
Penalties	+25%	−6%	−53%	+178%
Headers	−6%	−3%	+50%	−5%
Left side	−20%	−4%	−11%	+16%
Centre	−30%	average	+18%	−4%
Right side	−23%	−22%	−33%	+14%

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't. Until a side has played six matches its figures are blended with last season's, or with the league average where there is no last season to use.

Matchups

Aberdeen attacking

Aberdeen createdSt. Mirren concededLeft side−20%+14%Centre−30%−4%Right side−23%+16%Open play−30%+8%Counter-attacks−62%+14%Set pieces−8%−4%Headers−6%−5%

St. Mirren attacking

St. Mirren createdAberdeen concededLeft side−11%−22%Centre+18%averageRight side−33%−4%Open play−10%−7%Counter-attacks+36%−55%Set pieces+10%+2%Headers+50%−3%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

AberdeenSt. Mirren

0.23xG2.38

1.90xG against1.16

31%Possession49%

5.0Shots19.0

21.0Shots against9.0

3.0Shots on target6.0

0.0Big chances5.0

319Passes342

70%Pass accuracy67%

3.0Corners8.0

16%Field tilt50%

31.0Final-third entries40.0

9.0Box entries17.0

36.7Passes per defensive action19.1

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Aberdeen

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	3	0.00	6.30
Ahead	0	–	–
Behind	87	0.24	1.75

St. Mirren

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	42	3.21	1.93
Ahead	0	–	–
Behind	48	1.65	0.49

xG by period

Aberdeen

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.02	0.43	0–1
16–30	0.00	0.43	0–0
31–45	0.19	0.10	0–0
46–60	0.00	0.15	0–0
61–75	0.00	0.50	0–1
76–90	0.02	0.29	0–0

St. Mirren

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.05	0.02	0–0
16–30	0.55	0.00	0–0
31–45	0.90	0.88	0–1
46–60	0.17	0.12	0–0
61–75	0.29	0.06	0–0
76–90	0.42	0.08	0–0

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

Aberdeen

St. Mirren

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.

Head to head

Date	Home	Score	Away	xG
15 May 2022	Aberdeen	0–0	St. Mirren	xG 1.16–0.37
25 January 2022	St. Mirren	1–0	Aberdeen	xG 0.13–0.47
4 December 2021	Aberdeen	4–1	St. Mirren	xG 4.40–0.95
26 September 2021	St. Mirren	3–2	Aberdeen	xG 1.50–1.11
13 February 2021	Aberdeen	0–0	St. Mirren	xG 0.51–0.66
5 December 2020	St. Mirren	1–1	Aberdeen	xG 2.58–0.39

7 league meetings since 2020/21: Aberdeen won 2, St. Mirren won 2, and 3 were drawn. Goals 9–7 and xG 1.28–0.95 per game.

Key players

Aberdeen

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Besuijen	16	1,484	2	0	0.13	0.10
Hayes	29	2,600	2	1	0.05	0.16
McCrorie	31	2,749	1	1	0.04	0.01

St. Mirren

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Greive	10	921	2	1	0.31	0.03
Tanser	31	2,623	2	4	0.06	0.21
Main	16	1,695	2	1	0.20	0.03
Tait	21	1,886	0	1	0.09	0.06

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes. Until a side has played six matches, last season's minutes at the club count too.