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Aberdeen 5–0 Livingston

Saturday 27 August 2022, 15:00 · Pittodrie Stadium · Round 5 · Half-time 1–0 · Referee Colin Steven · Attendance 13,739

Aberdeen Miovski 42' (pen), 63', McCrorie 58', Besuijen 62' (pen), Duncan 86'

Livingston Fitzwater sent off 40'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Aberdeen	Livingston
Goals	5	0
xG	4.14	0.53
Non-penalty xG	2.57	0.53
Expected Points	2.95	0.03

Aberdeen 98%Draw 2%Livingston <1%

Most likely score 4–0, 16%. Final score 5–0, 12%.

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

AberdeenLivingston

4.14 +2.66xG0.53 −0.27

2.57Non-penalty xG0.53

3.67 +1.78xG on target0.53 −0.72

20 +5.8Shots7 −1.2

6 +1.0Shots on target3 −0.2

6 +3.2Big chances1 −0.8

58% +3Possession42% +9

418 −29Passes321 +74

80% +1Pass accuracy73% +10

56% +9Field tilt44% +10

56 +8Final-third entries28 +8

17 +7.0Box entries8 +1.2

11.1 −3Passes per defensive action23.8 +7

8 +3.8Corners3 +1.0

16 +3Tackles10 −5

13 +2.2Interceptions11 +1.2

15 −6Clearances19 −7

3 +0.2Saves1 −2.0

2 −9Fouls11 −4

1 −0.2Offsides0 −0.2

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

Livingston

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

AberdeenLivingston

1.88 11 shots, 3 goalsOpen play0.30 6 shots, 0 goals

0.69 7 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.22 1 shot, 0 goals

1.58 2 shots, 2 goalsPenalties0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–01–04–05–0

Level: 42 min (43%) · Aberdeen 1.32, Livingston 0.45 xG
Aberdeen ahead: 55 min (57%) · Aberdeen 2.82, Livingston 0.08 xG

Line-ups

Aberdeen substitutes

56' Duk for Clarkson
72' Morris for Hayes
73' Kennedy for Besuijen
79' MacKenzie for Coulson
79' Duncan for Miovski · goal 86'

Livingston substitutes

46' Cancar for Kelly · yellow card 61'
67' Goncalves for Nouble
67' Longridge for Montano
67' Penrice for Holt
67' Brandon for Shinnie · yellow card 88'

Players

Aberdeen

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Roos	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.03	2	0
Richardson	RB	90			0.33	0.06	0	0.08	5	5
Stewart	CB	90		1	0.41	0.00	1	0.04	0	10
Scales	CB	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.12	11	10
Coulson	LB	79			0.00	0.01	0	0.04	4	3
Ramadani	DM	90			0.01	0.03	0	0.04	3	6
McCrorie	DM	90	1		0.34	0.40	3	0.22	6	4
Besuijen	RW	73	1		0.93	1.01	5	0.40	6	2
Clarkson	AM	56			0.04	0.00	0	0.00	0	2
Hayes	LW	72		1	0.12	0.50	5	0.35	8	1
Miovski	ST	79	2		1.80	0.03	1	−0.03	1	0
Duk	FW	34			0.00	0.00	0	0.03	2	0
Morris	MF	18			0.12	0.22	1	0.11	3	1
Kennedy	FW	17			0.00	0.19	1	0.03	1	1
MacKenzie	DF	11			0.00	0.01	0	0.02	4	0
Duncan	MF	11	1		0.04	0.00	0	0.00	0	0

Livingston

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
George	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.05	6	0
Devlin	RB	90	0.00	0.06	0	0.10	5	4
Fitzwater	CB	40	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	3
Obileye	CB	90	0.22	0.03	0	0.06	5	4
Montano	LB	67	0.04	0.03	1	0.07	3	6
Omeonga	CM	90	0.00	0.02	1	0.03	4	8
Holt	CM	67	0.00	0.51	2	0.16	3	3
Kelly	CM	46	0.03	0.02	0	0.06	5	1
Shinnie	AM	67	0.00	0.02	0	0.02	3	1
Pittman	AM	90	0.03	0.00	0	0.00	0	3
Nouble	ST	67	0.19	0.05	0	−0.02	0	0
Cancar	DF	44	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	1	3
Goncalves	FW	23	0.01	0.00	0	−0.01	0	0
Longridge	DF	23	0.00	0.00	1	0.01	1	2
Penrice	DF	23	0.00	0.02	0	0.00	1	1
Brandon	MF	23	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	3

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

Aberdeen

Livingston

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	Richardson	16
Stewart	Richardson	14
Richardson	Ramadani	14
Stewart	Scales	13
Scales	Stewart	12

Livingston

From	To	Passes
George	Fitzwater	8
George	Devlin	8
Obileye	George	7
Fitzwater	George	7
Holt	Kelly	6

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

Defensive actions

Aberdeen

Against its average of 4 matches

Livingston

Against its average of 4 matches

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

Livingston

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	68%	76%	+8
11th	2%	1%	−1
Livingston
Top six	53%	45%	−8
11th	5%	7%	+2
Bottom	2%	3%	+1

From the forecast before the match (27 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	Livingston
Expected goals	1.35	0.91
Win	46%	25%
Expected Points	1.68	1.03
Clean sheet	40%	26%

Aberdeen 46%Draw 29%Livingston 25%

Most likely score 1–0, 13%. Both sides score 45%.

From the forecast as it stood on 27 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	Livingston win
Aberdeen
Top six	68%	76%	65%	56%
11th	2%	1%	3%	3%
Livingston
Top six	53%	45%	53%	65%
11th	5%	7%	5%	3%
Bottom	2%	3%	2%	1%

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

Livingston

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

Season to date

Measure	Aberdeen	Livingston
Position	5th	7th
Played	4	4
Won, drawn, lost	2–⁠0–⁠2	2–⁠0–⁠2
Points	6 (1.50 per game)	6 (1.50 per game)
Expected Points per game	1.39	0.99
Goals	7–⁠6	4–⁠4
xG per game	1.48–⁠1.47	0.80–⁠1.24
Home: points, xG per game	1.50, 2.32–⁠1.83	1.50, 1.01–⁠1.50
Away: points, xG per game	1.50, 0.64–⁠1.12	1.50, 0.58–⁠0.97
Manager	Jim Goodwin (16)	David Martindale (65)

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

Ratings

This season

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		Livingston
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	+12%	+3%	−27%	−14%
Counter-attacks	+33%	−10%	−71%	−45%
Set pieces	−18%	+6%	−8%	+36%
Penalties	+83%	+71%	−81%	+83%
Headers	+2%	+10%	−28%	+32%
Left side	−12%	−16%	−7%	−21%
Centre	−16%	+5%	−53%	−19%
Right side	+55%	+20%	+5%	+40%

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 createdLivingston concededLeft side−12%+40%Centre−16%−19%Right side+55%−21%Open play+12%−14%Counter-attacks+33%−45%Set pieces−18%+36%Headers+2%+32%

Livingston attacking

Livingston createdAberdeen concededLeft side−7%+20%Centre−53%+5%Right side+5%−16%Open play−27%+3%Counter-attacks−71%−10%Set pieces−8%+6%Headers−28%+10%

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

AberdeenLivingston

1.48xG0.80

1.47xG against1.24

55%Possession33%

14.2Shots8.2

13.2Shots against16.8

5.0Shots on target3.2

2.8Big chances1.8

447Passes248

79%Pass accuracy63%

4.2Corners2.0

47%Field tilt34%

47.5Final-third entries20.5

10.0Box entries6.8

14.4Passes per defensive action16.7

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	28	1.69	0.98
Ahead	26	2.62	1.28
Behind	36	0.49	1.99

Livingston

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	42	1.13	1.00
Ahead	39	0.60	1.46
Behind	10	0.09	1.35

xG by period

Aberdeen

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.11	0.17	0–1
16–30	0.29	0.20	1–1
31–45	0.25	0.05	3–0
46–60	0.34	0.43	2–3
61–75	0.12	0.15	0–1
76–90	0.36	0.49	1–0

Livingston

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.20	0.01	2–0
16–30	0.06	0.05	0–0
31–45	0.19	0.12	0–0
46–60	0.10	0.31	1–1
61–75	0.09	0.48	0–3
76–90	0.17	0.27	1–0

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

Most used players by position

Aberdeen

Livingston

Formations: 4-3-2-1 (2), 4-3-3 (1), 4-1-4-1 (1)

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
23 April 2022	Aberdeen	1–2	Livingston	xG 2.15–1.54
5 February 2022	Livingston	2–1	Aberdeen	xG 1.06–1.02
1 December 2021	Aberdeen	2–0	Livingston	xG 1.18–0.08
8 August 2021	Livingston	1–2	Aberdeen	xG 1.30–0.44
1 May 2021	Livingston	1–2	Aberdeen	xG 1.35–1.78
2 February 2021	Aberdeen	0–2	Livingston	xG 0.36–0.56

8 league meetings since 2020/21: Aberdeen won 4, Livingston won 3, and 1 was a draw. Goals 10–9 and xG 1.31–1.06 per game.

Key players

Aberdeen

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Ramirez	33	2,968	10	4	0.21	0.05
Besuijen	19	1,735	2	0	0.13	0.11
Kennedy	6	477	0	1	0.04	0.19
Hayes	32	2,837	3	1	0.06	0.16

Livingston

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Anderson	20	1,622	11	4	0.36	0.10
Nouble	17	1,520	2	3	0.16	0.16
Shinnie	22	2,005	3	2	0.13	0.07
Montano	10	983	1	1	0.14	0.05

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.