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Aberdeen 4–0 Ross County

Sunday 24 September 2023, 15:00 · Pittodrie Stadium · Round 6 · Half-time 2–0 · Referee Don Robertson · Attendance 15,116

Aberdeen Miovski 21', 52', Duk 42', McGrath 47'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Aberdeen	Ross County
Goals	4	0
xG	3.33	0.85
Expected Points	2.78	0.15

Aberdeen 90%Draw 7%Ross County 2%

Most likely score 3–1, 13%. Final score 4–0, 10%.

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

AberdeenRoss County

3.33 +2.36xG0.85 −0.31

4.06 +3.27xG on target0.41 −0.89

13 +3.6Shots11 −0.6

6 +3.6Shots on target2 −2.2

5 +4.0Big chances1 −1.6

30 +12Touches in the opposition box20

49% +1Possession51% +11

370 +31Passes388 +98

68% +6Pass accuracy67% +8

46% −2Field tilt54% +9

37 +7Final-third entries39 +11

15 +5.4Box entries5 −5.2

18.4 +5Passes per defensive action15.0 0

5 −0.8Corners5 −0.2

15 −4Tackles16 +1

6 −2.6Interceptions7 −4.6

23 −4Clearances8 −16

2 −1.6Saves2 −2.6

9 −4Fouls10 −3

0 −0.6Offsides1 −2.0

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

Ross County

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

AberdeenRoss County

1.71 8 shots, 2 goalsOpen play0.42 9 shots, 0 goals

0.84 1 shot, 1 goalCounter-attacks0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

0.78 4 shots, 1 goalSet pieces0.43 2 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–01–02–04–0

Level: 21 min (22%) · Aberdeen 0.76, Ross County 0.09 xG
Aberdeen ahead: 76 min (78%) · Aberdeen 2.57, Ross County 0.76 xG

Line-ups

Aberdeen substitutes

6' Hayes for McGarry · off 54'
54' MacKenzie for Hayes
54' Clarkson for McGrath
72' Sokler for Miovski
72' Gueye for Duk

Ross County substitutes

54' Sims for Dhanda
54' Loturi for Turner
60' Brophy for Murray
74' Samuel for White
74' Harmon for Reid

Players

Aberdeen

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Roos	GK	90			0.00	0.01	0	0.04	3	0
Gartenmann	CB	90			0.00	0.02	1	0.07	10	8
Rubezic	CB	90			0.22	0.00	1	0.02	3	7
Jensen	CB	90		1	0.21	0.00	1	0.01	1	10
Devlin	RWB	90			0.00	0.00	1	0.05	3	4
Barron	CM	90			0.00	0.13	2	0.05	3	1
Shinnie	CM	90		1	0.00	0.20	1	0.12	8	4
McGarry	LWB	6			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
McGrath	AM	54	1		0.84	0.02	1	0.07	1	4
Miovski	ST	72	2	1	0.73	0.77	2	0.24	0	2
Duk	ST	72	1	1	1.34	0.06	1	0.27	6	3
Hayes	MF	48			0.00	0.11	1	0.07	6	0
MacKenzie	DF	36			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	2	1
Clarkson	MF	36			0.00	0.07	1	0.00	1	0
Sokler	FW	18			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	1	3
Gueye	FW	18			0.00	0.00	0	0.04	2	0

Ross County

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Laidlaw	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.03	4	1
Nightingale	CB	90	0.00	0.02	0	0.06	3	7
Baldwin	CB	90	0.00	0.32	1	0.21	9	8
Leak	CB	90	0.09	0.07	0	0.21	7	2
Brown	RWB	90	0.14	0.08	3	0.05	3	4
Randall	CM	90	0.09	0.01	0	0.00	1	4
Turner	CM	54	0.00	0.02	1	0.00	0	4
Reid	LWB	74	0.00	0.06	0	0.08	4	0
Dhanda	AM	54	0.00	0.04	1	0.01	3	1
White	ST	74	0.00	0.03	2	−0.01	2	1
Murray	ST	60	0.11	0.00	0	0.01	1	0
Sims	MF	36	0.02	0.00	0	−0.01	1	1
Loturi	MF	36	0.34	0.01	0	0.03	3	0
Brophy	FW	30	0.06	0.00	0	0.01	0	1
Samuel	FW	16	0.00	0.01	1	0.03	1	0
Harmon	DF	16	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	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

Ross County

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
Rubezic	Gartenmann	8
Jensen	Roos	7
Shinnie	Barron	6
Hayes	Shinnie	6
Barron	Gartenmann	6

Ross County

From	To	Passes
Baldwin	Leak	10
Leak	Baldwin	9
Baldwin	Loturi	9
Baldwin	Laidlaw	8
Dhanda	Baldwin	7

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

Defensive actions

Aberdeen

Against its average of 5 matches

Ross County

Against its average of 5 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

Ross County

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	22%	27%	+5
11th	14%	11%	−3
Bottom	11%	8%	−3
Ross County
Top six	31%	25%	−6
11th	11%	13%	+2
Bottom	7%	10%	+3

From the forecast before the match (24 September 2023): 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	Ross County
Expected goals	1.53	1.03
Win	48%	25%
Expected Points	1.71	1.02
Clean sheet	36%	22%

Aberdeen 48%Draw 27%Ross County 25%

Most likely score 1–1, 13%. Both sides score 51%.

From the forecast as it stood on 24 September 2023: 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	Ross County win
Aberdeen
Top six	22%	27%	19%	15%
11th	14%	11%	16%	17%
Bottom	11%	8%	13%	16%
Ross County
Top six	31%	25%	32%	44%
11th	11%	13%	11%	6%
Bottom	7%	10%	6%	3%

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

Ross County

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

Season to date

Measure	Aberdeen	Ross County
Position	11th	7th
Played	5	5
Won, drawn, lost	0–⁠2–⁠3	2–⁠1–⁠2
Points	2 (0.40 per game)	7 (1.40 per game)
Expected Points per game	0.84	1.17
Goals	3–⁠9	6–⁠7
xG per game	0.97–⁠1.62	1.16–⁠1.64
Home: points, xG per game	0.00, 1.37–⁠2.08	1.33, 1.32–⁠0.87
Away: points, xG per game	0.67, 0.70–⁠1.30	1.50, 0.92–⁠2.79
Manager	Barry Robson (20)	Malky Mackay (81)

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		Ross County
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	−32%	−1%	−2%	+3%
Counter-attacks	−66%	+32%	−80%	+156%
Set pieces	−12%	+67%	−4%	−9%
Penalties	+23%	+31%	−91%	+121%
Headers	−7%	+11%	+7%	−15%
Left side	−50%	+19%	+27%	+7%
Centre	−13%	+41%	−22%	+17%
Right side	−41%	−24%	−14%	average

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 createdRoss County concededLeft side−50%averageCentre−13%+17%Right side−41%+7%Open play−32%+3%Counter-attacks−66%+156%Set pieces−12%−9%Headers−7%−15%

Ross County attacking

Ross County createdAberdeen concededLeft side+27%−24%Centre−22%+41%Right side−14%+19%Open play−2%−1%Counter-attacks−80%+32%Set pieces−4%+67%Headers+7%+11%

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

AberdeenRoss County

0.97xG1.16

1.62xG against1.64

48%Possession40%

9.4Shots11.6

13.6Shots against14.8

2.4Shots on target4.2

1.0Big chances2.6

339Passes290

62%Pass accuracy60%

5.8Corners5.2

48%Field tilt44%

30.2Final-third entries27.8

9.6Box entries10.2

13.2Passes per defensive action14.8

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	51	0.67	1.29
Ahead	3	0.00	5.72
Behind	36	1.48	1.70

Ross County

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	42	1.51	0.96
Ahead	20	1.44	1.31
Behind	28	0.43	2.88

xG by period

Aberdeen

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.18	0.33	0–2
16–30	0.23	0.11	1–1
31–45	0.17	0.19	1–0
46–60	0.07	0.48	0–1
61–75	0.06	0.25	0–2
76–90	0.25	0.26	1–3

Ross County

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.30	0.16	0–0
16–30	0.19	0.35	0–4
31–45	0.10	0.37	1–1
46–60	0.33	0.17	4–0
61–75	0.13	0.21	0–2
76–90	0.11	0.38	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

Formations: 3-4-1-2 (4), 3-5-2 (1)

Ross County

Formations: 3-4-1-2 (2), 4-4-2 (2), 3-5-2 (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
14 April 2023	Ross County	0–1	Aberdeen	xG 0.94–0.65
2 January 2023	Aberdeen	0–0	Ross County	xG 2.08–0.44
3 September 2022	Ross County	1–1	Aberdeen	xG 1.36–0.83
9 April 2022	Aberdeen	0–1	Ross County	xG 1.06–0.92
1 February 2022	Ross County	1–1	Aberdeen	xG 0.32–0.74
29 August 2021	Aberdeen	1–1	Ross County	xG 2.94–1.15

9 league meetings since 2020/21: Aberdeen won 3, Ross County won 2, and 4 were drawn. Goals 10–8 and xG 1.67–0.82 per game.

Key players

Aberdeen

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Miovski	42	3,318	18	2	0.49	0.04
Duk	34	2,930	16	3	0.27	0.06
Clarkson	36	3,015	5	8	0.07	0.16
Hayes	26	2,193	2	5	0.06	0.16

Ross County

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Brophy	8	598	3	2	0.34	0.09
Murray	10	997	4	1	0.30	0.10
Sims	13	1,031	0	0	0.27	0.12
White	38	3,329	12	2	0.32	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.