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
AberdeenDundee United
1.41 +0.20xG0.38 −1.00
2.26 +0.80xG on target0.00 −1.57
12 +1Shots8 −3
5 +1.5Shots on target0 −4.0
2 −0.2Big chances0 −1.9
29 +6Touches in the opposition box21 −2
70% +19Possession30% −13
581 +172Passes244 −70
86% +9Pass accuracy62% −5
83% +29Field tilt17% −28
61 +25Final-third entries20 −12
17 +4.4Box entries7 −2.4
10.9 −2Passes per defensive action14.2 −1
8 +2.2Corners2 −1.9
13 −4Tackles24 +3
4 −5.2Interceptions11 +3.6
31 +1Clearances37 +8
0 −3.2Saves5 +2.8
9 −3Fouls18 +8
1 −1.4Offsides2 +1.2
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
Aberdeen
Dundee United
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.
xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.
Game state
84'
0–01–0
0'HTFT
Level
85 min (86%) · Aberdeen 1.17, Dundee United 0.28 xG
Aberdeen ahead
14 min (14%) · Aberdeen 0.24, Dundee United 0.10 xG
Line-ups
Aberdeen substitutes
46'Morris for Keskinen
65'Shinnie for Palaversa
74'Clarkson for Sokler
82'Besuijen for McGrath
82'Ambrose for Duk · goal 84'
Dundee United substitutes
53'Thomson for Trapanovski
62'Odada for Adegboyega
75'Strain for Babunski
75'van der Sande for Dalby
Players
Aberdeen
Player
Pos
Min
G
A
xG
xA
KP
xT
Prog
Def
Mitov
GK
90
0.00
0.00
0
0.02
1
1
Devlin
RB
90
0.04
0.11
1
0.09
4
4
Rubezic
CB
90
0.00
0.01
0
0.12
5
6
Molloy
CB
90
0.00
0.02
0
0.10
4
9
MacKenzie
LB
90
0.00
0.02
0
0.00
3
7
Palaversa
DM
65
0.07
0.03
0
0.04
6
4
Nilsen
DM
90
0.04
0.09
2
0.22
12
8
Keskinen
RW
46
0.00
0.00
0
0.05
4
1
Duk
AM
82
0.07
0.13
0
0.09
3
0
McGrath
LW
82
0.24
0.19
1
0.17
6
1
Sokler
ST
74
0.24
0.03
2
−0.03
1
5
Morris
FW
44
0.00
0.11
1
0.01
7
1
Shinnie
MF
25
0.00
0.02
0
0.05
3
3
Clarkson
MF
16
0.00
0.01
0
0.03
2
0
Besuijen
MF
8
0.04
0.01
0
0.00
0
1
Ambrose
FW
8
1
0.67
0.00
0
0.00
0
0
Dundee United
Player
Pos
Min
G
A
xG
xA
KP
xT
Prog
Def
Walton
GK
90
0.00
0.00
0
0.04
3
2
Adegboyega
CB
62
0.00
0.12
1
0.09
2
2
Gallagher
CB
90
0.00
0.00
0
0.03
4
11
Holt
CB
90
0.05
0.00
0
0.02
3
8
Stephenson
RWB
90
0.07
0.01
1
0.03
1
10
Sevelj
CM
90
0.03
0.07
1
0.09
2
11
Babunski
CM
75
0.00
0.09
1
0.06
1
4
Ferry
LWB
90
0.10
0.06
1
0.04
5
7
Trapanovski
AM
53
0.05
0.01
0
0.04
2
1
Middleton
AM
90
0.00
0.05
1
0.09
5
7
Dalby
ST
75
0.10
0.00
0
−0.01
1
5
Thomson
MF
37
0.00
0.03
0
0.11
5
2
Odada
MF
28
0.00
0.00
0
0.00
0
1
Strain
DF
15
0.00
0.08
1
0.19
2
3
van der Sande
FW
15
0.00
0.00
0
−0.01
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
Aberdeen
Dundee United
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
Molloy
Nilsen
21
Nilsen
Palaversa
20
Rubezic
Molloy
18
Palaversa
Nilsen
17
Molloy
Rubezic
16
Dundee United
From
To
Passes
Ferry
Holt
6
Stephenson
Trapanovski
6
Ferry
Middleton
6
Holt
Gallagher
6
Gallagher
Holt
5
The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.
Defensive actions
Aberdeen
Against its average of 8 matches
Dundee United
Against its average of 8 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
Dundee United
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
98%
99%
+1
Dundee United
Top six
59%
52%
−7
11th
4%
5%
+1
Bottom
2%
3%
+1
From the forecast before the match (26 October 2024): 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
Dundee United
Expected goals
1.69
1.03
Win
52%
23%
Expected Points
1.82
0.93
Clean sheet
36%
18%
Aberdeen 52%Draw 25%Dundee United 23%
Most likely score 1–1, 12%. Both sides score 53%.
From the forecast as it stood on 26 October 2024: 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
Dundee United win
Aberdeen
Top six
98%
99%
97%
96%
Dundee United
Top six
59%
52%
62%
72%
11th
4%
5%
4%
2%
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.
The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.
Season to date
Measure
Aberdeen
Dundee United
Position
2nd
4th
Played
8
8
Won, drawn, lost
7–1–0
4–3–1
Points
22 (2.75 per game)
15 (1.88 per game)
Expected Points per game
1.18
1.26
Goals
17–8
13–9
xG per game
1.21–1.50
1.38–1.49
Home: points, xG per game
3.00, 1.45–1.35
1.75, 1.18–1.43
Away: points, xG per game
2.50, 0.97–1.64
2.00, 1.57–1.56
Manager
Jimmy Thelin (8)
Jim Goodwin (20)
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
Dundee United
Created
Conceded
Created
Conceded
Open play
+15%
+2%
−2%
+3%
Counter-attacks
−36%
−62%
+116%
−18%
Set pieces
−33%
+31%
−22%
+14%
Penalties
−100%
+73%
−13%
+73%
Headers
+33%
+16%
−2%
+32%
Left side
+12%
+15%
−1%
−1%
Centre
−6%
+8%
+14%
+16%
Right side
−11%
−16%
−18%
−20%
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.
Matchups
Aberdeen attacking
Aberdeen createdDundee United concededBelow averageAboveBelow averageAboveLeft side+12%−20%Centre−6%+16%Right side−11%−1%Open play+15%+3%Counter-attacks−36%−18%Set pieces−33%+14%Headers+33%+32%
Dundee United attacking
Dundee United createdAberdeen concededBelow averageAboveBelow averageAboveLeft side−1%−16%Centre+14%+8%Right side−18%+15%Open play−2%+2%Counter-attacks+116%−62%Set pieces−22%+31%Headers−2%+16%
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
AberdeenDundee United
1.21xG1.38
1.50xG against1.49
51%Possession43%
11.4Shots10.8
13.8Shots against13.6
3.5Shots on target4.0
2.2Big chances1.9
23.0Touches in the opposition box23.4
409Passes314
77%Pass accuracy67%
5.8Corners3.9
54%Field tilt44%
35.9Final-third entries32.0
12.6Box entries9.4
13.1Passes per defensive action15.3
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
41
1.29
1.15
Ahead
44
1.00
1.71
Behind
5
2.44
2.53
Dundee United
State
Minutes per game
xG per 90
xG against per 90
Level
46
1.67
1.47
Ahead
27
0.80
1.65
Behind
17
1.49
1.28
xG by period
Aberdeen
Minutes
xG per game
xG against
Goals
1–15
0.17
0.16
2–0
16–30
0.22
0.12
3–2
31–45
0.20
0.43
2–3
46–60
0.23
0.14
3–0
61–75
0.10
0.19
3–1
76–90
0.30
0.46
4–2
Dundee United
Minutes
xG per game
xG against
Goals
1–15
0.22
0.12
1–1
16–30
0.36
0.28
3–1
31–45
0.08
0.34
0–1
46–60
0.27
0.18
2–2
61–75
0.16
0.28
1–2
76–90
0.29
0.30
6–2
Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.
Most used players by position
Aberdeen
Dundee United
Formations: 3-4-2-1 (5), 3-4-3 (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.
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