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Aberdeen 0–0 Livingston

Saturday 13 September 2025, 15:00 · Pittodrie Stadium · Round 5 · Half-time 0–0 · Referee Nick Walsh · Attendance 17,088

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Aberdeen	Livingston
Goals	0	0
xG	1.22	0.56
Expected Points	1.89	0.78

Aberdeen 52%Draw 33%Livingston 15%

Most likely score 1–0, 21%. Final score 0–0, 15%.

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

1.22 +0.25xG0.56 −0.48

0.20 −0.16xG on target0.21 −1.18

16 +6.3Shots6 −3.0

2 −0.3Shots on target2 −1.8

1 −0.7Big chances0 −1.5

31 +14Touches in the opposition box16 0

57% +18Possession43% +1

477 +160Passes359 +39

79% +8Pass accuracy70% 0

67% +33Field tilt33% −1

44 +23Final-third entries20 −6

16 +8.3Box entries5 −3.0

12.0 −8Passes per defensive action12.9 −1

6 +3.0Corners6 +1.5

10 −6Tackles17 −4

5 −0.3Interceptions12 +3.2

18 −12Clearances39 −7

2 −1.7Saves2 −0.2

14 −2Fouls17 +2

3 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

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

0.70 11 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.06 2 shots, 0 goals

0.00 0 shots, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.15 1 shot, 0 goals

0.52 5 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.35 3 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–0

Level: 95 min (100%) · Aberdeen 1.22, Livingston 0.56 xG

Line-ups

Aberdeen substitutes

63' Armstrong for Gyamfi · yellow card 66'
67' Palaversa for Nilsen
67' Clarkson for Aouchiche
72' Polvara for Nisbet
72' Lazetic for Karlsson · yellow card 73'

Livingston substitutes

46' Winter for Smith
72' Susoho for Tait
80' May for Muirhead
90+4' McLennan for Yengi

Players

Aberdeen

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Mitov	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.03	2	1
Jensen	RB	90	0.07	0.25	2	0.13	10	6
Dorrington	CB	90	0.00	0.01	2	0.09	8	7
Knoester	CB	90	0.00	0.21	1	0.26	7	10
Gyamfi	LB	63	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	2
Nilsen	DM	67	0.00	0.01	0	0.01	2	1
Shinnie	DM	90	0.00	0.03	0	0.07	7	0
Keskinen	RW	90	0.04	0.04	0	0.04	0	4
Aouchiche	AM	67	0.10	0.02	1	0.06	4	1
Karlsson	LW	72	0.44	0.02	0	0.00	3	0
Nisbet	ST	72	0.14	0.13	2	0.06	1	0
Armstrong	MF	27	0.00	0.02	0	0.06	4	0
Palaversa	MF	23	0.02	0.02	0	0.09	5	3
Clarkson	MF	23	0.21	0.08	2	0.06	3	1
Polvara	MF	18	0.10	0.02	0	0.04	2	0
Lazetic	FW	18	0.11	0.00	0	0.00	0	0

Livingston

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Prior	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	3
Finlayson	RB	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.06	6	4
McGowan	CB	90	0.00	0.33	1	0.02	4	16
Wilson	CB	90	0.03	0.00	0	−0.01	4	15
Montgomery	LB	90	0.00	0.02	0	0.07	5	10
Pittman	DM	90	0.00	0.01	0	−0.01	0	1
Sylla	DM	90	0.03	0.01	0	0.02	1	13
Smith	RW	46	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	2
Tait	AM	72	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	1	1
Yengi	LW	90	0.48	0.02	1	0.07	2	1
Muirhead	ST	80	0.00	0.11	0	−0.03	0	2
Winter	FW	44	0.04	0.02	0	0.07	6	3
Susoho	MF	18	0.00	0.00	0	0.00	1	2
May	FW	10	0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	0
McLennan	MF	0	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	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

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
Mitov	Knoester	23
Dorrington	Mitov	15
Knoester	Mitov	14
Dorrington	Knoester	12
Mitov	Dorrington	12

Livingston

From	To	Passes
Prior	Wilson	17
Prior	McGowan	13
McGowan	Prior	10
Montgomery	Yengi	9
McGowan	Finlayson	8

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

Defensive actions

Aberdeen

Against its average of 3 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	24%	20%	−4
11th	11%	13%	+2
Bottom	7%	8%	+1
Livingston
Top six	11%	13%	+2
11th	21%	19%	−2
Bottom	23%	21%	−2

From the forecast before the match (13 September 2025): 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	1.71	0.98
Win	54%	21%
Expected Points	1.87	0.88
Clean sheet	37%	18%

Aberdeen 54%Draw 25%Livingston 21%

Most likely score 1–1, 12%. Both sides score 52%.

From the forecast as it stood on 13 September 2025: 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	24%	29%	20%	14%
11th	11%	9%	13%	16%
Bottom	7%	4%	8%	11%
Livingston
Top six	11%	7%	13%	18%
11th	21%	24%	19%	15%
Bottom	23%	27%	21%	14%

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	12th	9th
Played	3	4
Won, drawn, lost	0–⁠0–⁠3	1–⁠1–⁠2
Points	0 (0.00 per game)	4 (1.00 per game)
Expected Points per game	1.20	1.20
Goals	0–⁠5	6–⁠8
xG per game	0.97–⁠1.15	1.04–⁠1.53
Home: points, xG per game	0.00, 0.76–⁠1.21	1.50, 1.04–⁠1.10
Away: points, xG per game	0.00, 1.40–⁠1.03	0.50, 1.04–⁠1.97
Manager	Jimmy Thelin (41)	David Martindale (141)

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	−8%	+22%	−14%	+60%
Counter-attacks	−50%	−52%	−67%	−16%
Set pieces	−1%	+13%	−38%	−15%
Penalties	−91%	−53%	+300%	−67%
Headers	−43%	+26%	−26%	+17%
Left side	−18%	+1%	−26%	+48%
Centre	+6%	+12%	−41%	+4%
Right side	−31%	+23%	+1%	+57%

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−18%+57%Centre+6%+4%Right side−31%+48%Open play−8%+60%Counter-attacks−50%−16%Set pieces−1%−15%Headers−43%+17%

Livingston attacking

Livingston createdAberdeen concededLeft side−26%+23%Centre−41%+12%Right side+1%+1%Open play−14%+22%Counter-attacks−67%−52%Set pieces−38%+13%Headers−26%+26%

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

0.97xG1.04

1.15xG against1.53

39%Possession42%

9.7Shots9.0

15.0Shots against12.2

2.3Shots on target3.8

1.7Big chances1.5

17.0Touches in the opposition box16.5

317Passes320

71%Pass accuracy70%

3.0Corners4.5

33%Field tilt34%

20.7Final-third entries26.4

7.7Box entries8.0

20.3Passes per defensive action13.6

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	38	0.81	1.27
Ahead	0	–	–
Behind	52	1.08	1.07

Livingston

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	44	0.30	1.98
Ahead	23	1.50	0.56
Behind	23	2.02	1.66

xG by period

Aberdeen

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.09	0.11	0–1
16–30	0.10	0.27	0–1
31–45	0.19	0.14	0–0
46–60	0.20	0.25	0–0
61–75	0.12	0.34	0–3
76–90	0.27	0.04	0–0

Livingston

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.01	0.17	0–0
16–30	0.11	0.06	2–0
31–45	0.08	0.44	1–2
46–60	0.27	0.33	0–2
61–75	0.25	0.14	1–2
76–90	0.32	0.39	2–2

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: 4-3-3 (2), 4-2-3-1 (1), 5-4-1 (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
15 May 2024	Aberdeen	5–1	Livingston	xG 1.77–1.65
6 April 2024	Livingston	0–0	Aberdeen	xG 0.76–0.92
20 December 2023	Aberdeen	2–1	Livingston	xG 1.00–1.53
5 August 2023	Livingston	0–0	Aberdeen	xG 0.76–0.70
25 February 2023	Aberdeen	1–0	Livingston	xG 1.08–0.43
8 November 2022	Livingston	2–1	Aberdeen	xG 1.29–3.34

15 league meetings since 2020/21: Aberdeen won 8, Livingston won 4, and 3 were drawn. Goals 24–13 and xG 1.56–1.03 per game.

Key players

Aberdeen

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Morris	11	1,365	3	6	0.17	0.17
Sokler	12	1,009	2	1	0.27	0.04
Clarkson	24	2,184	4	1	0.10	0.20
Keskinen	35	2,682	5	2	0.15	0.09

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.