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Matchday

Premiership 25/26 · 27 Sep 2025

Motherwell 2–0 Aberdeen

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.9 – 1.0
Actual xG
2.0 – 1.0
Goals
2 – 0

Footybot made Motherwell favourites at 60%.

Motherwell won and made the better chances: 2.0 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Calum Ward, 66.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Calum Ward +11.1, Alfie Dorrington +9.6, Apostolos Stamatelopoulos +9.1.

Well below it: Emmanuel Longelo −19.9, Tawanda Maswanhise −13.1, Dimitar Mitov −12.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Motherwell

13 Sep 2025D 1–1at Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
30 Aug 2025D 2–2v Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
23 Aug 2025D 3–3at Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
9 Aug 2025D 0–0at St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
2 Aug 2025D 1–1v Rangers Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen

23 Sep 2025L 0–2at Dundee United Scottish Premiership
13 Sep 2025D 0–0v Livingston Scottish Premiership
31 Aug 2025L 0–1v Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
28 Aug 2025L 0–3at FCSB Europa League
21 Aug 2025D 2–2v FCSB Europa League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Motherwell

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Johnny Koutroumbis Defender16100.08100.0–
Calum Ward Goalkeeper9000–66.0+11.1
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos Forward90111.6350.8+9.1
Lukas Fadinger Midfielder9000–48.4+5.9
Liam Gordon Defender9000–47.0+6.7
Elliot Watt Midfielder9000–45.6−5.8
Ibrahim Said Midfielder89000.0641.9−3.4
Stephen Welsh Defender8900–41.7–
Detlef Esapa Osong Forward1300–41.5–
Stephen O'Donnell Defender7400–36.6−11.6
Andy Halliday Midfielder100–35.7–
Regan Charles-Cook Forward85000.1035.3–
Tawanda Maswanhise Forward90000.1034.5−13.1
Emmanuel Longelo Defender90000.0528.6−19.9
Kofi Balmer Defender100–0.0–

Aberdeen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Mats Knoester Defender4500–54.8+6.7
Marko Lazetić Forward10000.1354.2–
Kevin Nisbet Forward80000.3448.9–
Alfie Dorrington Defender4500–46.7+9.6
Jesper Karlsson Forward90000.0846.5–
Leighton Clarkson Midfielder2900–45.4–
Ante Palaversa Midfielder9000–44.7–
Graeme Shinnie Midfielder6100–44.6+4.3
Emmanuel Gyamfi Midfielder45000.0443.7–
Nicky Devlin Defender90000.2143.1–
Alexander Jensen Midfielder2900–40.0–
Dimitar Mitov Goalkeeper9000–39.7−12.4
Kristers Tobers Defender6100–39.5–
Jack Milne Defender9000–36.3−4.4
Adil Aouchiche Midfielder90000.0235.5+0.1
Topi Keskinen Midfielder45000.1935.1−0.9