Matchday

Premiership 25/26 · 29 Oct 2025

Kilmarnock 0–1 Aberdeen

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.6 – 1.1
Actual xG
1.4 – 0.5
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made Kilmarnock favourites at 50%.

Aberdeen won although Kilmarnock made the better chances (1.4 xG to 0.5): a result the chances didn't back.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Dimitar Mitov, 62.5 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Dimitar Mitov +16.8, Robbie Deas +13.0.

Well below it: Liam Polworth −19.0, Marcus Dackers −15.5, Ben Brannan −15.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Kilmarnock

26 Oct 2025L 1–3at Rangers Scottish Premiership
18 Oct 2025L 0–3v Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
4 Oct 2025W 2–0v St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
27 Sep 2025W 2–0at Dundee United Scottish Premiership
14 Sep 2025L 1–2v Celtic Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen

26 Oct 2025L 1–2v Hibernian Scottish Premiership
23 Oct 2025L 0–6at AEK Athens Conference League
18 Oct 2025W 1–0at St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
5 Oct 2025W 4–0v Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
2 Oct 2025L 2–3v Shakhtar Donetsk Conference League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Kilmarnock

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Robbie Deas Defender90000.4153.9+13.0
Tobi Oluwayemi Goalkeeper9000–50.7–
Greg Kiltie Midfielder73000.1147.5+7.4
George Stanger Defender90000.0446.5+4.1
Bradley Lyons Midfielder82000.1644.8+2.7
Bruce Anderson Forward2700–36.4–
Tyreece John-Jules Forward8000.1136.1–
Dominic Thompson Defender9000–33.8−2.9
David Watson Midfielder90000.0630.6−12.8
Zac Williams Defender82000.0330.2–
Marcus Dackers Forward90000.2027.9−15.5
Liam Polworth Midfielder6300–26.8−19.0
Ben Brannan Defender9000–25.6−15.0
Scott Tiffoney Forward17000.2416.5–
Rory McKenzie Midfielder800–10.7–

Aberdeen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Dimitar Mitov Goalkeeper9000–62.5+16.8
Stuart Armstrong Midfielder90100.3050.1+1.6
Jesper Karlsson Forward90000.1343.3−5.2
Jack Milne Defender9000–42.3+2.3
Kevin Nisbet Forward1900–41.7–
Nicky Devlin Defender9000–38.0−1.5
Alexander Jensen Midfielder9000–36.9−3.8
Dante Polvara Defender90000.0535.4−9.1
Mats Knoester Defender9000–35.4−11.8
Marko Lazetić Forward71000.0733.8−10.5
Graeme Shinnie Midfielder9000–33.7−6.5
Dylan Lobban Midfielder9000–32.6–