Matchday

Premiership 25/26 · 24 Jan 2026

Aberdeen 6–2 Livingston

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
2.1 – 0.8
Actual xG
3.1 – 2.0
Goals
6 – 2

Footybot made Aberdeen favourites at 67%.

Aberdeen won and made the better chances: 3.1 xG to 2.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Kevin Nisbet, 52.6 in 81′.

Well above their usual level: Kenan Bilalovic +13.4, Kevin Nisbet +12.8, Topi Keskinen +9.3.

Well below it: Jérôme Prior −39.1, Lyall Cameron −18.0, Jack Milne −13.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Aberdeen

11 Jan 2026L 0–2v Rangers Scottish Premiership
6 Jan 2026L 0–2at Rangers Scottish Premiership
3 Jan 2026L 0–1at Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
30 Dec 2025L 0–2at Hibernian Scottish Premiership
27 Dec 2025D 1–1v Dundee United Scottish Premiership

Livingston

20 Jan 2026D 1–1v St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
10 Jan 2026D 1–1v Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
3 Jan 2026L 0–1at Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
30 Dec 2025L 1–3v Dundee United Scottish Premiership
27 Dec 2025L 2–4v Celtic Scottish Premiership

Head to head

30 Nov 2025Livingston 0–1 Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
13 Sep 2025Aberdeen 0–0 Livingston Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Sivert Heltne Nilsen Midfielder18100.2397.1–
Toyosi Olusanya Forward9010.0660.4–
Nicolas Milanović Midfielder27000.0952.8–
Kevin Nisbet Forward81201.5652.6+12.8
Kenan Bilalovic Midfielder63100.2349.7+13.4
Topi Keskinen Midfielder90210.7446.7+9.3
Graeme Shinnie Midfielder9001–41.6−0.2
Dimitar Mitov Goalkeeper9000–39.4−12.2
Stuart Armstrong Midfielder8101–39.0−2.5
Leighton Clarkson Midfielder9000.0836.0–
Mats Knoester Defender90000.0735.5−9.0
Nicky Devlin Defender6300–29.2−7.8
Mitchel Frame Defender9001–29.0–
Lyall Cameron Midfielder72000.0328.8−18.0
Alexander Jensen Midfielder2700–26.5–
Jack Milne Defender6900–23.8−13.5

Livingston

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Babacar Fati Defender3500–55.6–
Robbie Muirhead Forward65100.8546.8+3.8
Mahamadou Susoho Midfielder90100.7245.2+4.5
Alex Matthias Tamm Forward1400–42.2–
Lewis Smith Forward45000.0140.3+5.2
Stevie May Forward90000.0240.0+2.1
Emmanuel Danso Midfielder3500–38.3–
Ryan McGowan Defender9000–37.4−5.8
Connor McLennan Forward76000.4034.6−5.1
Macaulay Tait Midfielder5500–33.8−1.4
Danny Finlayson Defender9000–31.5−13.0
Samson Lawal Midfielder5500–29.5−8.3
Joshua Brenet Defender9000–29.0−4.0
Joshua Zimmerman Midfielder4500–25.8–
Jérôme Prior Goalkeeper9000–10.8−39.1
Jeremy Bokila Forward500–0.0–