Matchday

Premiership 25/26 · 31 Jan 2026

Kilmarnock 3–0 Aberdeen

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.6 – 1.2
Actual xG
2.5 – 1.0
Goals
3 – 0

Footybot made Kilmarnock favourites at 46%.

Kilmarnock won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 1.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Kelle Roos, 58.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Bradley Lyons +15.7, Bruce Anderson +9.7.

Well below it: Graeme Shinnie −19.4, Stuart Armstrong −11.3, Lyall Cameron −10.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Kilmarnock

24 Jan 2026L 0–4at Motherwell Scottish Premiership
10 Jan 2026D 1–1at Livingston Scottish Premiership
3 Jan 2026L 1–3v Hibernian Scottish Premiership
30 Dec 2025L 1–2at Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
27 Dec 2025D 0–0at St. Mirren Scottish Premiership

Aberdeen

24 Jan 2026W 6–2v Livingston Scottish Premiership
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

Head to head

14 Dec 2025Aberdeen 2–1 Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
29 Oct 2025Kilmarnock 0–1 Aberdeen Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Kelle Roos Goalkeeper9000–58.3–
Bradley Lyons Midfielder90100.1053.0+15.7
Bruce Anderson Forward79110.6348.2+9.7
Tyreece John-Jules Forward88110.8547.2+6.1
Joe Hugill Forward11000.2445.5–
Jack Thomson Midfielder1100–44.3–
Greg Kiltie Midfielder63010.0742.6+1.8
Rory McKenzie Midfielder3200–37.7–
Liam Polworth Midfielder79000.2836.5−0.3
Robbie Deas Defender90000.2736.0−3.2
Ethan Brown Defender90000.0635.3−8.6
Michael Schjønning-Larsen Defender90000.0431.3−9.6
Findlay Curtis Midfielder27000.0231.3–
David Watson Midfielder5800–28.1−7.5
Dominic Thompson Defender9000–22.6−9.4
Marcus Dackers Forward200–0.0–

Aberdeen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Mats Knoester Defender3500–50.3–
Liam Morrison Defender9000–49.8+4.1
Dimitar Mitov Goalkeeper9000–48.2−2.0
Toyosi Olusanya Forward4500–40.0–
Alexander Jensen Midfielder2400–37.8–
Sivert Heltne Nilsen Midfielder5500–37.3−3.1
Topi Keskinen Midfielder66000.1437.2−1.1
Leighton Clarkson Midfielder3400–34.7–
Kenan Bilalovic Midfielder4500–34.1−6.3
Marko Lazetić Forward2400–33.8–
Lyall Cameron Midfielder66000.0832.9−10.5
Kevin Nisbet Forward56000.3732.1−9.4
Mitchel Frame Defender6600–31.3–
Stuart Armstrong Midfielder90000.4230.7−11.3
Kjartan Mar Kjartansson Midfielder2400–30.7–
Nicky Devlin Defender9000–26.0−9.2
Graeme Shinnie Midfielder5100–22.1−19.4