Premiership 25/26 · 15 Feb 2026

Motherwell 2–0 Aberdeen

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Motherwell favourites at 64%.

Motherwell won and made the better chances: 2.2 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Per Kristian Bråtveit, 65.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Per Kristian Bråtveit +10.8, Emmanuel Longelo +9.9, Elijah Just +9.0.

Well below it: Paul McGinn −20.6, Ibrahim Said −17.0, Tom Sparrow −16.7.

Each side's last five results before this match.

11 Feb 2026	D 1–1	v Rangers Scottish Premiership
31 Jan 2026	W 2–0	at Livingston Scottish Premiership
24 Jan 2026	W 4–0	v Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
10 Jan 2026	D 1–1	at Hibernian Scottish Premiership
3 Jan 2026	W 2–0	v St. Mirren Scottish Premiership

31 Jan 2026	L 0–3	at Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
24 Jan 2026	W 6–2	v Livingston Scottish Premiership
11 Jan 2026	L 0–2	v Rangers Scottish Premiership
6 Jan 2026	L 0–2	at Rangers Scottish Premiership
3 Jan 2026	L 0–1	at Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership

9 Nov 2025	Aberdeen 1–1 Motherwell Scottish Premiership
27 Sep 2025	Motherwell 2–0 Aberdeen Scottish Premiership

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Jordan McGhee Defender	1	0	0	–	100.0	–
Calum Ward Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	56.0	−2.6
Stephen O'Donnell Defender	9	0	0	–	52.2	–
Sam Nicholson Midfielder	9	0	0	–	46.6	–
Elijah Just Midfielder	66	1	0	0.76	45.4	+9.0
Stephen Welsh Defender	90	0	1	–	42.3	−8.3
Emmanuel Longelo Defender	81	0	0	0.04	36.2	+9.9
Elliot Watt Midfielder	66	0	0	–	36.2	−10.1
Regan Charles-Cook Forward	24	0	0	0.09	36.0	–
Tawanda Maswanhise Forward	89	0	0	0.35	35.0	−13.0
Oscar Priestman Midfielder	90	0	0	0.27	33.3	−9.7
Eythor Bjørgolfsson Forward	24	0	0	0.08	32.4	–
Callum Slattery Midfielder	90	0	0	0.02	32.0	−5.2
Paul McGinn Defender	90	0	0	–	27.6	−20.6
Tom Sparrow Defender	90	0	0	0.11	22.9	−16.7
Ibrahim Said Midfielder	81	0	0	0.51	20.8	−17.0

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Per Kristian Bråtveit Goalkeeper	90	–	65.8	+10.8
Nicky Devlin Defender	28	0.11	56.1	–
Tom McIntyre Defender	90	–	52.7	–
Kjartan Mar Kjartansson Midfielder	11	–	49.2	–
Dennis Geiger Midfielder	79	0.01	48.1	–
Lyall Cameron Midfielder	90	0.03	46.9	+5.1
Aremu Afeez Midfielder	45	–	46.3	–
Topi Keskinen Midfielder	71	0.05	44.2	+5.8
Alexander Jensen Midfielder	62	–	43.5	+3.8
Kenan Bilalovic Midfielder	19	–	42.0	–
Toyosi Olusanya Forward	90	0.31	41.8	–
Kevin Nisbet Forward	71	0.03	39.7	−0.9
Marko Lazetić Forward	19	–	39.5	–
Ante Palaversa Midfielder	45	–	38.4	−1.7
Liam Morrison Defender	90	0.14	37.4	−8.3
Mitchel Frame Defender	90	–	37.3	–