ABERDEEN. Aberdeen recovers against Hibernian with a goal on the M. Boyle 12′ and a goal on the E. Marcondes 67′. Hibernian was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Pittodrie Stadium stadium in Aberdeen on Sunday and it started at 12:30 am local time. In front of 18,329 spectators. The referee was David Munro with the support of David Roome and Paul McAvinue. The 4th official was Steven Kirkland. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.75 degrees Celsius or 69.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Hibernian was in firm control of the ball 56% while Aberdeen was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aberdeen was putting more pressure with 53 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 12 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Aberdeen to win the match.
Aberdeen shot 22 times, 12 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hibernian shot 7 times, 6 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Aberdeen received 1 yellow card (Graeme Shinnie). On the opposite side, Hibernian received 3 yellow cards (Will Fish, Emiliano Marcondes and Jordan Obita).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Aberdeen has 27 points like Hibernian to sit in the 7th place. On the other side, Hibernian will has 27 points like Aberdeen to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Aberdeen will play away against Dundee on the 23rd of December with a 18-1 head to head record in favor of Aberdeen (6 draws).
Hibernian will play away against Ross County on the 23rd of December with a 9-8 head to head record in favor of Hibernian (6 draws).
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Neil Warnock decided to play with the following team: Kelle Roos
, Nicky Devlin , Stefan Gartenmann , Richard Jensen , Jack Mackenzie , Connor Barron , Leighton Clarkson , Graeme Shinnie , Jamie McGrath , Bojan Miovski and Duk .The home team had on the bench: Jonny Hayes, Killian Phillips
, Ester Sokler, Dante Polvara, Ryan Duncan, Angus MacDonald, Jack Milne, Junior Hoilett and Ross Doohan.Substitutions
Aberdeen made 2 changes: Duk for Junior Hoilett (79′) and Leighton Clarkson for Killian Phillips (79′).
Player of the match: Nicky Devlin
The most impressive player for Aberdeen was Nicky Devlin.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 20 passes (45% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8.Hibernian – Formation
Hibernian started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Nick Montgomery played with: David Marshall
, Lewis Miller , Will Fish , Nectarios Triantis , Jordan Obita , Joe Newell , Martin Boyle , Nathan Moriah-Welsh , Dylan Levitt , Élie Youan and Myziane Maolida .These were the players on the bench: Paul Hanlon , Dylan Vente, Joe Wollacott
, Luke Amos , Lewis Stevenson, Adam Le Fondre , Emiliano Marcondes , Jair Tavares and Rocky Bushiri.Hibernian could not rely on the presence of Joe Wollacott (injured).
Substitutions
Hibernian made 5 changes: David Marshall for Joe Wollacott (82′), Martin Boyle for Adam Le Fondre (83′), Nathan Moriah-Welsh for Emiliano Marcondes (57′), Élie Youan for Jair Tavares (57′) and Dylan Levitt for Luke Amos (75′).
Player of the match: David Marshall
The player that probably impressed the most for Hibernian was the goalkeeper: David Marshall. His rating is 8.67. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Livingston – St. Mirren – 1-0
- Hearts – Motherwell – 2-0
- Dundee – Ross County – 2-0
- Celtic – Kilmarnock – 1-1
- Aberdeen – Hibernian – 2-2