ABERDEEN. Aberdeen beats Dundee United 1-0 after B. Miovski scored a penalty (35′).
The match was played at the Pittodrie Stadium stadium in Aberdeen on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was William Collum who was helped by Graeme Stewart and Jonathan Bell. The 4th official was Graham Beaton. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.4 degrees Celsius or 48.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 10 Total 6
- 2 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 112 Attack 109
- 31 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Aberdeen was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Dundee United that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Dundee United was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Aberdeen succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Aberdeen shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Dundee United shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Aberdeen received 1 yellow card (Y. Ramadani). On the opposite side, Dundee United didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Aberdeen will have 25 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Dundee United will stay with 12 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Aberdeen will host Ross County on the 2nd of January with a 15-9 head to head stats in favor of Aberdeen (5 draws).
Dundee United will play away agasint St. Johnstone on the 2nd of January with a 10-10 head to head statistic.
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
52'
88'
35'
Aberdeen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Jim Goodwin decided to play with the following team: Kelle Roos , Ross McCrorie , Anthony Stewart , Liam Scales , Matthew Kennedy , Connor Barron , Ylber Ramadani , Leighton Clarkson , Hayden Coulson , Bojan Miovski and Duk .
The home team had on the bench: Joe Lewis, Jayden Richardson, Jack Mackenzie , Jack Milne, Vicente Besuijen, Ryan Duncan, Christian Ramirez, Shayden Morris and Marley Watkins .
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 4 changes: H. Coulson for J. MacKenzie (78′), B. Miovski for M. Watkins (78′), Duk for R. Duncan (88′) and L. Clarkson for V. Besuijen (88′).
Best player: Ross McCrorie
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aberdeen was Ross McCrorie even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 61 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12.
Dundee United – Formation
Dundee United
Dundee United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Jack Ross played with: Mark Birighitti , Liam Smith , Ryan Edwards , Ross Graham , Kieran Freeman , Craig Sibbald , Dylan Levitt , Aziz Behich , Jamie McGrath , Glenn Middleton and Steven Fletcher .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Carljohan Eriksson, Scott McMann, Arnaud Djoum, Ian Harkes , Ilmari Niskanen, Archie Meekison, Peter Pawlett, Sadat Anaku and Tony Watt.
Substitutions
Dundee United made 4 changes: G. Middleton for S. Anaku (67′), C. Sibbald for I. Harkes (67′), J. McGrath for P. Pawlett (84′) and D. Levitt for A. Meekison (90′).
Best player: Ross Graham
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee United was Ross Graham.
His rating is with 56 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Mirren – Rangers – 1-1
- St. Johnstone – Motherwell – 1-1
- Kilmarnock – Hibernian – 1-0
- Hearts – Livingston – 1-1
- Celtic – Ross County – 2-1
- Aberdeen – Dundee United – 1-0
