ABERDEEN. Aberdeen beats Hibernian 1-0 after C. Ramirez scored just 1 goal (27′). Hibernian lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
D. McGregor received a red card (90′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Hibernian lost the match.
The match was played at the Pittodrie Stadium stadium in Aberdeen on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Greg Aitken who had the assistance of David Roome and Alastair Mather. The 4th official was David Dickinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.1 degrees Celsius or 53.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
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
Hibernian was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 0 were on target. Nonetheless, Aberdeen was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Aberdeen shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Hibernian shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Aberdeen received 4 yellow cards (S. Brown, R. McCrorie, M. Longstaff and J. Hayes). Regarding the opposition, Hibernian received 3 yellow cards (D. McGregor, J. Newell and M. Boyle).
Also, Hibernian didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after D. McGregor (Hibernian) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Aberdeen will have 11 points to stay in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Hibernian will stay with 15 points to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Aberdeen will play away with Rangers on the 27th of October with a 25-8 head to head record in favor of Rangers (11 draws).
Hibernian will host Celtic on the 27th of October with a 26-7 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (14 draws).
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
30'
60'
27'
Aberdeen started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Stephen Glass decided to play with the following team: Joe Lewis , Calvin Ramsay , David Bates , Declan Gallagher , Ross McCrorie , Scott Brown , Funso Ojo , Lewis Ferguson , Ryan Hedges , Christian Ramirez and Marley Watkins .
The home team had on the bench: Gary Woods, Dylan McGeouch, Niall McGinn , Matthew Longstaff , Jonny Hayes , Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Austin Samuels.
Aberdeen could not rely on the presence of J. Hayes (injured) and M. Longstaff (injured).
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 3 changes: C. Ramsay for J. Hayes (30′), D. Gallagher for M. Longstaff (43′) and M. Watkins for N. McGinn (78′).
Best player: Ross McCrorie
The player that probably impressed the most for Aberdeen was Ross McCrorie even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 15.
Hibernian – Formation
Hibernian
90'
Hibernian started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Talking about the opposition, Jack Ross played with: Matt Macey , Paul McGinn , Darren McGregor , Paul Hanlon , Christopher Cadden , Joe Newell , Jake Doyle Hayes , Lewis Stevenson , Kevin Nisbet , Martin Boyle and Jamie Gullan .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Maciej Dabrowski, Josh Doig, Nathan Wood-Gordon, Alexander Gogić, Drey Wright , Scott Allan and Jamie Murphy .
Substitutions
Hibernian made 3 changes: C. Cadden for J. Murphy (46′), J. Gullan for S. Allan (60′) and J. Doyle-Hayes for D. Wright (83′).
Best player: Darren McGregor
The player that probably impressed the most for Hibernian was Darren McGregor.
His rating is with 57 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Aberdeen – Hibernian – 1-0
- Celtic – St. Johnstone – 2-0
- Dundee United – Motherwell – 2-1
- Hearts – Dundee – 1-1
- Ross County – Livingston – 2-3
