ABERDEEN. Aberdeen prevails over Livingston 1-0 after B. Miovski scored just 1 goal (44′).
The match was played at the Pittodrie Stadium stadium in Aberdeen on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Munro with the help of Jonathan Bell and Paul O’Neill. The 4th official was Ross Hardie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.4 degrees Celsius or 39.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 12 Total 6
- 2 On Target 1
- 3 Off Target 2
- 7 Shots blocked 3
- 110 Attack 126
- 58 Dangerous attack 45
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 8
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Aberdeen was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Livingston that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Aberdeen was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aberdeen won the match.
Aberdeen shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Livingston shot 6 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Aberdeen didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Livingston received 3 yellow cards (Jack Fitzwater, Andrew Shinnie and Nicky Devlin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Aberdeen will have 32 points to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Livingston will stay with 35 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Aberdeen will host Rangers on the 22nd of April with a 28-8 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (13 draws).
Livingston will play away agasint Dundee United on the 22nd of April with a 8-3 head to head statistic in favor of Livingston (2 draws).
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
78'
44'
Aberdeen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Barry Robson decided to play with the following team: Jay Gorter , Ross McCrorie , Angus MacDonald , Matthew Pollock , Jack Mackenzie , Ylber Ramadani , Leighton Clarkson , Graeme Shinnie , Ryan Duncan , Bojan Miovski and Duk .
The home team had on the bench: Joe Lewis, Hayden Coulson, Matthew Kennedy, Patrik Myslovič, Jonny Hayes , Callum Roberts, Marley Watkins , Alfie Bavidge and Dilan Markanday.
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 3 changes: R. Duncan for Jonny Hayes (78′), Bojan Miovski for Marley Watkins (83′) and Duk for Hayden Coulson (89′).
Best player: Angus MacDonald
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Aberdeen was Angus MacDonald even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 33 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Livingston – Formation
Livingston
90'
Livingston started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
David Martindale played with: Shamal George , Nicky Devlin , Jack Fitzwater , Ayo Obileye , James Penrice , Sean Kelly , Scott Pitman , Stephen Kelly , Steven Bradley , Joel Nouble and Bruce Anderson .
They had on the bench: Jack Hamilton, Jackson Longridge, Luiyi de Lucas, Morgan Boyes , Dylan Bahamboula , Jamie Brandon, Andrew Shinnie , Jason Holt and Lucas Stenhouse.
Substitutions
Livingston made 4 changes: Sean Kelly for Jason Holt (46′), Steven Bradley for Morgan Boyes (46′), S. Kelly for Andrew Shinnie (65′) and James Penrice for Dylan Bahamboula (78′).
Best player: Jack Fitzwater
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Livingston was Jack Fitzwater.
His rating is with 32 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Johnstone – St. Mirren – 1-1
- Ross County – Dundee United – 4-0
- Kilmarnock – Motherwell – 1-1
- Aberdeen – Livingston – 1-0
