MOTHERWELL. Motherwell conquers Aberdeen with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. van Veen 26minute and a goal from J. Ojala 59minute. Aberdeen lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (75%). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (75%).
The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was John Beaton that was helped by Craig Ferguson and Steven Traynor. The 4th official was Craig Napier. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Both teams adopted the same aggressive line-up.
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell
59'
72'
79'
Graham Alexander decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly , Bevis Mugabi , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Juhani Ojala , Nathan McGinley , Liam David Grimshaw , Callum Slattery , Mark O’Hara , Kaiyne Woolery , Tony Watt and Kevin van Veen .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Fox, Ricki Lamie , Liam Donnelly, Sean Goss , Barry Maguire, Connor Shields and Justin Amaluzor.
Best player: Juhani Ojala
The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was Juhani Ojala.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
On the other side, Stephen Alexander played with: Joe Lewis , Calvin Ramsay , Declan Gallagher , Ross McCrorie , Jack Mackenzie , Lewis Ferguson , Scott Brown , Matthew Longstaff , Funso Ojo , Christian Ramirez and Marley Watkins .
They had on the bench: Gary Woods, David Bates , Jonny Hayes, Dean Campbell, Teddy Jenks, Connor McLennan and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas .
Aberdeen could not rely on the presence of D. Bates (injured).
Best player: Lewis Ferguson
The player that probably impressed the most for Aberdeen was Lewis Ferguson.
His rating is with 0 goals, 75 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Match report
- ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
- 6 Total 20
- 2 On Target 14
- 4 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 64 Attack 116
- 32 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 21 Total 15
- 5 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Aberdeen was in firm control of the ball 75% while Motherwell was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Aberdeen was extremely more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 14 were on target. Nevertheless, Motherwell managed to find the solution to win this match.
Motherwell shoot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Aberdeen shoot 20 times, 14 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Motherwell received 5 yellow cards (K. van Veen, K. Woolery, M. O’Hara, L. Grimshaw and T. Watt). On the other side, Aberdeen received 3 yellow cards (L. Ferguson, S. Brown and R. McCrorie).
Match Timeline
Standing
After this match, Motherwell will have 10 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Aberdeen will stay with 8 points to stay in the 6th place.
In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will play away Rangers on the 19th of September with a 27-0 head to head in favor of Rangers (12 draw). Aberdeen will host St. Johnstone on the 18th of September with a 17-12 head to head in favor of Aberdeen (14 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Johnstone – Rangers – 1-2
- Celtic – Ross County – 3-0
- Dundee – Livingston – 0-0
- Motherwell – Aberdeen – 2-0
- St. Mirren – Dundee United – 0-0
