ABERDEEN. Motherwell tops Aberdeen 2-0 after K. van scores 2 goals.
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 Don Robertson with the assistance of Sean Carr and Craig Ferguson. The 4th official was Alan Newlands. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 17 Total 2
- 8 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 0
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 106 Attack 96
- 67 Dangerous attack 19
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 14 Total 23
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Aberdeen was in firm control of the ball 70% while Motherwell was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aberdeen was has a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyhow, Motherwell was able to find the solution to win this match.
Aberdeen shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Motherwell shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Aberdeen received 3 yellow cards (L. Ferguson, F. Ojo and R. McCrorie). Regarding the opposition, Motherwell received 5 yellow cards (J. Roberts, K. van Veen, B. Maguire, B. Mugabi and N. McGinley).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Aberdeen will stay with 15 points like Hibernian and St. Mirren to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Motherwell will have 18 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Aberdeen will play away with Dundee United on the 20th of November with a 17-13 head to head in favor of Aberdeen (11 draws).
Motherwell will host Hearts on the 20th of November with a 22-18 head to head record in favor of Hearts (7 draws).
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
77'
61'
Aberdeen started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Stephen Glass decided to play with the following team: Joe Lewis , David Bates , Scott Brown , Ross McCrorie , Funso Ojo , Dylan McGeouch , Lewis Ferguson , Dean Campbell , Ryan Hedges , Marley Watkins and Christian Ramirez .
The home team had on the bench: Gary Woods, Jack Gurr, Niall McGinn , Jonny Hayes , Matthew Longstaff, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and Austin Samuels.
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 2 changes: D. McGeouch for N. McGinn (61′) and D. Campbell for J. Hayes (79′).
Best player: Lewis Ferguson
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Aberdeen was Lewis Ferguson.
His rating is with 50 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 16. He hit the woodwork once times.
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell
50', 57'
Motherwell started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Graham Alexander played with: Liam Kelly , Bevis Mugabi , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Juhani Ojala , Nathan McGinley , Mark O’Hara , Sean Goss , Barry Maguire , Jordan Roberts , Kevin van Veen and Tony Watt .
They had on the bench: Scott Fox, Ricki Lamie , Jake Carroll , Connor Shields, Liam David Grimshaw, Callum Slattery and Kaiyne Woolery .
Motherwell could not rely on the presence of R. Lamie (injured).
Substitutions
Motherwell made 3 changes: J. Ojala for R. Lamie (51′), T. Watt for J. Carroll (69′) and K. van Veen for K. Woolery (80′).
Best player: Liam Kelly
The most impressive player for Motherwell was the goalkeeper: Liam Kelly. His rating is 8.34. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Aberdeen – Motherwell – 0-2
- Hearts – Dundee United – 5-2
- St. Johnstone – St. Mirren – 0-0
