DUNDEE. Dundee United overcomes Aberdeen 1-0 after I. Harkes scored just 1 goal (80′). Aberdeen was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
Dundee United remained with 10 players after C. Butcher received a red card in the 42′. Still, Dundee United still found a way to win this contest competing only with 10 players. F. Ojo received a red card (45′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Aberdeen lost the match.
The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Bobby Madden with the assistance of Drew Kirkland and Andy Milne. The 4th official was Grant Irvine. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.2 degrees Celsius or 45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 8 Total 12
- 2 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 92 Attack 101
- 29 Dangerous attack 47
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Aberdeen had a strong ball possession 62% while Dundee United was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aberdeen was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Dundee United was able to find the solution to win this match.
Dundee United shot 8 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Aberdeen shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Dundee United received 1 yellow card (K. Freeman). On the other side, Aberdeen received 2 yellow cards (R. Hedges and F. Ojo).
(Dundee United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (42′).
Also, Aberdeen didn’t end the match with 11 players after F. Ojo (Aberdeen) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Dundee United will have 24 points like Hearts to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Aberdeen will stay with 15 points like Hibernian to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee United will play away with Ross County on the 27th of November with a 11-5 head to head record in favor of Dundee United (2 draws).
Aberdeen will play away agasint Celtic on the 28th of November with a 49-5 head to head statistic in favor of Celtic (6 draws).
Dundee United – Formation
Dundee United
4'
68'
42'
80'
Dundee United started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Thomas Courts decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Siegrist , Kieran Freeman , Ryan Edwards , Charlie Mulgrew , Scott McMann , Peter Pawlett , Jeando Fuchs , Calum Butcher , Ian Harkes , Ilmari Niskanen and Nicky Clark .
The home team had on the bench: Trevor Carson, Kerr Smith, Declan Glass , Florent Hoti , Archie Meekison, Louis Appéré and Maxime Biamou.
Dundee United could not rely on the presence of F. Hoti (injured) and I. Harkes (injured).
Substitutions
Dundee United made 3 changes: I. Niskanen for L. Appere (56′), J. Fuchs for F. Hoti (60′) and P. Pawlett for D. Glass (68′).
Best player: Scott McMann
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee United was Scott McMann even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 27 passes (44% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
45'
Aberdeen started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Stephen Glass played with: Joe Lewis , Ross McCrorie , Scott Brown , Jack Mackenzie , Jack Gurr , Dylan McGeouch , Funso Ojo , Dean Campbell , Ryan Hedges , Marley Watkins and Christian Ramirez .
These were the players on the bench: Gary Woods, Niall McGinn, Teddy Jenks , Jonny Hayes , Matthew Longstaff , Austin Samuels and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.
Aberdeen could not rely on the presence of M. Longstaff (injured).
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 3 changes: J. MacKenzie for J. Hayes (46′), D. McGeouch for T. Jenks (65′) and J. Gurr for M. Longstaff (73′).
Best player: Jack Gurr
The most impressive player for Aberdeen was Jack Gurr.
His rating is with 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Dundee United – Aberdeen – 1-0
- Motherwell – Hearts – 2-0
- St. Mirren – Livingston – 1-1
