ABERDEEN. Aberdeen destroys St. Mirren 4-1 with goals of M. Watkins (7′), C. Ramirez (9′), M. Watkins (43′) and C. Ramirez (71′). On the other side, St. Mirren scored with S. Tanser (42′).
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 William Collum with the help of Calum Spence and Alastair Mather. The 4th official was Steven Kirkland. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 23 Total 12
- 9 On Target 5
- 14 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 79 Attack 112
- 38 Dangerous attack 43
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 9
Fouls
- 13 Total 7
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Aberdeen was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. St. Mirren that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
St. Mirren was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Aberdeen found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Aberdeen shot 23 times, 9 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, St. Mirren shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Aberdeen didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, St. Mirren received 1 yellow card (S. Tanser).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Aberdeen will have 21 points to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, St. Mirren will stay with 17 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Aberdeen will play away against St. Johnstone on the 11th of December with a 18-13 head to head record in favor of Aberdeen (16 draws).
St. Mirren will host Hibernian on the 11th of December with a 19-8 head to head stats in favor of Hibernian (11 draws).
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Stephen Glass decided to play with the following team: Joe Lewis , Funso Ojo , Ross McCrorie , David Bates , Jonny Hayes , Lewis Ferguson , Scott Brown , Jay Emmanuel-Thomas , Ryan Hedges , Marley Watkins and Christian Ramirez .
The home team had on the bench: Gary Woods, Declan Gallagher, Dean Campbell, Teddy Jenks , Niall McGinn , Austin Samuels and Connor McLennan .
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 3 changes: J. Emmanuel-Thomas for T. Jenks (59′), R. Hedges for C. McLennan (78′) and M. Watkins for N. McGinn (83′).
Best player: Marley Watkins
The player that probably impressed the most for Aberdeen was Marley Watkins.
His rating is with 2 goals, 21 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
St. Mirren – Formation
St. Mirren started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Jim Goodwin played with: Jak Alnwick , Joe Shaughnessy , Charles Dunne , Marcus Fraser , Matthew Millar , Alan Power , Ryan Flynn , Scott Tanser , Connor Ronan , Jamie McGrath and Eamonn Brophy .
These were the players on the bench: Dean Lyness, Richard Tait, Kyle McAllister, Ethan Erhahon , Greg Kiltie, Curtis Main and Kristian Dennis .
St. Mirren could not rely on the presence of C. Main (injured).
Substitutions
St. Mirren made 3 changes: E. Brophy for C. Main (29′), M. Millar for K. Dennis (67′) and C. Ronan for E. Erhahon (75′).
Best player: Scott Tanser
The player that probably impressed the most for St. Mirren was Scott Tanser.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (42% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Aberdeen – St. Mirren – 4-1
- Hibernian – Motherwell – 1-1
- Rangers – Dundee – 3-0