ABERDEEN. Aberdeen was capable to reverse the scoreline against Dundee to win 2-1. It was Dundee to strike first with an early goal of L. Griffiths at the 7′. Then it was a goal in the 12′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Ferguson gave the win to Aberdeen in the 70′ minute. Aberdeen was surely better in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Pittodrie Stadium stadium in Aberdeen on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Nick Walsh who was helped by Andy Milne and Gary Hilland. The 4th official was Steven Kirkland. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.6 degrees Celsius or 38.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Aberdeen was in firm control of the ball 73% while Dundee was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aberdeen was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aberdeen won the match.
Aberdeen shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dundee shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Aberdeen didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Dundee received 3 yellow cards (J. McGhee, C. Panter and C. Kerr).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Aberdeen will have 27 points to hold in the 6th place. On the other side, Dundee will stay with 16 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Aberdeen will host Rangers on the 18th of January with a 25-8 head to head statistic in favor of Rangers (12 draws).
Dundee will play away agasint Livingston on the 18th of January with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Dundee (2 draws).
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
81'
70'
Aberdeen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Stephen Glass decided to play with the following team: Joe Lewis , Calvin Ramsay , Ross McCrorie , David Bates , Jonny Hayes , Funso Ojo , Lewis Ferguson , Teddy Jenks , Ryan Hedges , Christian Ramirez and Marley Watkins .
The home team had on the bench: Gary Woods, Declan Gallagher, Niall McGinn , Dean Campbell , Connor McLennan , Austin Samuels and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.
Aberdeen could not rely on the presence of N. McGinn (injured).
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 3 changes: T. Jenks for C. McLennan (57′), M. Watkins for N. McGinn (69′) and C. Ramsay for D. Campbell (81′).
Best player: Ryan Hedges
The most impressive player for Aberdeen was Ryan Hedges.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Dundee – Formation
Dundee
46'
Dundee started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
James McPake played with: Adam Legzdins , Corey Panter , Liam Fontaine , Ryan Sweeney , Cammy Kerr , Luke McCowan , Jordan McGhee , Paul McGowan , Jordan Marshall , Alex Jakubiak and Leigh Griffiths .
They had on the bench: Ian Lawlor, Harrison Sharp, Calum Lamb and David Mackay.
Substitutions
Dundee decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.
Best player: Leigh Griffiths
The player that probably impressed the most for Dundee was Leigh Griffiths.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Aberdeen – Dundee – 2-1
- Dundee United – Hibernian – 1-3
- Hearts – Ross County – 2-1
- Motherwell – Livingston – 2-1
- Rangers – St. Mirren – 2-0
- St. Johnstone – Celtic – 1-3
