ABERDEEN. Aberdeen managed to find the solution against Livingston to win 2-1. B. Miovski was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Livingston to strike first with a goal of Kurtis Guthrie at the 28′. Then it was a goal in the 42′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Bojan Miovski gave the win to Aberdeen in the 65′ minute scoring a double. Aberdeen capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Pittodrie Stadium stadium in Aberdeen on Thursday and it started at 5:15 am local time. In front of 13,794 spectators. The referee was Nick Walsh who was helped by David McGeachie and Colin Drummond. The 4th official was . The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.41 degrees Celsius or 63.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 6 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 112 Attack 122
- 44 Dangerous attack 41
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 15
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Aberdeen had a superior ball possession 59% while Livingston was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aberdeen was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aberdeen won the match.
Aberdeen shot 11 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Livingston shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Aberdeen didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Livingston received 2 yellow cards (Scott Pitman and Michael Devlin).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Aberdeen has 19 points to hold in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Livingston will stays with 11 points to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Aberdeen will play away against St. Johnstone on the 16th of December with a 22-14 head to head stats in favor of Aberdeen (19 draws).
Livingston will play away against Celtic on the 23rd of December with a 12-2 head to head record in favor of Celtic (6 draws).
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
79'
42', 65'
Aberdeen started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Barry Robson decided to play with the following team: Kelle Roos , Stefan Gartenmann , Angus MacDonald , Richard Jensen , Nicky Devlin , Leighton Clarkson , Graeme Shinnie , James McGarry , Dante Polvara , Bojan Miovski and Duk .
The home team had on the bench: Jamie McGrath , Connor Barron, Pape Habib Gueye, Jonny Hayes, Ester Sokler , Shayden Morris , Ryan Duncan, Jack Milne and Ross Doohan.
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 3 changes: James McGarry for Shayden Morris (60′), Duk for Ester Sokler (79′) and Leighton Clarkson for Jamie McGrath (79′).
Player of the match: Bojan Miovski
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Aberdeen was Bojan Miovski.
His rating is with 2 goals, 16 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.
Livingston – Formation
Livingston
45'
Livingston started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
David Martindale played with: Shamal George , Michael Nottingham , Ayo Obileye , Michael Devlin , Jamie Brandon , Andrew Shinnie , Jason Holt , James Penrice , Scott Pitman , Joel Nouble and Kurtis Guthrie .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Cristian Montano, Tom Parkes, Bruce Anderson , Stephen Kelly , Miles Welch-Hayes , Luiyi de Lucas, Danny Lloyd, Jack Hamilton and Samson Lawal.
Substitutions
Livingston made 3 changes: Michael Nottingham for Miles Welch-Hayes (83′), Jamie Brandon for Bruce Anderson (71′) and Andrew Shinnie for Stephen Kelly (58′).
Player of the match: James Penrice
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Livingston was James Penrice.
His rating is with 23 passes (52% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 16. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Rangers – St. Johnstone – 2-0
- Aberdeen – Livingston – 2-1
