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ABERDEEN. Aberdeen and Motherwell played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3. Aberdeen was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)
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 15,290 spectators. The referee was William Collum assisted by Graeme Stewart and Calum Spence. The 4th official was Graham Grainger. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.81 degrees Celsius or 62.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 41%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 14 Total 11
- 7 On Target 8
- 5 Off Target 0
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 133 Attack 94
- 72 Dangerous attack 24
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Aberdeen had a strong ball possession 60% while Motherwell was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aberdeen was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Aberdeen to win the match.
Aberdeen shot 14 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Motherwell shot 11 times, 8 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Aberdeen received 2 yellow cards (Graeme Shinnie and Angus MacDonald). Regarding the opposition, Motherwell received 4 yellow cards (Paul McGinn, Calum Butcher, Liam Kelly and Sam Nicholson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Aberdeen has 26 points like Motherwell and Hibernian to sit in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Motherwell will has 26 points like Aberdeen and Hibernian to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Aberdeen will play away with Dundee on the 23rd of December with a 18-1 head to head stats in favor of Aberdeen (6 draws).
Motherwell will play away against Hearts on the 17th of February with a 26-22 head to head record in favor of Hearts (7 draws).
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
37'
90'
77'
Aberdeen started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
The manager Neil Warnock decided to play with the following team: Kelle Roos , Nicky Devlin , Stefan Gartenmann , Jack Mackenzie , Shayden Morris , Connor Barron , Graeme Shinnie , Jamie McGrath , Leighton Clarkson , Dante Polvara and Bojan Miovski .
The home team had on the bench: Duk , Pape Habib Gueye, Jonny Hayes, Killian Phillips , Ester Sokler, Ryan Duncan, Angus MacDonald , Jack Milne and Ross Doohan.
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 3 changes: Shayden Morris for Duk (30′), Dante Polvara for Angus MacDonald (30′) and Leighton Clarkson for Killian Phillips (77′).
Player of the match: Duk
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Aberdeen was Duk.
His rating is with 2 goals, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11.
His performance was extraordinary also because he began the contest from the bench before entering in the 30′.
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell
Motherwell started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Stuart Kettlewell played with: Liam Kelly , Bevis Mugabi , Calum Butcher , Paul McGinn , Adam Devine , Davor Zdravkovski , Harry Paton , Blair Spittal , Georgie Gent , Jack Vale and Thelonius Bair .
These were the players on the bench: Stephen O’Donnell , Jonathan Obika , Aston Oxborough, Dan Casey, Sam Nicholson , Shane Blaney, Jili Buyabu, Mark Ferrie and Lennon Miller.
Substitutions
Motherwell made 3 changes: Davor Zdravkovski for Sam Nicholson (58′), Adam Devine for Stephen O’Donnell (72′) and Jack Vale for Jonathan Obika (72′).
Player of the match: Georgie Gent
The most impressive player for Motherwell was Georgie Gent.
His rating is with 24 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 14. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Rangers – Ross County – 3-1
- Aberdeen – Motherwell – 3-3
