MOTHERWELL. Aberdeen and Motherwell draw 1-1. V. Besuijen scored the first goal (34′) for Aberdeen. M. O’Hara made it even (68′).
The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Nick Walsh assisted by Sean Carr and David Dunne. The 4th official was Chris Fordyce. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5 degrees Celsius or 41.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 18 Total 6
- 3 On Target 5
- 15 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 117 Attack 88
- 61 Dangerous attack 30
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 15 Total 19
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Motherwell was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Aberdeen that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Motherwell was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Motherwell to win the match.
Motherwell shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Aberdeen shot 6 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Motherwell received 4 yellow cards (C. Shields, B. Mugabi, L. Donnelly and R. Lamie). Talking about the opposition, Aberdeen received 3 yellow cards (R. McCrorie, D. Gallagher and L. Ferguson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Motherwell will have 34 points like Hibernian to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Aberdeen will have 31 points like Livingston to hold in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will play away against Rangers on the 27th of February with a 29-2 head to head record in favor of Rangers (13 draws).
Aberdeen will host Dundee United on the 26th of February with a 17-14 head to head statistic in favor of Aberdeen (11 draws).
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Graham Alexander decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly , Bevis Mugabi , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Juhani Ojala , Jake Carroll , Mark O’Hara , Liam Donnelly , Sean Goss , Joseph Efford , Kevin van Veen and Connor Shields .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Fox, Ricki Lamie , Stephen O’Donnell, Callum Slattery, Liam Shaw, Dean Cornelius, Kaiyne Woolery , Ross Tierney and Jordan Roberts.
Motherwell could not rely on the presence of K. Woolery (injured).
Substitutions
Motherwell made 2 changes: S. Johansen for R. Lamie (63′) and J. Efford for K. Woolery (63′).
Best player: Mark O’Hara
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Motherwell was Mark O’Hara.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (58% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 8 crosses.
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Barry Robson played with: Joe Lewis , Calvin Ramsay , Declan Gallagher , David Bates , Jonny Hayes , Connor Barron , Ross McCrorie , Vicente Besuijen , Lewis Ferguson , Adam Montgomery and Christian Ramirez .
These were the players on the bench: Gary Woods, Jack Mackenzie, Matthew Kennedy, Dylan McGeouch, Jack Milne, Teddy Jenks, Connor McLennan , Michael Ruth and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.
Substitutions
Aberdeen made only 1 change substituting A. Montgomery for C. McLennan (70′).
Best player: David Bates
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aberdeen was David Bates.
His rating is with 23 passes (52% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 16.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Hibernian – Ross County – 2-0
- Livingston – St. Mirren – 1-1
- Motherwell – Aberdeen – 1-1
- St. Johnstone – Hearts – 2-1