ABERDEEN. Aberdeen wipes out St. Mirren 4-1 with goals of B. Miovski (24′ pen), B. Miovski (37′), L. Clarkson (45′) and Duk (87′). Talking about the opposition, St. Mirren scored with ​J. Ayunga (53′ pen). Aberdeen was truly superior in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

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 Alan James Muir who was helped by David Dunne and Gordon Crawford. The 4th official was Calum Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.3 degrees Celsius or 64.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Aberdeen

4 - 1

St. Mirren

  • ! 75 Ball Possession 25
Shots
  • 5 Total 2
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 1 Off Target 0
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 9 Attack 7
  • 4 Dangerous attack 2
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 4 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 12 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Aberdeen had a strong ball possession 75% while St. Mirren was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aberdeen was more pushing with 4 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aberdeen won the match​.

Aberdeen shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, St. Mirren shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Aberdeen received 1 yellow card (R. McCrorie). Regarding the opposition, St. Mirren received 3 yellow cards (D. Gallagher, J. Ayunga and G. Kiltie).

Also, St. Mirren didn’t end the match with 11 players after D. Gallagher (St. Mirren) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (23′).

Match Timeline

9'
Leighton Clarkson- sub ->H. Coulson
12'
23'
Bojan Miovski(penalty)
24'
Bojan Miovski(goal)
37'
Leighton Clarkson(goal)M. Kennedy
45'
46'
Ryan Flynn- sub ->C. Main
48'
Jonah Ayunga- Yellow
53'
Jonah Ayunga(penalty)
61'
63'
72'
Duk- sub ->J. Hayes
72'
78'
Alex Greive- sub ->K. Baccus
78'
85'
Greg Kiltie- Yellow
Duk(goal)C. Ramirez
87'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After playing this match, Aberdeen has 0 points to occupy the 12th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, St. Mirren stays with 0 points (11th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Aberdeen will host Ross County on the 2nd of January with a 15-9 head to head stats in favor of Aberdeen (4 draws).

St. Mirren will play away agasint Kilmarnock on the 2nd of January with a 19-13 head to head in favor of Kilmarnock (11 draws).

Aberdeen – Formation

Aberdeen
G
Kelle Roos 24.Netherlands
6.2
D
Jayden Richardson 25.England
7.3
D
Anthony Stewart 5.England
7.0
D
Liam Scales 4.Republic of Ireland
8.0
D
Hayden Coulson 22.England
7.0
12'
M
Ylber Ramadani 16.Albania
6.8
M
Ross McCrorie 2.Scotland
6.6
61'
M
Matty Kennedy 33.Scotland
7.2
63'
M
Vicente Besuijen 10.Netherlands
7.1
M
Jonny Hayes 17.Republic of Ireland
7.0
72'
F
Bojan Miovski 9.Macedonia
7.6
72' 24', 37'
Substitutes
G
Joe Lewis 1.England
M
Jack Milne 28.Scotland
M
Ryan Duncan 23.Scotland
M
Leighton Clarkson 20.England
8.3
12' 45'
M
Dante Polvara 21.United States
M
Callum Roberts 37.England
6.7
63'
F
Duk 11.Cape Verde
6.9
72' 87'
F
Christian Ramirez 99.United States
7.3
72'
F
Marley Watkins 15.Wales

Aberdeen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Jim Goodwin decided to play with the following team: Kelle Roos (6.2), Jayden Richardson (7.3), Anthony Stewart (7.0), Liam Scales (8.0), Hayden Coulson (7.0), Ylber Ramadani (6.8), Ross McCrorie (6.6), Matthew Kennedy (7.2), Vicente Besuijen (7.1), Jonny Hayes (7.0) and Bojan Miovski (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Lewis, Jack Milne, Ryan Duncan, Leighton Clarkson (8.3), Dante Polvara, Duk (6.9), Christian Ramirez (7.3), Marley Watkins and Callum Roberts (6.7).

Aberdeen could not rely on the presence of L. Clarkson (injured).

Substitutions

Aberdeen made 4 changes: H. Coulson for L. Clarkson (12′), M. Kennedy for C. Roberts (63′), B. Miovski for C. Ramirez (72′) and J. Hayes for Duk (72′).

Best player: Leighton Clarkson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aberdeen was Leighton Clarkson.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 82 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 12′.

St. Mirren – Formation

St. Mirren
G
Kevin McKenna 1.Northern Ireland
6.4
D
Declan Gallagher 31.Scotland
3.4
23'
D
Joe Shaughnessy 4.Republic of Ireland
6.7
D
Charles Dunne 18.Republic of Ireland
5.8
M
Richard Tait 2.Scotland
6.3
M
Ryan Strain 23.Australia
6.1
90'
M
Keanu Baccus 17.Australia
6.6
78'
M
Ethan Erhahon 16.Scotland
6.8
M
Greg Kiltie 11.Scotland
7.2
85'
F
Jonah Ayunga 7.Kenya
7.0
78' 48' 53'
F
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi 10.England
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Peter Urminsky 27.Slovakia
M
Jay Henderson 12.Scotland
M
Dylan Reid 15.Scotland
M
Ryan Flynn 8.Scotland
6.8
46'
M
Toyosi Olusanya 20.England
M
F. Taylor 30.Scotland
90'
F
Alex Greive 21.New Zealand
6.4
78'
F
Kieran Offord 25.Scotland
F
Eamonn Brophy 9.Scotland
6.8
78'

St. Mirren started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Stephen Robinson played with: Trevor Carson (6.4), Declan Gallagher (3.4), Joe Shaughnessy (6.7), Charles Dunne (5.8), Ryan Strain (6.1), Keanu Baccus (6.6), Ethan Erhahon (6.8), Greg Kiltie (7.2), Richard Tait (6.3), Jonah Ayunga (7.0) and Curtis Main (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Peter Urminsky, Jay Henderson, Dylan Reid, Ryan Flynn (6.8), Toyosi Olusanya, Alex Greive (6.4), Fraser Taylor, Kieran Offord and Eamonn Brophy (6.8).

Substitutions

St. Mirren made 4 changes: C. Main for R. Flynn (46′), K. Baccus for A. Greive (78′), J. Ayunga for E. Brophy (78′) and R. Strain for F. Taylor (90′).

Best player: Greg Kiltie​

The most impressive player for St. Mirren was Greg Kiltie.

His rating is (7.2) with 16 passes (62% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​