Motherwell overcomes Aberdeen after recovering from a 2-1 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

ABERDEEN. Motherwell found a way to reverse the scoreline against Aberdeen.

August 16, 2022

ABERDEEN. Motherwell succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Aberdeen. Aberdeen was much better in terms of ball possession (61%).

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 Chris Graham who had the assistance of Calum Spence and Jonathan Bell. The 4th official was Scott Lambie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.2 degrees Celsius or 71.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.

Match Statistics

Aberdeen

2 - 3

Motherwell

! 61 Ball Possession 39

Shots

13 Total 18
2 On Target 4
11 Off Target 14
0 Shots blocked 0

117 Attack 85
24 Dangerous attack 39
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 12
2 Off Sides 1

Fouls

9 Total 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Aberdeen was in firm control of the ball 61% while Motherwell was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Motherwell had a more offensive attitude with 39 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Motherwell won the contest.

Aberdeen shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Motherwell shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Aberdeen received 1 yellow card (J. MacKenzie). Talking about the opposition, Motherwell received 2 yellow cards (C. Slattery and J. Morris).

Match Timeline

20'

Blair Spittal(goal)C. Shields

Shayden Morris- sub ->M. Kennedy

30'

35'

Callum Slattery - Yellow

Bojan Miovski(goal)L. Scales

42'

Jonny Hayes(goal)

47'

52'

Callum Slattery (goal)S. Goss

55'

62'

Jack MacKenzie- sub ->L. Clarkson

67'

74'

Barry Maguire- sub ->C. Slattery

75'

Duk- sub ->J. Hayes

75'

85'

Jack MacKenzie- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Aberdeen stays with 0 points to occupy the 12th place in the standings. On the other side, Motherwell has 3 points (5th).

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 record in favor of Aberdeen (4 draws).

Motherwell will play away agasint Livingston on the 2nd of January with a 12-2 head to head statistic in favor of Motherwell (4 draws).

Aberdeen – Formation

Aberdeen

Kelle Roos 24.Netherlands

6.3

Jayden Richardson 25.England

6.3

Anthony Stewart 5.England

7.1

Ross McCrorie 2.Scotland

6.7

Liam Scales 4.Republic of Ireland

7.4

Ylber Ramadani 16.Albania

6.6

Leighton Clarkson 20.England

6.8

67'

Matty Kennedy 33.Scotland

6.6

30'

Vicente Besuijen 10.Netherlands

6.1

Jonny Hayes 17.Republic of Ireland

7.1

75'

47'

Bojan Miovski 9.Macedonia

6.8

42'

Substitutes

Joe Lewis 1.England

Jack MacKenzie 3.Scotland

6.5

67'

90'

Jack Milne 28.Scotland

Ryan Duncan 23.Scotland

Dante Polvara 21.United States

Shayden Morris 7.England

7.4

30'

Christian Ramirez 99.United States

Duk 11.Cape Verde

6.3

75'

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 (6.3), Jayden Richardson (6.3), Anthony Stewart (7.1), Ross McCrorie (6.7), Liam Scales (7.4), Ylber Ramadani (6.6), Leighton Clarkson (6.8), Matthew Kennedy (6.6), Vicente Besuijen (6.1), Jonny Hayes (7.1) and Bojan Miovski (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Lewis, Jack Mackenzie (6.5), Jack Milne, Ryan Duncan, Dante Polvara, Shayden Morris (7.4), Christian Ramirez, Duk (6.3) and Marley Watkins.

Aberdeen could not rely on the presence of S. Morris (injured) and J. MacKenzie (injured).

Substitutions

Aberdeen made 3 changes: M. Kennedy for S. Morris (30′), L. Clarkson for J. MacKenzie (67′) and J. Hayes for Duk (75′).

Best player: Shayden Morris

The most impressive player for Aberdeen was Shayden Morris.

His rating is (7.4) with 20 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 30′.

Motherwell – Formation

Motherwell

L. Kelly 1.Scotland

6.1

Paul McGinn 16.Scotland

6.7

Bevis Mugabi 5.Uganda

6.4

Sondre Solholm Johansen 15.Norway

6.2

Stephen O'Donnell 2.Scotland

6.3

Sean Goss 27.England

7.1

Dean Cornelius 18.Scotland

6.5

75'

Callum Slattery 8.England

6.8

74'

35'

52'

Blair Spittal 7.Scotland

7.4

62'

20'

Kevin van Veen 9.Netherlands

7.3

55'

Connor Shields 29.Scotland

7.1

74'

Substitutes

J. Ojala 14.Finland

M. Johnston 22.Scotland

Barry Maguire 6.Scotland

7.1

74'

K. Speirs 36.Scotland

Josh Morris 23.England

6.9

74'

85'

Ross Tierney 26.Republic of Ireland

6.2

75'

Robert Mahon 28.Republic of Ireland

Joseph Efford 11.United States

6.5

62'

Motherwell started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Graham Alexander played with: Liam Kelly (6.1), Paul McGinn (6.7), Bevis Mugabi (6.4), Sondre Solholm Johansen (6.2), Stephen O’Donnell (6.3), Callum Slattery (6.8), Sean Goss (7.1), Dean Cornelius (6.5), Blair Spittal (7.4), Connor Shields (7.1) and Kevin van Veen (7.3).

They had on the bench: Aston Oxborough, Juhani Ojala, Max Johnston, Barry Maguire (7.1), Kian Speirs, Robert Mahon, Joseph Efford (6.5), Josh Morris (6.9) and Ross Tierney (6.2).

Substitutions

Motherwell made 4 changes: B. Spittal for J. Efford (62′), C. Shields for J. Morris (74′), C. Slattery for B. Maguire (74′) and D. Cornelius for R. Tierney (75′).

Best player: Blair Spittal

The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was Blair Spittal.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 24 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 10 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.