DUNDEE. Dundee bested Aberdeen to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Dundee to strike first with a goal of L. Griffiths at the 49′. Then L. McCowan scored again for Dundee in the 62′ minute with a goal. Eventually, C. Ramirez reduced the distance for Aberdeen with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
The match was played at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park stadium in Dundee on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Colin Steven with the help of Calum Spence and Ross MacLeod. The 4th official was Stewart Luke. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Aberdeen had a superior ball possession 67% while Dundee was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aberdeen was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Dundee succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Dundee shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Aberdeen shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Dundee received 4 yellow cards (S. Byrne, C. Adam, C. Sheridan and D. Mullen). On the opposite side, Aberdeen received 3 yellow cards (D. Gallagher, R. Hedges and M. Watkins).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Dundee will have 6 points to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, Aberdeen will stay with 8 points to stay in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee will play away against Hearts on the 23rd of October with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Hearts (2 draws).
Aberdeen will host Hibernian on the 23rd of October with a 24-11 head to head in favor of Aberdeen (14 draws).
Dundee – Formation
Dundee
90'
44'
49'
Dundee adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager James McPake decided to play with the following team: Adam Legzdins , Cammy Kerr , Lee Ashcroft , Ryan Sweeney , Jordan Marshall , Jordan McGhee , Charlie Adam , Shaun Byrne , Luke McCowan , Leigh Griffiths and Paul McMullan .
The home team had on the bench: Harrison Sharp, Christie Elliot, Max Anderson , Calum Lamb, Jason Cummings, Danny Mullen and Cillian Sheridan .
Dundee could not rely on the presence of M. Anderson (injured).
Substitutions
Dundee made 3 changes: L. Griffiths for C. Sheridan (57′), L. McCowan for D. Mullen (71′) and S. Byrne for M. Anderson (90′).
Best player: Lee Ashcroft
The most impressive player for Dundee was Lee Ashcroft even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 27 passes (40% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 10.
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
Also Aberdeen adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Stephen Glass played with: Gary Woods , Calvin Ramsay , Declan Gallagher , David Bates , Jack Mackenzie , Funso Ojo , Scott Brown , Lewis Ferguson , Ryan Hedges , Christian Ramirez and Jonny Hayes .
They had on the bench: Tom Ritchie, Niall McGinn , Teddy Jenks, Dylan McGeouch, Austin Samuels, Marley Watkins and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas.
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 3 changes: J. Hayes for M. Watkins (65′), F. Ojo for N. McGinn (65′) and L. Ferguson for J. Emmanuel-Thomas (90′).
Best player: Jack Mackenzie
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aberdeen was Jack Mackenzie.
His rating is with 62 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Dundee – Aberdeen – 2-1
- Hibernian – Dundee United – 0-3
- Motherwell – Celtic – 0-2
- Rangers – Hearts – 1-1
- Ross County – St. Mirren – 2-3
- St. Johnstone – Livingston – 0-3
