MOTHERWELL. Aberdeen prevails over Motherwell 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Gavin Molloy (38′), Connor Ronan (46′), Ayoub Mouloua (76′) and Kevin Nisbet (87′). Motherwell was much better in terms of ball possession (69%).​

The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 6,965 spectators.​ The referee was Steven McLean with the collaboration of Douglas Ross and Kevin Buchanan. The 4th official was Cameron Stirling. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at degrees Celsius or 32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Motherwell

0 - 4

Aberdeen

• ! 69 Ball Possession 31

Shots

• 12 Total 11
• 5 On Target 4
• 5 Off Target 4
• 2 Shots blocked 3

• 94 Attack 63
• 75 Dangerous attack 24
• 76 Ball safe 82

• 12 Free Kicks 7
• 0 Penalties 0
• 5 Corners 2
• 1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

• 7 Total 12
• 2 Yellow Cards 3
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Motherwell had a superior ball possession 69% while Aberdeen was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Motherwell had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Aberdeen was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Motherwell shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Aberdeen shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Motherwell received 2 yellow cards (Emmanuel Longelo and Tom Sparrow). Talking about the opposition, Aberdeen received 3 yellow cards (Lewis Mayo, Afeez Aremu and Ayoub Mouloua).

Standings

After this match, Motherwell stays with 8 points to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Aberdeen has 7 points like Dundee and St. Johnstone to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will play away against Dundee on the 19th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Aberdeen will play away against Hibernian on the 19th of September with a 0-0 head to head stats.

Motherwell – Formation

Motherwell

G

Alex Paulsen 1.New Zealand

5.7

D

Martin Moormann 5.Austria

6.9

D

Tom Sparrow 7.Wales

6.8

40'

D

Emmanuel Longelo 45.England

6.5

53'

D

Jake Girdwood-Reich 3.Australia

6.1

M

Lukas Fadinger 8.Austria

6.7

M

Oscar Priestman 12.Australia

M

Tawanda Maswanhise 18.Zimbabwe

6.3

53'

M

Mikey Booth 27.Scotland

M

Alex Lowry 11.Scotland

7.3

75'

M

Joe Hodge 71.Republic of Ireland

6.2

68'

F

Jardell Kanga 13.Sweden

6.4

53'

F

Regan Charles-Cook 17.England

6.5

67'

Substitutes

G

Matty Connelly 21.Scotland

D

Jamie Knight-Lebel 4.Canada

D

Stephen O'Donnell 2.Scotland

D

D. Williams 20.England

M

Dylan Levitt 63.Wales

6.5

68'

F

Ibrahim Said 19.Nigeria

6.6

53'

F

Willy Vogt 77.Switzerland

6.6

67'

F

Eythor Bjørgolfsson 15.Norway

6.5

75'

F

S. Palmer-Houlden 47.England

6.2

53'

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

The manager Alfred Johansson decided to play with the following team: Alex Paulsen (5.7), Tom Sparrow (6.8), Jake Girdwood-Reich (6.1), Martin Moormann (6.9), Emmanuel Longelo (6.5), Lukas Fadinger (6.7), Oscar Priestman, Joe Hodge (6.2), Tawanda Maswanhise (6.3), Mikey Booth, Alex Lowry (7.3), Jardell Kanga (6.4) and Regan Charles-Cook (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Jamie Knight-Lebel, Ibrahim Said (6.6), Willy Vogt (6.6), Stephen O’Donnell, Eythor Bjørgolfsson (6.5), D. Williams, Matty Connelly, S. Palmer-Houlden (6.2) and Dylan Levitt (6.5).

Motherwell could not rely on the presence of S. Palmer-Houlden (injured).

Substitutions

Motherwell made 5 changes: Tawanda Maswanhise for S. Palmer-Houlden (53′), Jardell Kanga for Ibrahim Said (53′), Regan Charles-Cook for Willy Vogt (67′), Joe Hodge for Dylan Levitt (68′) and Alex Lowry for Eythor Bjørgolfsson (75′).

Player of the match: Alex Lowry​

The player that probably impressed the most for Motherwell was Alex Lowry.

His rating is 7.3 with 55 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Aberdeen – Formation

Aberdeen

G

Marius Müller 27.Germany

8.0

D

Lewis Mayo 23.Scotland

6.6

46' 12'

D

Nesta Guinness-Walker 24.England

7.0

D

Chris Cadden 28.Scotland

6.8

D

Mats Knoester 5.Netherlands

6.9

78'

D

Gavin Molloy 21.Republic of Ireland

7.8

38'

M

Afeez Aremu 32.Nigeria

6.8

64' 63'

M

Connor Ronan 25.Republic of Ireland

8.0

46'

M

Findlay Marshall 40.Scotland

6.9

72'

F

Kevin Nisbet 15.Scotland

8.0

87'

F

Toyosi Olusanya 20.England

6.2

72'

Substitutes

G

Daniel Klein 30.Germany

D

Daniel Happe 26.England

6.5

78'

D

Jack Milne 22.Scotland

6.4

46'

M

Alexander Briedl 10.Austria

6.7

64'

M

Stuart Armstrong 17.Scotland

6.6

72'

F

Tony Yogane 7.England

F

Ayoub Mouloua 9.Morocco

7.3

72' 76' 76'

F

Lewis Smith 11.Scotland

F

Mitchy Ntelo 31.Belgium

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

Stephen Robinson played with: Marius Müller (8.0), Chris Cadden (6.8), Lewis Mayo (6.6), Mats Knoester (6.9), Gavin Molloy (7.8), Nesta Guinness-Walker (7.0), Connor Ronan (8.0), Afeez Aremu (6.8), Findlay Marshall (6.9), Toyosi Olusanya (6.2), Kevin Nisbet (8.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tony Yogane, Alexander Briedl (6.7), Stuart Armstrong (6.6), Daniel Happe (6.5), Ayoub Mouloua (7.3), Lewis Smith, Jack Milne (6.4), Daniel Klein and Mitchy Ntelo.

Substitutions

Aberdeen made 5 changes: Lewis Mayo for Jack Milne (46′), Afeez Aremu for Alexander Briedl (64′), Findlay Marshall for Stuart Armstrong (72′), Toyosi Olusanya for Ayoub Mouloua (72′) and Mats Knoester for Daniel Happe (78′).

Player of the match: Kevin Nisbet​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aberdeen was Kevin Nisbet.

His rating is 8.0 with 1 goal, 16 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Motherwell – Aberdeen – 0-4
• Hibernian – Kilmarnock – 0-1
• Falkirk – Hearts – 2-1