ABERDEEN. Aberdeen estinguishes Kilmarnock 4-1 with goals of V. Besuijen (22′), B. Miovski (24′ pen), B. Miovski (45′) and A. Stewart (63′). Regarding the opposition, Kilmarnock scored with A. Taylor (27′). Aberdeen took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).
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 Kevin Clancy with the support of Ross MacLeod and Gary Hilland. The 4th official was Lloyd Wilson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 16 Total 8
- 7 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 95 Attack 83
- 60 Dangerous attack 30
- 6 Ball safe 5
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Aberdeen had a superior ball possession 60% while Kilmarnock was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aberdeen was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aberdeen won the match.
Aberdeen shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Kilmarnock shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Aberdeen received 1 yellow card (). On the opposite side, Kilmarnock received 2 yellow cards (J. Jones and A. Taylor).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Aberdeen will have 13 points like Hearts to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Kilmarnock will stay with 4 points to hold in the 11th place.
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 (5 draws).
Kilmarnock will host St. Mirren on the 2nd of January with a 19-13 head to head stats in favor of Kilmarnock (11 draws).
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
63'
80'
39'
Aberdeen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jim Goodwin decided to play with the following team: Kelle Roos , Jayden Richardson , Anthony Stewart , Ross McCrorie , Hayden Coulson , Marley Watkins , Ylber Ramadani , Matthew Kennedy , Jonny Hayes , Bojan Miovski and Vicente Besuijen .
The home team had on the bench: Joe Lewis, Jack Mackenzie, Dylan Lobban, Dante Polvara, Ryan Duncan, Jack Milne, Duk , Shayden Morris and Christian Ramirez.
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 5 changes: B. Miovski for Duk (66′), M. Watkins for S. Morris (66′), V. Besuijen for J. Milne (80′), J. Hayes for C. Ramirez (80′) and M. Kennedy for R. Duncan (80′).
Best player: Bojan Miovski
The most impressive player for Aberdeen was Bojan Miovski.
His rating is with 2 goals, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.
Kilmarnock – Formation
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Derek McInnes played with: Zachary Hemming , Lewis Mayo , Ash Taylor , Joe Wright , Ben Chrisene , Bradley Lyons , Alan Power , Jordan Jones , Liam Polworth , Oli Shaw and Christian Doidge .
They had on the bench: Sam Walker, Jeriel Dorsett, Kerr Mcinroy, Danny Armstrong , Rory McKenzie , Blair Alston , Innes Cameron , Kyle Lafferty and Steven Warnock.
Substitutions
Kilmarnock made 5 changes: J. Jones for D. Armstrong (64′), C. Doidge for I. Cameron (64′), B. Lyons for R. McKenzie (64′), L. Polworth for B. Alston (70′) and A. Power for S. Warnock (80′).
Best player: Ash Taylor
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kilmarnock was Ash Taylor.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 3.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Mirren – Livingston – 2-1
- Ross County – Hibernian – 0-2
- Hearts – Rangers – 0-4
- Dundee United – St. Johnstone – 1-2
- Celtic – Motherwell – 2-1
- Aberdeen – Kilmarnock – 4-1
