MOTHERWELL. Aberdeen beat Motherwell to win 2-1. It was Aberdeen to strike first with an early goal of B. Miovski at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Duk gave the win to Aberdeen in the 67′ minute with a goal. Motherwell lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Fir Park stadium in Motherwell on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Euan Anderson assisted by Graham McNeillie and Paul O’Neill. The 4th official was Dan McFarlane. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.2 degrees Celsius or 55.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 13 Total 10
- 5 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 115 Attack 89
- 61 Dangerous attack 22
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 0
Fouls
- 14 Total 8
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Motherwell was in firm control of the ball 59% while Aberdeen was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Motherwell had a more offensive attitude with 61 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Aberdeen succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Motherwell shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Aberdeen shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Motherwell received 3 yellow cards (R. Lamie, B. Spittal and S. Goss). Talking about the opposition, Aberdeen received 2 yellow cards (Duk and B. Miovski).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Motherwell will stay with 13 points like St. Johnstone to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Aberdeen will have 19 points like St. Mirren to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Motherwell will play away with Livingston on the 2nd of January with a 13-2 head to head record in favor of Motherwell (4 draws).
Aberdeen will host Ross County on the 2nd of January with a 15-9 head to head in favor of Aberdeen (5 draws).
Motherwell – Formation
Motherwell started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Steven Hammell decided to play with the following team: Liam Kelly , Paul McGinn , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Ricki Lamie , Matt Penney , Callum Slattery , Sean Goss , Stuart McKinstry , Ross Tierney , Blair Spittal and Kevin van Veen .
The home team had on the bench: Aston Oxborough, Bevis Mugabi, Stephen O’Donnell , Lennon Miller, Dean Cornelius , Barry Maguire, Josh Morris, Mark Ferrie and Connor Shields .
Substitutions
Motherwell made 3 changes: R. Tierney for C. Shields (46′), C. Slattery for D. Cornelius (71′) and P. McGinn for S. O’Donnell (77′).
Best player: Ricki Lamie
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Motherwell was Ricki Lamie.
His rating is with 40 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 16.
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Jim Goodwin played with: Kelle Roos , Ross McCrorie , Anthony Stewart , Liam Scales , Ylber Ramadani , Jayden Richardson , Connor Barron , Leighton Clarkson , Jack Mackenzie , Bojan Miovski and Duk .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Joe Lewis, Jack Milne, Ryan Duncan, Vicente Besuijen , Matthew Kennedy , Christian Ramirez, Marley Watkins and Shayden Morris.
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 3 changes: Duk for M. Kennedy (77′), L. Clarkson for V. Besuijen (81′) and B. Miovski for M. Watkins (84′).
Best player: Connor Barron
The most impressive player for Aberdeen was Connor Barron even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 22 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Mirren – Dundee United – 2-1
- Rangers – Livingston – 1-1
- Motherwell – Aberdeen – 1-2
- Kilmarnock – Ross County – 1-0
- Hearts – Celtic – 3-4