Aberdeen vs Kilmarnock
Ref: Ross Hardie, ScotlandPittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen · 22,199 cap
Match recap
Aberdeen beat Kilmarnock 2–1 in their Premiership fixture. Bilalovic and Karlsson scored for Aberdeen; John-Jules replied for Kilmarnock. Aberdeen held 68% possession to 32% for Kilmarnock. Aberdeen sit 8th in the Premiership table while Kilmarnock are 11th.
First Half
17'
⚽
John-Jules
Assist: Brown
32'
VAR
Penalty cancelled
Second Half
⇄
Jensen
51'
Stanger
Yellow Card
57'
Deas
Yellow Card
61'
Lyons
Yellow Card
⇄
Polvara
65'
⇄
John-Jules
69'
Brown
Yellow Card
72'
⇄
Anderson
⇄
Keskinen
Lazetić
Yellow Card
⚽
Bilalovic
Assist: Nisbet
⚽
Karlsson
Penalty
86'
⇄
Lyons
86'
⇄
Stanger
86'
⇄
Lowery
Aouchiche
Yellow Card
90+3'
Polworth
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 7 |  Dundee Utd | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | -9 | 40 |
| 8 |  Aberdeen | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -15 | 33 |
| 9 |  Dundee | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 33 |
| 10 |  ST Mirren | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -21 | 30 |
| 11 |  Kilmarnock | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -28 | 28 |
| 12 |  Livingston | 33 | 1 | 13 | 19 | -31 | 16 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AberdeenKilmarnock
14Won
Statistical edge
14–1
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack6 · 0 won
21
Shots
8
8
Shots on target
5
16
Shots in the box
6
5
Shots outside box
2
3
Shots off goal
1
9
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
68%
Possession
32%
543
Total passes
251
467
Accurate passes
170
86%
Pass accuracy
68%
Discipline3 · 0 won
10
Fouls
14
2
Yellow cards
5
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
5
10
Blocked shots
2
Aberdeen
3-4-3
Kilmarnock
5-3-2Aberdeen
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1D. MitovG
- 2N. DevlinD
- 5M. KnoesterD
- 7A. AouchicheF
- 8D. PolvaraM
- 15K. NisbetF
- 16S. ArmstrongM
- 17J. KarlssonF
- 22J. MilneD
- 28A. JensenM
- 81T. KeskinenM
Substitutes
- 4G. ShinnieM
- 6S. Heltne NilsenM
- 11N. MilanovicF
- 13N. SumanG
- 14K. BilalovicM
- 26A. DorringtonD
- 27M. LazetićF
- 29K. KjartanssonM
- 38D. LobbanM
Kilmarnock
5-3-2Starting XI
- 3D. ThompsonD
- 5L. MayoD
- 6R. DeasD
- 8B. LyonsM
- 14G. StangerD
- 15J. BrownD
- 18T. LoweryM
- 19B. AndersonF
- 20T. OluwayemiG
- 24T. John-JulesF
- 31L. PolworthM
Substitutes
- 4Z. WilliamsD
- 9M. DackersF
- 11G. KiltieM
- 17S. TiffoneyF
- 25E. BrownD
- 26Ben BrannanM
- 30E. BeachG
- 42Cole CoughlinM
Aberdeen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Nisbet | F | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Adil Aouchiche | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Jesper Karlsson | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Jack Milne | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Stuart Armstrong | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1/2 |
| Dante Polvara | M | 65 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Alexander Jensen | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mats Knoester | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicky Devlin(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dimitar Mitov | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Topi Keskinen | M | 72 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kjartan Mar Kjartansson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Lobban | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Dorrington | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Milanović | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sivert Heltne Nilsen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Suman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenan Bilalovic | M | 18 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Graeme Shinnie | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Lazetić | F | 25 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Kilmarnock
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brown | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Tyreece John-Jules | F | 65 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Liam Polworth | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Bradley Lyons(C) | M | 86 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Robbie Deas | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toby Oluwayemi | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Lowery | M | 86 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Lewis Mayo | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bruce Anderson | F | 73 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| George Stanger | D | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dominic Thompson | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Zac Williams | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Tiffoney | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Beach | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cole Coughlin | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Thomson | M | 9 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Brown | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Greg Kiltie | M | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Brannan | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Marcus Dackers | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |