Dundee Utd vs Aberdeen
Ref: Steven McLean, ScotlandTannadice Park, Dundee · 14,209 cap
Match recap
Dundee Utd beat Aberdeen 2–0 in their Premiership fixture. Dolček and Esselink scored for Dundee Utd. Dundee Utd held 43% possession to 57% for Aberdeen. Dundee Utd sit 7th in the Premiership table while Aberdeen are 8th.
First Half
Sapsford
Yellow Card
⚽
Dolček
Second Half
46'
⇄
Dorrington
⚽
Esselink
Assist: Ševelj
66'
⇄
Nisbet
67'
⇄
Polvara
67'
⇄
Heltne Nilsen
⇄
Iovu
⇄
Ahmed Fatah
⇄
Panutche Camará
⇄
Dolček
86'
⇄
Milanovic
Ševelj
Yellow Card
90+5'
Yengi
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 6 |  Falkirk | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 46 |
| 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 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Dundee UtdAberdeen
3Won
Statistical edge
3–9
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack3 · 2 won
15
Shots
16
5
Shots on target
2
10
Shots in the box
9
5
Shots outside box
7
7
Shots off goal
7
11
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
335
Total passes
450
244
Accurate passes
356
73%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline0 · 1 won
11
Fouls
11
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
7
Dundee Utd
5-4-1
Aberdeen
4-2-3-1Dundee Utd
5-4-1Starting XI
- 1Y. KucherenkoG
- 3B. EsselinkD
- 4I. IovuD
- 5V. ŠeveljM
- 8Panutche CamaráM
- 9Z. SapsfordF
- 11W. FerryD
- 17A. Ahmed FatahM
- 19I. DolčekM
- 21Luca StephensonD
- 23K. KeresztesD
Substitutes
- 2R. StrainD
- 10J. EskesenM
- 14C. SibbaldM
- 22D. NaamoD
- 25D. RichardsG
- 29M. ThomsonF
- 37S. HardingD
- 39S. ConstableM
- 77N. MöllerF
Aberdeen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1D. MitovG
- 5M. KnoesterD
- 6S. Heltne NilsenM
- 8D. PolvaraM
- 11N. MilanovicM
- 15K. NisbetF
- 16S. ArmstrongM
- 17J. KarlssonM
- 26A. DorringtonD
- 28A. JensenD
Substitutes
- 4G. ShinnieM
- 7A. AouchicheM
- 9K. YengiF
- 13N. SumanG
- 14K. BilalovicM
- 18A. PalaversaM
- 21G. MolloyD
- 22J. MilneD
- 81T. KeskinenF
Dundee Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Esselink | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ivan Dolček | M | 83 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4/5 |
| Vicko Ševelj | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Krisztián Keresztes | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Will Ferry(C) | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Amar Fatah | M | 77 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Panutche Camará | M | 83 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Luca Stephenson | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Yevhenii Kucherenko | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iurie Iovu | D | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zachary Sapsford | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Scott Constable | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Strain | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Richards | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miller Thomson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Cleall-Harding | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Sibbald | M | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dario Naamo | D | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Julius Eskesen | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nikolaj Möller | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Aberdeen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Mitov | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesper Karlsson | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3/5 |
| Stuart Armstrong | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Nicolas Milanović | M | 86 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2/4 |
| Sivert Heltne Nilsen(C) | M | 67 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Knoester | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Dante Polvara | M | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Emmanuel Gyamfi | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kevin Nisbet | F | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alfie Dorrington | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Jensen | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ante Palaversa | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Graeme Shinnie | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gavin Molloy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Suman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Milne | D | 45 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adil Aouchiche | M | 23 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Topi Keskinen | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenan Bilalovic | M | 23 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Kusini Yengi | F | 23 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |