Kilmarnock vs Aberdeen
Ref: Lloyd Wilson, ScotlandThe BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, Kilmarnock · 18,128 cap
Match recap
Kilmarnock beat Aberdeen 3–0 in their Premiership fixture. Lyons, Anderson, and John-Jules scored for Kilmarnock. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.64 for Kilmarnock versus 1.79 for Aberdeen. Kilmarnock sit 11th in the Premiership table while Aberdeen are 8th.
First Half
6'
Shinnie
Yellow Card
⚽
Lyons
Assist: Kiltie
⚽
Anderson
Assist: John-Jules
35'
⇄
Knoester
Watson
Yellow Card
45+7'
Morrison
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Bilalovic
51'
Shinnie
Red Card
53'
VAR
VAR Review
56'
⇄
Nisbet
⇄
Watson
⚽
John-Jules
Assist: Anderson
⇄
Kiltie
66'
⇄
Keskinen
66'
⇄
Cameron
66'
⇄
Frame
⇄
Anderson
⇄
Polworth
Thompson
Yellow Card
84'
Kjartansson
Yellow Card
⇄
John-Jules
Brown
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
KilmarnockAberdeen
11Won
Statistical edge
11–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.64VS1.79
Attack6 · 0 won
19
Shots
8
9
Shots on target
4
15
Shots in the box
7
4
Shots outside box
1
8
Shots off goal
1
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
449
Total passes
379
376
Accurate passes
313
84%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline1 · 1 won
16
Fouls
10
3
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
1
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
2
Blocked shots
3
Kilmarnock
4-3-1-2
Aberdeen
4-1-4-1Kilmarnock
4-3-1-2Starting XI
- 3D. ThompsonD
- 6R. DeasD
- 8B. LyonsM
- 11G. KiltieM
- 12D. WatsonM
- 13K. RoosG
- 19B. AndersonF
- 21M. Schjønning-LarsenD
- 24T. John-JulesF
- 25E. BrownD
- 31L. PolworthM
Substitutes
- 1M. StryjekG
- 4Z. WilliamsD
- 7R. McKenzieM
- 9M. DackersF
- 14G. StangerD
- 20N. CleșcencoF
- 44J. HugillF
- 52Findlay CurtisM
Aberdeen
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1D. MitovG
- 2N. DevlinD
- 3M. FrameD
- 4G. ShinnieM
- 5M. KnoesterD
- 14K. BilalovicM
- 15K. NisbetF
- 16S. ArmstrongM
- 23L. MorrisonD
- 25L. CameronM
- 81T. KeskinenM
Substitutes
- 6S. Heltne NilsenM
- 10L. ClarksonM
- 11N. MilanovicF
- 20T. OlusanyaF
- 27M. LazetićF
- 28A. JensenM
- 29K. KjartanssonM
- 38D. LobbanM
- 99P. Kristian BråtveitG
Kilmarnock
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Lyons(C) | M | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Michael Schjønning-Larsen | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Robbie Deas | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Dominic Thompson | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Tyreece John-Jules | F | 88 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Greg Kiltie | M | 63 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1/3 |
| Liam Polworth | M | 79 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Bruce Anderson | F | 79 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kelle Roos | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Brown | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| David Watson | M | 58 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Zac Williams | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Stanger | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Stryjek | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicky Cleșcenco | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Dackers | F | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Thomson | M | 11 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Findlay Curtis | M | 27 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Rory McKenzie | M | 32 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joe Hugill | F | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Aberdeen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyall Cameron | M | 66 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nicky Devlin | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Dimitar Mitov | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mitchel Frame | D | 66 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Liam Morrison | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Topi Keskinen | M | 66 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Stuart Armstrong | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2/3 |
| Mats Knoester | D | 35 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenan Bilalovic | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Kevin Nisbet | F | 56 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Graeme Shinnie(C) | M | 51 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Per Kristian Bråtveit | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Lobban | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Milanović | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sivert Heltne Nilsen | M | 55 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toyosi Olusanya | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Leighton Clarkson | M | 34 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kjartan Mar Kjartansson | M | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Marko Lazetić | F | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Jensen | M | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |