Motherwell vs Aberdeen
Ref: David Dickinson, ScotlandFir Park, Motherwell · 13,742 cap
Match recap
Motherwell beat Aberdeen 2–0 in their Premiership fixture. Just and Mcintyre scored for Motherwell. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.24 for Motherwell versus 0.68 for Aberdeen. Motherwell sit 4th in the Premiership table while Aberdeen are 8th.
First Half
Slattery
Yellow Card
⚽
Just
Assist: Welsh
32'
Morrison
Yellow Card
37'
Mcintyre
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Aremu
52'
Geiger
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
Jensen
⇄
Just
⇄
Watt
67'
Keskinen
Yellow Card
71'
⇄
Nisbet
71'
⇄
Keskinen
72'
Cameron
Yellow Card
79'
⇄
Geiger
⇄
Said
⇄
Emmanuel
90+2'
Palaversa
Yellow Card
⇄
Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
⚽
Mcintyre (OG)
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
| 5 |  Hibernian | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | +14 | 51 |
| 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
MotherwellAberdeen
8Won
Statistical edge
8–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.24VS0.68
Attack5 · 1 won
18
Shots
10
8
Shots on target
2
16
Shots in the box
4
2
Shots outside box
6
7
Shots off goal
5
4
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
382
Total passes
445
311
Accurate passes
376
81%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline3 · 0 won
15
Fouls
18
1
Yellow cards
6
0
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
7
3
Blocked shots
3
-0.74
Goals prevented
-0.74
Motherwell
4-2-3-1
Aberdeen
4-1-4-1Motherwell
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 7T. SparrowD
- 8C. SlatteryM
- 13C. WardG
- 16P. McGinnD
- 18Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseF
- 20E. WattM
- 21E. JustM
- 25O. PriestmanM
- 45M. EmmanuelD
- 57S. WelshD
- 90I. SaidM
Substitutes
- 2S. O'DonnellD
- 4L. GordonD
- 6J. McGheeD
- 15E. BjörgólfssonF
- 19S. NicholsonF
- 28L. RossF
- 31M. ConnellyG
- 77R. Charles-CookF
Aberdeen
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 3M. FrameD
- 8D. GeigerM
- 15K. NisbetF
- 20T. OlusanyaM
- 23L. MorrisonD
- 25L. CameronM
- 26T. McintyreD
- 28A. JensenD
- 32A. AremuM
- 81T. KeskinenM
- 99P. Kristian BråtveitG
Substitutes
- 1D. MitovG
- 2N. DevlinD
- 6S. Heltne NilsenM
- 11N. MilanovicF
- 14K. BilalovicM
- 18A. PalaversaM
- 21G. MolloyD
- 27M. LazetićF
- 29K. KjartanssonM
Motherwell
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Just | M | 66 | 8.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — |
| Paul McGinn(C) | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Emmanuel Longelo | D | 81 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1/1 |
| Stephen Welsh | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Calum Ward | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Priestman | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Elliot Watt | M | 66 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Sparrow | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | F | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 2/3 |
| Callum Slattery | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ibrahim Said | M | 81 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Rocco McColm | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Ross | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Gordon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan McGhee | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Matty Connelly | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Nicholson | F | 9 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Stephen O'Donnell | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Regan Charles-Cook | F | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Eythor Bjørgolfsson | F | 24 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Aberdeen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per Kristian Bråtveit | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lyall Cameron | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Dennis Geiger | M | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Topi Keskinen | M | 71 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Liam Morrison | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alexander Jensen | D | 62 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Toyosi Olusanya | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Kevin Nisbet(C) | F | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Afeez Aremu | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Tom McIntyre | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mitchel Frame | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gavin Molloy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sivert Heltne Nilsen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dimitar Mitov | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Milanović | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kjartan Mar Kjartansson | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ante Palaversa | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kenan Bilalovic | M | 19 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Marko Lazetić | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicky Devlin | D | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |