Aberdeen vs Dundee United: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Aberdeen played against Dundee United in Premiership (Scotland). The game was played on December 27, 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Aberdeen has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Dundee United has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Aberdeen scores 1.12 goals per game and allows 1.18. Dundee United scores 1.33 and allows 1.50. Games in this league average 2.57 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 35% of Aberdeen's games and 61% of Dundee United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 35% and 44%, compared with league averages of 50% for BTTS and 51% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Dundee United has the higher season xG average, 1.41 to 1.39 per game. Aberdeen takes 13.3 shots per game, while Dundee United takes 12.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Aberdeen leads at halftime in 24% of its games and scores 0.71 goals per game after halftime. Dundee United leads at halftime in 28% and scores 0.72 after halftime.

When the teams score

Aberdeen's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). For Dundee United, it is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Premiership games average 2.57 goals. Both teams score in 50% of games, and 51% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

72Possession (%)28
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13Shots13
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6Shots on target3
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1.75xG1.25
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9Corners5
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69Dangerous attacks30
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8Fouls18
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2Cards3
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Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

AberdeenDundee United
1.12Goals scored / game1.33
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1.18Goals allowed / game1.5
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48%Average possession42%
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4.12Shots on target / game4.56
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.29Shots per game12.56
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4.12Shots on target4.56
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8.4%Shot conversion10.6%
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48%Possession42%
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1.39xG for1.41
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1.56xG against1.79
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Shooting quality

Aberdeen: BalancedDundee United: Balanced
AberdeenDundee United
Accuracy (shots on target)31%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Aberdeen is 67% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Aberdeen · 1.2 pts / game - Dundee United

Aberdeen
WDWWL
Season result split
41% W18% D41% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-3-7
1.41 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-3
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LDWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.76Opponent xG: 1.83BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Dundee United
DLDWD
Season result split
22% W50% D28% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-9-5
1.17 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-5-2
Last 5 away
0-3-2
DLDDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.98BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Dundee United is 19% better for: goals scored per game.

1.12 goals / game - Aberdeen · 1.33 goals / game - Dundee United

Aberdeen is 27% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.18 goals / game - Aberdeen · 1.5 goals / game - Dundee United

Aberdeen scoring profile: very strong

Aberdeen scores in 65% of games (11 of 17 meczów), while Dundee United keeps a clean sheet in 17% (3 of 18 meczów).

Dundee United scoring profile: strong

Dundee United scores in 72% of games (13 of 18 meczów), while Aberdeen keeps a clean sheet in 35% (6 of 17 meczów).

19Goals scored (season)24
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20Goals conceded (season)27
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2.29Average goals per game2.83
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10Goals scored (last 5)5
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8Goals conceded (last 5)6
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How often they score at least...

65%1 goal72%
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24%2 goals50%
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18%3 goals11%
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6%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

65%1 goal83%
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41%2 goals50%
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12%3 goals17%
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0%4 goals0%
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* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time33%
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0%BTTS in both halves11%
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12%Scored in both halves33%
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BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
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6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
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80%BTTS - last 560%
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Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

59%Min. 1 goal before half-time94%
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12%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
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6%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
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2nd half

82%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
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41%Min. 2 goals after half-time39%
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12%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
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Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Aberdeen - half-time state
24% leading41% draw35% trailing
Dundee United - half-time state
28% leading28% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.12Points per game (1st half)1.11
AberdeenDundee United
0.41Goals scored (1st half)0.61
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0.35Goals conceded (1st half)0.83
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0.76Average goals (1st half)1.44
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65%Clean sheet before half-time22%
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76%No goal before half-time50%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.12Points per game (2nd half)1.39
AberdeenDundee United
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.72
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0.82Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
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1.53Average goals (2nd half)1.39
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41%Clean sheet after half-time50%
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47%No goal after half-time44%
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Aberdeen - second-half results

24% W41% D35% L
19
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.12
PPG before half-time
Lead holding171%

Leads at halftime in 24% of games and wins 41%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Dundee United - second-half results

39% W22% D39% L
20
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding79%

Leads at halftime in 28% of games and wins 22%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Aberdeen - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.60
Goals scored / game0.41.6
Goals allowed / game0.41.2
Average goals per game0.82.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%0%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Dundee United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.20
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.4
Average goals per game1.21.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Aberdeen
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
5
2
16-30
2
3
31-45
0
3
46-60
5
4
61-75
7
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Dundee United
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
2
9
16-30
6
4
31-45
4
4
46-60
6
3
61-75
3
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.56
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-22%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Aberdeen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.17
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
104%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.59
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
37% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
37%

Dundee United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
117%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
104%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.03
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Premiership).

Teams vs league

AberdeenLigaDundee United
Average goals per game 2.292.57 2.83
Both teams scored 35%50% 61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 35%51% 44%
Clean sheets 35%30% 17%
Goal before half-time 59%74% 94%
Goal after half-time 82%78% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.57
Average goals per game
50%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.44
Home goals / game
1.14
Away goals / game
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defensive advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Dundee UnitedGoalAmar Abdirahman Ahmed
  2. Dundee UnitedYellow cardBert Esselink
  3. AberdeenGoalJesper Karlsson
  4. AberdeenYellow cardAdil Aouchiche
  5. Dundee UnitedSubstitutionOn: Ivan DolčekOff: Max Watters
  6. Dundee UnitedYellow cardWill Ferry
  7. Dundee UnitedSubstitutionOn: Nikolaj MollerOff: Zachary Sapsford
  8. Dundee UnitedYellow cardNikolaj Moller
  9. Dundee UnitedSubstitutionOn: Kristijan TrapanovskiOff: Amar Abdirahman Ahmed
  10. AberdeenYellow cardStuart Armstrong

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Calum ScottMatches officiated: 12
4.17Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 233%Home wins42%Draws25%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Aberdeen's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Dundee United. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Dundee United FC
2 : 0
Aberdeen FC

FAQ

What was the result of Aberdeen vs Dundee United?

The Premiership match finished Aberdeen 1:1 Dundee United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Aberdeen vs Dundee United?

Aberdeen score 1.12 goals per game on average and Dundee United 1.33. The Premiership average is 2.57 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 35% of Aberdeen's matches and 61% of Dundee United's.

What form are Aberdeen and Dundee United in?

Over the last 5 games Aberdeen have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Dundee United 1-3-1 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Aberdeen vs Dundee United?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Aberdeen vs Dundee United: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.