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Motherwell vs Aberdeen: match statistics

Motherwell vs Aberdeen: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Motherwell play Aberdeen in Premiership (Scotland). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context. Venue: Fir Park.

Current form

Motherwell: 1-2-0, 1.67 points/match. Aberdeen: 1-0-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Motherwell scores 1.67 and concedes 1.33 goals per match. Aberdeen scores 0.67 and concedes 1.33. League average: 2.95 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Motherwell 67%, Aberdeen 33%. Over 2.5: Motherwell 67%, Aberdeen 33%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 58%.

xG, shots and style

Motherwell has higher xG: 1.47 vs 1.15. Motherwell: 14.0 shots per match, Aberdeen: 10.0.

Match halves

Motherwell: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.67. Aberdeen: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

Motherwell: 76-90+ (2 goals). Aberdeen: 76-90+ (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Premiership: 2.95 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 58%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 2-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 33%.

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.67Goals scored / match0.67
MotherwellAberdeen
1.33Goals conceded / match1.33
MotherwellAberdeen
55%Average possession49%
MotherwellAberdeen
4.33Shots on target / match2.67
MotherwellAberdeen

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14Shots per match10
MotherwellAberdeen
4.33Shots on target2.67
MotherwellAberdeen
11.9%Shot conversion6.7%
MotherwellAberdeen
55%Possession49%
MotherwellAberdeen
1.47xG for1.15
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1.82xG against1.82
MotherwellAberdeen

Shooting quality

Motherwell: DominantAberdeen: Balanced
MotherwellAberdeen
Accuracy (shots on target)31%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.25

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

1.67 pts / match - Motherwell · 1 pts / match - Aberdeen

Motherwell
WDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
33% W67% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-2-0
1.67 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-0
1.67 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 at home
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.7Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.82BTTS: 67%Over 2.5: 67%
Aberdeen
WLL
Season result split
33% W0% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-2
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.7Goals conceded: 1.3xG: 1.15Opponent xG: 1.82BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 33%

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.

Motherwell is 149% better for: goals scored per match.

1.67 goals / match - Motherwell · 0.67 goals / match - Aberdeen

Motherwell scoring profile: very strong

Motherwell scores in 67% of matches (2 of 3 matches), while Aberdeen keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 matches).

Aberdeen scoring profile: mixed

Aberdeen scores in 33% of matches (1 of 3 matches), while Motherwell keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 matches).

5Goals scored (season)2
MotherwellAberdeen
4Goals conceded (season)4
MotherwellAberdeen
3Average goals in match2
MotherwellAberdeen
5Goals scored (last 5)2
MotherwellAberdeen
4Goals conceded (last 5)4
MotherwellAberdeen

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal33%
MotherwellAberdeen
67%2 goals33%
MotherwellAberdeen
33%3 goals0%
MotherwellAberdeen
0%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal100%
MotherwellAberdeen
33%2 goals33%
MotherwellAberdeen
33%3 goals0%
MotherwellAberdeen
0%4 goals0%
MotherwellAberdeen

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time0%
MotherwellAberdeen
0%BTTS in both halves0%
MotherwellAberdeen
67%Scored in both halves0%
MotherwellAberdeen

BTTS and goal count

67%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
MotherwellAberdeen
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
MotherwellAberdeen
67%BTTS - last 533%
MotherwellAberdeen

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
MotherwellAberdeen
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
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33%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
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2nd half

67%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
MotherwellAberdeen
33%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
MotherwellAberdeen
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
MotherwellAberdeen

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Motherwell is 303% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / match - Motherwell · 0.33 pts / match - Aberdeen

Motherwell - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Aberdeen - half-time state
0% leading33% draw67% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per match (1st half)0.33
MotherwellAberdeen
1Goals scored (1st half)0
MotherwellAberdeen
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
MotherwellAberdeen
2Average goals (1st half)0.67
MotherwellAberdeen
67%Clean sheet before half-time33%
MotherwellAberdeen
33%No goal before half-time100%
MotherwellAberdeen

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per match (2nd half)1
MotherwellAberdeen
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
MotherwellAberdeen
0.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
MotherwellAberdeen
1Average goals (2nd half)1.33
MotherwellAberdeen
67%Clean sheet after half-time33%
MotherwellAberdeen
33%No goal after half-time67%
MotherwellAberdeen

Motherwell - second-half results

33% W67% R0% P
4
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.7

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Aberdeen - second-half results

33% W0% R67% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.33
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Motherwell - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.331.67
Goals scored / match1.00.7
Goals conceded / match1.00.3
Average goals in match2.01.0
1 goal67%67%
2 goals33%33%
3 goals33%0%
Clean sheet67%67%
No goal33%33%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 33% leading - 33% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 67% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 33% - Half-time goals total: 3
Aberdeen - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.331.00
Goals scored / match0.00.7
Goals conceded / match0.70.7
Average goals in match0.71.3
1 goal67%100%
2 goals0%33%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet33%33%
No goal100%67%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 0% leading - 33% draw - 67% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 0% draw - 67% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Motherwell
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
1
0
16-30
1
3
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
85%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-20%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
22%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
22%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Motherwell

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.69
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
122%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

Aberdeen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.67
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.48
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
42%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
100% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
100%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

MotherwellLigaAberdeen
Average goals in match 3.002.95 2.00
Both teams scored 67%53% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%58% 33%
Clean sheets 33%26% 0%
Goal before half-time 67%79% 67%
Goal after half-time 67%95% 100%

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

2.95
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / match
1.58
Away goals / match
+-13%
Home attack advantage
+-15%
Home defence advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
95%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Motherwell 2 - 1 - 0 Aberdeen. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 33% matches.

Motherwell FC
2 : 0
Aberdeen FC
Aberdeen FC
1 : 1
Motherwell FC
Motherwell FC
2 : 0
Aberdeen FC