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Motherwell vs Aberdeen
5 Jan 2025, 14:30 · Premiership · 2024/2025
Referee
N. WalshPremiership 2024/2025 · 25 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
MotherwellMin
AberdeenD. Zdravkovski
Yellowcard
Foul
8′Tawanda Maswanhise
Yellowcard
Foul
15′- ⚽
Ewan Wilson 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Tony Watt
Left foot shot
34′ - 43′
Slobodan Rubezic
Redcard
Violent conduct
- ⚽
Tawanda Maswanhise 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Liam Gordon
Right foot shot
45′ - 46′⇄
Dante Polvara
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Kevin Nisbet
- 46′⇄
Leighton Clarkson
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: A. MacDonald
- ⇄
Jack Vale
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: M. Ebiye
68′ - 70′
Ante Palaversa
Yellowcard
Foul
- 72′⇄
James McGarry
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Jack Mackenzie
- 72′⇄
Shayden Morris
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Topi Keskinen
- ⇄
Sam Nicholson
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Tawanda Maswanhise
78′ - ⇄
Tom Sparrow
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: D. Zdravkovski
78′ - 80′⇄
Peter Ambrose
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Ante Palaversa
- 85′
Graeme Shinnie
Yellowcard
misses next match
- ⇄
Callum Slattery
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Tony Watt
86′ - ⇄
Paul McGinn
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Kofi Balmer
86′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7.06 | |
| 86 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.01 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7.56 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.66 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | 7.17 | |
| 78 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.57 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7.24 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7.35 | |
| 78 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7.45 | |
| 86 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | 6.74 | |
| 68 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.58 | |
| 10 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.13 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7.04 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.44 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.17 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 22 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7.90 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2024/2025.
Motherwell
Latest: Rangers · 2–2
Match stats
29 Dec 2024, 15:00 · Home vs Rangers · 2024/2025
Aberdeen
Latest: Dundee United · 0–1
Match stats
29 Dec 2024, 17:15 · Away vs Dundee United · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Motherwell’s ground: 25 previous meetings, 9 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Motherwell’s home games with Aberdeen’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Motherwell
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Aberdeen
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Motherwell
Aberdeen
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Motherwell
Aberdeen
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Motherwell
Aberdeen
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.