Sunday , 30 August 2026

Aberdeen FC vs BK Häcken, Europe 2023-24 PLAYOFFS

UEFA Europa League · 2023-24
Aberdeen FC
1 – 3
Full Time
BK Häcken
Thu 31 Aug 2023 · 18:45 UTC Pittodrie Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Valgeir Lunddal Fridriksson
Y 67' Mikkel Rygaard
Jamie McGrath 70' Y
Nicky Devlin 90' Y
Duk 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Aberdeen FC vs BK Häcken — Europe at Pittodrie Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniel Siebert
3 games this season 🟨 7.0/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
Aberdeen FC 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals BK Häcken
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-31 Aberdeen FC 1–3 BK Häcken 2023-08-24 BK Häcken 2–2 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug BK Häcken H 1–3 L
27 Aug St. Mirren FC A 2–2 D
24 Aug BK Häcken A 2–2 D
13 Aug Celtic FC H 1–3 L
05 Aug Livingston FC A 0–0 D
27 May Celtic FC A 0–5 L
BK Häcken
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Aberdeen FC A 3–1 W
24 Aug Aberdeen FC H 2–2 D
17 Aug FK Zalgiris Vilnius H 5–0 W
10 Aug FK Zalgiris Vilnius A 3–1 W
02 Aug KI Klaksvik H 3–4 L
26 Jul KI Klaksvik A 0–0 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Aberdeen FC launch into their encounter with BK Häcken.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Peter Abrahamsson, as he is very good at scoring at Pittodrie Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Barry Robson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 14' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ibrahim Sadiq makes it 0-1.
  • 19' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 24' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' Valgeir Lunddal Fridriksson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 29.
  • 34' Leighton Clarkson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 410 appearances.
  • 39' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 41' Ibrahim Sadiq adds to his 0 season tally! BK Hacken lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 46' Aberdeen FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' Bojan Miovski adds to his 0 season tally! Aberdeen FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 60' Serbia international Srdan Hrstic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 61' A tactical swap from BK Hacken — Jacob Laursen on, Valgeir Lunddal Fridriksson off on 61 minutes.
  • 66' BK Häcken come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 67' Controversy at the stadium! Mikkel Rygaard argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Jamie McGrath. He receives a card.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Aberdeen FC — Ryan Duncan on, James McGarry off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Aberdeen FC ring the changes. Jamie McGrath has done his job and it is now time for Ester Sokler to step up.
  • 81' Amor Layouni doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Jonny Hayes. He replaces Shayden Morris on 88 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Nicky Devlin.
  • 90' BK Hacken make a change. Simon Sandberg trudges off to be replaced by Tomas Totland on 90 minutes.
  • Another three points for BK Häcken.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barry Robson

BK Häcken Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Per-Mathias Høgmo

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.23 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.88 BK Häcken xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC27% Draw26% BK Häcken47%
Actual: BK Häcken win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
53%
Draw or BK Häcken
73%
Aberdeen FC or BK Häcken
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aberdeen FC20% Draw43% BK Häcken37%
Actual: BK Häcken win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 2
7.8%
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 1
6.1%
0 – 0
6.1%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 3
4.8%
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push BK Häcken covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 14% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 22% 30%
+1.5 70% — 30%
+2 70% 16% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
BK Häcken keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.