Aberdeen FC vs Dundee United FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Aberdeen FC

1 – 0

Full Time

Dundee United FC

Sat 26 Oct 2024 · 16:30 UTC Pittodrie Stadium 19,274 HT 45' · FT 45'

Peter Ambrose 84' 1–0

Ante Palaversa 31' Y

Y 70' David Babunski

Y 79' Will Ferry

Y 82' Vicko Sevelj

Overview

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Aberdeen FC vs Dundee United FC — Premier League at Pittodrie Stadium.

Aberdeen FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Dundee United FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Steven McLean
Assistant 1 Graeme Stewart
Assistant 2 Gordon Crawford

3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic FC	7	18
2	Rangers FC	7	16
3	Heart of Midlothian FC	7	13
4	Dundee FC	7	10
5	St. Mirren FC	7	10
6	St. Johnstone FC	7	8
7	Aberdeen FC	7	8
8	Motherwell FC	7	8
9	Dundee United FC	7	8
10	Hibernian FC	7	7
11	Falkirk FC	7	6
12	Kilmarnock FC	7	5

Head-to-Head

Aberdeen FC 17 games · Avg 1.8 goals Dundee United FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-26 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Dundee United FC 2023-03-04 Dundee United FC 1–3 Aberdeen FC 2022-11-12 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Dundee United FC 2022-10-08 Dundee United FC 4–0 Aberdeen FC 2022-02-26 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Dundee United FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Oct	Dundee United FC	H	1–0	W
19 Oct	Celtic FC	A	2–2	D
06 Oct	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	3–2	W
28 Sep	Dundee FC	A	2–1	W
14 Sep	Motherwell FC	H	2–1	W
31 Aug	Ross County FC	A	1–0	W

Dundee United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Oct	Aberdeen FC	A	0–1	L
19 Oct	Hibernian FC	H	3–2	W
05 Oct	St. Mirren FC	A	1–0	W
28 Sep	Kilmarnock FC	A	3–3	D
15 Sep	Rangers FC	H	0–1	L
01 Sep	Heart of Midlothian FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Aberdeen FC		Dundee United FC
#7	Position	#9
8	Points	8
7	Played	7
2 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 3
7	Scored	9
8	Conceded	11
-1	GD	-2
1.14	PPG	1.14
29%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

24% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Dundee United FC this season

Aberdeen FC are 7th (8 pts). Dundee United FC are 9th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aberdeen FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/3

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/2

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Dundee United FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

–/1

31-45

4/1

46-60

–/3

61-75

–/3

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aberdeen FC

Kevin Nisbet	3 G	2 A
Lewis Mayo	1 G

Dundee United FC

Jesse Randall	2 G	2 A
Will Ferry	1 G	1 A
Lachlan Rose	1 G
Zac Sapsford	1 G
Emmanuel Agyei	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Aberdeen FC vs Dundee United FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Dundee United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' Dundee United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim Goodwin might look to freshen things up shortly.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Aberdeen FC and Dundee United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
31' Aberdeen FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 31.
36' Aberdeen FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Dundee United FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
41' It looks like no one’s ball. Dundee United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' A change in the Aberdeen FC ranks — Topi Keskinen exits the field as Shayden Morris enters on 46.
51' Montenegro international Slobodan Rubezic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
53' The supporters are chanting for Miller Thomson. He replaces Kristijan Trapanovski on 53 minute.
58' Over 58 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
62' Emmanuel Adegboyega makes way for Richard Odada at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Dundee United FC.
65' The crowd applauds Ante Palaversa as he leaves the pitch. Graeme Shinnie steps in for Aberdeen FC.
70' David Babunski picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
74' The Aberdeen FC manager makes a substitution. Ester Sokler departs to be replaced by Leighton Clarkson.
75' A change in the Dundee United FC ranks — David Babunski exits the field as Ryan Strain enters on 75.
79' The referee has no hesitation. Will Ferry is booked for Dundee United FC — card on 79.
82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Vicko Sevelj.
82' Another substitution for Aberdeen FC to replace Jamie McGrath by Vicente Besuijen on 82 minute.
84' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Peter Ambrose makes no mistake. 1-0!
89' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
Dundee United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Aberdeen FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

27
Angus MacDonald
15
James McGarry
4
Graeme Shinnie ↑ 65'
31
Ross Doohan
10
Leighton Clarkson ↑ 74'
20
Shayden Morris ↑ 46'
17
Vicente Besuijen ↑ 82'
32
Peter Ambrose ↑ 82'
22
Jack Milne

Coach Jimmy Thelin

Dundee United FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

1
Jack Walton
31
Declan Gallagher
15
Glenn Middleton
10
David Babunski ↓ Ryan Strain 75'
11
Will Ferry
7
Kristijan Trapanovski ↓ Miller Thomson 53'
5
Vicko Sevelj
19
Sam Dalby ↓ Jort van der Sande 75'
17
Luca Stephenson
16
Emmanuel Adegboyega ↓ Richard Odada 62'
4
Kevin Holt

Bench

Coach Jim Goodwin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kevin Nisbet	2
Jamie McGrath	2
Sam Dalby	2
Bojan Miovski	2
Aziz Behich	2
Tony Watt	2
Ross McCrorie	1
Vicko Sevelj	1

Head to Head

Aberdeen FC Form

2024-10-26 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Dundee United FC W 2024-10-19 Celtic FC 2–2 Aberdeen FC D 2024-10-06 Aberdeen FC 3–2 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-09-28 Dundee FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC W 2024-09-14 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Motherwell FC W 2024-08-31 Ross County FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC W

Dundee United FC Form

2024-10-26 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Dundee United FC L 2024-10-19 Dundee United FC 3–2 Hibernian FC W 2024-10-05 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Dundee United FC W 2024-09-28 Kilmarnock FC 3–3 Dundee United FC D 2024-09-15 Dundee United FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2024-09-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–1 Dundee United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.42 Aberdeen FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.11 Dundee United FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Aberdeen FC48% Draw27% Dundee United FC25%

Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Dundee United FC

52%

Aberdeen FC or Dundee United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Aberdeen FC30% Draw48% Dundee United FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 0

7.8%

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap	Aberdeen FC covers	Push	Dundee United FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	22%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Dundee United FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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