Aberdeen FC vs Kilmarnock FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Aberdeen FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Kilmarnock FC

Sun 25 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC Pittodrie Stadium 16,146 HT 45' · FT 45'

Pape Gueye 23' 1–0

Pape Gueye 65' 2–0

R 54' Brad Lyons

James McGarry 67' Y

Ante Palaversa 90' Y

Slobodan Rubezic 90' Y

Overview

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Aberdeen FC vs Kilmarnock FC — Premier League at Pittodrie Stadium.

Aberdeen FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Kilmarnock FC 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee
Assistant 1 Graeme Stewart
Assistant 2 Paul O'Neill

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 24 games · Avg 2.0 goals Kilmarnock FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-08-25 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC 2024-02-24 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC 2023-12-06 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC 2023-10-29 Kilmarnock FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC 2023-04-08 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Aug	Kilmarnock FC	H	2–0	W
11 Aug	St. Mirren FC	H	3–1	W
05 Aug	St. Johnstone FC	A	2–1	W
19 May	Ross County FC	A	2–2	D
15 May	Livingston FC	H	5–1	W
12 May	Hibernian FC	A	4–0	W

Kilmarnock FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Aug	Aberdeen FC	A	0–2	L
11 Aug	St. Johnstone FC	H	0–3	L
04 Aug	Celtic FC	A	0–4	L
18 May	Dundee FC	A	1–1	D
15 May	Celtic FC	H	0–5	L
11 May	St. Mirren FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Aberdeen FC		Kilmarnock FC
#7	Position	#12
8	Points	5
7	Played	7
2 / 2 / 3	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 4
7	Scored	6
8	Conceded	15
-1	GD	-9
1.14	PPG	0.71
29%	Win %	14%

Key Stats

21% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season

29% Clean Sheets
Kilmarnock FC this season

Aberdeen FC are 7th (8 pts). Kilmarnock FC are 12th (5 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

Kilmarnock FC

0-15

–/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

–/2

76+

–/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aberdeen FC

Kevin Nisbet	3 G	2 A
Lewis Mayo	1 G

Kilmarnock FC

Michael Schjonning-Larsen	2 G
Jason Holt	1 G
Greg Kiltie	1 G
Joe Hugill	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Aberdeen FC vs Kilmarnock FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Aberdeen FC currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
23' Pape Gueye adds to his 0 season tally! Aberdeen FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
28' Kilmarnock FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
31' Kilmarnock FC ring the changes. David Watson has done his job and it is now time for Bruce Anderson to step up.
36' Aberdeen FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Kilmarnock FC's 4-1-4-1 shape.
41' It looks surprising Kilmarnock FC does not make any changes. Liam Donnelly has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' Kilmarnock FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
51' Kilmarnock FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
54' It’s gonna be a card for Brad Lyons.
56' Kilmarnock FC ring the changes. Danny Armstrong has done his job and it is now time for Rory McKenzie to step up.
61' It is a cagey affair so far. Aberdeen FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Kilmarnock FC's compact 4-1-4-1.
65' Pape Gueye has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 65 minutes.
67' It’s a booking for Aberdeen FC player. James McGarry gets a card.
71' A change in the Aberdeen FC ranks — Topi Keskinen exits the field as Vicente Besuijen enters on 71.
75' Time for substitution for Kilmarnock FC. Marley Watkins is replaced by Liam Polworth.
79' A tactical swap from Aberdeen FC — Peter Ambrose on, Pape Gueye off on 79 minutes.
84' Kilmarnock FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
88' Another substitution for Aberdeen FC to replace Jamie McGrath by Shayden Morris on 88 minute.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ante Palaversa on 90.
90' Another substitution for Kilmarnock FC to replace Stuart Findlay by Oliver Bainbridge on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Aberdeen FC 2-0 Kilmarnock FC.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

27
Angus MacDonald
15
James McGarry
18
Ante Palaversa ↑ 88'
31
Ross Doohan
20
Shayden Morris ↑ 88'
9
Kevin Nisbet ↑ 79'
17
Vicente Besuijen ↑ 71'
32
Peter Ambrose ↑ 79'
22
Jack Milne

Coach Jimmy Thelin

Kilmarnock FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

23
Marley Watkins ↓ Liam Polworth 75'
8
Brad Lyons
17
Stuart Findlay ↓ Oliver Bainbridge 90'
22
Liam Donnelly
2
Jack Burroughs
1
Kieran O'Hara
5
Lewis Mayo
6
Robbie Deas ↓ Innes Cameron 75'
11
Danny Armstrong ↓ Rory McKenzie 56'
12
David Watson ↓ Bruce Anderson 31'
10
Matty Kennedy ↓ Corrie Ndaba 75'

Bench

14
Gary Mackay-Steven
19
Bruce Anderson ↑ 31'
7
Rory McKenzie ↑ 56'
20
Robby McCrorie
3
Corrie Ndaba ↑ 75'
31
Liam Polworth ↑ 75'
18
Innes Cameron ↑ 75'
24
Bobby Wales
51
Oliver Bainbridge ↑ 90'

Coach Derek McInnes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
David Watson	2
Scott McKenna	2
Sam Cosgrove	2
Bojan Miovski	2
Pape Gueye	2
Eamonn Brophy	2
Duk	2
Kyle Vassell	2

Head to Head

Aberdeen FC Form

2024-08-25 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC W 2024-08-11 Aberdeen FC 3–1 St. Mirren FC W 2024-08-05 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Aberdeen FC W 2024-05-19 Ross County FC 2–2 Aberdeen FC D 2024-05-15 Aberdeen FC 5–1 Livingston FC W 2024-05-12 Hibernian FC 0–4 Aberdeen FC W

Kilmarnock FC Form

2024-08-25 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2024-08-11 Kilmarnock FC 0–3 St. Johnstone FC L 2024-08-04 Celtic FC 4–0 Kilmarnock FC L 2024-05-18 Dundee FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC D 2024-05-15 Kilmarnock FC 0–5 Celtic FC L 2024-05-11 St. Mirren FC 0–1 Kilmarnock FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.93 Aberdeen FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.73 Kilmarnock FC xG

I would bet for: Aberdeen FC to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Aberdeen FC63% Draw23% Kilmarnock FC14%

Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Kilmarnock FC

37%

Aberdeen FC or Kilmarnock FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Aberdeen FC45% Draw44% Kilmarnock FC11%

Actual: Aberdeen FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.9%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

0 – 0

8.9%

3 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

0 – 1

4.3%

4 – 0

3.9%

1 – 2

3.4%

2 – 2

3.3%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap	Aberdeen FC covers	Push	Kilmarnock FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	20%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	25%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Kilmarnock FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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