Saturday , 14 November 2026

Aberdeen FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Aberdeen FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Motherwell FC
Wed 22 Jan 2020 · 19:45 UTC Pittodrie Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Chris Long
Y 37' Liam Donnelly
Y 71' Jake Carroll
Sam Cosgrove 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alastair Mather
  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Callum Spence
  • Referee Graham Beaton

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

12
4
9
Aberdeen FC 25 games · Avg 2.8 goals Motherwell FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-22 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Motherwell FC 2019-10-19 Motherwell FC 0–3 Aberdeen FC 2019-04-03 Aberdeen FC 3–1 Motherwell FC 2018-11-24 Motherwell FC 3–0 Aberdeen FC 2018-09-22 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Motherwell FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan Motherwell FC H 0–1 L
29 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–1 D
26 Dec Livingston FC H 2–1 W
21 Dec Celtic FC A 1–2 L
14 Dec Hamilton Academical FC H 1–0 W
07 Dec Hibernian FC A 0–3 L
Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan Aberdeen FC A 1–0 W
29 Dec Hamilton Academical FC H 1–2 L
26 Dec Ross County FC A 2–1 W
21 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 1–0 W
15 Dec Rangers FC H 0–2 L
07 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

Aberdeen FC Motherwell FC
#11 Position #9
11 Points 13
12 Played 13
3 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 3 / 4 / 6
12 Scored 15
18 Conceded 21
-6 GD -6
0.92 PPG 1.00
25% Win % 23%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season
23% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season

Aberdeen FC are 11th (11 pts). Motherwell FC are 9th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aberdeen FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Motherwell FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/1
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aberdeen FC
Kevin Nisbet 4 G 3 A
Connor Ronan 2 G 2 A
Ayoub Mouloua 2 G
Lewis Mayo 1 G
Motherwell FC
Alex Lowry 3 G 1 A
Lukas Fadinger 3 G
Tawanda Maswanhise 2 G 2 A
Seb Palmer-Houlden 2 G
Ibrahim Said 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Aberdeen FC launch into their encounter with Motherwell FC.
  • 5' Motherwell 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.
  • 10' Aberdeen FC is showing some good football. However, Aberdeen FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' It’s high time Steve Robinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Robinson might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 21' It’s a booking for Motherwell FC player. Chris Long gets a Yellow card.
  • 26' Liam Grimshaw has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 306 appearances.
  • 31' Scott McKenna needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 32' Fresh legs for Motherwell FC! Christian Ilic comes on to replace Chris Long.
  • 37' Controversy at the stadium! Liam Donnelly argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 42' Aberdeen FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' GOAL! Liam Donnelly scores on 45. Assisted by Liam Polworth
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lewis Ferguson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Motherwell FC.
  • 66' Christian Ilic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 68' A tactical swap from Aberdeen FC — Ryan Hedges on, Funso-King Ojo off on 68 minutes.
  • 70' Motherwell FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ross MacIver is hanging James Scott on the field on 70 minute.
  • 71' Jake Carroll picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 75' That is a Yellow card for Aberdeen FC. Sam Cosgrove will be fuming at that decision.
  • 75' Bevis Mugabi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Christian Ilic at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mark Gillespie made 306 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 81' A change in the Aberdeen FC ranks — Shaleum Logan exits the field as Curtis Main enters on 81.
  • 86' Motherwell FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • It finishes all square. Aberdeen FC and Motherwell FC share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Duk 6
Kevin van Veen 5
Bojan Miovski 4
Niall McGinn 3
Theo Bair 3
Kevin Nisbet 3
Stefan Gartenmann 2
Callum Slattery 2

Head to Head

2020-01-22 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Motherwell FC 2019-10-19 Motherwell FC 0–3 Aberdeen FC 2019-04-03 Aberdeen FC 3–1 Motherwell FC 2018-11-24 Motherwell FC 3–0 Aberdeen FC 2018-09-22 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Motherwell FC

Aberdeen FC Form

2020-01-22 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Motherwell FC L 2019-12-29 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D 2019-12-26 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Livingston FC W 2019-12-21 Celtic FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC L 2019-12-14 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Hamilton Academical FC W 2019-12-07 Hibernian FC 3–0 Aberdeen FC L

Motherwell FC Form

2020-01-22 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Motherwell FC W 2019-12-29 Motherwell FC 1–2 Hamilton Academical FC L 2019-12-26 Ross County FC 1–2 Motherwell FC W 2019-12-21 Kilmarnock FC 0–1 Motherwell FC W 2019-12-15 Motherwell FC 0–2 Rangers FC L 2019-12-07 Motherwell FC 1–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.12 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Motherwell FC xG
I would bet for: Aberdeen FC or Motherwell FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Aberdeen FC35% Draw31% Motherwell FC34%
Actual: Motherwell FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Motherwell FC
65%
Aberdeen FC or Motherwell FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aberdeen FC24% Draw52% Motherwell FC24%
Actual: Motherwell FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13%
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
2.7%
3 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push Motherwell FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 20% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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