Aberdeen FC vs Motherwell FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2020-21

Aberdeen FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Motherwell FC

Sat 23 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC Pittodrie Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'

Y 5' Declan Gallagher

Scott Wright 26' Y

Y 26' Liam Polworth

Funso-King Ojo 27' Y

R 48' Liam Polworth

Overview

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

Aberdeen FC 12 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Motherwell FC 13 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Frank Connor
Referee Steven Kirkland
Referee Graeme Leslie
Referee Craig Napier

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

Aberdeen FC 25 games · Avg 2.8 goals Motherwell FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-01-23 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Motherwell FC 2020-12-23 Motherwell FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC 2020-09-20 Aberdeen FC 0–3 Motherwell FC 2020-01-22 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Motherwell FC 2019-10-19 Motherwell FC 0–3 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jan	Motherwell FC	H	2–0	W
16 Jan	Ross County FC	A	1–4	L
10 Jan	Rangers FC	H	1–2	L
02 Jan	Dundee United FC	H	0–0	D
26 Dec	St. Johnstone FC	H	2–1	W
23 Dec	Motherwell FC	A	0–0	D

Motherwell FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jan	Aberdeen FC	A	0–2	L
17 Jan	Rangers FC	H	1–1	D
09 Jan	St. Mirren FC	A	1–1	D
02 Jan	Hamilton Academical FC	A	0–3	L
30 Dec	Kilmarnock FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Dundee United FC	A	1–1	D

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' The wait is over. Motherwell FC get us underway at Pittodrie Stadium.
5' It’s a booking for Motherwell FC player. Declan Gallagher gets a Yellow card.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Goal! Tommie Hoban scores his 4 goal in 362 matches.
20' Aberdeen FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
26' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Scott Wright.
27' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Funso-King Ojo.
32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chris Long, as he is very good at scoring at Pittodrie Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
37' Robbie Crawford is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Motherwell FC so far.
42' The 32-year-old Tony Watt has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' A change in the Motherwell FC ranks — Sherwin Seedorf exits the field as Chris Long enters on 46.
48' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Liam Polworth on 48 minutes.
53' Both keepers have barely been tested. Aberdeen FC and Motherwell FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
56' Harry Smith is replacing Tony Watt for the Motherwell FC side.
61' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Aberdeen FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
66' Jake Hastie is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Aberdeen FC tonight.
71' Matt Kennedy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
72' Aberdeen FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dean Campbell is hanging Funso-King Ojo on the field on 72 minute.
77' Andrew Considine doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
79' Another substitution for Aberdeen FC to replace Scott Wright by Connor McLennan on 79 minute.
83' A change in the Motherwell FC ranks — Jake Carroll exits the field as Nathan McGinley enters on 83.
87' The supporters are chanting for Miko Aarne Virtanen. He replaces Matt Kennedy on 87 minute.
88' Aberdeen FC make a change. Jonny Hayes trudges off to be replaced by Gregory Leigh on 88 minutes.
Another three points for Aberdeen FC.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Ryan Hedges
8
Funso-King Ojo ↓ Dean Campbell 72'
14
Ash Taylor
17
Jonny Hayes ↓ Gregory Leigh 88'
3
Tommie Hoban
1
Joe Lewis C
4
Andrew Considine
25
Scott Wright ↓ Connor McLennan 79'
16
Sam Cosgrove ↓ Curtis Main 87'
19
Lewis Ferguson
33
Matt Kennedy ↓ Miko Aarne Virtanen 87'

Bench

5
Gregory Leigh ↑ 88'
2
Shaleum Logan
10
Niall McGinn
21
Bruce Anderson
24
Dean Campbell ↑ 72'
18
Connor McLennan ↑ 79'
43
Gary Woods
9
Curtis Main ↑ 87'
26
Miko Aarne Virtanen ↑ 87'

Coach Derek McInnes

Motherwell FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

99
Chris Long ↑ 46'
5
Nathan McGinley ↑ 83'
15
Barry Maguire ↑ 88'
4
Ricki Lamie
29
Harry Smith ↑ 56'
11
Jake Hastie ↑ 83'
25
Ross MacIver
27
Max Johnston
23
Peter Morrison

Coach Graham Alexander

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Aberdeen FC Form

2021-01-23 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Motherwell FC W 2021-01-16 Ross County FC 4–1 Aberdeen FC L 2021-01-10 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Rangers FC L 2021-01-02 Aberdeen FC 0–0 Dundee United FC D 2020-12-26 Aberdeen FC 2–1 St. Johnstone FC W 2020-12-23 Motherwell FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D

Motherwell FC Form

2021-01-23 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Motherwell FC L 2021-01-17 Motherwell FC 1–1 Rangers FC D 2021-01-09 St. Mirren FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D 2021-01-02 Hamilton Academical FC 3–0 Motherwell FC L 2020-12-30 Motherwell FC 0–2 Kilmarnock FC L 2020-12-26 Dundee United FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.35 Aberdeen FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Motherwell FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Aberdeen FC48% Draw29% Motherwell FC23%

Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.27

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Motherwell FC

52%

Aberdeen FC or Motherwell FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Aberdeen FC31% Draw51% Motherwell FC18%

Actual: Aberdeen FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

1 – 0

12.8%

0 – 0

12.6%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.4%

0 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.8%

3 – 2

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap	Aberdeen FC covers	Push	Motherwell FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	23%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	15%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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