Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

Premier League · 2024-25
Dundee United FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Sun 29 Dec 2024 · 17:15 UTC Tannadice Park 13,581 HT 45' · FT 45'
Kevin Holt 90+4' 1–0
Ryan Strain 20' Y
Y 27' Ester Sokler
Y 60' Slobodan Rubezic
Ross Docherty 63' Y
Vicko Sevelj 66' Y
Y 90' Dante Polvara
Kevin Holt 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Dundee United FC vs Aberdeen FC — Premier League at Tannadice Park.

Match Details

  • Referee John Beaton
  • Assistant 1 Daniel McFarlane
  • Assistant 2 Steven Traynor (Scotland)
7 games this season 🟨 5.1/game ⚽ 9.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

7
6
5
Dundee United FC 18 games · Avg 1.9 goals Aberdeen FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-29 Dundee United FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC 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

Recent Form

Dundee United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Aberdeen FC H 1–0 W
26 Dec St. Johnstone FC A 2–1 W
22 Dec Celtic FC H 0–0 D
14 Dec Motherwell FC A 3–4 L
07 Dec Kilmarnock FC H 1–1 D
30 Nov St. Mirren FC H 2–0 W
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Dundee United FC A 0–1 L
26 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 0–4 L
21 Dec Hibernian FC H 1–3 L
07 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 1–1 D
04 Dec Celtic FC H 0–1 L
01 Dec Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Dundee United FC Aberdeen FC
#6 Position #11
17 Points 11
12 Played 12
4 / 5 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 7
17 Scored 12
17 Conceded 18
+0 GD -6
1.42 PPG 0.92
33% Win % 25%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
28% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Dundee United FC this season
17% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season

Dundee United FC are 6th (17 pts). Aberdeen FC are 11th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Dundee United FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
2/4
31-45
7/1
46-60
–/4
61-75
1/4
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Dundee United FC
Jesse Randall 3 G 3 A
Zac Sapsford 3 G
Lyall Cameron 2 G 3 A
Will Ferry 1 G 1 A
Lachlan Rose 1 G
Aberdeen FC
Kevin Nisbet 4 G 3 A
Connor Ronan 2 G 2 A
Ayoub Mouloua 2 G
Lewis Mayo 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Aberdeen FC get us underway at Tannadice Park.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Dundee United FC and Aberdeen FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jimmy Thelin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Tannadice Park. Aberdeen FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Ryan Strain catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 20.
  • 25' Dundee United FC have won 194 goals from 195 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 27' Ester Sokler picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 32' The travelling Aberdeen FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 37' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jamie McGrath suffering a number of foals already.
  • 42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 46' Ross Docherty is ready to make an impact after coming on for David Babunski at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Dundee United FC currently sit 4 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Dundee United FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Aberdeen FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 60' Slobodan Rubezic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 60.
  • 60' The Aberdeen FC manager makes a substitution. Ester Sokler departs to be replaced by Kevin Nisbet.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Aberdeen FC. Topi Keskinen is replaced by Duk.
  • 63' Ross Docherty picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 66' The referee has no hesitation. Vicko Sevelj is booked for Dundee United FC — card on 66.
  • 71' Dundee United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Kristijan Trapanovski as he leaves the pitch. Kai Fotheringham steps in for Dundee United FC.
  • 77' It’s high time Jimmy Thelin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 78' The Aberdeen FC manager makes a substitution. Gavin Molloy departs to be replaced by Angus MacDonald.
  • 83' The Dundee United FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Strain departs to be replaced by Jort van der Sande.
  • 88' Dundee United FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Aberdeen FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 90' Aberdeen FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Dundee United FC 1-0 Aberdeen FC.

Lineups

Dundee United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Goodwin

Aberdeen FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jimmy Thelin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Dalby 2
Bojan Miovski 2
Aziz Behich 2
Tony Watt 2
Kevin Nisbet 2
Jamie McGrath 2
Kieran Freeman 1
Adrian Sporle 1

Head to Head

2024-12-29 Dundee United FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC 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

Dundee United FC Form

2024-12-29 Dundee United FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC W 2024-12-26 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Dundee United FC W 2024-12-22 Dundee United FC 0–0 Celtic FC D 2024-12-14 Motherwell FC 4–3 Dundee United FC L 2024-12-07 Dundee United FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC D 2024-11-30 Dundee United FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC W

Aberdeen FC Form

2024-12-29 Dundee United FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC L 2024-12-26 Kilmarnock FC 4–0 Aberdeen FC L 2024-12-21 Aberdeen FC 1–3 Hibernian FC L 2024-12-07 Aberdeen FC 1–1 St. Johnstone FC D 2024-12-04 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Celtic FC L 2024-12-01 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.58 Dundee United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Dundee United FC56% Draw26% Aberdeen FC18%
Actual: Dundee United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Dundee United FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
44%
Dundee United FC or Aberdeen FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Dundee United FC38% Draw49% Aberdeen FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 0
11.9%
2 – 0
11.9%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
3.3%
0 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Dundee United FC

Handicap Dundee United FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 25% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Dundee United FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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