Monday , 19 October 2026

Motherwell FC vs Aberdeen FC, Premier League 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2026-27
Motherwell FC
0 – 4
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Tue 15 Sep 2026 · 18:45 UTC Fir Park 6,965 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 38' Gavin Molloy
0–2 46' Connor Ronan
0–3 76' Ayoub Mouloua
0–4 87' Kevin Nisbet
Y 12' Lewis Mayo
Tom Sparrow 40' Y
Emmanuel Longelo 53' Y
Y 63' Afeez Aremu
Y 76' Ayoub Mouloua

Overview

Match Preview

Motherwell FC vs Aberdeen FC — Premier League at Fir Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Steven McLean
  • Assistant 1 Douglas Ross
  • Assistant 2 Kevin Buchanan (Scotland)
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 9 24
2 Rangers FC 9 20
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 9 16
4 Dundee FC 9 14
5 St. Johnstone FC 9 12
6 Dundee United FC 9 12
7 Aberdeen FC 9 11
8 St. Mirren FC 9 10
9 Falkirk FC 9 9
10 Motherwell FC 9 8
11 Kilmarnock FC 9 8
12 Hibernian FC 9 7

Head-to-Head

9
4
12
Motherwell FC 25 games · Avg 2.8 goals Aberdeen FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-15 Motherwell FC 0–4 Aberdeen FC 2026-02-15 Motherwell FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC 2025-11-09 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2025-09-27 Motherwell FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC 2025-03-29 Aberdeen FC 4–1 Motherwell FC

Recent Form

Motherwell FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Aberdeen FC H 0–4 L
05 Sep Rangers FC A 0–1 L
02 Sep Dundee United FC H 3–0 W
30 Aug St. Mirren FC A 3–3 D
09 Aug Falkirk FC H 0–0 D
02 Aug Hibernian FC A 2–1 W
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Motherwell FC A 4–0 W
05 Sep Kilmarnock FC H 0–0 D
02 Sep Celtic FC A 0–3 L
30 Aug Rangers FC H 0–1 L
08 Aug Dundee FC A 0–2 L
01 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Motherwell FC Aberdeen FC
#10 Position #7
8 Points 11
9 Played 9
2 / 2 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 4
11 Scored 10
16 Conceded 10
-5 GD +0
0.89 PPG 1.22
22% Win % 33%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (25 games)
48% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Motherwell FC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season

Motherwell FC are 10th (8 pts). Aberdeen FC are 7th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Motherwell FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
3/1
31-45
2/5
46-60
1/4
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Aberdeen FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/4
46-60
2/1
61-75
1/2
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Motherwell FC
Alex Lowry 3 G 1 A
Seb Palmer-Houlden 2 G
Tawanda Maswanhise 1 G 2 A
Regan Charles-Cook 1 G
Lukas Fadinger 1 G
Aberdeen FC
Kevin Nisbet 4 G 2 A
Ayoub Mouloua 2 G
Lewis Mayo 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Fir Park that hosts another battle between Motherwell FC and Aberdeen FC.
  • 5' Aberdeen FC come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Motherwell FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 12' The referee has no hesitation. Lewis Mayo is booked for Aberdeen FC — card on 12.
  • 17' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' Gavin Molloy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 358 appearances.
  • 32' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Motherwell FC and Aberdeen FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 37' Motherwell FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
  • 38' What composure from Gavin Molloy! The Ireland international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Tom Sparrow.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Motherwell FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' The whistle greets Lewis Mayo as he departs to be replaced by Jack Milne.
  • 46' GOAL! Connor Ronan fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 53' Another change for Motherwell FC made on 53 minute. Tawanda Maswanhise leaves to be changed by Seb Palmer-Houlden.
  • 53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Emmanuel Longelo.
  • 58' Alexander Briedl has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a card for Afeez Aremu.
  • 64' The whistle greets Afeez Aremu as he departs to be replaced by Alexander Briedl.
  • 67' The Motherwell FC bench stirs into life. Regan Charles-Cook is withdrawn and Willy Vogt gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Another substitution for Motherwell FC to replace Joe Hodge by Dylan Levitt on 68 minute.
  • 72' Aberdeen FC ring the changes. Findlay Marshall has done his job and it is now time for Stuart Armstrong to step up.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Motherwell FC. Alex Lowry is replaced by Eythor Bjorgolfsson.
  • 76' Ayoub Mouloua makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and Aberdeen FC are in front.
  • 76' Ayoub Mouloua has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 76.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Aberdeen FC! Daniel Happe comes on to replace Mats Knoester.
  • 83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alex Paulsen made 209 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 87' Against the run of play, Kevin Nisbet has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • Another three points for Aberdeen FC.

Lineups

Motherwell FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alfred Johansson

Aberdeen FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2026-09-15 Motherwell FC 0–4 Aberdeen FC 2026-02-15 Motherwell FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC 2025-11-09 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Motherwell FC 2025-09-27 Motherwell FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC 2025-03-29 Aberdeen FC 4–1 Motherwell FC

Motherwell FC Form

2026-09-15 Motherwell FC 0–4 Aberdeen FC L 2026-09-05 Rangers FC 1–0 Motherwell FC L 2026-09-02 Motherwell FC 3–0 Dundee United FC W 2026-08-30 St. Mirren FC 3–3 Motherwell FC D 2026-08-09 Motherwell FC 0–0 Falkirk FC D 2026-08-02 Hibernian FC 1–2 Motherwell FC W

Aberdeen FC Form

2026-09-15 Motherwell FC 0–4 Aberdeen FC W 2026-09-05 Aberdeen FC 0–0 Kilmarnock FC D 2026-09-02 Celtic FC 3–0 Aberdeen FC L 2026-08-30 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Rangers FC L 2026-08-08 Dundee FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC L 2026-08-01 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.19 Motherwell FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: Motherwell FC or Aberdeen FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Motherwell FC31% Draw27% Aberdeen FC42%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Motherwell FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
69%
Motherwell FC or Aberdeen FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Motherwell FC21% Draw46% Aberdeen FC33%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 1
8.9%
0 – 0
8%
0 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
6.7%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Motherwell FC

Handicap Motherwell FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 21% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Motherwell FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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