Season 2026-27 · Scottish Premiership
Season overview
9th · 11 points from 10 · form LWLDW · goal difference -1.
Evidence, coverage and unknown states are shown beside each block. Method → Sources → Claims and evidence →
Next up
The next three
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Venue | Kickoff | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2026 | Scottish Premiership | Falkirk | Home | 19:45 | Scheduled |
| 31 Oct 2026 | Premier Sports Cup | Rangers Semi-final | Neutral | 17:30 | Scheduled |
| 7 Nov 2026 | Scottish Premiership | Hibernian | Home | 17:45 | Scheduled |
Availability and selection
Who is out, who is a doubt, who is next in line
“Available” means a verified ledger entry, not fit. The active analysis universe is 29: current squad plus ledger-only Tobers. Full roster: Squad →
Official team news
| Player | Status | Reason | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Tobers | out | Knee injury; not yet involved in matchday squads. | confirmed | afc_news · 23 Oct 2026 |
| M. Knoester | available | Returned from injury; player reports fit. | reported | afc_news · 23 Oct 2026 |
Derived selection signals
Competition-scoped and labelled. Projected or review states are not official team news.
- L. Mayo · Scottish Premiership · 5/6 cautions review required · next: Falkirk, 28 Oct 2026
- D. Happe · Premier Sports Cup · 1 red (second yellow) review required · next: Rangers, 31 Oct 2026
No inferred absence at the current thresholds. A row here means not in the last two matchday squads; cause is not published and it is not a medical diagnosis.
Selection watch
- J. Milne · Centre back · medium contender · score 0.56 projection, not team news
- T. Olusanya · Centre forward · medium contender · score 0.48 projection, not team news
- L. Mayo · Centre back · medium contender · score 0.48 projection, not team news
Season aims
What this season is for
| Aim | Target | Current | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top six by the split | Top six | 9th, 11 points after 10 | below · gap 2 |
| League Cup run | Final | Semi-final v Rangers, 2026-10-31 at Hampden Park | pending |
| European route | League places 1-3; 4th conditional | 8 points behind 3rd | context · gap 8 |
Squad decisions
Age, minutes and role
Screening lenses, not valuations or predictions. No licensed contract-expiry, free-agent, wage, fee or release-clause data is held. Age is not a proxy for contract length. Loan-outs: 5; end dates are not held.
Low minutes share
6 meet · 3 shown
age 23+ and below 25% of team minutes
Peak-age minutes
7 meet · 3 shown
age 27+ and 450+ league minutes
Matchday, squad and scouting
Where the evidence lives
Coverage
What this page can and cannot say
| Data | Covered | Unknown or gap | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Availability ledger | 2 | 27 | active universe 29 |
| Card events | 6/6 · 9/10 · 0/0 | sco:premiership | competition-scoped; unverified rules are review-only |
| Named benches | 16 | 6 | at least seven named substitutes per side |
| Fixture schedule | 23 | 1 | conflict-review rows are excluded from lookaheads |
- No medical diagnosis is inferred from selection patterns.
- Suspension rules are watch/review-only until the current SFA protocol is sourced.
- No contract-expiry, free-agent, wage or fee data is held.
- Provider ratings are opaque and league-relative.
Provenance
How this page is sourced
Dataset 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00-c598315. Sources and coverage are listed below; the page keeps its own source and uncertainty labels.
- League results, current season · football_data_uk; fallback api_football · active
- League tables · computed · active
- Named matchday squads · api_football · partial
- Injuries and availability · afc_news; fallback api_football · partial
- Squad needs · derived · active
- Cormack-era historical record · mixed · active
Definitions: analysis.summary · matches.document · xg.document · xg.goals-minus · xg.goals-range · xg.model-range · xg.per-shot
Corrections and changes are recorded on Corrections and contact.
Cite this page
Season overview. Dataset 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00-c598315, as of 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00. Sources: football-data.co.uk; API-Football; computed; Aberdeen FC news; derived; mixed. Definitions: analysis.summary; matches.document; xg.document; xg.goals-minus; xg.goals-range; xg.model-range; xg.per-shot.