Scottish Premiership · 1st Phase - 20

Aberdeen 3–3 Motherwell

14 Feb 2024 · Pittodrie Stadium · Referee: K. Clancy

Aberdeen DFTFull recordHalf-time 2–3

Scoreboard

Scottish Premiership

Full time
AberdeenMotherwellAberdeen is red throughout; the opposition is neutral.

Home · Aberdeen

Aberdeen

3

Goals

  • 31'DukAssist not recorded1–3
  • 37'S. GartenmannAssist not recorded2–3
  • 50'DukAssist: G. Shinnie3–3

Red cards

No red cards in the event feed.

Away · Opposition

Motherwell

3

Goals

  • 5'T. BairPenaltyAssist not recorded0–1
  • 22'T. BairAssist: G. Gent0–2
  • 26'A. DevineAssist not recorded0–3

Red cards

No red cards in the event feed.

Goals and red cards are from the event feed; the final score is authoritative.

The read

Aberdeen and Motherwell draw 3-3

measured
  • T. Bair scored a penalty on 5 minutes, making it 0-1.measured
  • T. Bair scored on 22 minutes, assisted by G. Gent, making it 0-2.measured
  • A. Devine scored on 26 minutes, making it 0-3.measured
  • Duk scored on 31 minutes, making it 1-3.measured
  • S. Gartenmann scored on 37 minutes, making it 2-3.measured
  • Duk scored on 50 minutes, assisted by G. Shinnie, making it 3-3.measured
  • Shots: Aberdeen 14, Motherwell 11.measured
  • Shots on target: Aberdeen 7, Motherwell 7.measured
  • Possession: Aberdeen 60.0%, Motherwell 40.0%.measured
  • Shot expectation: Aberdeen 1.76, Motherwell 1.95.inferred

The read describes measured events and model output. It is not a result prediction and not a verdict on performance.

Match stats

What the feed measured

Aberdeen and Motherwell, with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
StatAberdeenMotherwellSourceBasis
Possession6040api_footballmeasured
Shots1411api_footballmeasured
Shots on target77api_footballmeasured
Shots off target50api_footballmeasured
Blocked shots24api_footballmeasured
Shots inside box117api_footballmeasured
Shots outside box34api_footballmeasured
Passes504342api_footballmeasured
Passes accurate391235api_footballmeasured
Pass accuracy7869api_footballmeasured
Corners73api_footballmeasured
Fouls614api_footballmeasured
Offsides22api_footballmeasured
Yellow cards24api_footballmeasured
Red cards00football_data_ukmeasured
Saves44api_footballmeasured

Performance

Players who played well and what worked

Not a verdict

Aberdeen · Provider rating

  • Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes rating 8.7 2G · 2 SoT · 60 mins · 9/14 passes · 6 duels
  • Stefan Gartenmann rating 8.5 1G · 1 SoT · 90 mins · 62/71 passes · 3 tackles · 7 duels
  • Connor Barron rating 7.5 no scoring output · 90 mins · 65/78 passes · 3 tackles · 6 duels

Motherwell · Provider rating

  • Georgie Gent rating 8.9 1A · 90 mins · 19/26 passes · 6 tackles · 10 duels
  • Thelonius Bair rating 8.5 2G · 3 SoT · 90 mins · 13/19 passes · 3 duels
  • Liam Kelly rating 7.3 no scoring output · 90 mins · 12/28 passes

What worked

Measured team strengths

  • Shots: Aberdeen 14 · Motherwell 11 · API-Football
  • Shots inside box: Aberdeen 11 · Motherwell 7 · API-Football
  • Possession: Aberdeen 60.0% · Motherwell 40.0% · API-Football

Selected measured categories where Aberdeen were higher; this is a comparison, not an overall performance verdict.

Expected goals

fxG, its ranges and provider xG

experimental

fxG calibration passed · in-season Model and calibration →

Aberdeen

1.76

80% model range 1.03–2.30

80% goals range 0–3

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG +1.24 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.125 · 14 shots · 7 on target · 11 inside box

Basis: zones. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction.

Motherwell

1.95

80% model range 1.22–2.49

80% goals range 1–3

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG +1.05 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 1 · 0.76 xG

xG per shot 0.177 · 11 shots · 7 on target · 7 inside box

Basis: zones. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction.

fxG is a team-match estimate from shots, shot zones and penalties. Provider xG is a different model and is shown separately. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction. Own goals and shootouts are outside the shot model. Provider xG is a different model and is never blended into fxG.

Timeline

The match record

Match timeline with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
MinEventTeamPlayerDetailScore
5'PenaltyMotherwellT. BairPenalty0–1
22'GoalMotherwellT. BairNormal Goal0–2
26'GoalMotherwellA. DevineNormal Goal0–3
30'SubstitutionAberdeenS. MorrisSubstitution 1—
30'SubstitutionAberdeenD. PolvaraSubstitution 2—
31'GoalAberdeenDukNormal Goal1–3
37'GoalAberdeenS. GartenmannNormal Goal2–3
50'GoalAberdeenDukNormal Goal3–3
58'SubstitutionMotherwellD. ZdravkovskiSubstitution 1—
61'Yellow cardMotherwellSam NicholsonYellow Card—
72'SubstitutionMotherwellA. DevineSubstitution 2—
72'SubstitutionMotherwellJ. ValeSubstitution 3—
77'SubstitutionAberdeenL. ClarksonSubstitution 3—
81'VARMotherwellHarrison PatonGoal cancelled—
83'Yellow cardAberdeenAngus MacDonaldYellow Card—
87'Yellow cardMotherwellPaul McGinnYellow Card—
90'Yellow cardAberdeenGraeme ShinnieYellow Card—
90+4'Yellow cardMotherwellCalum ButcherYellow Card—
90+5'Yellow cardMotherwellLiam KellyYellow Card—

Aberdeen · Aberdeen

3-4-2-1

N. Warnock
Aberdeen starting XI and substitutes.
StarterRoleMin
24 K. RoosGK90
2 N. DevlinCB90
6 S. GartenmannCB90
3 J. MacKenzieCB90
20 S. MorrisRWB30
8 C. BarronCM90
4 G. ShinnieCM90
7 J. McGrathLWB90
10 L. ClarksonAM77
21 D. PolvaraAM30
9 B. MiovskiST90

Substitutes

  • 11 Duk · on 30'
  • 27 A. MacDonald · on 30'
  • 18 K. Phillips · on 77'

Opposition · Motherwell

3-5-2

S. Kettlewell
Motherwell starting XI and substitutes.
StarterRoleMin
1 L. KellyGK90
5 B. MugabiCB90
66 C. ButcherCB90
16 P. McGinnCB90
21 A. DevineRWB72
17 D. ZdravkovskiCM58
12 H. PatonCM90
7 B. SpittalCM90
3 G. GentLWB90
28 J. ValeST72
14 T. BairST90

Substitutes

  • 19 S. Nicholson · on 58'
  • 2 S. O'Donnell · on 72'
  • 9 J. Obika · on 72'

Player stats

Provider match ratings and output

Player match statistics with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
PlayerTeamRatingMinGAShSoTAccurate passesTacklesDuelsCards
Kelle RoosAberdeen6.990————14—10/0
Nicky DevlinAberdeen6.290——1139—20/0
Stefan GartenmannAberdeen8.5901—2162370/0
Jack MackenzieAberdeen6.390————46130/0
Shayden MorrisAberdeen5.930——115—10/0
Connor BarronAberdeen7.590——1—65360/0
Graeme ShinnieAberdeen7.390—1——492111/0
Jamie McGrathAberdeen7.290————312100/0
Leighton ClarksonAberdeen6.977——3123130/0
Dante PolvaraAberdeen6.530————12—40/0
Bojan MiovskiAberdeen6.390——118110/0
Angus MacDonaldAberdeen6.960——1—26—11/0
Luís Henriques de Barros LopesAberdeen8.7602—229—60/0
Killian PhillipsAberdeen6.613————2—30/0
Ross DoohanAberdeen—————————0/0
Ryan DuncanAberdeen—————————0/0
Jack MilneAberdeen—————————0/0
Jonny HayesAberdeen—————————0/0
Pape Habib GueyeAberdeen—————————0/0
Ester SoklerAberdeen—————————0/0
Liam KellyMotherwell7.390————12——1/0
Bevis MugabiMotherwell6.290————21—80/0
Calum ButcherMotherwell6.690————18141/0
Paul McGinnMotherwell6.990————29391/0
Adam DevineMotherwell7.2721—2218220/0
Davor ZdravkovskiMotherwell6.258——1118——0/0
Harrison PatonMotherwell6.390————22120/0
Blair SpittalMotherwell6.590————44——0/0
Georgie GentMotherwell8.990—1——196100/0
Jack ValeMotherwell6.572——1116250/0
Thelonius BairMotherwell8.5902—3313—30/0
Sam NicholsonMotherwell6.532————3—11/0
Stephen O'DonnellMotherwell6.918————1140/0
Jonathan ObikaMotherwell6.718————1140/0
Aston OxboroughMotherwell—————————0/0
Shane BlaneyMotherwell—————————0/0
Dan CaseyMotherwell—————————0/0
Lennon MillerMotherwell—————————0/0
Jili BuyabuMotherwell—————————0/0
Mark FerrieMotherwell—————————0/0

Ratings are provider values. They are not position-adjusted and are not a verdict on a player.

Coverage

What this page can show

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  • Eventsavailable
  • Lineupsavailable
  • Player statsavailable
  • Team statsavailable
  • fxGavailable

Missing classes are unavailable, not zero.

Record

Before and after

2023-24 season → Results and fixtures →

Provenance

How this page is sourced

Data as of 27 Oct 2026

Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c. Sources and coverage are listed below; the page keeps its own source and uncertainty labels.

Definitions: fixtures.index · matches.document · xg.document · xg.goals-minus · xg.goals-range · xg.model-range · xg.per-shot · xg.shot-profile

Corrections and changes are recorded on Corrections and contact.

Cite this page

Match page. Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c, as of 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00. Sources: SPFL official club feed; API-Football; football-data.co.uk; computed. Definitions: fixtures.index; matches.document; xg.document; xg.goals-minus; xg.goals-range; xg.model-range; xg.per-shot; xg.shot-profile.