Scottish Premiership · 1st Phase - 22
Ross County 0–3 Aberdeen
2 Jan 2024 · Global Energy Stadium · Referee: M. McDermid
Scoreboard
Scottish Premiership
Home · Opposition
Ross County
0
Goals
No goals.
Red cards
- 90+1'Jack BaldwinStraight redRed Card
Away · Aberdeen
Aberdeen
3
Goals
- 24'J. McGrathAssist: B. Miovski0–1
- 30'J. McGrathAssist: L. Clarkson0–2
- 80'B. MiovskiAssist: C. Barron0–3
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
Ten-man Aberdeen beat Ross County 3-0
- J. McGrath opened the scoring on 24 minutes, assisted by B. Miovski, making it 0-1.measured
- J. McGrath scored on 30 minutes, assisted by L. Clarkson, making it 0-2.measured
- B. Miovski scored on 80 minutes, assisted by C. Barron, making it 0-3.measured
- Jack Baldwin was sent off on 90+1 minutes.measured
- Shots: Ross County 5, Aberdeen 16.measured
- Shots on target: Ross County 3, Aberdeen 7.measured
- Possession: Ross County 53.0%, Aberdeen 47.0%.measured
- Shot expectation: Ross County 0.50, Aberdeen 1.66.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
| Stat | Ross County | Aberdeen | Source | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 53 | 47 | api_football | measured |
| Shots | 5 | 16 | api_football | measured |
| Shots on target | 3 | 7 | api_football | measured |
| Shots off target | 1 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Blocked shots | 1 | 7 | api_football | measured |
| Shots inside box | 2 | 10 | api_football | measured |
| Shots outside box | 3 | 6 | api_football | measured |
| Passes | 457 | 404 | api_football | measured |
| Passes accurate | 350 | 304 | api_football | measured |
| Pass accuracy | 77 | 75 | api_football | measured |
| Corners | 4 | 5 | api_football | measured |
| Fouls | 14 | 9 | api_football | measured |
| Offsides | 2 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Yellow cards | 5 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 | api_football | measured |
| Saves | 4 | 3 | api_football | measured |
Performance
Players who played well and what worked
Aberdeen · Provider rating
- Jamie McGrath rating 8.6 2G · 2 SoT · 90 mins · 23/30 passes · 2 tackles · 9 duels
- Bojan Miovski rating 8.6 1G · 1A · 2 SoT · 88 mins · 15/22 passes · 3 duels
- Connor Barron rating 7.5 1A · 1 SoT · 90 mins · 45/56 passes · 2 tackles · 6 duels
Ross County · Provider rating
- Simon Murray rating 7.0 1 SoT · 66 mins · 13/18 passes · 2 tackles · 3 duels
- Jay Henderson rating 6.9 1 SoT · 37 mins · 5/11 passes · 2 duels
- Ross Laidlaw rating 6.9 no scoring output · 90 mins · 13/21 passes
What worked
Measured team strengths
- Shots: Aberdeen 16 · Ross County 5 · API-Football
- Shots on target: Aberdeen 7 · Ross County 3 · API-Football
- Shots inside box: Aberdeen 10 · Ross County 2 · 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
fxG calibration passed · in-season Model and calibration →
Ross County
0.50
80% model range 0.00–1.04
80% goals range 0–1
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG -0.50 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.100 · 5 shots · 3 on target · 2 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.
Aberdeen
1.66
80% model range 0.94–2.21
80% goals range 0–3
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG +1.34 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.104 · 16 shots · 7 on target · 10 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
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Detail | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24' | Goal | Aberdeen | J. McGrath | Normal Goal | 0–1 |
| 30' | Goal | Aberdeen | J. McGrath | Normal Goal | 0–2 |
| 39' | Yellow card | Ross County | Jack Baldwin | Yellow Card | — |
| 45' | Yellow card | Ross County | Ryan Leak | Yellow Card | — |
| 47' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Dante Polvara | Yellow Card | — |
| 53' | Substitution | Ross County | J. Sims | Substitution 1 | — |
| 59' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Connor Barron | Yellow Card | — |
| 65' | Yellow card | Ross County | Ben Purrington | Yellow Card | — |
| 66' | Substitution | Ross County | S. Murray | Substitution 2 | — |
| 79' | Substitution | Ross County | M. Sheaf | Substitution 3 | — |
| 79' | Substitution | Ross County | J. White | Substitution 4 | — |
| 80' | Goal | Aberdeen | B. Miovski | Normal Goal | 0–3 |
| 84' | Yellow card | Ross County | Jay Henderson | Yellow Card | — |
| 87' | Yellow card | Ross County | Yan Dhanda | Yellow Card | — |
| 88' | Substitution | Aberdeen | B. Miovski | Substitution 1 | — |
| 89' | Substitution | Aberdeen | G. Shinnie | Substitution 2 | — |
| 90+1' | Straight red | Ross County | Jack Baldwin | Red Card | — |
| 90+1' | VAR | Aberdeen | Ester Sokler | Penalty cancelled | — |
| 90+2' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Nicky Devlin | Yellow Card | — |
Opposition · Ross County
4-4-2
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 1 R. Laidlaw | GK | 90 |
| 4 J. Brown | RB | 90 |
| 5 J. Baldwin | CB | 90 |
| 42 R. Leak | CB | 90 |
| 3 B. Purrington | LB | 90 |
| 10 Y. Dhanda | RM | 90 |
| 12 M. Sheaf | CM | 79 |
| 14 V. Loturi | CM | 90 |
| 11 J. Sims | LM | 53 |
| 26 J. White | ST | 79 |
| 15 S. Murray | ST | 66 |
Substitutes
- 17 J. Henderson · on 53'
- 25 A. Samuel · on 66'
- 16 G. Harmon · on 79'
- 7 K. Turner · on 79'
Aberdeen · Aberdeen
4-2-3-1
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 24 K. Roos | GK | 90 |
| 2 N. Devlin | RB | 90 |
| 33 S. Rubežić | CB | 90 |
| 6 S. Gartenmann | CB | 90 |
| 3 J. MacKenzie | LB | 90 |
| 8 C. Barron | CM | 90 |
| 4 G. Shinnie | CM | 89 |
| 21 D. Polvara | RW | 90 |
| 10 L. Clarkson | AM | 90 |
| 7 J. McGrath | LW | 90 |
| 9 B. Miovski | ST | 88 |
Substitutes
- 19 E. Sokler · on 88'
- 23 R. Duncan · on 89'
Player stats
Provider match ratings and output
| Player | Team | Rating | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | Accurate passes | Tackles | Duels | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Laidlaw | Ross County | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 0/0 |
| James Brown | Ross County | 6.6 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Jack Baldwin | Ross County | 6.3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Ryan Leak | Ross County | 6.3 | 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 47 | — | 4 | 1/0 |
| Ben Purrington | Ross County | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 4 | 8 | 1/0 |
| Yan Dhanda | Ross County | 6.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1/0 |
| Max Sheaf | Ross County | 6.6 | 79 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Victor Loturi | Ross County | 6.6 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 1 | 7 | 0/0 |
| Josh Sims | Ross County | 6.6 | 53 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Jordan White | Ross County | 6.9 | 79 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Simon Murray | Ross County | 7 | 66 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Jay Henderson | Ross County | 6.9 | 37 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 1/0 |
| Alex Samuel | Ross County | 6.5 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| George Harmon | Ross County | 6.7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Kyle Turner | Ross County | 6.3 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Ross Munro | Ross County | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Josh Reid | Ross County | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| William Nightingale | Ross County | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Eamonn Brophy | Ross County | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Kelle Roos | Aberdeen | 7.3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Nicky Devlin | Aberdeen | 7.5 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1/0 |
| Slobodan Rubežić | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Stefan Gartenmann | Aberdeen | 7.5 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jack Mackenzie | Aberdeen | 7 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Connor Barron | Aberdeen | 7.5 | 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 6 | 1/0 |
| Graeme Shinnie | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 89 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Dante Polvara | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | 9 | 1/0 |
| Leighton Clarkson | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 90 | — | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Jamie McGrath | Aberdeen | 8.6 | 90 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 0/0 |
| Bojan Miovski | Aberdeen | 8.6 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Ester Sokler | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Ryan Duncan | Aberdeen | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ross Doohan | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Richard Jensen | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Angus MacDonald | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jonny Hayes | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jack Milne | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Shayden Morris | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
Ratings are provider values. They are not position-adjusted and are not a verdict on a player.
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Provenance
How this page is sourced
Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c. Sources and coverage are listed below; the page keeps its own source and uncertainty labels.
- Aberdeen club fixture list · spfl; fallback api_football · active
- Lineups, formations and starting roles · api_football · active
- Player match ratings and stats · api_football · partial
- Event-derived Aberdeen stats · api_football · active
- League team match stats · football_data_uk · active
- fitba expected goals · computed; fallback football_data_uk, api_football · experimental
Definitions: fixtures.index · matches.document · xg.document · xg.goals-minus · xg.goals-range · xg.model-range · xg.per-shot · xg.shot-profile
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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.