Scottish Premiership · 1st Phase - 20
Dundee United 1–0 Aberdeen
29 Dec 2024 · CalForth Construction Arena at Tannadice Park · Referee: J. Beaton
Scoreboard
Scottish Premiership
Home · Opposition
Dundee United
1
Goals
- 90+4'K. HoltAssist: W. Ferry1–0
Red cards
No red cards in the event feed.
Away · Aberdeen
Aberdeen
0
Goals
No goals.
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
Dundee United win it late against Aberdeen
- K. Holt opened the scoring on 90+4 minutes, assisted by W. Ferry, making it 1-0.measured
- Shots: Dundee United 19, Aberdeen 9.measured
- Shots on target: Dundee United 6, Aberdeen 2.measured
- Shot expectation: Dundee United 1.83, Aberdeen 1.04.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 | Dundee United | Aberdeen | Source | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | — | 60 | api_football | measured |
| Shots | 19 | 9 | api_football | measured |
| Shots on target | 6 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Shots off target | — | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Blocked shots | — | 4 | api_football | measured |
| Shots inside box | — | 9 | api_football | measured |
| Shots outside box | — | 0 | api_football | measured |
| Passes | — | 485 | api_football | measured |
| Passes accurate | — | 397 | api_football | measured |
| Pass accuracy | — | 82 | api_football | measured |
| Corners | 9 | 1 | api_football | measured |
| Fouls | 12 | 14 | api_football | measured |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | football_data_uk | measured |
| Saves | — | 5 | api_football | measured |
Performance
Players who played well and what worked
Aberdeen · Provider rating
- Dimitar Mitov rating 7.7 no scoring output · 90 mins · 35/41 passes
- Jamie McGrath rating 7.7 no scoring output · 89 mins · 25/30 passes · 2 tackles · 8 duels
- Gavin Molloy rating 7.5 no scoring output · 78 mins · 66/74 passes · 1 tackle · 3 duels
Dundee United · Provider rating
- Kevin Holt rating 8.5 1G · 1 SoT · 90 mins · 32/39 passes · 4 tackles · 8 duels
- Will Ferry rating 8.0 1A · 90 mins · 28/40 passes · 1 tackle · 1 duel
- Jack Walton rating 7.5 no scoring output · 90 mins · 22/36 passes
What worked
Measured team strengths
Aberdeen were not higher in any of the selected measured categories (shots, shots on target, shots inside the box, possession, pass accuracy).
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 →
Dundee United
1.83
80% model range 1.11–2.38
80% goals range 0–4
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG -0.83 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.097 · 19 shots · 6 on target · 13 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
1.04
80% model range 0.32–1.58
80% goals range 0–2
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG -1.04 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.116 · 9 shots · 2 on target · 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20' | Yellow card | Dundee United | Ryan Strain | Yellow Card | — |
| 27' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Ester Sokler | Yellow Card | — |
| 28' | VAR | Dundee United | Kristijan Trapanovski | Penalty cancelled | — |
| 46' | Substitution | Dundee United | D. Babunski | Substitution 1 | — |
| 60' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Slobodan Rubežić | Yellow Card | — |
| 60' | Substitution | Aberdeen | E. Sokler | Substitution 1 | — |
| 61' | Substitution | Aberdeen | T. Keskinen | Substitution 2 | — |
| 63' | Yellow card | Dundee United | Ross Docherty | Yellow Card | — |
| 66' | Yellow card | Dundee United | Vicko Ševelj | Yellow Card | — |
| 72' | Substitution | Dundee United | K. Trapanovski | Substitution 2 | — |
| 78' | Substitution | Aberdeen | G. Molloy | Substitution 3 | — |
| 83' | Substitution | Dundee United | R. Strain | Substitution 3 | — |
| 90+1' | Substitution | Aberdeen | J. McGrath | Substitution 4 | — |
| 90+1' | Substitution | Aberdeen | L. Clarkson | Substitution 5 | — |
| 90+3' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Dante Polvara | Yellow Card | — |
| 90+4' | Goal | Dundee United | K. Holt | Normal Goal | 1–0 |
| 90+5' | Yellow card | Dundee United | Kevin Holt | Yellow Card | — |
Opposition · Dundee United
The lineup for this team is unavailable.
Aberdeen · Aberdeen
4-2-3-1
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 1 D. Mitov | GK | 90 |
| 2 N. Devlin | RB | 90 |
| 33 S. Rubežić | CB | 90 |
| 21 G. Molloy | CB | 78 |
| 3 J. MacKenzie | LB | 90 |
| 18 A. Palaversa | CM | 90 |
| 6 S. Heltne Nilsen | CM | 90 |
| 81 T. Keskinen | RW | 61 |
| 10 L. Clarkson | AM | 90 |
| 7 J. McGrath | LW | 90 |
| 19 E. Sokler | ST | 60 |
Substitutes
- 9 K. Nisbet · on 60'
- 11 Duk · on 61'
- 27 A. MacDonald · on 78'
- 20 S. Morris · on 90'
- 8 D. Polvara · on 90'
Player stats
Provider match ratings and output
| Player | Team | Rating | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | Accurate passes | Tackles | Duels | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Walton | Dundee United | 7.5 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ryan Strain | Dundee United | 7 | 83 | — | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | 7 | 1/0 |
| Emmanuel Adegboyega | Dundee United | 7.3 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 37 | — | 5 | 0/0 |
| Kevin Holt | Dundee United | 8.5 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 1/0 |
| Will Ferry | Dundee United | 8 | 90 | — | 1 | — | — | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Luca Stephenson | Dundee United | 6.9 | 90 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0/0 |
| Vicko Ševelj | Dundee United | 7.2 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | 8 | 1/0 |
| Glenn Middleton | Dundee United | 7.3 | 90 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| David Babunski | Dundee United | 6.3 | 45 | — | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Kristijan Trapanovski | Dundee United | 6.9 | 72 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0/0 |
| Sam Dalby | Dundee United | 7 | 90 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — | 8 | 0/0 |
| Ross Docherty | Dundee United | 6.3 | 45 | — | 0 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1/0 |
| Kai Fotheringham | Dundee United | 6.6 | 18 | — | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Jort van der Sande | Dundee United | 6.5 | 13 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Dave Richards | Dundee United | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ross Graham | Dundee United | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Richard Odada | Dundee United | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Owen Stirton | Dundee United | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Miller Thomson | Dundee United | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Meshack Ubochioma | Dundee United | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Dimitar Mitov | Aberdeen | 7.7 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Nicky Devlin | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | — | 5 | 0/0 |
| Slobodan Rubežić | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 90 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 49 | — | 5 | 1/0 |
| Gavin Molloy | Aberdeen | 7.5 | 78 | — | 0 | — | — | 66 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Jack Mackenzie | Aberdeen | 7.3 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0/0 |
| Ante Palaversa | Aberdeen | 6.2 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 65 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Sivert Heltne Nilsen | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 90 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 56 | 2 | 7 | 0/0 |
| Topi Keskinen | Aberdeen | 6.5 | 61 | — | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Leighton Clarkson | Aberdeen | 7 | 89 | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Jamie McGrath | Aberdeen | 7.7 | 89 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0/0 |
| Ester Sokler | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 60 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 1/0 |
| Kevin Nisbet | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 30 | — | 0 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes | Aberdeen | 6.7 | 29 | — | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Angus MacDonald | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 12 | — | 0 | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Dante Polvara | Aberdeen | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/0 |
| Shayden Morris | Aberdeen | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ross Doohan | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| James McGarry | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Graeme Shinnie | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Peter Ambrose | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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
- Depthpartial
- Eventsavailable
- Lineupsunavailable
- Player statsavailable
- Team statsavailable
- fxGavailable
Missing classes are unavailable, not zero.
Record
Before and after
Before
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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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.