Scottish Premiership · 2nd Phase - 5
Dundee United 2–1 Aberdeen
17 May 2025 · CalForth Construction Arena at Tannadice Park · Referee: J. Beaton
Scoreboard
Scottish Premiership
Home · Opposition
Dundee United
2
Goals
- 56'D. GallagherAssist: G. Middleton1–1
- 63'S. DalbyPenaltyAssist not recorded2–1
Red cards
No red cards in the event feed.
Away · Aberdeen
Aberdeen
1
Goals
- 15'J. OkkelsAssist: A. Jensen0–1
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 beat Aberdeen 2-1
- J. Okkels opened the scoring on 15 minutes, assisted by A. Jensen, making it 0-1.measured
- D. Gallagher scored on 56 minutes, assisted by G. Middleton, making it 1-1.measured
- S. Dalby scored a penalty on 63 minutes, making it 2-1.measured
- Shots: Dundee United 16, Aberdeen 20.measured
- Shots on target: Dundee United 6, Aberdeen 4.measured
- Shot expectation: Dundee United 2.49, Aberdeen 1.58.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 | — | 65 | api_football | measured |
| Shots | 16 | 20 | api_football | measured |
| Shots on target | 6 | 4 | api_football | measured |
| Shots off target | — | 8 | api_football | measured |
| Blocked shots | — | 7 | api_football | measured |
| Shots inside box | — | 11 | api_football | measured |
| Shots outside box | — | 8 | api_football | measured |
| Passes | — | 424 | api_football | measured |
| Passes accurate | — | 354 | api_football | measured |
| Pass accuracy | — | 83 | api_football | measured |
| Corners | 8 | 13 | api_football | measured |
| Fouls | 7 | 12 | api_football | measured |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | football_data_uk | measured |
| Saves | — | 4 | api_football | measured |
Performance
Players who played well and what worked
Aberdeen · Provider rating
- Mats Knoester rating 7.3 no scoring output · 90 mins · 40/47 passes · 3 tackles · 10 duels
- Leighton Clarkson rating 7.3 no scoring output · 90 mins · 49/69 passes · 3 tackles · 3 duels
- Jeppe Okkels rating 7.2 1G · 1 SoT · 63 mins · 11/15 passes · 3 tackles · 4 duels
Dundee United · Provider rating
- Declan Gallagher rating 8.9 1G · 1 SoT · 90 mins · 21/27 passes · 3 tackles · 12 duels
- Sam Dalby rating 7.9 1G · 1 SoT · 90 mins · 10/15 passes · 3 tackles · 7 duels
- Ryan Strain rating 7.3 no scoring output · 90 mins · 16/20 passes · 2 tackles · 6 duels
What worked
Measured team strengths
- Shots: Aberdeen 20 · Dundee United 16 · 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 →
Dundee United
2.49
80% model range 1.76–3.03
80% goals range 1–4
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG -0.49 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 1 · 0.76 xG
xG per shot 0.156 · 16 shots · 6 on target · 14 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
1.58
80% model range 0.85–2.12
80% goals range 0–3
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG -0.58 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.079 · 20 shots · 4 on target · 11 inside box
Basis: volume. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15' | Goal | Aberdeen | J. Okkels | Normal Goal | 0–1 |
| 54' | Substitution | Dundee United | D. Babunski | Substitution 1 | — |
| 54' | Substitution | Dundee United | K. Trapanovski | Substitution 2 | — |
| 56' | Goal | Dundee United | D. Gallagher | Normal Goal | 1–1 |
| 57' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Pape Habib Gueye | Yellow Card | — |
| 60' | Yellow card | Dundee United | Will Ferry | Yellow Card | — |
| 63' | Substitution | Aberdeen | J. Okkels | Substitution 1 | — |
| 63' | Substitution | Aberdeen | P. Guèye | Substitution 2 | — |
| 63' | Penalty | Dundee United | S. Dalby | Penalty | 2–1 |
| 67' | Substitution | Aberdeen | A. Palaversa | Substitution 3 | — |
| 75' | Substitution | Aberdeen | K. Nisbet | Substitution 4 | — |
| 75' | Substitution | Aberdeen | J. McGrath | Substitution 5 | — |
| 88' | Substitution | Dundee United | G. Middleton | Substitution 3 | — |
| 90+4' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Kristers Tobers | 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 |
| 28 A. Jensen | RB | 90 |
| 24 K. Tobers | CB | 90 |
| 5 M. Knoester | CB | 90 |
| 4 G. Shinnie | LB | 90 |
| 10 L. Clarkson | CM | 90 |
| 18 A. Palaversa | CM | 67 |
| 7 J. McGrath | RW | 75 |
| 14 P. Guèye | AM | 63 |
| 16 J. Okkels | LW | 63 |
| 9 K. Nisbet | ST | 75 |
Substitutes
- 8 D. Polvara · on 63'
- 81 T. Keskinen · on 63'
- 20 S. Morris · on 67'
- 11 Oday Dabbagh · on 75'
- 32 P. Ambrose · on 75'
Player stats
Provider match ratings and output
| Player | Team | Rating | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | Accurate passes | Tackles | Duels | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Richards | Dundee United | 7.2 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 11 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Ryan Strain | Dundee United | 7.3 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Sam Cleall-Harding | Dundee United | 7.2 | 90 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 0/0 |
| Declan Gallagher | Dundee United | 8.9 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 0/0 |
| Will Ferry | Dundee United | 6.9 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1/0 |
| Ross Docherty | Dundee United | 7 | 90 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Vicko Ševelj | Dundee United | 7.2 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Kristijan Trapanovski | Dundee United | 6.7 | 54 | — | 0 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0/0 |
| David Babunski | Dundee United | 6.3 | 54 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Glenn Middleton | Dundee United | 7.2 | 88 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Sam Dalby | Dundee United | 7.9 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0/0 |
| Louis Moult | Dundee United | 6.7 | 36 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Ruari Paton | Dundee United | 6.6 | 36 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Allan Campbell | Dundee United | 6.5 | 9 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jack Walton | Dundee United | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Emmanuel Adegboyega | Dundee United | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jort van der Sande | Dundee United | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Dimitar Mitov | Aberdeen | 7 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Alexander Jensen | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 90 | — | 1 | — | — | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Kristers Tobers | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 53 | — | 4 | 1/0 |
| Mats Knoester | Aberdeen | 7.3 | 90 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 40 | 3 | 10 | 0/0 |
| Graeme Shinnie | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Leighton Clarkson | Aberdeen | 7.3 | 90 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 49 | 3 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Ante Palaversa | Aberdeen | 6.2 | 67 | — | 0 | — | — | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Jamie McGrath | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 75 | — | 0 | 2 | — | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Pape Habib Gueye | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 63 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 1/0 |
| Jeppe Okkels | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Kevin Nisbet | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 75 | — | 0 | 2 | — | 14 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Dante Polvara | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 27 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Topi Keskinen | Aberdeen | 6.7 | 27 | — | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Shayden Morris | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 23 | — | 0 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Peter Ambrose | Aberdeen | 6.7 | 15 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Oday Dabbagh | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 15 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Ross Doohan | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Nicky Devlin | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jack Mackenzie | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jack Milne | 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
After
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.