Scottish Premiership · Regular Season - 3
Motherwell 0–4 Aberdeen
15 Sept 2026 · Fir Park
Scoreboard
Scottish Premiership
Home · Opposition
Motherwell
0
Goals
No goals.
Red cards
No red cards in the event feed.
Away · Aberdeen
Aberdeen
4
Goals
- 38'G. MolloyAssist not recorded0–1
- 46'C. RonanAssist: K. Nisbet0–2
- 76'A. MoulouaAssist: C. Ronan0–3
- 87'K. NisbetAssist: M. Muller0–4
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 beat Motherwell 4-0
- G. Molloy opened the scoring on 38 minutes, making it 0-1.measured
- C. Ronan scored on 46 minutes, assisted by K. Nisbet, making it 0-2.measured
- A. Mouloua scored on 76 minutes, assisted by C. Ronan, making it 0-3.measured
- K. Nisbet scored on 87 minutes, assisted by M. Muller, making it 0-4.measured
- Shots: Motherwell 12, Aberdeen 11.measured
- Shots on target: Motherwell 5, Aberdeen 4.measured
- Possession: Motherwell 69.0%, Aberdeen 31.0%.measured
- Provider xG: Motherwell 0.77, Aberdeen 0.92.measured
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 | Motherwell | Aberdeen | Source | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 69 | 31 | api_football | measured |
| Shots | 12 | 11 | api_football | measured |
| Shots on target | 5 | 4 | api_football | measured |
| Shots off target | 5 | 4 | api_football | measured |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Shots inside box | 5 | 7 | api_football | measured |
| Shots outside box | 7 | 4 | api_football | measured |
| Passes | 695 | 310 | api_football | measured |
| Passes accurate | 609 | 228 | api_football | measured |
| Pass accuracy | 88 | 74 | api_football | measured |
| Corners | 5 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Fouls | 7 | 12 | api_football | measured |
| Offsides | 1 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | football_data_uk | measured |
| Saves | 0 | 5 | api_football | measured |
| Provider xG | 0.77 | 0.91 | api_football | measured |
| Goals prevented (provider, unverified) | 0.57 | 0.57 | api_football | unknown |
Performance
Players who played well and what worked
Aberdeen · Provider rating
- Kevin Nisbet rating 8.5 1G · 1A · 1 SoT · 90 mins · 12/16 passes · 1 tackle · 3 duels
- Gavin Molloy rating 8.3 1G · 1 SoT · 90 mins · 24/29 passes · 2 tackles · 4 duels
- Connor Ronan rating 8.2 1G · 1A · 1 SoT · 90 mins · 26/34 passes · 2 tackles · 2 duels
Motherwell · Provider rating
- Alex Lowry rating 7.0 2 SoT · 75 mins · 46/55 passes · 2 tackles · 5 duels
- Lukas Fadinger rating 7.0 1 SoT · 90 mins · 75/80 passes · 1 tackle · 5 duels
- Tom Sparrow rating 6.9 no scoring output · 90 mins · 73/79 passes · 2 tackles · 6 duels
What worked
Measured team strengths
- Shots inside box: Aberdeen 7 · Motherwell 5 · 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 →
Motherwell
0.99
80% model range 0.27–1.53
80% goals range 0–2
Provider xG 0.77 · football-data.co.uk
Goals − fxG -0.99 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.083 · 12 shots · 5 on target · 5 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
1.07
80% model range 0.34–1.61
80% goals range 0–2
Provider xG 0.92 · football-data.co.uk
Goals − fxG +2.93 · above the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.097 · 11 shots · 4 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
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Detail | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Lewis Mayo | Yellow Card | — |
| 38' | Goal | Aberdeen | G. Molloy | Normal Goal | 0–1 |
| 40' | Yellow card | Motherwell | Tom Sparrow | Yellow Card | — |
| 46' | Substitution | Aberdeen | L. Mayo | Substitution 1 | — |
| 46' | Goal | Aberdeen | C. Ronan | Normal Goal | 0–2 |
| 53' | Yellow card | Motherwell | Emmanuel Longelo | Yellow Card | — |
| 53' | Substitution | Motherwell | J. Kanga | Substitution 1 | — |
| 53' | Substitution | Motherwell | T. Maswanhise | Substitution 2 | — |
| 63' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Aremu Afeez | Yellow Card | — |
| 65' | Substitution | Aberdeen | A. Aremu | Substitution 2 | — |
| 68' | Substitution | Motherwell | J. Hodge | Substitution 3 | — |
| 68' | Substitution | Motherwell | R. Charles-Cook | Substitution 4 | — |
| 72' | Substitution | Aberdeen | F. Marshall | Substitution 3 | — |
| 72' | Substitution | Aberdeen | T. Olusanya | Substitution 4 | — |
| 75' | Substitution | Motherwell | A. Lowry | Substitution 5 | — |
| 76' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Ayoub Mouloua | Yellow Card | — |
| 76' | Goal | Aberdeen | A. Mouloua | Normal Goal | 0–3 |
| 79' | Substitution | Aberdeen | M. Knoester | Substitution 5 | — |
| 87' | Goal | Aberdeen | K. Nisbet | Normal Goal | 0–4 |
Opposition · Motherwell
4-2-2-2
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 1 A. Paulsen | GK | 90 |
| 7 T. Sparrow | RB | 90 |
| 3 J. Girdwood-Reich | CB | 90 |
| 5 M. Moormann | CB | 90 |
| 45 E. Longelo | LB | 90 |
| 8 L. Fadinger | CM | 90 |
| 71 J. Hodge | CM | 68 |
| 18 T. Maswanhise | AM | 53 |
| 11 A. Lowry | AM | 75 |
| 13 J. Kanga | ST | 53 |
| 17 R. Charles-Cook | ST | 68 |
Substitutes
- 19 I. Said · on 53'
- 47 S. Palmer-Houlden · on 53'
- 63 D. Levitt · on 68'
- 77 W. Vogt · on 68'
- 15 E. Bjorgolfsson · on 75'
Aberdeen · Aberdeen
5-3-2
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 27 M. Muller | GK | 90 |
| 28 C. Cadden | RWB | 90 |
| 23 L. Mayo | CB | 46 |
| 5 M. Knoester | CB | 79 |
| 21 G. Molloy | CB | 90 |
| 24 N. Guinness-Walker | LWB | 90 |
| 25 C. Ronan | CM | 90 |
| 32 A. Aremu | CM | 65 |
| 40 F. Marshall | CM | 72 |
| 20 T. Olusanya | ST | 72 |
| 15 K. Nisbet | ST | 90 |
Substitutes
- 22 J. Milne · on 46'
- 10 A. Briedl · on 65'
- 17 S. Armstrong · on 72'
- 9 A. Mouloua · on 72'
- 26 D. Happe · on 79'
Player stats
Provider match ratings and output
| Player | Team | Rating | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | Accurate passes | Tackles | Duels | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Paulsen | Motherwell | 5.2 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 27 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Tom Sparrow | Motherwell | 6.9 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 73 | 2 | 6 | 1/0 |
| Jake Girdwood-Reich | Motherwell | 5.9 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 85 | — | 5 | 0/0 |
| Martin Moormann | Motherwell | 6.7 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 76 | 3 | 7 | 0/0 |
| Emmanuel Longelo | Motherwell | 5.7 | 90 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 | 40 | — | 4 | 1/0 |
| Lukas Fadinger | Motherwell | 7 | 90 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Joe Hodge | Motherwell | 6.7 | 68 | — | 0 | — | — | 65 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | Motherwell | 6.2 | 53 | — | 0 | — | — | 12 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Alex Lowry | Motherwell | 7 | 75 | — | 0 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Jardell Kanga | Motherwell | 6.3 | 53 | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Regan Charles-Cook | Motherwell | 6.3 | 67 | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Ibrahim Said | Motherwell | 6.7 | 37 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 23 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Sebastian Palmer-Houlden | Motherwell | 6.5 | 37 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Willy Vogt | Motherwell | 6.7 | 23 | — | 0 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Dylan Levitt | Motherwell | 6.6 | 22 | — | 0 | — | — | 31 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Eythor Bjørgolfsson | Motherwell | 6.6 | 15 | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Matty Connelly | Motherwell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Stephen O'Donnell | Motherwell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jamie Knight-Lebel | Motherwell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Dylan Williams | Motherwell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Marius Müller | Aberdeen | 8 | 90 | — | 1 | — | — | 18 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Chris Cadden | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Lewis Mayo | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 45 | — | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1/0 |
| Mats Knoester | Aberdeen | 7.5 | 78 | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Gavin Molloy | Aberdeen | 8.3 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Nesta Guinness-Walker | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Connor Ronan | Aberdeen | 8.2 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Aremu Afeez | Aberdeen | 7 | 64 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1/0 |
| Findlay Marshall | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 72 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 14 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Toyosi Olusanya | Aberdeen | 6 | 72 | — | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Kevin Nisbet | Aberdeen | 8.5 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Jack Milne | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 45 | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Alexander Briedl | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 26 | — | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Stuart Armstrong | Aberdeen | 6.7 | 18 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Ayoub Mouloua | Aberdeen | 7.9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/0 |
| Daniel Happe | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 12 | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Daniel Klein | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Tony Yogane | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Lewis Smith | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Mitchy Ntelo | 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 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00-c598315. 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 2026-10-27T12:06:31+00:00-c598315, as of 2026-10-27T12:06:31+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.