Scottish Premiership · Regular Season - 4
Aberdeen 0–1 Rangers
30 Aug 2026 · Pittodrie Stadium · Referee: Matthew MacDermid, Scotland
Scoreboard
Scottish Premiership
Home · Aberdeen
Aberdeen
0
Goals
No goals.
Red cards
No red cards in the event feed.
Away · Opposition
Rangers
1
Goals
- 69'Lawrence ShanklandPenaltyAssist not recorded0–1
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
Rangers beat Aberdeen 1-0
- Lawrence Shankland scored a penalty on 69 minutes, making it 0-1.measured
- Shots: Aberdeen 10, Rangers 18.measured
- Shots on target: Aberdeen 2, Rangers 5.measured
- Possession: Aberdeen 44.0%, Rangers 56.0%.measured
- Provider xG: Aberdeen 0.46, Rangers 1.84.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 | Aberdeen | Rangers | Source | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 44 | 56 | api_football | measured |
| Shots | 10 | 18 | api_football | measured |
| Shots on target | 2 | 5 | api_football | measured |
| Shots off target | 4 | 8 | api_football | measured |
| Blocked shots | 4 | 5 | api_football | measured |
| Shots inside box | 5 | 8 | api_football | measured |
| Shots outside box | 5 | 10 | api_football | measured |
| Passes | 288 | 377 | api_football | measured |
| Passes accurate | 215 | 309 | api_football | measured |
| Pass accuracy | 75 | 82 | api_football | measured |
| Corners | 6 | 6 | api_football | measured |
| Fouls | 21 | 15 | api_football | measured |
| Offsides | 4 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Yellow cards | 6 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | football_data_uk | measured |
| Saves | 3 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Provider xG | 0.45 | 1.84 | api_football | measured |
| Goals prevented (provider, unverified) | 0.61 | 0.61 | api_football | unknown |
Performance
Players who played well and what worked
Aberdeen · Provider rating
- Marius Müller rating 7.5 no scoring output · 90 mins · 17/32 passes
- Aremu Afeez rating 7.3 no scoring output · 90 mins · 39/47 passes · 5 tackles · 6 duels
- Nesta Guinness-Walker rating 7.2 no scoring output · 90 mins · 20/27 passes · 4 tackles · 9 duels
Rangers · Provider rating
- Djeidi Gassama rating 7.7 no scoring output · 90 mins · 9/11 passes · 9 duels
- Cameron Devlin rating 7.5 no scoring output · 90 mins · 52/61 passes · 2 tackles · 7 duels
- Min-su Kim rating 7.3 3 SoT · 72 mins · 23/24 passes · 3 duels
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 →
Aberdeen
0.67
80% model range 0.00–1.22
80% goals range 0–2
Provider xG 0.46 · football-data.co.uk
Goals − fxG -0.67 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.067 · 10 shots · 2 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.
Rangers
1.83
80% model range 1.10–2.37
80% goals range 1–3
Provider xG 1.84 · football-data.co.uk
Goals − fxG -0.83 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 1 · 0.76 xG
xG per shot 0.102 · 18 shots · 5 on target · 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Daniel Happe | Yellow Card | — |
| 36' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Chris Cadden | Yellow Card | — |
| 37' | Yellow card | Rangers | Findlay Curtis | Yellow Card | — |
| 43' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Connor Ronan | Yellow Card | — |
| 44' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Aremu Afeez | Yellow Card | — |
| 46' | Substitution | Aberdeen | Tony Yogane | Substitution 1 | — |
| 49' | Yellow card | Rangers | Cameron Devlin | Yellow Card | — |
| 55' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Toyosi Olusanya | Yellow Card | — |
| 63' | Substitution | Aberdeen | Mitchy Ntelo | Substitution 2 | — |
| 65' | Yellow card | Rangers | Dujon Sterling | Yellow Card | — |
| 69' | Penalty | Rangers | Lawrence Shankland | Penalty | 0–1 |
| 72' | Substitution | Rangers | Min-su Kim | Substitution 1 | — |
| 72' | Substitution | Rangers | James Penrice | Substitution 2 | — |
| 75' | Substitution | Aberdeen | Connor Ronan | Substitution 3 | — |
| 77' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Lewis Mayo | Yellow Card | — |
| 84' | VAR | Aberdeen | Kevin Nisbet | Goal cancelled | — |
| 86' | Substitution | Rangers | Findlay Curtis | Substitution 3 | — |
| 86' | Substitution | Rangers | Lawrence Shankland | Substitution 4 | — |
Aberdeen · Aberdeen
4-2-3-1
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Marius Müller | GK | 90 |
| 28 Chris Cadden | RB | 90 |
| 23 Lewis Mayo | CB | 90 |
| 26 Daniel Happe | CB | 90 |
| 24 Nesta Guinness-Walker | LB | 90 |
| 25 Connor Ronan | CM | 75 |
| 32 Aremu Afeez | CM | 90 |
| 31 Mitchy Ntelo | RW | 63 |
| 20 Toyosi Olusanya | AM | 90 |
| 7 Tony Yogane | LW | 46 |
| 15 Kevin Nisbet | ST | 90 |
Substitutes
- 17 Stuart Armstrong · on 46'
- 11 Lewis Smith · on 63'
- 9 Ayoub Mouloua · on 75'
Opposition · Rangers
4-2-3-1
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Ivor Pandur | GK | 90 |
| 21 Dujon Sterling | RB | 90 |
| 37 Emmanuel Fernandez | CB | 90 |
| 24 Olwethu Makhanya | CB | 90 |
| 29 James Penrice | LB | 72 |
| 14 Cameron Devlin | CM | 90 |
| 6 Dan Neil | CM | 90 |
| 52 Findlay Curtis | RW | 86 |
| 10 Min-su Kim | AM | 72 |
| 23 Djeidi Gassama | LW | 90 |
| 7 Lawrence Shankland | ST | 86 |
Substitutes
- 17 Daisuke Yokota · on 72'
- 18 Kosta Nedeljković · on 72'
- 4 Ben Godfrey · on 86'
- 20 Ryan Don Naderi · on 86'
Player stats
Provider match ratings and output
| Player | Team | Rating | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | Accurate passes | Tackles | Duels | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marius Müller | Aberdeen | 7.5 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Chris Cadden | Aberdeen | 6.2 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1/0 |
| Lewis Mayo | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1/0 |
| Daniel Happe | Aberdeen | 6 | 90 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | 5 | 1/0 |
| Nesta Guinness-Walker | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | 9 | 0/0 |
| Connor Ronan | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 75 | — | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1/0 |
| Aremu Afeez | Aberdeen | 7.3 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 39 | 5 | 6 | 1/0 |
| Mitchy Ntelo | Aberdeen | 6.7 | 63 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Toyosi Olusanya | Aberdeen | 6 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1/0 |
| Tony Yogane | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 45 | — | 0 | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Kevin Nisbet | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 90 | — | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | — | 6 | 0/0 |
| Stuart Armstrong | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 45 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Lewis Smith | Aberdeen | 6.2 | 27 | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Ayoub Mouloua | Aberdeen | 6.7 | 15 | — | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Nick Suman | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Mats Knoester | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jack Milne | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Gavin Molloy | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Alexander Briedl | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Andrew Fasanya | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ivor Pandur | Rangers | 7.3 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 28 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Dujon Sterling | Rangers | 7 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1/0 |
| Emmanuel Fernandez | Rangers | 7.3 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 47 | — | 6 | 0/0 |
| Olwethu Makhanya | Rangers | 6.9 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 49 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 |
| James Penrice | Rangers | 7 | 72 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | 8 | 0/0 |
| Cameron Devlin | Rangers | 7.5 | 90 | — | 0 | — | — | 52 | 2 | 7 | 1/0 |
| Dan Neil | Rangers | 6.6 | 90 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Findlay Curtis | Rangers | 6.9 | 86 | — | 0 | 2 | — | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1/0 |
| Min-su Kim | Rangers | 7.3 | 72 | — | 0 | 4 | 3 | 23 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Djeidi Gassama | Rangers | 7.7 | 90 | — | 0 | 2 | — | 9 | — | 9 | 0/0 |
| Lawrence Shankland | Rangers | 6.3 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Kosta Nedeljković | Rangers | 6.9 | 18 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Daisuke Yokota | Rangers | 6.3 | 18 | — | 0 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ben Godfrey | Rangers | 6.7 | 10 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ryan Don Naderi | Rangers | 6.5 | 10 | — | 0 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Liam Kelly | Rangers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Vanja Dragojević | Rangers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Connor Barron | Rangers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Thelo Aasgaard | Rangers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Tochi Chukwuani | Rangers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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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Cite this page
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.