Scottish Premiership · 1st Phase - 10
Aberdeen 2–1 St Mirren
2 Oct 2020 · Pittodrie Stadium · Referee: G. Duncan
Scoreboard
Scottish Premiership
Home · Aberdeen
Aberdeen
2
Goals
- 71'M. WatkinsAssist: R. Edmondson1–1
- 90+1'L. FergusonAssist: M. Watkins2–1
Red cards
No red cards in the event feed.
Away · Opposition
St Mirren
1
Goals
- 54'E. ErhahonAssist: C. MacPherson0–1
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
Aberdeen win it late against St Mirren
- E. Erhahon opened the scoring on 54 minutes, assisted by C. MacPherson, making it 0-1.measured
- M. Watkins scored on 71 minutes, assisted by R. Edmondson, making it 1-1.measured
- L. Ferguson scored on 90+1 minutes, assisted by M. Watkins, making it 2-1.measured
- Shots: Aberdeen 15, St Mirren 11.measured
- Shots on target: Aberdeen 6, St Mirren 1.measured
- Possession: Aberdeen 62.0%, St Mirren 38.0%.measured
- Shot expectation: Aberdeen 1.47, St Mirren 0.38.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 | Aberdeen | St Mirren | Source | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 62 | 38 | api_football | measured |
| Shots | 15 | 11 | api_football | measured |
| Shots on target | 6 | 1 | api_football | measured |
| Shots off target | 1 | 4 | api_football | measured |
| Blocked shots | 8 | 6 | api_football | measured |
| Shots inside box | 9 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Shots outside box | 6 | 8 | api_football | measured |
| Passes | 486 | 289 | api_football | measured |
| Passes accurate | 367 | 172 | api_football | measured |
| Pass accuracy | 76 | 60 | api_football | measured |
| Corners | 5 | 6 | api_football | measured |
| Fouls | 14 | 11 | api_football | measured |
| Offsides | 1 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 | api_football | measured |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | football_data_uk | measured |
| Saves | 0 | 4 | api_football | measured |
Performance
Players who played well and what worked
Aberdeen · Provider rating
- Marley Watkins rating 8.2 1G · 1A · 2 SoT · 90 mins · 23/26 passes · 3 duels
- Lewis Ferguson rating 7.6 1G · 2 SoT · 90 mins · 52/66 passes · 1 tackle · 5 duels
- Tommie Hoban rating 7.3 no scoring output · 90 mins · 41/61 passes · 1 tackle · 11 duels
St Mirren · Provider rating
- Ethan Erhahon rating 8.2 1G · 1 SoT · 90 mins · 26/35 passes · 5 tackles · 11 duels
- Jamie McGrath rating 7.2 no scoring output · 90 mins · 22/33 passes · 6 tackles · 10 duels
- Cameron MacPherson rating 6.9 1A · 90 mins · 24/37 passes · 8 duels
What worked
Measured team strengths
- Shots: Aberdeen 15 · St Mirren 11 · API-Football
- Shots on target: Aberdeen 6 · St Mirren 1 · API-Football
- Shots inside box: Aberdeen 9 · St Mirren 3 · 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 →
Aberdeen
1.47
80% model range 0.74–2.01
80% goals range 0–3
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG +0.53 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.098 · 15 shots · 6 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.
St Mirren
0.38
80% model range 0.00–0.93
80% goals range 0–1
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG +0.62 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.035 · 11 shots · 1 on target · 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43' | Yellow card | St Mirren | Conor McCarthy | Yellow Card | — |
| 54' | Goal | St Mirren | E. Erhahon | Normal Goal | 0–1 |
| 63' | Substitution | Aberdeen | N. McGinn | Substitution 1 | — |
| 63' | Substitution | Aberdeen | S. Wright | Substitution 2 | — |
| 71' | Goal | Aberdeen | M. Watkins | Normal Goal | 1–1 |
| 87' | Substitution | Aberdeen | A. Taylor | Substitution 3 | — |
| 88' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Ross McCrorie | Yellow Card | — |
| 90+1' | Goal | Aberdeen | L. Ferguson | Normal Goal | 2–1 |
| 90+3' | Substitution | Aberdeen | R. Hedges | Substitution 4 | — |
Aberdeen · Aberdeen
3-4-1-2
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 1 J. Lewis | GK | 90 |
| 4 A. Considine | CB | 90 |
| 14 A. Taylor | CB | 87 |
| 3 T. Hoban | CB | 90 |
| 17 J. Hayes | RWB | 90 |
| 10 N. McGinn | CM | 63 |
| 11 R. Hedges | CM | 90 |
| 25 S. Wright | LWB | 63 |
| 40 R. McCrorie | AM | 90 |
| 19 L. Ferguson | ST | 90 |
| 50 M. Watkins | ST | 90 |
Substitutes
- 18 C. McLennan · on 63'
- 32 R. Edmondson · on 63'
- 21 B. Anderson · on 87'
- 15 D. McGeouch · on 90'
Opposition · St Mirren
3-5-2
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 1 J. Alnwick | GK | 90 |
| 4 J. Shaughnessy | CB | 90 |
| 22 M. Fraser | CB | 90 |
| 6 N. Sheron | CB | 90 |
| 5 C. McCarthy | RWB | 90 |
| 17 J. McGrath | CM | 90 |
| 14 C. MacPherson | CM | 90 |
| 25 E. Erhahon | CM | 90 |
| 9 J. Obika | LWB | 90 |
| 23 L. Erwin | ST | 90 |
| 19 J. Morias | ST | 90 |
Substitutes
Player stats
Provider match ratings and output
| Player | Team | Rating | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | Accurate passes | Tackles | Duels | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Lewis | Aberdeen | 6.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Tommie Hoban | Aberdeen | 7.3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 1 | 11 | 0/0 |
| Ash Taylor | Aberdeen | 7.3 | 87 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | 8 | 0/0 |
| Andy Considine | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Ryan Hedges | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 89 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 41 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Ross McCrorie | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 4 | 1/0 |
| Lewis Ferguson | Aberdeen | 7.6 | 90 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Jonny Hayes | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Scott Wright | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 63 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Marley Watkins | Aberdeen | 8.2 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Niall McGinn | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 63 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Tomas Cerny | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jack Mackenzie | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Shaleum Logan | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ronald Hernández | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Dylan McGeouch | Aberdeen | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Connor McLennan | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Funso Ojo | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ryan Edmondson | Aberdeen | 7 | 27 | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Bruce Anderson | Aberdeen | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jak Alnwick | St Mirren | 6.7 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Marcus Fraser | St Mirren | 6.6 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Conor McCarthy | St Mirren | 6.6 | 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1/0 |
| Joe Shaughnessy | St Mirren | 6.6 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Junior Morias | St Mirren | 6.3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Nathan Sheron | St Mirren | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 21 | 3 | 8 | 0/0 |
| Ethan Erhahon | St Mirren | 8.2 | 90 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 0/0 |
| Cameron MacPherson | St Mirren | 6.9 | 90 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | — | 8 | 0/0 |
| Jamie McGrath | St Mirren | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | 10 | 0/0 |
| Lee Erwin | St Mirren | 6.7 | 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | — | 5 | 0/0 |
| Jonathan Obika | St Mirren | 6.5 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Dean Lyness | St Mirren | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Kyle McAllister | St Mirren | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ilkay Durmus | St Mirren | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Lewis Jamieson | St Mirren | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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
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- Player statsavailable
- Team statsavailable
- fxGavailable
Missing classes are unavailable, not zero.
Record
Before and after
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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.