Scottish Premiership · 1st Phase - 28

Hibernian 2–0 Aberdeen

6 Feb 2021 · Easter Road Stadium · Referee: W. Collum

Aberdeen LFTFull recordHalf-time 1–0

Scoreboard

Scottish Premiership

Full time
AberdeenHibernianAberdeen is red throughout; the opposition is neutral.

Home · Opposition

Hibernian

2

Goals

  • 27'M. BoylePenaltyAssist not recorded1–0
  • 67'M. BoyleAssist: L. Stevenson2–0

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

Hibernian beat Aberdeen 2-0

measured
  • M. Boyle scored a penalty on 27 minutes, making it 1-0.measured
  • M. Boyle scored on 67 minutes, assisted by L. Stevenson, making it 2-0.measured
  • Shots: Hibernian 10, Aberdeen 11.measured
  • Shots on target: Hibernian 5, Aberdeen 1.measured
  • Possession: Hibernian 41.0%, Aberdeen 59.0%.measured
  • Shot expectation: Hibernian 1.65, Aberdeen 0.66.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

Hibernian and Aberdeen, with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
StatHibernianAberdeenSourceBasis
Possession4159api_footballmeasured
Shots1011api_footballmeasured
Shots on target51api_footballmeasured
Shots off target23api_footballmeasured
Blocked shots37api_footballmeasured
Shots inside box66api_footballmeasured
Shots outside box45api_footballmeasured
Passes335478api_footballmeasured
Passes accurate205328api_footballmeasured
Pass accuracy6169api_footballmeasured
Corners35api_footballmeasured
Fouls128api_footballmeasured
Offsides30api_footballmeasured
Yellow cards10api_footballmeasured
Red cards00football_data_ukmeasured
Saves13api_footballmeasured

Performance

Players who played well and what worked

Not a verdict

Aberdeen · Provider rating

  • Matthew Kennedy rating 7.2 no scoring output · 90 mins · 32/45 passes · 2 tackles · 3 duels
  • Andy Considine rating 6.9 no scoring output · 90 mins · 35/48 passes · 1 tackle · 4 duels
  • Lewis Ferguson rating 6.9 no scoring output · 90 mins · 45/56 passes · 2 tackles · 11 duels

Hibernian · Provider rating

  • Paul Hanlon rating 7.5 no scoring output · 90 mins · 20/35 passes · 1 tackle · 7 duels
  • Martin Boyle rating 7.3 2G · 4 SoT · 90 mins · 9/15 passes · 2 duels
  • Lewis Stevenson rating 7.3 1A · 23 mins · 5/7 passes · 1 duel

What worked

Measured team strengths

  • Shots: Aberdeen 11 · Hibernian 10 · API-Football
  • Possession: Aberdeen 59.0% · Hibernian 41.0% · API-Football
  • Pass accuracy: Aberdeen 69.0% · Hibernian 61.0% · 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

experimental

fxG calibration passed · in-season Model and calibration →

Hibernian

1.65

80% model range 0.92–2.19

80% goals range 1–3

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG +0.35 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 1 · 0.76 xG

xG per shot 0.164 · 10 shots · 5 on target · 6 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

0.66

80% model range 0.00–1.20

80% goals range 0–2

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG -0.66 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.060 · 11 shots · 1 on target · 6 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

Match timeline with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
MinEventTeamPlayerDetailScore
7'SubstitutionAberdeenG. LeighSubstitution 1—
27'PenaltyHibernianM. BoylePenalty1–0
53'Yellow cardHibernianAlexander GogićYellow Card—
59'SubstitutionAberdeenC. McLennanSubstitution 2—
59'SubstitutionAberdeenD. McGeouchSubstitution 3—
67'SubstitutionHibernianJ. DoigSubstitution 1—
67'SubstitutionHibernianJ. IrvineSubstitution 2—
67'GoalHibernianM. BoyleNormal Goal2–0
76'SubstitutionHibernianJ. MurphySubstitution 3—
76'SubstitutionAberdeenA. TaylorSubstitution 4—
85'SubstitutionHibernianC. DoidgeSubstitution 4—

Opposition · Hibernian

3-4-1-2

J. Ross
Hibernian starting XI and substitutes.
StarterRoleMin
1 O. MarcianoGK90
4 P. HanlonCB90
24 D. McGregorCB90
6 P. McGinnCB90
13 A. GogićRWB90
27 C. CaddenCM90
25 J. DoigCM67
10 M. BoyleLWB90
36 J. IrvineAM67
18 J. MurphyST76
9 C. DoidgeST85

Substitutes

  • 16 L. Stevenson · on 67'
  • 7 K. Magennis · on 67'
  • 20 M. Hallberg · on 76'
  • 15 K. Nisbet · on 85'

Aberdeen · Aberdeen

3-4-2-1

D. McInnes
Aberdeen starting XI and substitutes.
StarterRoleMin
1 J. LewisGK90
4 A. ConsidineCB90
14 A. TaylorCB76
3 T. HobanCB90
5 G. LeighRWB7
17 J. HayesCM90
33 M. KennedyCM90
15 D. McGeouchLWB59
40 R. McCrorieAM90
19 L. FergusonAM90
7 F. HornbyST90

Substitutes

  • 18 C. McLennan · on 7'
  • 9 C. Hendry · on 59'
  • 10 N. McGinn · on 59'
  • 2 S. Logan · on 76'

Player stats

Provider match ratings and output

Player match statistics with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
PlayerTeamRatingMinGAShSoTAccurate passesTacklesDuelsCards
Ofir MarcianoHibernian7.390————8——0/0
Paul McGinnHibernian7.290————33370/0
Darren McGregorHibernian7.290————14140/0
Paul HanlonHibernian7.590————20170/0
Christopher CaddenHibernian6.590——1116220/0
Alexander GogićHibernian6.990————24—51/0
Jackson IrvineHibernian7.367————23160/0
Josh DoigHibernian6.967——1—14—30/0
Jamie MurphyHibernian7.376————18240/0
Martin BoyleHibernian7.3902—449—20/0
Christian DoidgeHibernian6.985————131110/0
Matt MaceyHibernian—————————0/0
Lewis StevensonHibernian7.323—1——5—10/0
Ryan PorteousHibernian—————————0/0
David GrayHibernian—————————0/0
Drey WrightHibernian—————————0/0
Melker HallbergHibernian6.214————2——0/0
Scott AllanHibernian—————————0/0
Kyle MagennisHibernian6.623————4—10/0
Kevin NisbetHibernian6.910——1—2—10/0
Joe LewisAberdeen6.790————19——0/0
Tommie HobanAberdeen6.690————29250/0
Ash TaylorAberdeen6.976————16260/0
Andy ConsidineAberdeen6.990————35140/0
Matthew KennedyAberdeen7.290————32230/0
Dylan McGeouchAberdeen6.959————28230/0
Ross McCrorieAberdeen6.790——1127280/0
Greg LeighAberdeen—7———————0/0
Lewis FergusonAberdeen6.990————452110/0
Jonny HayesAberdeen6.790——1—23—10/0
Fraser HornbyAberdeen6.990——1—181130/0
Gary WoodsAberdeen—————————0/0
Jack MackenzieAberdeen—————————0/0
Shaleum LoganAberdeen6.614————15110/0
Miko VirtanenAberdeen—————————0/0
Ethan RossAberdeen—————————0/0
Niall McGinnAberdeen6.731——1—20—20/0
Dean CampbellAberdeen—————————0/0
Connor McLennanAberdeen6.752————11130/0
Callum HendryAberdeen6.731————10—20/0

Ratings are provider values. They are not position-adjusted and are not a verdict on a player.

Coverage

What this page can show

full
  • Depthfull
  • Eventsavailable
  • Lineupsavailable
  • Player statsavailable
  • Team statsavailable
  • fxGavailable

Missing classes are unavailable, not zero.

Record

Before and after

2020-21 season → Results and fixtures →

Provenance

How this page is sourced

Data as of 27 Oct 2026

Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c. Sources and coverage are listed below; the page keeps its own source and uncertainty labels.

Definitions: fixtures.index · matches.document · xg.document · xg.goals-minus · xg.goals-range · xg.model-range · xg.per-shot · xg.shot-profile

Corrections and changes are recorded on Corrections and contact.

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.