Scottish Premiership · Championship Round - 4

Aberdeen 0–1 Hibernian

12 May 2021 · Pittodrie Stadium · Referee: J. Beaton

Aberdeen LFTFull recordHalf-time 0–1

Scoreboard

Scottish Premiership

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

Home · Aberdeen

Aberdeen

0

Goals

No goals.

Red cards

No red cards in the event feed.

Away · Opposition

Hibernian

1

Goals

  • 41'C. DoidgeAssist: J. Irvine0–1

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

Hibernian beat Aberdeen 1-0

measured
  • C. Doidge opened the scoring on 41 minutes, assisted by J. Irvine, making it 0-1.measured
  • Shots: Aberdeen 14, Hibernian 8.measured
  • Shots on target: Aberdeen 4, Hibernian 4.measured
  • Possession: Aberdeen 68.0%, Hibernian 32.0%.measured
  • Shot expectation: Aberdeen 1.53, Hibernian 0.98.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

Aberdeen and Hibernian, with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
StatAberdeenHibernianSourceBasis
Possession6832api_footballmeasured
Shots148api_footballmeasured
Shots on target44api_footballmeasured
Shots off target73api_footballmeasured
Blocked shots31api_footballmeasured
Shots inside box126api_footballmeasured
Shots outside box22api_footballmeasured
Passes613277api_footballmeasured
Passes accurate520180api_footballmeasured
Pass accuracy8565api_footballmeasured
Corners51api_footballmeasured
Fouls99api_footballmeasured
Yellow cards21api_footballmeasured
Red cards00football_data_ukmeasured
Saves34api_footballmeasured

Performance

Players who played well and what worked

Not a verdict

Aberdeen · Provider rating

  • Dylan McGeouch rating 7.5 no scoring output · 90 mins · 82/90 passes · 2 tackles · 4 duels
  • Ryan Hedges rating 7.3 no scoring output · 81 mins · 26/39 passes · 2 tackles · 2 duels
  • Tommie Hoban rating 7.2 no scoring output · 90 mins · 56/70 passes · 3 tackles · 7 duels

Hibernian · Provider rating

  • Matt Macey rating 8.0 no scoring output · 90 mins · 7/20 passes
  • Paul Hanlon rating 7.7 no scoring output · 90 mins · 25/35 passes · 1 tackle · 2 duels
  • Jackson Irvine rating 7.5 1A · 90 mins · 24/32 passes · 3 tackles · 4 duels

What worked

Measured team strengths

  • Shots: Aberdeen 14 · Hibernian 8 · API-Football
  • Shots inside box: Aberdeen 12 · Hibernian 6 · API-Football
  • Possession: Aberdeen 68.0% · Hibernian 32.0% · 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 →

Aberdeen

1.53

80% model range 0.81–2.07

80% goals range 0–3

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG -1.53 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.109 · 14 shots · 4 on target · 12 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.

Hibernian

0.98

80% model range 0.25–1.52

80% goals range 0–2

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG +0.02 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.122 · 8 shots · 4 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
41'GoalHibernianC. DoidgeNormal Goal0–1
53'SubstitutionAberdeenJ. HayesSubstitution 1—
54'SubstitutionHibernianM. HallbergSubstitution 1—
66'SubstitutionHibernianK. NisbetSubstitution 2—
66'SubstitutionHibernianJ. DoigSubstitution 3—
81'SubstitutionAberdeenR. HedgesSubstitution 2—
84'SubstitutionAberdeenC. HendrySubstitution 3—
87'Yellow cardAberdeenLewis FergusonYellow Card—
89'Yellow cardAberdeenAndy ConsidineYellow Card—
90'Yellow cardHibernianPaul McGinnYellow Card—

Aberdeen · Aberdeen

4-2-3-1

S. Glass
Aberdeen starting XI and substitutes.
StarterRoleMin
43 G. WoodsGK90
4 A. ConsidineRB90
3 T. HobanCB90
29 J. MacKenzieCB90
17 J. HayesLB53
15 D. McGeouchCM90
11 R. HedgesCM81
19 L. FergusonRW90
22 F. KamberiAM90
18 C. McLennanLW90
9 C. HendryST84

Substitutes

  • 33 M. Kennedy · on 53'
  • 10 N. McGinn · on 81'
  • 7 F. Hornby · on 84'

Opposition · Hibernian

4-4-2

J. Ross
Hibernian starting XI and substitutes.
StarterRoleMin
33 M. MaceyGK90
4 P. HanlonRB90
24 D. McGregorCB90
6 P. McGinnCB90
13 A. GogićLB90
25 J. DoigRM66
10 M. BoyleCM90
20 M. HallbergCM54
36 J. IrvineLM90
9 C. DoidgeST90
15 K. NisbetST66

Substitutes

  • 7 K. Magennis · on 54'
  • 16 L. Stevenson · on 66'
  • 18 J. Murphy · on 66'

Player stats

Provider match ratings and output

Player match statistics with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
PlayerTeamRatingMinGAShSoTAccurate passesTacklesDuelsCards
Gary WoodsAberdeen6.690————20——0/0
Connor McLennanAberdeen6.690————44240/0
Tommie HobanAberdeen7.290——1—56370/0
Andy ConsidineAberdeen7.290——1—83271/0
Jack MackenzieAberdeen6.390————53240/0
Lewis FergusonAberdeen6.990——3360251/0
Dylan McGeouchAberdeen7.590————82240/0
Ryan HedgesAberdeen7.381——2—26220/0
Florian KamberiAberdeen6.390——1—41270/0
Jonny HayesAberdeen753————12360/0
Callum HendryAberdeen784——2122—40/0
Tom RitchieAberdeen—————————0/0
Calvin RamsayAberdeen—————————0/0
Ethan RossAberdeen—————————0/0
Dean CampbellAberdeen—————————0/0
Niall McGinnAberdeen6.39——1—7——0/0
Matthew KennedyAberdeen6.537————9——0/0
Fraser HornbyAberdeen6.310————5——0/0
Mark GallagherAberdeen—————————0/0
Michael RuthAberdeen—————————0/0
Matt MaceyHibernian890————7——0/0
Paul McGinnHibernian7.390————16461/0
Darren McGregorHibernian7.290——1—21250/0
Paul HanlonHibernian7.790————25120/0
Josh DoigHibernian6.666————10150/0
Martin BoyleHibernian6.290————4—40/0
Melker HallbergHibernian6.954————15110/0
Alexander GogićHibernian7.390————25360/0
Jackson IrvineHibernian7.590—12—24340/0
Christian DoidgeHibernian7.2901—227—90/0
Kevin NisbetHibernian6.266——113—10/0
Maciej DabrowskiHibernian—————————0/0
Lewis StevensonHibernian6.724————3——0/0
Ryan PorteousHibernian—————————0/0
David GrayHibernian—————————0/0
Kyle MagennisHibernian6.636————13——0/0
Drey WrightHibernian—————————0/0
Joe NewellHibernian—————————0/0
Jamie MurphyHibernian6.924——117—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 2026-10-27T17:25:23+00:00-eb7536b. 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 2026-10-27T17:25:23+00:00-eb7536b, as of 2026-10-27T17:25:23+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.