Scottish Premiership · 1st Phase - 11
Aberdeen 2–0 Heart of Midlothian
16 Oct 2022 · Pittodrie Stadium · Referee: Don Robertson, Scotland
Scoreboard
Scottish Premiership
Home · Aberdeen
Aberdeen
2
Goals
- 74'DukAssist: Y. Ramadani1–0
- 79'V. BesuijenAssist: Duk2–0
Red cards
No red cards in the event feed.
Away · Opposition
Heart of Midlothian
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
Aberdeen beat Heart of Midlothian 2-0
- Duk opened the scoring on 74 minutes, assisted by Y. Ramadani, making it 1-0.measured
- V. Besuijen scored on 79 minutes, assisted by Duk, making it 2-0.measured
- Shots: Aberdeen 16, Heart of Midlothian 13.measured
- Shots on target: Aberdeen 5, Heart of Midlothian 3.measured
- Possession: Aberdeen 41.0%, Heart of Midlothian 59.0%.measured
- Shot expectation: Aberdeen 1.54, Heart of Midlothian 0.78.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 | Heart of Midlothian | Source | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 41 | 59 | api_football | measured |
| Shots | 16 | 13 | api_football | measured |
| Shots on target | 5 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Shots off target | 8 | 8 | api_football | measured |
| Blocked shots | 3 | 2 | api_football | measured |
| Shots inside box | 11 | 5 | api_football | measured |
| Shots outside box | 5 | 8 | api_football | measured |
| Passes | 278 | 417 | api_football | measured |
| Passes accurate | 188 | 310 | api_football | measured |
| Pass accuracy | 68 | 74 | api_football | measured |
| Corners | 4 | 1 | api_football | measured |
| Fouls | 11 | 16 | api_football | measured |
| Offsides | 4 | 1 | api_football | measured |
| Yellow cards | 3 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | football_data_uk | measured |
| Saves | 3 | 3 | api_football | measured |
Performance
Players who played well and what worked
Aberdeen · Provider rating
- Duk rating 8.7 1G · 1A · 3 SoT · 81 mins · 9/10 passes · 1 tackle · 10 duels
- Connor Barron rating 8.0 1 SoT · 90 mins · 20/31 passes · 6 tackles · 11 duels
- Kelle Roos rating 7.5 no scoring output · 90 mins · 20/35 passes · 1 tackle · 1 duel
Heart of Midlothian · Provider rating
- Robert Snodgrass rating 7.2 1 SoT · 82 mins · 38/48 passes · 2 tackles · 3 duels
- Lawrence Shankland rating 6.9 1 SoT · 90 mins · 17/25 passes · 1 tackle · 9 duels
- Stephen Kingsley rating 6.9 no scoring output · 90 mins · 39/49 passes · 3 tackles · 6 duels
What worked
Measured team strengths
- Shots: Aberdeen 16 · Heart of Midlothian 13 · API-Football
- Shots on target: Aberdeen 5 · Heart of Midlothian 3 · API-Football
- Shots inside box: Aberdeen 11 · Heart of Midlothian 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 →
Aberdeen
1.54
80% model range 0.82–2.09
80% goals range 0–3
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG +0.46 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.097 · 16 shots · 5 on target · 11 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.
Heart of Midlothian
0.78
80% model range 0.05–1.32
80% goals range 0–2
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG -0.78 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.060 · 13 shots · 3 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Jayden Richardson | Yellow Card | — |
| 10' | Substitution | Heart of Midlothian | A. Halliday | Substitution 1 | — |
| 37' | Yellow card | Heart of Midlothian | Robert Snodgrass | Yellow Card | — |
| 44' | Yellow card | Heart of Midlothian | Orestis Kiomourtzoglou | Yellow Card | — |
| 66' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Jack Mackenzie | Yellow Card | — |
| 70' | Substitution | Aberdeen | L. Clarkson | Substitution 1 | — |
| 74' | Goal | Aberdeen | Duk | Normal Goal | 1–0 |
| 79' | Goal | Aberdeen | V. Besuijen | Normal Goal | 2–0 |
| 81' | Substitution | Aberdeen | Duk | Substitution 2 | — |
| 82' | Substitution | Heart of Midlothian | A. Forrest | Substitution 2 | — |
| 82' | Substitution | Heart of Midlothian | R. Snodgrass | Substitution 3 | — |
| 87' | Substitution | Aberdeen | J. MacKenzie | Substitution 3 | — |
| 90' | Substitution | Heart of Midlothian | P. Haring | Substitution 4 | — |
| 90+4' | Yellow card | Heart of Midlothian | Jorge Grant | Yellow Card | — |
| 90+5' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Liam Scales | Yellow Card | — |
Aberdeen · Aberdeen
3-5-2
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 24 K. Roos | GK | 90 |
| 2 R. McCrorie | CB | 90 |
| 5 A. Stewart | CB | 90 |
| 4 L. Scales | CB | 90 |
| 25 J. Richardson | RWB | 90 |
| 8 C. Barron | CM | 90 |
| 16 Y. Ramadani | CM | 90 |
| 20 L. Clarkson | CM | 70 |
| 3 J. MacKenzie | LWB | 87 |
| 9 B. Miovski | ST | 90 |
| 11 Duk | ST | 81 |
Substitutes
- 10 V. Besuijen · on 70'
- 15 M. Watkins · on 81'
- 33 M. Kennedy · on 87'
Opposition · Heart of Midlothian
3-4-1-2
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 1 C. Gordon | GK | 90 |
| 19 A. Cochrane | CB | 90 |
| 21 T. Sibbick | CB | 90 |
| 3 S. Kingsley | CB | 90 |
| 17 A. Forrest | RWB | 82 |
| 77 R. Snodgrass | CM | 82 |
| 8 O. Kiomourtzoglou | CM | 90 |
| 16 A. Halliday | LWB | 10 |
| 18 B. McKay | AM | 90 |
| 29 S. Humphrys | ST | 90 |
| 9 L. Shankland | ST | 90 |
Substitutes
- 20 L. Neilson · on 10'
- 27 C. Smith · on 82'
- 5 P. Haring · on 82'
- 7 J. Grant · on 90'
Player stats
Provider match ratings and output
| Player | Team | Rating | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | Accurate passes | Tackles | Duels | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelle Roos | Aberdeen | 7.5 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Ross McCrorie | Aberdeen | 7.5 | 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 |
| Anthony Stewart | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Liam Scales | Aberdeen | 7.5 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 6 | 9 | 1/0 |
| Jayden Richardson | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 6 | 1/0 |
| Connor Barron | Aberdeen | 8 | 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 11 | 0/0 |
| Ylber Ramadani | Aberdeen | 7.3 | 90 | — | 1 | — | — | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Leighton Clarkson | Aberdeen | 6.9 | 70 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Jack Mackenzie | Aberdeen | 6.5 | 87 | — | — | 1 | — | 15 | — | — | 1/0 |
| Bojan Miovski | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Duk | Aberdeen | 8.7 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0/0 |
| Joe Lewis | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jack Milne | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Vicente Besuijen | Aberdeen | 7.3 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Matthew Kennedy | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ryan Duncan | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Shayden Morris | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Christian Ramirez | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Marley Watkins | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Alfie Bavidge | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Craig Gordon | Heart of Midlothian | 6.3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Alex Cochrane | Heart of Midlothian | 6.5 | 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Toby Sibbick | Heart of Midlothian | 6.7 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | 6 | 0/0 |
| Stephen Kingsley | Heart of Midlothian | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 3 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Alan Forrest | Heart of Midlothian | 6.3 | 82 | — | — | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Robert Snodgrass | Heart of Midlothian | 7.2 | 82 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 1/0 |
| Orestis Kiomourtzoglou | Heart of Midlothian | 6.3 | 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 33 | 3 | 4 | 1/0 |
| Andy Halliday | Heart of Midlothian | 6.3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Barrie McKay | Heart of Midlothian | 6.2 | 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 23 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Stephen Humphrys | Heart of Midlothian | 6.2 | 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0/0 |
| Lawrence Shankland | Heart of Midlothian | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 0/0 |
| Zander Clark | Heart of Midlothian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ross Stewart | Heart of Midlothian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Lewis Neilson | Heart of Midlothian | 6.6 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0/0 |
| Peter Haring | Heart of Midlothian | 6.7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
| Jorge Grant | Heart of Midlothian | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1/0 |
| Connor Smith | Heart of Midlothian | 6.7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Finlay Pollock | Heart of Midlothian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Euan Henderson | Heart of Midlothian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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
- Depthfull
- Eventsavailable
- Lineupsavailable
- Player statsavailable
- Team statsavailable
- fxGavailable
Missing classes are unavailable, not zero.
Record
Before and after
Before
Provenance
How this page is sourced
Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c. 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
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.