Premiership: Motherwell prevails over Aberdeen after recovering from a 2-1 deficit
ABERDEEN. Motherwell succeeded in turn the table against Aberdeen.
ABERDEEN. Motherwell managed to turn the table against Aberdeen. Aberdeen lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Pittodrie Stadium stadium in Aberdeen on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Graham with the assistance of Calum Spence and Jonathan Bell. The 4th official was Scott Lambie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 22.2 degrees Celsius or 71.89 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 58%.
Match Statistics
Aberdeen was in firm control of the ball 60% while Motherwell was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Motherwell was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Motherwell won the match.
Aberdeen shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Motherwell shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Aberdeen received 1 yellow card (J. MacKenzie). On the other side, Motherwell received 2 yellow cards (C. Slattery and J. Morris).
After playing this match, Aberdeen stays with 3 points to occupy the 5th place in the standings. while Motherwell has 3 points (7th).
Match Events
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21'21'
B. Spittal
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28'28'
S. Morris
M. Kennedy
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35'35'
C. Slattery
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42'42'
B. Miovski
L. Scales
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47'47'
J. Hayes
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52'52'
C. Slattery
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56'56'
K. van Veen
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62'62'
J. Efford
B. Spittal
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66'66'
J. MacKenzie
L. Clarkson
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74'74'
J. Morris
C. Shields
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74'74'
B. Maguire
C. Slattery
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74'74'
R. Tierney
D. Cornelius
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75'75'
Duk
J. Hayes
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85'85'
J. Morris
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90'90'
J. MacKenzie
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Aberdeen will play away with St. Johnstone on the 20th of August with a 18-14 head to head record in favor of Aberdeen (15 draws).
Motherwell will host Livingston on the 20th of August with a 11-2 head to head in favor of Motherwell (4 draws).
Aberdeen: Formation and Lineups
Aberdeen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jim Goodwin chose to play with the following team: Kelle Roos , Jayden Richardson , Anthony Stewart , Ross McCrorie , Liam Scales , Ylber Ramadani , Leighton Clarkson , Matthew Kennedy , Vicente Besuijen , Jonny Hayes and Bojan Miovski .
Substitutes
Aberdeen made 3 changes: M. Kennedy for S. Morris (28′), L. Clarkson for J. MacKenzie (66′) and J. Hayes for Duk (75′).
Top player: Liam Scales
Probably the most impressive player in Aberdeen was Liam Scales.
His rating is with 40 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Motherwell: Formation and Lineups
Motherwell started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the other side, Graham Alexander played with: Liam Kelly , Paul McGinn , Bevis Mugabi , Sondre Solholm Johansen , Stephen O’Donnell , Callum Slattery , Sean Goss , Dean Cornelius , Blair Spittal , Connor Shields and Kevin van Veen .
Substitutes
Motherwell made 4 changes: B. Spittal for J. Efford (62′), C. Shields for J. Morris (74′), C. Slattery for B. Maguire (74′) and D. Cornelius for R. Tierney (74′).
Top player: Blair Spittal
The player who no doubt impressed Motherwell the most was Blair Spittal.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 10 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership
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