Motherwell vs Aberdeen: result 2-0 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 22Kick-off on January 5, 2025 at 02:30 PM (UTC)Fir Park, Motherwell
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What was the result of Motherwell vs Aberdeen?
Motherwell won 2-0 on January 5, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 34′E. WilsonMotherwell
- 45′Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseMotherwell
Official lineup for Motherwell vs Aberdeen
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Motherwell
3-4-2-1- 24E. Moses
- 52T. Watt
- 55Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
- 23E. Wilson
- 11A. Halliday
- 6D. Zdravkovski
- 21Marvin Marvellous Kaleta
- 15D. Casey
- 4L. Gordon
- 5K. Balmer
- 13A. Oxborough
Aberdeen
4-3-3- 11Duk
- 9K. Nisbet
- 81T. Keskinen
- 4G. Shinnie
- 6S. Heltne Nilsen
- 18A. Palaversa
- 3J. MacKenzie
- 27A. MacDonald
- 33S. Rubežić
- 2N. Devlin
- 31R. Doohan
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Motherwell have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Aberdeen have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2025 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Rangers(home) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Celtic(away) | 0-4 | Premiership |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Kilmarnock(home) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 14, 2024 | Dundee Utd(home) | 4-3 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2025 | Ross County(home) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 29, 2024 | Dundee Utd(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 26, 2024 | Kilmarnock(away) | 0-4 | Premiership |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Hibernian(home) | 1-3 | Premiership |
| Dec 7, 2024 | ST Johnstone(home) | 1-1 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Motherwell wins, 1 draw, 5 Aberdeen wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2024 | Aberdeen 2-1 Motherwell | Premiership |
| Apr 27, 2024 | Aberdeen 1-0 Motherwell | Premiership |
| Mar 16, 2024 | Motherwell 0-1 Aberdeen | Premiership |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Aberdeen 3-3 Motherwell | Premiership |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Motherwell 2-4 Aberdeen | Premiership |
| Feb 4, 2023 | Aberdeen 3-1 Motherwell | Premiership |
Last archived meeting: Aberdeen vs Motherwell on Sep 14, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Motherwell score 1.1 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Aberdeen score 1.3 and concede 2.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motherwell | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
| Aberdeen | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Motherwell sit 9th in Premiership (12 points from 12 matches) and Aberdeen sit 10th (11 points from 11 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Motherwell | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 12 |
| 10 | Aberdeen | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
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