Match

Motherwell vs Aberdeen: result 4-1 and analysis

Premiership1st Phase - 20Kick-off on December 26, 2012 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Fir Park, Motherwell

Motherwell
4-1
Aberdeen

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What was the result of Motherwell vs Aberdeen?

Motherwell won 4-1 on December 26, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 9′T. HateleyMotherwell
  • 31′J. MurphyMotherwell
  • 34′J. HayesAberdeen
  • 45′J. MurphyMotherwell
  • 55′M. HigdonMotherwell

Official lineup for Motherwell vs Aberdeen

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Motherwell

  1. 9M. Higdon
  1. 4N. Law
  2. 6T. Hateley
  3. 8H. Ojamaa
  4. 11J. Murphy
  5. 14K. Lasley
  1. 5S. Hutchinson
  2. 15Simon Ramsden
  3. 19F. Kerr
  4. 26Z. Francis-Angol
  1. 1D. Randolph

Aberdeen

  1. 9S. Vernon
  2. 10N. McGinn
  3. 14R. Fallon
  4. 21J. Magennis
  1. 11J. Hayes
  2. 5G. Rae
  1. 3C. Robertson
  2. 4Russell Anderson
  3. 22M. Reynolds
  4. 23J. Shaughnessy
  1. 1J. Langfield
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Motherwell have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Aberdeen have 6, 4 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Motherwell
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 21, 2012ST Mirren(away)1-2Premiership
Dec 15, 2012Hibernian(away)3-2Premiership
Dec 8, 2012Ross County(home)3-2Premiership
Nov 27, 2012Dundee Utd(away)2-1Premiership
Nov 24, 2012Heart Of Midlothian(home)0-0Premiership
Aberdeen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 22, 2012ST Johnstone(home)2-0Premiership
Dec 15, 2012Kilmarnock(home)0-2Premiership
Dec 8, 2012Heart Of Midlothian(away)0-2Premiership
Nov 27, 2012Inverness CT(home)2-3Premiership
Nov 24, 2012Hibernian(away)1-0Premiership

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Motherwell wins, 1 draw, 0 Aberdeen wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 23, 2012Aberdeen 3-3 MotherwellPremiership
Mar 17, 2012Motherwell 1-0 AberdeenPremiership
Nov 19, 2011Aberdeen 1-2 MotherwellPremiership
Sep 24, 2011Motherwell 1-0 AberdeenPremiership
Apr 2, 2011Motherwell 2-1 AberdeenPremiership
Feb 15, 2011Aberdeen 1-2 MotherwellPremiership

Last archived meeting: Aberdeen vs Motherwell on Sep 23, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Motherwell score 1.8 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Aberdeen score 1.5 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Motherwell1.81.5110/1510/15
Aberdeen1.51.348/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Motherwell sit 10th in Premiership (8 points from 10 matches) and Aberdeen sit 9th (11 points from 10 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Aberdeen10325121311
10Motherwell1022611188

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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