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Ross County vs Aberdeen: result 4-1 and analysis

Premiership1st Phase - 24Kick-off on January 16, 2021 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Global Energy Stadium, Dingwall

Ross County
4-1
Aberdeen

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What was the result of Ross County vs Aberdeen?

Ross County won 4-1 on January 16, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 1′O. ShawRoss County
  • 20′C. LakinRoss County
  • 45′A. IacovittiAberdeen (o.g.)
  • 84′O. ShawRoss County
  • 90′Jermaine Samuel HyltonRoss County

Official lineup for Ross County vs Aberdeen

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Ross County

4-3-3
  1. 8O. Shaw
  2. 19C. Lakin
  3. 24H. Paton
  1. 17R. Charles-Cook
  2. 14Jermaine Samuel Hylton
  3. 11I. Vigurs
  1. 16A. Iacovitti
  2. 2C. Randall
  3. 23J. Naismith
  4. 5C. Morris
  1. 1R. Laidlaw

Aberdeen

3-4-1-2
  1. 16S. Cosgrove
  2. 9C. Main
  1. 19L. Ferguson
  1. 40R. McCrorie
  2. 25S. Wright
  3. 33M. Kennedy
  4. 17J. Hayes
  1. 3T. Hoban
  2. 14A. Taylor
  3. 4A. Considine
  1. 1J. Lewis
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Ross County have 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats; Aberdeen have 5, 6 and 4.

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

Ross County
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 10, 2021Livingston(away)1-3Premiership
Jan 2, 2021ST Johnstone(home)1-1Premiership
Dec 30, 2020Hibernian(away)2-0Premiership
Dec 26, 2020ST Mirren(home)0-2Premiership
Dec 23, 2020Celtic(away)0-2Premiership
Aberdeen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 10, 2021Rangers(home)1-2Premiership
Jan 2, 2021Dundee Utd(home)0-0Premiership
Dec 26, 2020ST Johnstone(home)2-1Premiership
Dec 23, 2020Motherwell(away)0-0Premiership
Dec 20, 2020Kilmarnock(away)2-0Premiership

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Ross County win, 0 draws, 5 Aberdeen wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 12, 2020Aberdeen 2-0 Ross CountyPremiership
Sep 27, 2020Ross County 0-3 AberdeenPremiership
Feb 22, 2020Aberdeen 1-2 Ross CountyPremiership
Nov 9, 2019Ross County 1-3 AberdeenPremiership
Aug 31, 2019Aberdeen 3-0 Ross CountyPremiership
Jan 31, 2018Ross County 2-4 AberdeenPremiership

Last archived meeting: Aberdeen vs Ross County on Dec 12, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Ross County score 1.1 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Aberdeen score 1.3 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Ross County1.11.736/156/15
Aberdeen1.31.267/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

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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