Motherwell v Aberdeen result

Full-time · Motherwell 0–0 Aberdeen

Premiership · Wed, 23 Dec 2020 18:15 GMT · Fir Park

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Motherwell · Aberdeen · Head-to-head

Motherwell 0–0 Aberdeen — this Premiership match was drawn.

Next for Motherwell: Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Aberdeen: Dundee Utd v Aberdeen, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Motherwell 0–0 Aberdeen · Premiership
Venue: Fir Park · Motherwell
Referee: G. Aitken
Head-to-head (last 6): Motherwell 3 · draws 0 · Aberdeen 3 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Motherwell 0W 1D 4L · Aberdeen 2W 2D 1L

Motherwell 0–0 Aberdeen (Premiership): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.14 / 3.67

Corners

against 6.29 / 5.67 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.86 / 2.67

Shots on target

against 5 / 4 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.71 / 1

Cards

against 1.57 / 1.67 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Motherwell for / against	Line	Aberdeen for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.14 for · 6.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	3.67 for · 5.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.29 for · 14.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	8.67 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.86 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.67 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.14 for · 10.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	14.5 for · 11.67 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 1.57 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5

Motherwell

Motherwell — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. White n 8	19.9	2.8 4/1	2.3 3/1	—
T. Watt n 8	83.3	2.3 7/6	2 8/4	C. Main
D. Cole n 8	59.9	2.3 6/5	1.1 4/2	—
C. Lang n 8	70.9	2.2 7/5	1 3/2	L. Ferguson
S. Seedorf n 8	48	1.9 6/2	1.4 6/0	—

Motherwell — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Watt n 8	83.3	1.9 6/4	0.8 3/3
J. White n 8	19.9	1.7 2/1	0 0/0
D. Cole n 8	59.9	1.5 6/2	1.1 5/1
S. Seedorf n 8	48	1.2 5/0	0.5 2/0
Mark O'Hara n 8	88.5	1.1 7/1	0.5 4/0

Motherwell — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Lang n 8	70.9	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
T. Watt n 8	83.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
D. Cole n 8	59.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Mark O'Hara n 8	88.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
C. Long n 8	43.1	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Motherwell — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. McGinley n 8	79.5	2 6/5
L. Grimshaw n 8	69.8	1.9 6/3
A. Campbell n 8	90	1.8 7/5
R. Lamie n 8	67.4	1.8 7/3
R. Crawford n 5	49.4	1.8 3/2

Motherwell — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Chapman n 8	86.5	3.3 8/6
J. Archer n 8	90	2.4 5/3
T. Carson n 8	82.6	2.3 5/3

Aberdeen

Aberdeen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Main n 8	43.4	3.9 6/5	1.3 5/0	T. Watt
S. Cosgrove n 7	50.6	3.1 5/3	1.5 3/2	—
R. McCrorie n 8	83	3 8/7	0.9 4/2	—
F. Ojo n 8	50.3	2.9 5/4	2 4/3	—
L. Ferguson n 8	85.1	2.2 6/5	2.5 8/6	C. Lang

Aberdeen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Cosgrove n 7	50.6	1.8 5/2	1.3 4/1
L. Ferguson n 8	85.1	1.7 6/4	1.1 4/3
C. Main n 8	43.4	1.6 5/1	1 3/1
N. McGinn n 8	27.8	1.6 2/2	0.8 1/1
R. Edmondson n 8	33	1.4 3/1	1 2/1

Aberdeen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Edmondson n 8	33	0.7 1/1	0.7 2/0
L. Ferguson n 8	85.1	0.8 4/2	0.3 1/1
R. Hedges n 8	86.4	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
S. Cosgrove n 7	50.6	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
C. Main n 8	43.4	0.5 1/1	0 0/0

Aberdeen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. McCrorie n 8	83	2.3 7/4
T. Hoban n 8	84.4	1.9 6/5
J. Hayes n 8	81.4	1.7 6/5
R. Hernandez n 8	63	1.6 4/2
D. Campbell n 6	50.7	1.5 3/1

Aberdeen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Lewis n 8	90	3.1 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Motherwell		Aberdeen
43%	Possession	57%
4	Shots	9
1	Shots on target	1
0	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	5
2	Shots inside the box	6
3	Corners	7
1	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	16
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	1
326	Passes	420
70%	Pass accuracy	76%

Motherwell player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
J. Archer	90	0	0	0	0	7
S. O'Donnell	90	0	0	0	0	7.2
Mark O'Hara	90	1	1	0	4	7.7
D. Gallagher	90	0	0	0	3	7.3
R. Lamie	90	0	0	0	0	7.2
L. Grimshaw	90	0	0	1	1	7.2
L. Polworth	90	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Campbell	90	0	0	0	2	6.9
T. Watt	89	0	0	2	3	7.2
R. Crawford	84	0	0	0	2	6.3
C. Lang	68	0	0	0	0	6.7
D. Cole sub	22	0	0	0	0	6.6
B. Maguire sub	9	0	0	0	1	6.6
J. White sub	1	0	0	0	0	–

Aberdeen player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Lewis	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
T. Hoban	90	0	0	0	1	0	7
A. Taylor	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.9
A. Considine	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
M. Kennedy	90	0	0	1	0	Y	7.2
R. McCrorie	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
L. Ferguson	90	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
J. Hayes	90	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
R. Hedges	90	1	0	5	1	0	7.5
C. Main	88	2	0	0	1	0	6.6
C. McLennan	45	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
S. Cosgrove sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Edmondson sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Motherwell v Aberdeen — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MotherwellDLLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.6 scored / 2 conceded per game

AberdeenDLDWW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Motherwell 3 · 0 draws · Aberdeen 3 · 2.5 goals/game

2020-09-20 Aberdeen 0–3 Motherwell
2020-01-22 Aberdeen 0–1 Motherwell
2019-10-19 Motherwell 0–3 Aberdeen
2019-04-03 Aberdeen 3–1 Motherwell
2018-11-24 Motherwell 3–0 Aberdeen
2018-09-22 Aberdeen 1–0 Motherwell

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Motherwell#8 pos45 pts38 pl-16 GD

Aberdeen#4 pos56 pts38 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Motherwell scored1.03

Aberdeen scored0.95

Motherwell conceded1.45

Aberdeen conceded1

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What is the head-to-head record between Motherwell and Aberdeen?: In their last 6 meetings, Motherwell won 3, Aberdeen won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Motherwell and Aberdeen?: Recent form — Motherwell 0W 1D 4L; Aberdeen 2W 2D 1L.

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