Motherwell v Aberdeen result
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Motherwell 2–0 Aberdeen — Motherwell won this Premiership match.
The result
Motherwell beat Aberdeen 2–0 at Fir Park in the Premiership on Sunday 15 February. Motherwell are unbeaten in their last eight matches in all competitions.
The goals
Motherwell led 1–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Motherwell: Elijah Just (28’, assisted by Stephen Welsh); Aberdeen: an own goal by T. Mcintyre (90’).
The numbers
Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Motherwell 2.24, Aberdeen 0.68, from 18 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).
Discipline
D. Dickinson showed seven yellow cards — against 4.1 yellows a game across the last 21 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Motherwell: Callum Slattery (23’); Aberdeen: Liam Morrison (32’), T. Mcintyre (37’), Dennis Geiger (52’), T. Keskinen (67’), Lyall Cameron (72’) and Ante Palaversa (90+2’).
What it changes
Motherwell have scored 59 goals, the fourth-most of the 15 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 38 games, ranked per game). Motherwell have conceded 36 goals, the fourth-fewest of the 15 clubs.
Aberdeen have scored 40 goals, the sixth-fewest (shared) of the 15 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 38 games, ranked per game). Aberdeen have conceded 55 goals, the sixth-most of the 15 clubs.
Motherwell have scored in eight consecutive matches in all competitions.
Who stood out
By TACTIX Impact for this match, Elijah Just (Motherwell) 7.1, Stephen Welsh (Motherwell) 6.2 and Calum Ward (Motherwell) 3.9 led the match.
Head-to-head
Motherwell are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Aberdeen.
Next up
Motherwell next host Rangers on 21 November 2026.
Aberdeen next travel to Rangers on 31 October 2026.
Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.
Next for Motherwell: Motherwell v Rangers, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Aberdeen: Kilmarnock v Aberdeen, Saturday 21 November — the preview.
The Numbers
- Result: Motherwell 2–0 Aberdeen · Premiership
- Venue: Fir Park · Motherwell
- Referee: D. Dickinson
- Head-to-head (last 6): Motherwell 3 · draws 1 · Aberdeen 2 · 2.5 goals/game
- Recent form: Motherwell 3W 2D 0L · Aberdeen 2W 0D 3L
Motherwell 2–0 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 30 July 2026). See the live track record →
Key Stats
Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 February 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
| Per game | Motherwell for / against | Line | Aberdeen for / against |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals scored | 1.63 for · 0.38 against n 8 Last 5 | 2.5standard | 1 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5 |
| Corners won | 4.29 for · 4.43 against n 7 Last 5 | 9.5standard | 5.57 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5 |
| Shots | 15.29 for · 11.43 against n 7 Last 5 | 19.5standard | 10 for · 17.14 against n 7 Last 5 |
| Shots on target | 6.57 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5 | 8.5standard | 3.86 for · 6.43 against n 7 Last 5 |
| Fouls committed | 12.29 for · 14.43 against n 7 Last 5 | 21.5standard | 13.71 for · 12.43 against n 7 Last 5 |
| Cards shown | 1.13 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5 | 3.5standard | 2.88 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5 |
Referee: D. Dickinson — 4.14 yellow cards a game, 0.29 red cards, 22.95 fouls over 21 matches.
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Motherwell
Motherwell Goalkeeper
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Saves | Goals conceded | Penalties saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Ward | 25 | 902250 min | 722.9 /90 | 180.7 /90 | 00 /90 |
| Player | Mins | Saves 2+3+ |
|---|---|---|
| C. Ward n 8 | 90 | 3.4 |
Motherwell Defensive
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Tackles | Interceptions | Blocks | Duels won | Fouls committed | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. McGinn | 23 | 872010 min | 321.4 /90 | 160.7 /90 | 100.4 /90 | 1115 /90 | 50.2 /90 | 20.1 /90 |
| M. Emmanuel | 22 | 781719 min | 241.3 /90 | 180.9 /90 | 60.3 /90 | 824.3 /90 | 180.9 /90 | 30.2 /90 |
| J. Koutroumbis | 20 | 681350 min | 281.9 /90 | 161.1 /90 | 70.5 /90 | 765.1 /90 | 130.9 /90 | 10.1 /90 |
| S. O'Donnell | 20 | 621233 min | 151.1 /90 | 110.8 /90 | 50.4 /90 | 443.2 /90 | 130.9 /90 | 10.1 /90 |
| Stephen Welsh | 16 | 831326 min | 130.9 /90 | 261.8 /90 | 30.2 /90 | 745 /90 | 50.3 /90 | 20.1 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Fouls committed 1+2+ | Fouls won 1+2+ | Likely duel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Ward n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
| L. Fadinger n 8 | 88.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | — |
| P. McGinn n 8 | 90 | 0.1 | 0.5 | — |
| I. Said n 8 | 76 | 1.9 | 1.2 | — |
| Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise n 8 | 80.4 | 1.5 | 2.7 | — |
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| Player | Mins | Tackles 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|
| L. Fadinger n 8 | 88.5 | 2.7 |
| P. McGinn n 8 | 90 | 1.5 |
| I. Said n 8 | 76 | 0.9 |
| Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise n 8 | 80.4 | 0.4 |
| M. Emmanuel n 8 | 71.1 | 0.6 |
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Motherwell Attacking
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | Shots on target | Key passes | Dribbles completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise | 22 | 791746 min | 130.7 /90 | 20.1 /90 | 371.9 /90 | 251.3 /90 | 110.6 /90 | 211.1 /90 |
| A. Stamatelopoulos | 18 | 48861 min | 60.6 /90 | 20.2 /90 | 222.3 /90 | 121.3 /90 | 121.3 /90 | 70.7 /90 |
| C. Hendry | 14 | 50699 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 192.4 /90 | 101.3 /90 | 60.8 /90 | 40.5 /90 |
| E. Björgólfsson | 3 | 2576 min | 00 /90 | 22.4 /90 | 22.4 /90 | 11.2 /90 | 55.9 /90 | 00 /90 |
| S. Nicholson | 1 | 2525 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 13.6 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 00 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Shots 1+2+ | Shots on target 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Ward n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Fadinger n 8 | 88.5 | 1 | 0.6 |
| P. McGinn n 8 | 90 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| I. Said n 8 | 76 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise n 8 | 80.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
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| Player | Mins | Goals 1+2+ | Assists 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. Ward n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Fadinger n 8 | 88.5 | 0.1 | 0 |
| P. McGinn n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Said n 8 | 76 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise n 8 | 80.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
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Aberdeen
Aberdeen Goalkeeper
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Saves | Goals conceded | Penalties saved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Mitov | 30 | 902700 min | 963.2 /90 | 471.6 /90 | 10 /90 |
| Player | Mins | Saves 2+3+ |
|---|---|---|
| D. Mitov n 8 | 90 | 4.8 |
Aberdeen Defensive
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Tackles | Interceptions | Blocks | Duels won | Fouls committed | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Knoester | 29 | 852473 min | 441.6 /90 | 311.1 /90 | 250.9 /90 | 1706.2 /90 | 381.4 /90 | 80.3 /90 |
| J. Milne | 28 | 882454 min | 261 /90 | 220.8 /90 | 301.1 /90 | 813 /90 | 210.8 /90 | 20.1 /90 |
| N. Devlin | 27 | 812200 min | 321.3 /90 | 241 /90 | 120.5 /90 | 1084.4 /90 | 321.3 /90 | 60.2 /90 |
| Emmanuel Gyamfi | 10 | 64640 min | 182.5 /90 | 40.6 /90 | 20.3 /90 | 365.1 /90 | 131.8 /90 | 10.1 /90 |
| A. Dorrington | 8 | 69553 min | 111.8 /90 | 61 /90 | 61 /90 | 203.3 /90 | 50.8 /90 | 00 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Fouls committed 1+2+ | Fouls won 1+2+ | Likely duel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Mitov n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0.5 | — |
| M. Knoester n 8 | 83.1 | 1.6 | 0.9 | — |
| J. Milne n 8 | 87.4 | 1 | 0.1 | — |
| N. Devlin n 8 | 77.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | — |
| S. Armstrong n 8 | 77 | 1.2 | 0.4 | — |
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| Player | Mins | Tackles 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|
| M. Knoester n 8 | 83.1 | 2 |
| J. Milne n 8 | 87.4 | 1 |
| N. Devlin n 8 | 77.4 | 1.3 |
| S. Armstrong n 8 | 77 | 1.2 |
| T. Keskinen n 8 | 60.6 | 1.3 |
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Aberdeen Attacking
| Player | Apps | Avg mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | Shots on target | Key passes | Dribbles completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Lazetić | 25 | 491229 min | 40.3 /90 | 10.1 /90 | 181.3 /90 | 100.7 /90 | 80.6 /90 | 151.1 /90 |
| J. Karlsson | 24 | 751793 min | 60.3 /90 | 00 /90 | 351.8 /90 | 180.9 /90 | 361.8 /90 | 311.6 /90 |
| K. Nisbet | 21 | 581216 min | 40.3 /90 | 10.1 /90 | 211.6 /90 | 110.8 /90 | 161.2 /90 | 50.4 /90 |
| N. Milanovic | 12 | 44531 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 101.7 /90 | 30.5 /90 | 81.4 /90 | 122 /90 |
| K. Yengi | 6 | 38228 min | 00 /90 | 00 /90 | 41.6 /90 | 10.4 /90 | 52 /90 | 10.4 /90 |
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| Player | Mins | Shots 1+2+ | Shots on target 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Mitov n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Knoester n 8 | 83.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| J. Milne n 8 | 87.4 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Devlin n 8 | 77.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| S. Armstrong n 8 | 77 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
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| Player | Mins | Goals 1+2+ | Assists 1+2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Mitov n 8 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Knoester n 8 | 83.1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Milne n 8 | 87.4 | 0 | 0 |
| N. Devlin n 8 | 77.4 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Armstrong n 8 | 77 | 0 | 0.1 |
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Match Statistics & Details
| Motherwell | Aberdeen | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Possession | 54% |
| 2.24 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.68 |
| 18 | Shots | 10 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 16 | Shots inside the box | 4 |
| 4 | Corners | 2 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 7 |
| 382 | Passes | 445 |
| 81% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
Motherwell Player Stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Ward | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| T. Sparrow | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| P. McGinn | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Stephen Welsh | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 |
| O. Priestman | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 |
| C. Slattery | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Y | 6.5 |
| Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise | 89 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| M. Emmanuel | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.6 |
| I. Said | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| E. Watt | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| E. Just | 66 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 |
| R. Charles-Cook sub | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| E. Björgólfsson sub | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| S. O'Donnell sub | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| S. Nicholson sub | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| J. McGhee sub | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
Aberdeen Player Stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Kristian Bråtveit | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| L. Morrison | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Y | 6.5 |
| T. Mcintyre | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Y | 6.2 |
| M. Frame | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| T. Olusanya | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| L. Cameron | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Y | 7.3 |
| D. Geiger | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Y | 6.9 |
| T. Keskinen | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Y | 6.5 |
| K. Nisbet | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| A. Jensen | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| A. Aremu | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| A. Palaversa sub | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Y | 6.7 |
| N. Devlin sub | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| K. Bilalovic sub | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| M. Lazetić sub | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| K. Kjartansson sub | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 |
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.)
- 2025-11-09 Aberdeen 1–1 Motherwell
- 2025-09-27 Motherwell 2–0 Aberdeen
- 2025-09-20 Aberdeen 0–1 Motherwell
- 2025-03-29 Aberdeen 4–1 Motherwell
- 2025-01-05 Motherwell 2–0 Aberdeen
- 2024-09-14 Aberdeen 2–1 Motherwell
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the head-to-head record between Motherwell and Aberdeen?
- In their last 6 meetings, Motherwell won 3, Aberdeen won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
- What is the recent form of Motherwell and Aberdeen?
- Recent form — Motherwell 3W 2D 0L; Aberdeen 2W 0D 3L.
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