Aberdeen vs Motherwell

29 March 2025 · Scottish Premiership · 2024/25 · Referee R Hardie

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Alfie Dorrington 13’
  • Leighton Clarkson 37’
  • Kevin Nisbet 77’, 90+2’
  • Callum Slattery 5’

Match summary

Aberdeen came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Motherwell. Aberdeen led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Callum Slattery put Motherwell ahead with a header in the 5th minute, Alfie Dorrington equalised from a corner in the 13th minute, and Leighton Clarkson put Aberdeen in front from a corner in the 37th minute. In the second half, Kevin Nisbet made it 3-1 with a header in the 77th minute and Nisbet made it 4-1 in stoppage time.

Shots finished 15-10 to Aberdeen, with 8 on target for Aberdeen and 2 for Motherwell.

Match stats

Aberdeen Motherwell
15 Shots 10
8 Shots on Target 2
9 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Aberdeen Motherwell
Kick-off
5’
Callum Slattery0-1 (Motherwell)
Alfie Dorrington1-1 (Aberdeen)
13’
Leighton Clarkson2-1 (Aberdeen)
37’
Half-time2-1
Kevin Nisbet3-1 (Aberdeen)
77’
Kevin Nisbet4-1 (Aberdeen)
90+2’
Full-time4-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Aberdeen
  • Habib Gueye
Motherwell
  • Callum Slattery
  • Tawanda Maswanhise

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Motherwell attacking Aberdeen attacking 
2’ Topi Keskinen (Aberdeen), open play, off target 5’ Callum Slattery (Motherwell), set piece, goal 11’ Topi Keskinen (Aberdeen), open play, saved 13’ Alfie Dorrington (Aberdeen), from a corner, goal 15’ Callum Slattery (Motherwell), open play, off target 15’ Ante Palaversa (Aberdeen), open play, blocked 17’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, saved 17’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, blocked 37’ Leighton Clarkson (Aberdeen), from a corner, goal 40’ Andy Halliday (Motherwell), set piece, saved 43’ Andy Halliday (Motherwell), open play, blocked 48’ Jeppe Okkels (Aberdeen), open play, saved 47’ Ante Palaversa (Aberdeen), open play, blocked 47’ Leighton Clarkson (Aberdeen), open play, blocked 53’ Tom Sparrow (Motherwell), open play, off target 55’ Habib Gueye (Aberdeen), open play, saved 60’ Luke Armstrong (Motherwell), open play, off target 77’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, goal 83’ Callum Slattery (Motherwell), open play, blocked 87’ Shayden Morris (Aberdeen), open play, off target 89’ Dominic Thompson (Motherwell), open play, blocked 90’ Lennon Miller (Motherwell), from a corner, blocked 90+2’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, goal 90+4’ Ante Palaversa (Aberdeen), open play, off target 90+5’ Callum Slattery (Motherwell), open play, off target 2’ Topi Keskinen (Aberdeen), open play, off target 5’ Callum Slattery (Motherwell), set piece, goal 11’ Topi Keskinen (Aberdeen), open play, saved 13’ Alfie Dorrington (Aberdeen), from a corner, goal 15’ Callum Slattery (Motherwell), open play, off target 15’ Ante Palaversa (Aberdeen), open play, blocked 17’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, saved 17’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, blocked 37’ Leighton Clarkson (Aberdeen), from a corner, goal 40’ Andy Halliday (Motherwell), set piece, saved 43’ Andy Halliday (Motherwell), open play, blocked 48’ Jeppe Okkels (Aberdeen), open play, saved 47’ Ante Palaversa (Aberdeen), open play, blocked 47’ Leighton Clarkson (Aberdeen), open play, blocked 53’ Tom Sparrow (Motherwell), open play, off target 55’ Habib Gueye (Aberdeen), open play, saved 60’ Luke Armstrong (Motherwell), open play, off target 77’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, goal 83’ Callum Slattery (Motherwell), open play, blocked 87’ Shayden Morris (Aberdeen), open play, off target 89’ Dominic Thompson (Motherwell), open play, blocked 90’ Lennon Miller (Motherwell), from a corner, blocked 90+2’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, goal 90+4’ Ante Palaversa (Aberdeen), open play, off target 90+5’ Callum Slattery (Motherwell), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Alfie Dorrington Taken off
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Graeme Shinnie
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 – – – –
Leighton Clarkson
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Topi Keskinen Taken off
69′ – – 2 – – – –
Habib Gueye Taken off
68′ – – 1 – – –
Jeppe Okkels Taken off
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ 2 – 4 – – – –
Ester Sokler Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Shayden Morris Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 1 – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Aberdeen win 56% Avg odds 1.69
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.74
Motherwell win 19% Avg odds 5.05

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.