Motherwell vs Aberdeen

15 September 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2026/27 · Referee Steven McLean

Full time 0 – 4

Half-time: 0–1

  • Gavin Molloy 38’
  • Connor Ronan 46’
  • Ayoub Mouloua 76’
  • Kevin Nisbet 87’

Match summary

Aberdeen won comfortably, 4-0 away at Motherwell. Aberdeen led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Gavin Molloy put Aberdeen ahead in the 38th minute. In the second half, Connor Ronan made it 0-2 in the 46th minute, Ayoub Mouloua made it 0-3 in the 76th minute, and Kevin Nisbet made it 0-4 in the 87th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Motherwell created 0.77 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Aberdeen 0.91 from 11.

Match stats

69% Possession 31%
12 Shots 11
5 Shots on target 4
5 Corners 2
95 Attacks 68
57 Dangerous attacks 27
695 Passes 310
87.6% Pass accuracy 73.5%
10 Tackles 20
7 Fouls 12
2 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Motherwell Aberdeen
Kick-off
Corner
3’
Alex LowryShot on target
6’
12’
14’
Corner
Emmanuel LongeloShot on target
19’
21’
Corner
Corner
22’
Alex LowryShot on target
28’
Emmanuel LongeloShot on target
30’
Corner
30’
38’
Gavin MolloyLeft foot shot0-1 (Aberdeen)
Tom SparrowArgument
40’
Half-time0-1
46’
Connor RonanRight foot shot0-2 (Aberdeen)
Second half underway
53’
Corner
57’
63’
Lukas FadingerShot on target
67’
76’
76’
Ayoub MoulouaRight foot shot0-3 (Aberdeen)
87’
Kevin NisbetRight foot shot0-4 (Aberdeen)
Corner
90+1’
Full-time0-4

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 0.91 38’ Gavin Molloy (Aberdeen), 0-1 38’ 46’ Connor Ronan (Aberdeen), 0-2 46’ 76’ Ayoub Mouloua (Aberdeen), 0-3 76’ 87’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), 0-4 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.77 0.91 38’ Gavin Molloy (Aberdeen), 0-1 Molloy 38’ 46’ Connor Ronan (Aberdeen), 0-2 Ronan 46’ 76’ Ayoub Mouloua (Aberdeen), 0-3 Mouloua 76’ 87’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), 0-4 Nisbet 87’
Motherwell 0.77 xGAberdeen 0.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aberdeen attacking Motherwell attacking 
87’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 68’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Motherwell), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 76’ Ayoub Mouloua (Aberdeen), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 56’ Alex Lowry (Motherwell), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 46’ Connor Ronan (Aberdeen), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 6’ Alex Lowry (Motherwell), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ Toyosi Olusanya (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Emmanuel Longelo (Motherwell), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Alex Lowry (Motherwell), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Alex Lowry (Motherwell), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 38’ Gavin Molloy (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 28’ Alex Lowry (Motherwell), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Emmanuel Longelo (Motherwell), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Toyosi Olusanya (Aberdeen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Findlay Marshall (Aberdeen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Lukas Fadinger (Motherwell), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Emmanuel Longelo (Motherwell), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Aremu Afeez (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Ibrahim Said (Motherwell), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Aremu Afeez (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 3’ Alex Lowry (Motherwell), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 87’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 68’ Sebastian Palmer-Houlden (Motherwell), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 76’ Ayoub Mouloua (Aberdeen), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 56’ Alex Lowry (Motherwell), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 46’ Connor Ronan (Aberdeen), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 6’ Alex Lowry (Motherwell), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 54’ Toyosi Olusanya (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Emmanuel Longelo (Motherwell), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Alex Lowry (Motherwell), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Alex Lowry (Motherwell), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Alex Lowry (Motherwell), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Gavin Molloy (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 30’ Emmanuel Longelo (Motherwell), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 21’ Toyosi Olusanya (Aberdeen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Findlay Marshall (Aberdeen), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Lukas Fadinger (Motherwell), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 19’ Emmanuel Longelo (Motherwell), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Aremu Afeez (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Ibrahim Said (Motherwell), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Aremu Afeez (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 3’ Alex Lowry (Motherwell), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Motherwell 4-2-2-2 Starting XI
Paulsen
Longelo
Girdwood-Reich
Moormann
Sparrow
Fadinger
Hodge 68’
Lowry 75’
Maswanhise 53’
Charles-Cook 67’
Kanga 53’
Aberdeen 5-3-2 Starting XI
Müller
Guinness-Walker
Mayo 46’
Knoester 78’
Molloy
Cadden
Ronan
Afeez 64’
Marshall 72’
Olusanya 72’
Nisbet

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 0 4 31 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
90′ 2 2 – 6 1 79 – – –
90′ – 1 – 5 3 99 1 – – –
90′ 3 1 2 7 3 86 – – – –
90′ – – – 4 1 53 1 – –
Midfielders8 players
90′ – – 80 1 – 1 – 5 – 3 –
Joe Hodge Taken off
68′ – – 72 – – 2 – 3 1 – –
Tawanda Maswanhise Taken off
53′ – – 14 – – – – 3 1 1 –
Alex Lowry Taken off
75′ – – 56 1 – 2 – 5 – – –
Jardell Kanga Taken off
53′ – – 23 1 – – – – – – –
Regan Charles-Cook Taken off
67′ – – 30 2 – – – 2 1 1 –
Ibrahim Said Came on as a substitute
37′ – – 26 – – – – 1 2 1 –
Dylan Levitt Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 32 – – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Sebastian Palmer-Houlden Came on as a substitute
37′ – – 1 – 0.35 – 1 1 – 5 –
Willy Vogt Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – 1 – – 4 –
Eythor Bjørgolfsson Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – – 2 – 4 –
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

Motherwell win 51% Avg odds 1.81
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.73
Aberdeen win 24% Avg odds 3.96

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.