There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Aberdeen leading Hamilton Academical by 12 points.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It should be mentioned that Hamilton Academical play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Hamilton Academical on grass are 8 victories, 4 draws and 24 defeats from 36 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 28-72. You can compare this with overall results below.
Aberdeen form and stats
3-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Premiership numbers at home for Aberdeen so far this season.
Aberdeen drew their last game, 0-0 away at Dundee United (placed 6th). Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against St. Mirren.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Aberdeen home games with this odds we find five games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, zero draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.
Aberdeen has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Aberdeen's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hamilton Academical form and stats
As the visiting team in Premiership matches, Hamilton Academical, who have the most conceded goals (21) in Premiership, have produced an overall stat of 2-0-3 so far. Academical seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Hamilton Academical might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. St. Johnstone proved too strong as Academical slumped to a 3-5 defeat in front of their own fans at The Hope CBD Stadium. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Ayr United in the League Cup.
As you can tell from the result, the match against St. Johnstone was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 8 goals, will the fun continue today?
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Hamilton Academical played away with similar odds. This revealed five games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, one were draw and the home team won as expected three times.
Academical has another fixture away, a Premiership game, against St. Mirren in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Academical find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Academical have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Aberdeen won eight, Hamilton Academical won one and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Ferguson 5 goals |   H. Odofin 3 goals |  M. Watkins 2 goals |
Aberdeen missing players
Hamilton Academical missing players
| Aberdeen | Hamilton Academical | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | 6 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 11 | 21 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 44% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 70% |
| 44% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 40% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 40% | 30% |
| 22% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 60% |
| 56% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 103 | 45 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 48 | 95 |
| 39 | 14 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| 26% | 36% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 47% | 34% |
- Aberdeen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Aberdeen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Hamilton Academical has the most conceded goals (21) in Premiership
- Hamilton Academical has the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Premiership
- Hamilton Academical has the the worst goal difference (-10) in Premiership
- Hamilton Academical have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hamilton Academical have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Hamilton Academical haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rangers | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 29 |
| 2 | Celtic | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 18 | 25 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Dundee United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 12 |
| 7 | Ross County | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -9 | 12 |
| 8 | Livingston | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 11 |
| 9 | St. Johnstone | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 10 |
| 10 | Motherwell | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 8 |
| 11 | St. Mirren | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
| 12 | Hamilton Academical | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 7 |
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