Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Motherwell - Aberdeen!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Motherwell form and stats
Motherwell have collected 22 points from their Premiership home games so far after 7-1-7.
Motherwell shared the glory with Hearts in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Before that, Motherwell had a home game versus Ross County which ended with a victory 4-1.
This is expected to be a close game, with Motherwell perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Motherwell as a small favourite), we find six games. Motherwell has won four of these, drawn zero and lost two.
A decent goal production from Motherwell in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 15 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.
Aberdeen form and stats
The visitors are W5-D6-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Premiership.
Aberdeen had fun at their own home (Fir Park) last time out, beating Hibernian 3-1. Curtis Main and Andy Considine scored. Before that, Aberdeen travelled to Kilmarnock and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Aberdeen in our archives, and the results are: one win for Aberdeen, three draws and one defeat.
Aberdeen are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 15 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Aberdeen have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Aberdeen - Motherwell 0-1 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Motherwell won five, Aberdeen won five and zero draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Cosgrove 11 goals |  L. Donnelly 7 goals |  C. Long 7 goals |
Motherwell missing players
Aberdeen missing players
| Motherwell | Aberdeen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 41 | 23 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 17 | 40 |
| 38 | 23 | 11 | Conceded | C | 7 | 17 | 36 |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 90% |
| 73% | 87% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 73% |
| 60% | 73% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 47% | 57% |
| 23% | 27% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 27% |
| 10% | 13% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 7% | 7% |
| 47% | 47% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 50% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | 30% |
| 27% | 27% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | 30% |
| 5 | 5.1 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 297 | 179 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 144 | 279 |
| 121 | 70 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 57 | 113 |
| 34% | 33% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 30% | 35% |
- Motherwell have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Celtic | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 70 | 80 |
| 2 | Rangers | 29 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 45 | 67 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 46 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 45 |
| 5 | Livingston | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 2 | 39 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -7 | 37 |
| 7 | St. Johnstone | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 46 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -18 | 36 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 26 | -10 | 33 |
| 9 | St. Mirren | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 29 |
| 10 | Ross County | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 60 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 37 | -31 | 29 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -20 | 27 |
| 12 | Hearts | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -21 | 23 |
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