Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Aberdeen W & Hibernian W face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the SWPL Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This could be an intriguing fixture with lots of spark and energy as both squads are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Aberdeen W form and stats
Aberdeen W have played three SWPL 1 home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. On the other hand, in the SWPL Cup, Aberdeen W has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Aberdeen to get some points in this home game.
In their previous game, the manager A. Smith led his Aberdeen to a defeat in the SWPL 1 match away at Hibernian W. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Balmoral Stadium.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Rangers W (0-8).Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the SWPL 1 game versus Glasgow City W in only three days. This game is also played here at Balmoral Stadium.
The Aberdeen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. Aberdeen are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (7 from 3 played).
Hibernian W form and stats
Hibernian W are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the SWPL 1, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the SWPL Cup stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Hibernian have lost on their last two travels.
Hibernian go into this game after a win, the home game against Aberdeen W that ended 1-0.
Prior to that match, the Hibernian manager faced defeat when travelling to Partick Thistle W and losing 2-3.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Hibernian manager as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Hamilton Academical W.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Hibernian are regular goalscorers on their travels. As for defending, Hibernian rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 5 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
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| Aberdeen W | Hibernian W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 11 | 5 | Played | P | 7 | 19 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Scored | S | 21 | 54 | ||
| 22 | 8 | Conceded | C | 14 | 23 | ||
| 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | ||
| 55% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 86% | 74% | ||
| 45% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 57% | 42% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 43% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 86% | 47% | ||
| 45% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 14% | 42% | ||
| 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 7.6 | ||
| 13 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 12 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 28% | ||
| 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 W | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 19 |
| 2 | Glasgow City W | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 |
| 3 | Celtic W | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 17 |
| 4 | Hibernian W | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | Aberdeen W | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -9 | 7 |
| 6 | Motherwell W | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 7 |
| 7 | Partick Thistle W | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | -14 | 7 |
| 8 | Spartans W | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 20 | -15 | 6 |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical W | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -18 | 4 |
| 10 | Hearts W | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -12 | 3 |