Aberdeen vs Kilmarnock — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Aberdeen

6 DEC

0:1

Kilmarnock

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

David Watson (assist: Matty Kennedy) · Right foot shot 0-1

Man of the match

Stuart FindlayKilmarnock8.4

Expected goals (xG)

No xG data for this match.

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Venue

Pittodrie StadiumAberdeen · 20,866 seats

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Conditions

Weatherbroken clouds
RefereeMatthew McDermid
1st AssistantAlan Mulvanny
2nd AssistantDavid Dunne
4th OfficialIain Snedden

Pressure index

AberdeenKilmarnock

1′45′90′

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Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card45'

Graeme Shinnie · Foul

OUT

Substitution60'

In: Rory McKenzie · Out: Brad Lyons · Substitution because of injury

PLAYER

Yellow card65'

Jonny Hayes · Foul

OUT

Substitution73'

In: Liam Polworth · Out: Liam Donnelly · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution76'

In: James McGarry · Out: A. MacDonald · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Shayden Morris · Out: Duk · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card82'

Stefan Gartenmann · Foul

OUT

Substitution82'

In: Matty Kennedy · Out: Marley Watkins · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card86'

Rory McKenzie · Foul

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

David Watson (assist: Matty Kennedy) · Right foot shot 0-1

Ball positions

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Commentary

121

Thats all. Game finished - Aberdeen 0, Kilmarnock 1.
90+7′Second Half ended - Aberdeen 0, Kilmarnock 1.
90+4′Jamie McGrath - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
90+4′Fouled by Rory McKenzie - Kilmarnock
90+2′Goal! Aberdeen 0, Kilmarnock 1. David Watson - Kilmarnock - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assist - Matthew Kennedy with a cross.
89′New attacking attempt. Richard Jensen - Aberdeen - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Jonny Hayes with a cross.
88′Corner - Aberdeen. Conceded by Corrie Ndaba.
87′Missed chance. Stuart Findlay - Kilmarnock - shot with the head from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Daniel Armstrong with a cross after corner.
87′Corner - Kilmarnock. Conceded by James McGarry.
86′Missed chance. Richard Jensen - Aberdeen - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Leighton Clarkson with a cross .
86′Rory McKenzie - Kilmarnock - receive yellow card for a foul.
86′Shayden Morris - Aberdeen - won a free kick on the right wing.
86′Fouled by Rory McKenzie - Kilmarnock
85′Fouled by Kyle Vassell - Kilmarnock
85′James McGarry - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
83′Graeme Shinnie - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
83′Fouled by Robbie Deas - Kilmarnock
82′Stefan Gartenmann - Aberdeen - receive yellow card for a foul.
82′Kyle Vassell - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in attack.
82′Fouled by Stefan Gartenmann - Aberdeen
82′Substitution - Kilmarnock. Matthew Kennedy for Marley Watkins.
81′Offside - Aberdeen. Stefan Gartenmann is in offside.
81′Corner - Aberdeen. Conceded by Corrie Ndaba.
80′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
79′Delay in match - injury Marley Watkins - Kilmarnock
78′Shot blocked. Jamie McGrath - Aberdeen - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
78′Shot blocked. Shayden Morris - Aberdeen - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - James McGarry.
76′Substitution - Aberdeen. Shayden Morris for Duk.
76′Substitution - Aberdeen. James McGarry for Angus MacDonald.
75′Fouled by Marley Watkins - Kilmarnock
75′Duk - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
74′Kyle Vassell - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in defence.
74′Fouled by Richard Jensen - Aberdeen
74′Shot blocked. Bojan Miovski - Aberdeen - shot with left foot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
73′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73′Substitution - Kilmarnock. Liam Polworth for Liam Donnelly - injury.
72′Delay in match - injury Liam Donnelly - Kilmarnock
70′Shot blocked. Jonny Hayes - Aberdeen - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
69′Corner - Aberdeen. Conceded by Lewis Mayo.
69′Richard Jensen - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
69′Fouled by Kyle Vassell - Kilmarnock
66′Fouled by Daniel Armstrong - Kilmarnock
66′Duk - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
65′Jonny Hayes - Aberdeen - receive yellow card for a foul.
64′Fouled by Jonny Hayes - Aberdeen
64′Daniel Armstrong - Kilmarnock - won a free kick on the right wing.
63′Rory McKenzie - Kilmarnock - won a free kick on the left wing.
63′Fouled by Nicky Devlin - Aberdeen
62′New attacking attempt. Stefan Gartenmann - Aberdeen - shot with right foot from more than 35 yards is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.
62′Shot blocked. Jamie McGrath - Aberdeen - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Jonny Hayes.
62′Shot blocked. Jonny Hayes - Aberdeen - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked.
62′Shot blocked. Jamie McGrath - Aberdeen - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked.
62′Shot blocked. Bojan Miovski - Aberdeen - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Nicky Devlin with a head.
60′Substitution - Kilmarnock. Rory McKenzie for Brad Lyons - injury.
60′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59′Delay in match - injury Brad Lyons - Kilmarnock
58′Corner - Aberdeen. Conceded by David Watson.
56′Missed chance. Jamie McGrath - Aberdeen - shot with the head from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Stefan Gartenmann with a cross.
53′Stefan Gartenmann - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
53′Fouled by Kyle Vassell - Kilmarnock
51′Missed chance. Leighton Clarkson - Aberdeen - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left.
50′Fouled by Robbie Deas - Kilmarnock
50′Duk - Aberdeen - won a free kick in attack.
48′Shot blocked. Daniel Armstrong - Kilmarnock - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Brad Lyons.
48′Fouled by Jamie McGrath - Aberdeen
48′David Watson - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in attack.
47′Fouled by Marley Watkins - Kilmarnock
47′Angus MacDonald - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
47′Kyle Vassell - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in defence.
47′Fouled by Stefan Gartenmann - Aberdeen
45′Second Half starts Aberdeen 0, Kilmarnock 0.
45+2′First Half ended - Aberdeen 0, Kilmarnock 0.
45+1′Missed chance. David Watson - Kilmarnock - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high after corner.
45′Corner - Kilmarnock. Conceded by Jamie McGrath.
44′Graeme Shinnie - Aberdeen - receive yellow card for a foul.
44′Fouled by Graeme Shinnie - Aberdeen
44′Daniel Armstrong - Kilmarnock - won a free kick on the right wing.
43′Fouled by Jamie McGrath - Aberdeen
43′Brad Lyons - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in attack.
41′Stefan Gartenmann - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
41′Fouled by Kyle Vassell - Kilmarnock
39′Offside - Aberdeen. Bojan Miovski is in offside.
38′Nicky Devlin - Aberdeen - won a free kick on the right wing.
38′Fouled by Corrie Ndaba - Kilmarnock
37′Jamie McGrath - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
37′Fouled by Robbie Deas - Kilmarnock
35′Missed chance. Duk - Aberdeen - shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Graeme Shinnie.
34′Stefan Gartenmann - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
34′Fouled by Marley Watkins - Kilmarnock
31′Fouled by Liam Donnelly - Kilmarnock
31′Duk - Aberdeen - won a free kick on the left wing.
29′Fouled by Graeme Shinnie - Aberdeen
29′Daniel Armstrong - Kilmarnock - won a free kick on the right wing.
29′Jonny Hayes - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
29′Fouled by Daniel Armstrong - Kilmarnock
28′Liam Donnelly - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in defence.
28′Fouled by Jamie McGrath - Aberdeen
27′Missed chance. Bojan Miovski - Aberdeen - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Duk.
26′Leighton Clarkson - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
26′Fouled by Brad Lyons - Kilmarnock
25′Missed chance. Corrie Ndaba - Kilmarnock - shot with the head from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assist - Daniel Armstrong with a cross after corner.
24′Corner - Kilmarnock. Conceded by Kelle Roos.
24′New attacking attempt. Liam Donnelly - Kilmarnock - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Daniel Armstrong with a cross.
24′Corner - Kilmarnock. Conceded by Jonny Hayes.
24′Shot blocked. Daniel Armstrong - Kilmarnock - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Marley Watkins.
21′New attacking attempt. Duk - Aberdeen - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Jamie McGrath with a cross.
17′Graeme Shinnie - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
17′Fouled by David Watson - Kilmarnock
16′Corner - Kilmarnock. Conceded by Angus MacDonald.
13′Fouled by Jonny Hayes - Aberdeen
13′Daniel Armstrong - Kilmarnock - won a free kick in defence.
12′Offside - Kilmarnock. Brad Lyons is in offside.
10′Graeme Shinnie - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
10′Fouled by Stuart Findlay - Kilmarnock
8′Missed chance. Kyle Vassell - Kilmarnock - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - David Watson.
6′Jamie McGrath - Aberdeen - won a free kick in attack.
6′Fouled by Brad Lyons - Kilmarnock
5′Shot blocked. Graeme Shinnie - Aberdeen - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Bojan Miovski.
4′Jamie McGrath - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
4′Fouled by Liam Donnelly - Kilmarnock
First Half starts.

Match statistics

ABEKIL

Possession and passing

64%Possession36%

72%Pass accuracy57%

439Passes251

321Successful Passes143

10Key Passes7

2Substitutions4

1 more

26Throw-ins17

Attack

0Goals1

18Shots Total8

3Shots On Target2

4Corners5

53Dangerous Attacks30

8Accurate Crosses6

12 more

107Attacks101

17Dribble Attempts16

75Duels Won62

2Offsides1

0Penalties0

10Shots Blocked2

11Shots inside the box6

5Shots Off Target4

7Shots outside the box2

100%Successful dribbles100%

11Successful Dribbles11

30Total Crosses19

Defence and discipline

1Saves3

17Tackles17

7Interceptions6

11Fouls21

3Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

Other

0Hit Woodwork0

24Successful Headers19

6Successful Interceptions6

42Headers44

6Challenges6

0Assists1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

M. McDermidPer-match averages this season · 19 matches · career: 54

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.47	1.68	1.79	3.89
Red cards	0.05	0.05	0.00	0.11
Second yellows	0.05	0.00	0.05	0.07
Penalties	0.42	0.16	0.26	0.37

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Starting XI

KilmarnockFormation: 3-5-2 · €1.4M2/11

Derek McInnes

AberdeenFormation: 5-3-2 · €7.3M5/11

Barry Robson

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Aberdeen€7.3Mstarting XI · 5/11€8.7Mwith bench · 8/20

Kilmarnock€1.4Mstarting XI · 2/11€1.8Mwith bench · 4/20

Aberdeen's starting XI cost €5.9M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Aberdeen — bench

Connor BarronMidfielder15

James McGarryDefender6.7 19

Ester SoklerAttacker · €1M (2026)20

Shayden MorrisAttacker6.8 21

Dante PolvaraMidfielder · €200K (2026)23

Ryan DuncanMidfielder28

Jack MilneDefender31

Ross DoohanGoalkeeper33

Slobodan RubežićDefender · €230K (2023)

Kilmarnock — bench

Rory McKenzieMidfielder6.4 10

Matty KennedyAttacker · €89K (2020)7.3 14

Jack SandersDefender15

Fraser MurrayMidfielder19

Tom DaviesDefender20

Kieran O'HaraGoalkeeper21

Andy DallasAttacker31

Liam PolworthMidfielder6.7 39

Gary Mackay-StevenMidfielder · €330K (2015)

Player statistics

Aberdeen starters then subs, by rating

Richard Jensen#5 · Defender · 90′7.5

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 2
Shots on target: 1

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 40/54
Pass accuracy: 74%
Key passes: 0
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/1
Long balls (won/total): 5/10

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 7/10
Aerials won: 4

Defence

Tackles: 2
Interceptions: 3
Clearances: 4
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 1
Fouls drawn: 1

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Aberdeen	2.0050%	2.1047.62%
Draw	3.4029.41%	3.3529.85%
Kilmarnock	3.8026.32%	3.4528.99%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Aberdeen or Draw	1.2580%	1.3076.92%
Aberdeen or Kilmarnock	1.3076.92%	1.3275.76%
Draw or Kilmarnock	1.8055.56%	1.7357.8%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.3474.63%
0–1 goals	–	3.3030.3%
3+ goals	2.1047.62%	2.0648.54%
0–2 goals	1.7058.82%	1.7158.48%
4+ goals	–	3.7526.67%
0–3 goals	–	1.2580%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Aberdeen	2.7536.36%	2.7536.36%
Draw	2.1047.62%	2.1047.62%
Kilmarnock	4.0025%	4.0025%

Outcome	bet365
ABE → ABE	3.2530.77%
ABE → X	15.006.67%
ABE → KIL	34.002.94%
X → ABE	5.0020%
X → X	5.0020%
X → KIL	8.0012.5%
KIL → ABE	26.003.85%
KIL → X	15.006.67%
KIL → KIL	6.5015.38%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.5028.57%
6 - 8	4.0025%
9 - 11	2.6338.1%
Under 6	15.006.67%
Over 14	6.5015.38%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
3+ cards	–	1.2083.33%
0–2 cards	–	4.1024.39%
4+ cards	1.6261.92%	1.4867.57%
0–3 cards	2.2045.45%	2.4540.82%
5+ cards	2.2045.45%	2.1646.3%
0–4 cards	1.6261.92%	1.6261.73%
6+ cards	–	3.5028.57%
0–5 cards	–	1.2679.37%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Celtic	7	18
2	Rangers	7	16
3	Hearts	7	13
4	Dundee	7	10
5	St. Mirren	7	10
6	St. Johnstone	7	8
7	Aberdeen	7	8
8	Dundee United	7	8
9	Motherwell	7	8
10	Hibernian	7	7
11	Falkirk	7	6
12	Kilmarnock	7	5

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.9551.28%	1.8653.76%
No	1.8055.56%	1.9052.63%