Ross County vs Aberdeen — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Ross County

19 MAY

2:2

Aberdeen

Goals

GOAL

Goal5'

Simon Murray · Right foot shot 1-0

GOAL

AST

Goal32'

Ester Sokler (assist: Connor Barron) · Right foot shot 1-1

GOAL

AST

Goal50'

Jamie McGrath (assist: Junior Hoilett) · Right foot shot 1-2

GOAL

Penalty68'

Yan Dhanda · Right foot shot 2-2

Man of the match

Simon MurrayRoss County7.8

Expected goals (xG)

Ross CountyxGAberdeen

2.101.53

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TV stations

International

Bet365

Venue

Global Energy Stadium

Conditions

Weatherovercast clouds
RefereeWilliam Collum
1st AssistantCraig Ferguson
2nd AssistantDavid Dunne
4th OfficialDuncan Williams

Pressure index

Ross CountyAberdeen

1′45′90′

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Match flow

GOAL

Goal5'

Simon Murray · Right foot shot 1-0

PLAYER

Yellow card28'

Jack Baldwin · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card29'

Simon Murray · Substitution because of injury

GOAL

AST

Goal32'

Ester Sokler (assist: Connor Barron) · Right foot shot 1-1

GOAL

AST

Goal50'

Jamie McGrath (assist: Junior Hoilett) · Right foot shot 1-2

OUT

Substitution60'

In: Victor Loturi · Out: Ryan Leak · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Red card64'

A. MacDonald · Professional last man foul

OUT

Substitution67'

In: Duk · Out: Leighton Clarkson · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution67'

In: Slobodan Rubežić · Out: Ester Sokler · Tactical sub

GOAL

Penalty68'

Yan Dhanda · Right foot shot 2-2

PLAYER

Yellow card77'

James Brown · Foul

OUT

Substitution78'

In: Richard Jensen · Out: Jack MacKenzie · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution78'

In: Bojan Miovski · Out: Junior Hoilett · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Josh Sims · Out: James Brown · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card85'

Jordan White · Persistent fouling

OUT

Substitution87'

In: Eamonn Brophy · Out: G. Harmon · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Nicky Devlin · Foul

Ball positions

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Commentary

107

90+7′Yan Dhanda of Ross County has successfully secured a free kick on the defensive end.
90+7′Graeme Shinnie of Aberdeen commits a foul.
90+5′Yan Dhanda of Ross County has earned a free kick on the right flank.
90+5′Slobodan Rubezic of Aberdeen commits a foul.
90+4′Aberdeen earns a corner kick, forced by Eli King's defense.
90+2′Opportunity squandered. Jordan White of Ross County takes a left-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it sails high and wide to the left. The assist came from Yan Dhanda, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
90+2′Corner kick awarded to Ross County, forced by Richard Jensen.
90+1′Will Nightingale of Ross County strikes the right post with a header from the middle of the box. The assist came from Yan Dhanda who delivered a cross.
90+1′Nicky Devlin of Aberdeen has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
90+1′Simon Murray of Ross County has secured a free kick on the left flank.
90+1′Nicky Devlin of Aberdeen commits a foul.
90′Another offensive effort. Yan Dhanda of Ross County takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's caught in the upper middle of the goal.
89′Stefan Gartenmann from Aberdeen commits a foul.
89′Eamonn Brophy of Ross County has successfully secured a free kick in the offensive zone.
Thats all. Game finished - Ross County 2, Aberdeen 2.
90+10′Second Half ended - Ross County 2, Aberdeen 2.
86′Corner kick awarded to Ross County, forced by Stefan Gartenmann's defense.
86′Attempt thwarted. Victor Loturi of Ross County takes a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's stopped. The assist was by Simon Murray.
85′Jordan White of Ross County has been shown a yellow card.
85′Graeme Shinnie of Aberdeen has successfully earned a free kick in the offensive zone.
85′Jordan White from Ross County has committed a foul.
85′Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.
85′The match is temporarily halted due to an injury suffered by Josh Sims of Ross County.
81′Offside called against Aberdeen. Bojan Miovski has been flagged offside.
81′Victor Loturi of Ross County commits a foul.
81′Jamie McGrath of Aberdeen has successfully earned a free kick on the left flank.
80′Player change - Ross County. James Brown is being replaced by Josh Sims.
78′Player change - Aberdeen. Richard Jensen is coming on to replace Jack MacKenzie.
78′Player change - Aberdeen. Bojan Miovski is replacing Junior Hoilett.
87′Missed chance. Eli King - Ross County - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right after corner.
77′Junior Hoilett of Aberdeen has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
77′James Brown of Ross County has committed a foul.
77′Attempt thwarted. Ross County's Will Nightingale's right-footed shot from beyond the box is obstructed.
77′Another offensive effort. Simon Murray from Ross County tries a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it's caught in the top middle of the net. The assist was by Eli King.
75′Pause concluded. They are prepared to proceed.
84′Delay in match - injury Josh Sims - Ross County
73′Graeme Shinnie of Aberdeen has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
73′Victor Loturi of Ross County commits a foul.
72′Unsuccessful attempt. Yan Dhanda from Ross County takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area following a free kick, but it sails over the bar.Penalty
71′Stefan Gartenmann from Aberdeen commits a foul.
71′Connor Randall of Ross County has successfully earned an offensive free kick.
77′Shot blocked. Connor Randall - Ross County - shot with right foot from long distance on the left is blocked. Assist - George Harmon.
69′Jordan White from Ross County commits a foul.
68′Score! Ross County 2, Aberdeen 2. Yan Dhanda from Ross County successfully scores a penalty, shooting it to the left corner with his right foot.
67′Player change - Aberdeen. Duk is coming on to replace Leighton Clarkson.
74′Delay in match - injury Jamie McGrath - Aberdeen
64′Angus MacDonald of Aberdeen has been shown the red card.
64′Angus MacDonald of Aberdeen has committed a foul in the penalty box, resulting in a penalty being awarded against them.Penalty
64′Penalty awarded to Ross County. Jordan White successfully earns a penalty after being fouled inside the penalty box.Penalty
62′Corner kick awarded to Ross County, forced by Angus MacDonald.
60′Player change - Ross County. Victor Loturi is coming on to replace Ryan Leak.
69′Jack MacKenzie - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
59′Fouled by Jordan White - Ross County
59′Connor Barron - Aberdeen - won a free kick in defence.
58′New attacking attempt. James Brown - Ross County - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Simon Murray.
55′Offside call - It's against Aberdeen. Ester Sokler has been flagged for offside.
59′Missed chance. Jack MacKenzie - Aberdeen - shot with right foot from the left side of the box missed. Assist - Junior Hoilett.
55′Attempt thwarted. Jack MacKenzie of Aberdeen strikes with his left foot from beyond the box but it's stopped. The assist was by Leighton Clarkson.
52′Pause ended. They are prepared to proceed.
51′Match pause - Aberdeen.
50′Score! Ross County 1, Aberdeen 2. Jamie McGrath of Aberdeen strikes with his left foot from a short distance into the middle of the net. The assist was by Junior Hoilett.
55′Junior Hoilett - Aberdeen - hits the left post with a shot with left foot from the left side of the box.
49′Stefan Gartenmann of Aberdeen has earned a defensive free kick.
49′Jordan White from Ross County has committed a foul.
46′Junior Hoilett of Aberdeen has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
50′Missed chance. Connor Randall - Ross County - shot with left foot from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Yan Dhanda.
45′The second half commences with Ross County and Aberdeen tied at 1-1.
45+3′The first half concludes with Ross County and Aberdeen tied at 1-1.
45+1′Missed chance. Graeme Shinnie - Aberdeen - shot with left foot from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Junior Hoilett.
46′Fouled by James Brown - Ross County
39′Jordan White of Ross County has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
39′Graeme Shinnie of Aberdeen commits a foul.
38′Junior Hoilett of Aberdeen has secured a free kick on the left flank.
42′Offside - Ross County. Yan Dhanda is in offside.
38′Jordan White from Ross County commits a foul.
38′Nicky Devlin of Aberdeen successfully earned a defensive free kick.
32′Score! Ross County 1, Aberdeen 1. Ester Sokler of Aberdeen heads the ball into the top left corner from a short distance. The assist came from Connor Barron following a corner kick.
38′Fouled by James Brown - Ross County
31′Corner kick awarded to Aberdeen. Ross Laidlaw is responsible for conceding it.
29′Corner kick awarded to Aberdeen, forced by Jack Baldwin.
32′Shot blocked. Stefan Gartenmann - Aberdeen - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked.
29′Simon Murray of Ross County has been shown a yellow card.
28′Jack Baldwin of Ross County has been issued a yellow card due to a foul.
29′Shot blocked. Leighton Clarkson - Aberdeen - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked.
28′Graeme Shinnie - Aberdeen - won a free kick in attack.
28′Fouled by Jack Baldwin - Ross County
26′Ryan Leak - Ross County - won a free kick in defence.
26′Fouled by Ester Sokler - Aberdeen
22′George Harmon - Ross County - won a free kick in defence.
22′Fouled by Jack MacKenzie - Aberdeen
18′Corner - Aberdeen. Conceded by James Brown.
17′Corner - Aberdeen. Conceded by Ryan Leak.
15′Corner - Aberdeen. Conceded by Ross Laidlaw.
15′New attacking attempt. Junior Hoilett - Aberdeen - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner.
13′Junior Hoilett - Aberdeen - won a free kick in attack.
13′Fouled by Jack Baldwin - Ross County
9′George Harmon - Ross County - won a free kick in defence.
9′Fouled by Jamie McGrath - Aberdeen
3′Attempt thwarted. Yan Dhanda from Ross County makes an attempt with his right foot from the left side of the penalty area, but it's blocked.Penalty
3′New attacking attempt. Jordan White - Ross County - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Simon Murray with a head.
3′New attacking attempt. Nicky Devlin - Aberdeen - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Leighton Clarkson.
3′Missed chance. Leighton Clarkson - Aberdeen - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left .
2′Jack Baldwin from Ross County has committed a foul.
2′Ester Sokler of Aberdeen has secured a free kick on the right flank.
2′Graeme Shinnie of Aberdeen successfully secured a defensive free kick.
2′James Brown from Ross County has committed a foul.
The opening half commences...

Match statistics

RSCABE

Possession and passing

44%Possession56%

69%Pass accuracy73%

302Passes398

209Successful Passes291

8Key Passes6

3Substitutions4

1 more

20Throw-ins22

Attack

2Goals2

15Shots Total11

6Shots On Target6

3Corners7

51Dangerous Attacks42

3Accurate Crosses2

11 more

104Attacks71

19Dribble Attempts20

1Offsides2

1Penalties0

4Shots Blocked4

8Shots inside the box7

8Shots Off Target7

7Shots outside the box4

100%Successful dribbles75%

8Successful Dribbles15

20Total Crosses18

Defence and discipline

2Saves4

14Tackles17

8Interceptions6

14Fouls10

4Yellow cards1

0Red cards1

Other

2Hit Woodwork1

22Successful Headers16

14Successful Interceptions17

43Headers32

8Challenges4

0Assists2

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

The referee

W. CollumPer-match averages this season · 22 matches · career: 425

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.59	1.91	1.68	3.49
Red cards	0.14	0.05	0.09	0.16
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.08
Penalties	0.45	0.27	0.18	0.34

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

Expected goals (xG)

Ross CountyxGAberdeen

2.101.53

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.301.51

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.311.53

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.671.07

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

1.440.46

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.350.30

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.120.10

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.741.05

Starting XI

AberdeenFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €5.6M4/11

Peter Leven

Ross CountyFormation: 3-4-1-2 · €289K2/11

Don Cowie

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

Transfer fees

Ross County€289Kstarting XI · 2/11€960Kwith bench · 4/20

Aberdeen€5.6Mstarting XI · 4/11€11Mwith bench · 7/20

Aberdeen's starting XI cost €5.3M more.

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

Ross County — bench

R. CallachanMidfielder11

Josh SimsMidfielder6.6 14

Victor LoturiMidfielder · €91K (2022)6.8 17

Jay HendersonMidfielder19

Brandon KhelaMidfielder · €580K (2025)27

Eamonn BrophyAttacker6.8 28

Loick AyinaDefender40

George WickensGoalkeeper43

Josh ReidDefender

Aberdeen — bench

Richard JensenDefender7.0 9

Bojan MiovskiAttacker · €3M (2025)6.8 11

DukAttacker · €2M (2026)7.0 15

James McGarryDefender20

Shayden MorrisAttacker28

Jack MilneDefender31

Ross DoohanGoalkeeper33

Slobodan RubežićDefender · €230K (2023)6.6 49

Fletcher BoydMidfielder

Player statistics

Ross County starters then subs, by rating

Simon Murray#15 · Attacker · 90′7.8

In this match

Attack

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Shots: 2
Shots on target: 2
Big chances created: 1
Expected goals (xG): 0.25
xGoT: 0.32

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 2/3
Pass accuracy: 67%
Key passes: 3
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/6

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 3/13
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/3
Dispossessed: 3

Defence

Tackles: 0

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1
Yellow cards: 1

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Ross County	2.3043.48%	2.3342.92%
Draw	4.0025%	3.6527.4%
Aberdeen	2.7037.04%	2.7536.36%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Ross County or Draw	1.4469.25%	1.4270.42%
Ross County or Aberdeen	1.2281.83%	1.2679.37%
Draw or Aberdeen	1.5763.65%	1.5863.29%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1984.03%
0–1 goals	–	4.9020.41%
3+ goals	1.6161.92%	1.6361.35%
0–2 goals	2.3043.48%	2.3043.48%
4+ goals	–	2.5539.22%
0–3 goals	–	1.4867.57%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Ross County	2.8734.78%	2.8535.09%
Draw	2.3043.48%	2.3542.55%
Aberdeen	3.2530.77%	3.2031.25%

Outcome	bet365
RSC → RSC	3.7526.67%
RSC → X	13.007.69%
RSC → ABE	26.003.85%
X → RSC	6.0016.67%
X → X	6.0016.67%
X → ABE	6.5015.38%
ABE → RSC	23.004.35%
ABE → X	13.007.69%
ABE → ABE	4.5022.22%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.6027.78%
6 - 8	3.7526.67%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	13.007.69%
Over 14	6.5015.38%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ cards	–	1.1686.21%
0–1 cards	–	4.2023.81%
3+ cards	1.6161.92%	1.6062.5%
0–2 cards	2.2045.45%	2.1247.17%
4+ cards	1.8354.56%	2.5539.22%
0–3 cards	1.8354.56%	1.4270.42%

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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