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Aberdeen vs MotherwellPremiership 2018

Aberdeen
Aberdeen
FT
33
HT: 23
Motherwell
Motherwell
2/14/2024PremiershipPremiership · 1st Phase - 20Pittodrie Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 9+ matches

Aberdeen38%
×Draw26%
Motherwell36%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Aberdeen
1.36
Motherwell
1.32

Both teams create about equally

Season form · 11 home / 9 away

creates per match

Aberdeen
1.17
Motherwell
1.22

allows per match

Aberdeen
1.43
Motherwell
1.56

finishing

Aberdeen+0.38scores more
Motherwell+0.34scores more

Total goals

50%Under
  • Under50
  • Over50

Close call

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Aberdeen

Motherwell
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
019%
026%
033%
041%
1
109%
1112%
128%
134%
141%
2
206%
218%
226%
232%
241%
3
303%
314%
323%
331%
340%
4
401%
411%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
50%50%3.5
28%72%4.5
13%87%

Double chance

Aberdeen or draw
64%
Aberdeen or Motherwell
74%
Draw or Motherwell
62%

Winning margin

Aberdeen wins by 2+
17%
Motherwell wins by 2+
16%

Team goals

Aberdeen 1+ goals
74%
Aberdeen 2+ goals
39%
Aberdeen 3+ goals
16%
Motherwell 1+ goals
73%
Motherwell 2+ goals
38%
Motherwell 3+ goals
15%

Draw no bet

Aberdeen (draw refunded)
51%
Motherwell (draw refunded)
49%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
42%
Both score & under 3
12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Aberdeen at homecreates 1.17, concedes 1.43 · 11 matches

Motherwell awaycreates 1.22, concedes 1.56 · 9 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Aberdeen attack 1.17 + Motherwell defence 1.56 → ÷2 → 1.36

Motherwell attack 1.22 + Aberdeen defence 1.43 → ÷2 → 1.32

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 38%?"

Aberdeen scores more
38%
level
26%
Motherwell scores more
36%

Aberdeen at 38% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 38% does not mean "Aberdeen will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Premiership: Aberdeen 3–3 Motherwell

Aberdeen and Motherwell drew 3-3 in Premiership on February 14, 2024.

The match was played at Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen.