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Aberdeen and Dundee offer a contest where Aberdeen hold the stronger historical balance, yet Dundee have shown they can reverse the expected order. Aberdeen won 3–0 in the League Cup on 15 August 2026, after Dundee had claimed a 2–0 Premiership victory on 8 August. Those contrasting results make the hierarchy clear without making every meeting predictable for either club.
Match center
Starting eleven
Starting XI Aberdeen
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27G
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28M
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23D
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26D
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24D
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32M
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25M
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31F
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20F
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7M
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15F
Dundee Starting XI
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G
1
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D
7
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D
4
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D
5
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D
3
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M
8
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M
48
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F
27
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F
19
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M
18
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F
15
Substitutes Aberdeen
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10M
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17M
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9F
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15F
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40M
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13G
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21D
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22D
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53F
Dundee Substitutes
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M
10
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M
14
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M
17
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G
13
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D
52
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M
16
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M
47
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M
58
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F
60
Match events
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32'F. Robertson S. Murray
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42'Toyosi Olusanya Yellow Card
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45' +5Daniel Happe Yellow Card
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51'⚽Kevin Nisbet Normal Goal
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57'⚽Mitchy Ntelo Normal Goal (Asst: Toyosi Olusanya)
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63'⚽Kevin Nisbet Normal Goal (Asst: Tony Yogane)
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66'S. Armstrong M. Ntelo
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66'A. Briedl C. Ronan
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66'Alexander Briedl Connor Ronan
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66'Stuart Armstrong Mitchy Ntelo
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69'A. Forrest J. Bevan
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69'Z. Besir C. Reilly
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69'Žan Bešir Charlie Reilly
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69'Alan Forrest Joe Bevan
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77'L. Smith T. Yogane
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77'A. Mouloua K. Nisbet
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77'Ayoub Mouloua Kevin Nisbet
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77'Lewis Smith Tony Yogane
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87'F. Marshall A. Aremu
Matchup Aberdeen VS Dundee
Aberdeen’s edge meets a setback
The broader balance still favours Aberdeen, whose 3–1 Premiership win on 6 December 2025 sits alongside a 3–2 Dundee success on 17 May 2026. The contrast matters more than any single score: Aberdeen can establish a clear margin, but Dundee have also shown they can overturn expectation. The League Cup result from August restored Aberdeen’s advantage on the scoreboard, yet the Premiership losses around it prevent a simplistic reading of the pairing.
The balance can swing back
Future meetings can ask whether Aberdeen will convert their broader standing into another clear result or whether Dundee can answer with a further reversal. The dated outcomes show a fixture with a firm historical direction and credible counter-results, giving both clubs a meaningful standard for the next contest. Aberdeen bring the stronger claim; Dundee bring the uncertainty that keeps the Premiership comparison open. That tension gives the pairing interest beyond its basic hierarchy.