Motherwell VS Aberdeen

Fixtures, lineups and Stats

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Aberdeen vs Motherwell is a closely balanced Scottish Premiership fixture, with neither side establishing lasting control across their competitive meetings. The balance is visible in the February 2026 sequence: Aberdeen won 2–0 in the FA Cup on 18 February, and Motherwell answered with a 2–0 Premiership victory three days earlier. Taken together, those results show how readily the outcome can reverse even when the scoreline is identical.

Past matches, Aberdeen vs Motherwell

  • League Regular Season - 3
    Home Motherwell
    0 - 4
    Aberdeen Away
    Fir Park
  • League Round of 16
    Home Aberdeen
    2 - 0
    Motherwell Away
    Pittodrie Stadium
  • League 1st Phase - 27
    Home Motherwell
    2 - 0
    Aberdeen Away
    Fir Park
  • League 1st Phase - 12
    Home Aberdeen
    1 - 1
    Motherwell Away
    Pittodrie Stadium
  • League 1st Phase - 6
    Home Motherwell
    2 - 0
    Aberdeen Away
    Fir Park

Match center

0 - 4
FT

Starting eleven

Substitutes Motherwell
  • 21
    G
  • 63
    M
  • 2
    D
  • 47
    F
  • 19
    F
  • 15
    F
  • 77
    F
  • 20
    D
  • 4
    D
Aberdeen Substitutes
  • M
    10
  • D
    26
  • G
    30
  • D
    22
  • F
    9
  • F
    31
  • F
    11
  • M
    17
  • F
    7

Match events

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  • 12'
    Lewis Mayo Yellow Card
  • 38'
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    Gavin Molloy Normal Goal
  • 40'
    Tom Sparrow Yellow Card
  • 45'
    Jack Milne Lewis Mayo
  • 46'
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    Connor Patrick Ronan Normal Goal (Asst: Kevin Nisbet)
  • 53'
    Sebastian Palmer-Houlden Tawanda Maswanhise
  • 53'
    Ibrahim Said Jardell Kanga
  • 53'
    Emmanuel Longelo Yellow Card
  • 63'
    Afeez Aremu Olalekan Yellow Card
  • 64'
    Alexander Briedl Afeez Aremu Olalekan
  • 67'
    Willy Gabriel Vogt Regan Charles-Cook
  • 68'
    Dylan Levitt Joe Hodge
  • 72'
    Stuart Armstrong Findlay Marshall
  • 72'
    Ayoub Mouloua Toyosi Olusanya
  • 75'
    Eythor Bjørgolfsson Alex·Lowry
  • 76'
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    Ayoub Mouloua Normal Goal (Asst: Connor Patrick Ronan)
  • 76'
    Ayoub Mouloua Yellow Card
  • 78'
    Daniel Happe Mats Knoester
  • 87'
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    Kevin Nisbet Normal Goal (Asst: Marius Müller)

Stats for this game

Matchup Aberdeen VS Motherwell

Margins remain narrow

The wider picture reinforces the sense of parity. A 1–1 Premiership draw on 9 November 2025 offered no separation, while Aberdeen’s 4–1 win on 29 March 2025 showed that the balance can still swing within a single afternoon. Neither result erases the broader closeness between the clubs. Instead, they illustrate two versions of the same matchup: a shared outcome or a clear win when one side establishes a decisive margin.

What to watch

Because the historical balance is so close, neither club owns an uncontested position in the pairing. The exchanged 2–0 results in February provide an especially direct reminder that a strong outcome for one side need not settle the wider comparison. The 1–1 draw keeps shared points firmly within that outlook. Future meetings can therefore be read against two credible possibilities: one team creates meaningful separation, or another reversal reinforces the fixture’s resistance to a fixed hierarchy.

Past head to head stats
Aberdeen VS Motherwell

Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time

Aberdeen
Motherwell

Points per match over time

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games

Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games

Aberdeen VS Motherwell
Head-to-Head History

Regular Season - 3
Motherwell
0 - 4
Aberdeen
Fir Park
Round of 16
Aberdeen
2 - 0
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
1st Phase - 27
Motherwell
2 - 0
Aberdeen
Fir Park
1st Phase - 12
Aberdeen
1 - 1
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
1st Phase - 6
Motherwell
2 - 0
Aberdeen
Fir Park
Quarter-finals
Aberdeen
0 - 1
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
1st Phase - 31
Aberdeen
4 - 1
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
1st Phase - 22
Motherwell
2 - 0
Aberdeen
Fir Park
1st Phase - 5
Aberdeen
2 - 1
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
Relegation Round - 1
Aberdeen
1 - 0
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
1st Phase - 30
Motherwell
0 - 1
Aberdeen
Fir Park
1st Phase - 20
Aberdeen
3 - 3
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
1st Phase - 11
Motherwell
2 - 4
Aberdeen
Fir Park
1st Phase - 25
Aberdeen
3 - 1
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
1st Phase - 12
Motherwell
1 - 2
Aberdeen
Fir Park
1st Phase - 3
Aberdeen
2 - 3
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
1st Phase - 27
Motherwell
1 - 1
Aberdeen
Fir Park
5th Round
Motherwell
2 - 1
Aberdeen
Fir Park
1st Phase - 13
Aberdeen
0 - 2
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
1st Phase - 5
Motherwell
2 - 0
Aberdeen
Fir Park
1st Phase - 25
Aberdeen
2 - 0
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
1st Phase - 19
Motherwell
0 - 0
Aberdeen
Fir Park
1st Phase - 8
Aberdeen
0 - 3
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
Regular Season - 22
Aberdeen
0 - 1
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
Regular Season - 9
Motherwell
0 - 3
Aberdeen
Fir Park
1st Phase - 32
Aberdeen
3 - 1
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
1st Phase - 14
Motherwell
3 - 0
Aberdeen
Fir Park
1st Phase - 6
Aberdeen
1 - 0
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
1st Phase - 29
Motherwell
0 - 2
Aberdeen
Fir Park
1st Phase - 14
Aberdeen
0 - 2
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
1st Phase - 7
Motherwell
0 - 1
Aberdeen
Fir Park
Quarter-finals
Motherwell
3 - 0
Aberdeen
 
1st Phase - 28
Aberdeen
1 - 0
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
1st Phase - 10
Aberdeen
7 - 2
Motherwell
Pittodrie Stadium
1st Phase - 19
Motherwell
1 - 3
Aberdeen
 
2nd Phase - 2
Aberdeen
4 - 1
Motherwell
 
1st Phase - 31
Motherwell
2 - 1
Aberdeen
 
1st Phase - 12
Aberdeen
1 - 1
Motherwell
 
1st Phase - 4
Motherwell
1 - 2
Aberdeen
 
1st Phase - 29
Aberdeen
2 - 1
Motherwell
 
1st Phase - 20
Motherwell
0 - 2
Aberdeen
 
1st Phase - 11
Aberdeen
1 - 0
Motherwell
 
2nd Phase - 5
Aberdeen
0 - 1
Motherwell
 
1st Phase - 24
Motherwell
2 - 2
Aberdeen
 
1st Phase - 18
Aberdeen
0 - 1
Motherwell
 
1st Phase - 2
Motherwell
1 - 3
Aberdeen
 
1st Phase - 30
Aberdeen
0 - 0
Motherwell
 
1st Phase - 20
Motherwell
4 - 1
Aberdeen
 
1st Phase - 7
Aberdeen
3 - 3
Motherwell
 
Regular Season - 30
Motherwell
1 - 0
Aberdeen
 

Previous games Aberdeen

Semi-finals
Rangers
Aberdeen
Hampden Park
Regular Season - 11
Aberdeen
Falkirk
Pittodrie Stadium
Regular Season - 10
Dundee Utd
Aberdeen
Tannadice Park
Regular Season - 9
Aberdeen
ST Mirren
Pittodrie Stadium
Regular Season - 8
Aberdeen
ST Johnstone
Pittodrie Stadium

Previous games Motherwell

Regular Season - 12
Motherwell
ST Mirren
Fir Park
Regular Season - 11
ST Johnstone
Motherwell
McDiarmid Park
Regular Season - 10
Motherwell
Heart Of Midlothian
Fir Park
Regular Season - 9
Kilmarnock
Motherwell
The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park
Regular Season - 8
Motherwell
Celtic
Fir Park

Upcoming games Aberdeen

- Regular Season - 12
Rangers
Aberdeen
Ibrox Stadium
- Regular Season - 13
Aberdeen
Hibernian
Pittodrie Stadium
- Regular Season - 14
Kilmarnock
Aberdeen
 
- Regular Season - 12
Rangers
Aberdeen
Ibrox Stadium
- Regular Season - 15
Aberdeen
Dundee
Pittodrie Stadium

Upcoming games Motherwell

- Regular Season - 13
Dundee Utd
Motherwell
Tannadice Park
- Regular Season - 14
Motherwell
Rangers
Fir Park
- Regular Season - 15
Motherwell
Hibernian
Fir Park
- Regular Season - 16
Falkirk
Motherwell
 
- Regular Season - 17
Motherwell
Kilmarnock
Fir Park