Aberdeen vs Kilmarnock

Aberdeen

2 - 1

Kilmarnock

🕒 Sun, 14 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Pittodrie Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ross Hardie 🔁 1st Phase - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 17

1st Phase Table

Aberdeen 8 · Kilmarnock 11

Referee Stats

Ross Hardie

13 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.00
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.54
Over 4.5 cards	62%
Home wins	46%
Draws	23%
Away wins	31%

How the match was won

Aberdeen outshot their opponent (21-8).
Aberdeen controlled possession (68%).
Aberdeen had the sharper finishing (8-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Aberdeen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

28 / 23

Avg: 1.47 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Kilmarnock (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-6-10

Goals For / Against

22 / 40

Avg: 1.16 / 2.11

Points

Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.37

PPG

0.79

1.47

1.16

1.21

2.11

44%

O2.5

69%

56%

BTTS

69%

44%

Score 1st

38%

League-position context

Aberdeen rank8th

Kilmarnock rank11th

Aberdeen points33

Kilmarnock points28

Aberdeen: #8 · 33 pts · GD -15

36 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Kilmarnock: #11 · 28 pts · GD -28

41 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Aberdeen last 5 home

W D L L W

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals12-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Kilmarnock last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals3-18

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Aberdeen trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 81% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 19%

Kilmarnock trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS69%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Aberdeen score at home75%

Aberdeen clean sheet at home25%

Kilmarnock score away75%

Kilmarnock clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Aberdeen score first44%

Aberdeen win after scoring first57%

Kilmarnock score first38%

Kilmarnock win after scoring first17%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Aberdeen 43% · Kilmarnock 50%

Avg first goal minute: Aberdeen 33.0' · Kilmarnock 19.5'

Vs league average

Aberdeen score at home1.47 vs 1.58

Aberdeen concede at home1.21 vs 1.16

Kilmarnock score away1.16 vs 1.16

Kilmarnock concede away2.11 vs 1.58

Aberdeen score 7% below league average, while Kilmarnock score level with league average.

Defensive side: Aberdeen are 5% above league average at home, and Kilmarnock are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Aberdeen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

46-60 2

0-15 1

Kilmarnock goal timing (away)

1H scored: 61% 2H scored: 39% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

46-60 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

61-75 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

68%

32%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

543

251

Passes Accurate

467

170

Passes %

86%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

T. John-Jules

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Brown

32' ⚽

⚽

32' ⚽ VAR

D. Thompson

Penalty cancelled

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Jensen

1st substitution · For: G. Shinnie

51'

51' G. Stanger

57'

57' R. Deas

61'

61' B. Lyons

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ D. Polvara

2nd substitution · For: M. Lazetić

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ T. John-Jules

1st substitution · For: G. Kiltie

69'

69' J. Brown

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ T. Keskinen

3rd substitution · For: K. Bilalovic

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ B. Anderson

2nd substitution · For: M. Dackers

75'

75' M. Lazetić

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Bilalovic

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Nisbet

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

J. Karlsson

Penalty

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ T. Lowery

3rd substitution · For: J. Thomson

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ G. Stanger

4th substitution · For: E. Brown

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ B. Lyons

5th substitution · For: Ben Brannan

88'

88' A. Aouchiche

90+3'

90+3' L. Polworth

Aberdeen vs Kilmarnock 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Aberdeen beat Kilmarnock 2-1 on Sunday, 14 December 2025 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Ross Hardie. It was played at Pittodrie Stadium.

First half: Kilmarnock took the lead at 17' when T. John-Jules scored, with the assist credited to J. Brown, making the score 0-1. VAR intervened at 32' for Kilmarnock (Penalty cancelled).

Second half: Aberdeen made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Jensen replacing G. Shinnie. G. Stanger received a yellow card for Kilmarnock at 51'. R. Deas received a yellow card for Kilmarnock at 57'. B. Lyons received a yellow card for Kilmarnock at 61'. Aberdeen made their 2nd substitution at 65', with D. Polvara replacing M. Lazetić. Kilmarnock made their 1st substitution at 65', with T. John-Jules replacing G. Kiltie. J. Brown received a yellow card for Kilmarnock at 69'. Aberdeen made their 3rd substitution at 72', with T. Keskinen replacing K. Bilalovic. Kilmarnock made their 2nd substitution at 72', with B. Anderson replacing M. Dackers. M. Lazetić received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 75'. Aberdeen leveled the score at 79' when K. Bilalovic scored, with the assist credited to K. Nisbet, making the score 1-1. Aberdeen took the lead at 85' when J. Karlsson scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. Kilmarnock made their 3rd substitution at 86', with T. Lowery replacing J. Thomson. Kilmarnock made their 4th substitution at 86', with G. Stanger replacing E. Brown. Kilmarnock made their 5th substitution at 86', with B. Lyons replacing Ben Brannan. A. Aouchiche received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 88'. L. Polworth received a yellow card for Kilmarnock at 90+3'.

Aberdeen used 3 substitutions while Kilmarnock used 5 substitutions. Aberdeen got 2 yellow cards, while Kilmarnock got 5 yellow cards.