Motherwell 1-2 Aberdeen: result and report
Premiership · Saturday 15 August 2015
Result
Motherwell 1-2 Aberdeen
Premiership · Saturday 15 August 2015, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Motherwell 1-2 Aberdeen: match report
Motherwell lost to Aberdeen 1-2 in the Premiership on Saturday 15 August 2015. The half-time score was 1-1.
Marvin Johnson opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Motherwell's goal came from Marvin Johnson (5'). Aberdeen scored through Niall McGinn (25') and Ash Taylor (62').
Discipline: Motherwell received 1 yellow card; Aberdeen received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Motherwell were 8th on 3 points from 3 and Aberdeen 2nd on 6 points from 2. Motherwell went on to finish that season 6th with 52 points, and Aberdeen 2nd with 67.
Motherwell lined up in a 4-4-2 and Aberdeen in a 4-4-1-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Motherwell wins, 4 draws and 3 for Aberdeen.
Key events
- 5'Goal · Marvin Johnson
- 25'Goal · Niall McGinn
- 40'Yellow card · S. Logan
- 50'Yellow card · Steven Hammell
- 61'Yellow card · Ash Taylor
- 62'Goal · Ash Taylor
Head-to-head
Team news
Motherwell expected line-up (4-4-2)
George Long, Stephen McManus, Louis Laing, Stephen Pearson, Keith Lasley, Marvin Johnson, Lee Erwin, Scott McDonald, Josh Law
Aberdeen expected line-up (4-4-1-1)
Scott Brown, Andy Considine, Shaleum Logan, Mark Reynolds, Ash Taylor, Kenny McLean, Niall McGinn, Ryan Jack, Adam Rooney