Dundee 2-1 Aberdeen: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 16 October 2021

Result

Dundee 2-1 Aberdeen

Premiership · Saturday 16 October 2021, 17:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Dundee 2-1 Aberdeen: match report

Dundee won against Aberdeen 2-1 in the Premiership on Saturday 16 October 2021. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Leigh Griffiths opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Dundee's goals came from Leigh Griffiths (49') and Luke McCowan (62'). Aberdeen scored through Christian Ramirez (67').

Discipline: Dundee received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card; Aberdeen received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Dundee were 12th on 3 points from 8 and Aberdeen 9th on 8 points from 8. Dundee went on to finish that season 12th with 29 points, and Aberdeen 9th with 41.

Dundee lined up in a 4-3-3 and Aberdeen in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Leigh Griffiths of Dundee (7.8), level with Lee Ashcroft (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Dundee wins, 0 draws and 3 for Aberdeen.

Going into the match Dundee's last five read L-L-L-D-L and Aberdeen's L-L-L-L-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 38'Yellow card · Charlie AdamDundee
  • 39'Red card · Jack HamiltonDundee
  • 44'Yellow card · Shaun ByrneDundee
  • 49'Goal · Leigh GriffithsDundee · 1-0
  • 62'Goal · Luke McCowanDundee · 2-0
  • 67'Goal · Christian RamirezAberdeen · 2-1
  • 73'Yellow card · Ryan HedgesAberdeen
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Declan GallagherAberdeen
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Cillian SheridanDundee
  • 90+10'Yellow card · D. MullenDundee
  • 90+10'Yellow card · Marley WatkinsAberdeen

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Dundee 0, draws 0, Aberdeen 3.

Team news

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Dundee line-up (4-3-3)

A. Legzdiņš, Cammy Kerr, Lee Ashcroft, Ryan Sweeney, Jordan Marshall, Jordan McGhee, Charlie Adam, Shaun Byrne, Luke McCowan, Leigh Griffiths, Paul McMullan

Aberdeen line-up (4-3-3)

Gary Woods, Calvin Ramsay, Declan Gallagher, David Bates, Jack MacKenzie, F. Ojo, Scott Brown, Lewis Ferguson, Ryan Hedges, Christian Ramirez, Jonny Hayes