Motherwell 2-4 Aberdeen: result and report

Premiership · Wednesday 1 November 2023

Result

Motherwell 2-4 Aberdeen

Premiership · Wednesday 1 November 2023, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Motherwell 2-4 Aberdeen: match report

Motherwell lost to Aberdeen 2-4 in the Premiership on Wednesday 1 November 2023. The half-time score was 0-2.

Jamie McGrath opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Motherwell's goals came from Thelonius Bair (78') and Mika Biereth (90+3'). Aberdeen scored through Jamie McGrath (26'), Nicky Devlin (44'), Jamie McGrath (68') and Luís Henriques de Barros Lopes (74').

Discipline: Motherwell received 6 yellow cards; Aberdeen received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Motherwell were 6th on 11 points from 9 and Aberdeen 11th on 9 points from 9. Motherwell went on to finish that season 8th with 43 points, and Aberdeen 5th with 48.

Motherwell lined up in a 3-4-3 and Aberdeen in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jamie McGrath of Aberdeen (8.7), ahead of Nicky Devlin (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Motherwell wins, 2 draws and 3 for Aberdeen.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 26'Goal · Jamie McGrathAberdeen · 0-1
  • 44'Goal · Nicky DevlinAberdeen · 0-2
  • 51'Yellow card · Calum ButcherMotherwell
  • 52'Yellow card · Conor WilkinsonMotherwell
  • 54'Yellow card · Brodie SpencerMotherwell
  • 59'Yellow card · Mika BierethMotherwell
  • 68'Goal · Jamie McGrathAberdeen · 0-3
  • 69'Yellow card · Liam KellyMotherwell
  • 74'Goal · Luís Henriques de Barros LopesAberdeen · 0-4
  • 78'Goal · Thelonius BairMotherwell · 1-4
  • 86'Yellow card · Kelle RoosAberdeen
  • 90+3'Goal · Mika BierethMotherwell · 2-4
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Davor ZdravkovskiMotherwell

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Motherwell 4, draws 2, Aberdeen 3.

Team news

Motherwell line-up (3-4-3)

Liam Kelly, Paul McGinn, Bevis Mugabi, Dan Casey, Stephen O'Donnell, Lennon Miller, Harry Paton, Brodie Spencer, Callum Slattery, Blair Spittal, Conor Wilkinson

Aberdeen line-up (5-4-1)

Kelle Roos, Nicky Devlin, Stefan Gartenmann, Slobodan Rubežić, Richard Jensen, Jack MacKenzie, Dante Polvara, Graeme Shinnie, Leighton Clarkson, Jamie McGrath, Bojan Miovski