Aberdeen vs Falkirk

Premiership 31 Aug 2025, 14:00
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Falkirk
Falkirk
🏟 Pittodrie Stadium Round 4

Match report

Falkirk edged past Aberdeen 1-0 in the Premiership on 31 August 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Falkirk dominated possession with 63% of the ball and had 19 shots to Aberdeen's 12.

N. Devlin was sent off in the 43th minute.

The match was played at Pittodrie Stadium.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 37% - 63% Shots 12 - 19 On target 4 - 9 Corners 5 - 6 Fouls 16 - 13 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 8
8
Player of the match
Liam Henderson
Falkirk · captained the side
7 Kyrell Wilson 1 goal
7 Dimitar Mitov 7 saves
7 Alexander Jensen captained the side
7 Jack Milne captained the side
First half vs second half
Falkirk came out stronger after half-time, with 14 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–5 3–14
Shots On Goal 4–2 0–7
Ball Possession 41–59 —
Corners 4–1 1–5
Attacks 59–38 26–60
Match statistics
5 Corners 6
5 Substitution 5
85 Attacks 98
10 Attacks 2
33 Dangerous Attacks 46
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
5 On Target 8
8 Off Target 10
12 Shots Total 19
4 Shots On Goal 9
4 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 6
9 Shots Inside Box 13
3 Shots Outside Box 6
16 Fouls 13
5 Corners 6
4 Offsides 4
37% Ball Possession 63%
3 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
7 Saves 4
260 Passes Total 439
176 Passes Accurate 347
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Aberdeen · 4-2-3-1
1 D. Mitov
28 A. Jensen 22 J. Milne 5 M. Knoester 2 N. Devlin
18 A. Palaversa 10 L. Clarkson
11 N. Milanović 8 D. Polvara 81 T. Keskinen
9 K. Yengi
Falkirk · 4-2-3-1
19 S. Bain
2 K. Adams 15 L. Neilson 5 L. Henderson 3 L. McCann
17 H. Cartwright 8 B. Spencer
29 C. Miller 21 D. Tait 37 S. Arfield
9 R. Maclver
Aberdeen
Coach
Bo Jimmy Thelin
Substitutes
  • 21 Gavin Molloy
  • 4 Graeme Shinnie
  • 7 Adil Aouchiche
  • 27 Marko Lazetić
  • 14 Kenan Bilalovic
  • 13 Nick Suman
  • 26 Alfie Dorrington
  • 6 Sivert Heltne Nilsen
  • 29 Kjartan Mar Kjartansson
Falkirk
Coach
John McGlynn
Substitutes
  • 11 Alfie Agyeman
  • 22 Kyrell Wilson
  • 1 Nicky Hogarth
  • 20 Connor Allan
  • 47 Trey Samuel Ogunsuyi
  • 26 Sean Mackie
  • 7 Brian Graham
  • 18 Gary Oliver
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ G. Molloy ↓ K. Yengi Aberdeen
  • 54' ↑ G. Shinnie ↓ A. Palaversa Aberdeen
  • 54' ↑ A. Aouchiche ↓ N. Milanovic Aberdeen
  • 59' ↑ M. Lazetic ↓ J. Milne Aberdeen
  • 68' ↑ A. Agyeman ↓ C. Miller Falkirk
  • 68' ↑ K. Wilson ↓ S. Arfield Falkirk
  • 74' ↑ N. Hogarth ↓ S. Bain Falkirk
  • 77' ↑ K. Bilalovic ↓ L. Clarkson Aberdeen
  • 81' ↑ C. Allan ↓ H. Cartwright Falkirk
  • 81' ↑ T. Samuel-Ogunsuyi ↓ R. MacIver Falkirk
Cards
  • 43' N. Devlin Aberdeen
  • 29' J. Milne Aberdeen
  • 45+1' L. McCann Falkirk
  • 60' D. Tait Falkirk
  • 66' C. Miller Falkirk
  • 69' H. Cartwright Falkirk
  • 72' M. Knoester Aberdeen
  • 85' T. Keskinen Aberdeen
  • 90+1' C. Allan Falkirk
Head-to-head
Aberdeen 0 1 draws 2 Falkirk
2026-03-14 Aberdeen vs Falkirk 1 - 1
2026-01-03 Falkirk vs Aberdeen 1 - 0
2025-08-31 Aberdeen vs Falkirk 0 - 1
Recent form
Aberdeen D D D W D
Falkirk D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Aberdeen vs Falkirk?
Aberdeen lost 0-1 against Falkirk on 31 August 2025.
Who won Aberdeen vs Falkirk?
Falkirk won the match 1-0.
Where was Aberdeen vs Falkirk played?
The match was played at Pittodrie Stadium.
Who had more possession in Aberdeen vs Falkirk?
Falkirk had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.