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Aberdeen face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 123 games played, Dons have recorded 40 wins, and Motherwell have come away with 43 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Aberdeen | 1 - 2 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 13 Mar | Motherwell | 0 - 2 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 11 Nov | Aberdeen | 2 - 1 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Motherwell | 0 - 2 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Aberdeen | 2 - 2 | Motherwell | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Motherwell | 3 - 1 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 08 Nov | Motherwell | 1 - 0 | Aberdeen | SLGC |
Recent respective form guides
Motherwell are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Aberdeen is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Dons have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Motherwell find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 29 points they have accumulated from 16 games. Aberdeen's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Motherwell | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The 'Well, as the Dons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Motherwell | Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Aberdeen | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |