FootyMAD's Motherwell match preview

Last updated : 15 August 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Motherwell v Aberdeen fixture

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 125 games played, Dons have recorded 40 wins, and Motherwell have come away with 45 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2008, the The 'Well carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 10 MayMotherwell2 - 1AberdeenSPL
2007/2008Wed 27 FebAberdeen1 - 1MotherwellSPL
2007/2008Sat 15 DecMotherwell3 - 0AberdeenSPL
2007/2008Sat 15 SepAberdeen1 - 2MotherwellSPL
2006/2007Tue 13 MarMotherwell0 - 2AberdeenSPL
2006/2007Sat 11 NovAberdeen2 - 1MotherwellSPL
2006/2007Sat 12 AugMotherwell0 - 2AberdeenSPL

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 The 'Well have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Aberdeen have an average recent record on the road, winning two of the last six, but losing the other four. While the Dons have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Motherwell see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 0 points from their 1 games played so far, Aberdeen find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded 0 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Motherwell6213887
Aberdeen6303779

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Aberdeen on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Motherwell. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
MotherwellNo sequences of note
AberdeenLost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Last drawn game 10 outings ago.