Dundee travel to Pittodrie on Saturday to take on Aberdeen and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Aberdeen v Dundee
COMPETITION: Ladbrokes Premiership
DATE: Saturday 17th March 2018
KICK-OFF: 3.00pm
VENUE: Pittodrie Stadium
Opposition Info
FORMED: 1903
STADIUM: Pittodrie Stadium
CAPACITY: 20,866
PITCH SIZE: 109m x 72m
MANAGER: Derek McInnes
CHAIRMAN: Stewart Milne
NICKNAME: The Dons
MASCOTS: Angus the Bull, Sammy the Seagull, Donny the Sheep
CLUB COLOURS: Red and White
HONOURS: UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: 1982/83
UEFA Super Cup: 1983
Scottish League A Division (1st tier) champions: 1954/55
Scottish League Premier Division (1st tier): 1979/80, 1983/84,
1984/85
Scottish Cup winners: 1947, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990
League Cup winners: 1955/56, 1976/77, 1985/86, 1989/90,
1995/96, 2013/14
Southern League Cup winners: 1945/46
Drybrough Cup: 1971/72, 1980/81
RECORD WIN: 10-0 v Raith Rovers, Scottish League A Division, 13/10/1962
RECORD ATTENDANCE: 45,061 v Hearts, Scottish Cup, March 13th 1954
CLUB WEBSITE: www.afc.co.uk
Getting to the Ground
Aberdeen FC’s home is Pittodrie Stadium, located close to the city centre of Aberdeen, and is easily reachable by car, bus and train.
By Car/Coach:
The full address for Sat-Nav is Pittodrie Stadium, Pittodrie St, Aberdeen AB24 5QH
Parking in the stadium car parks is reserved for pass holders, with a limited number of spaces available on a first come, first served basis for disabled badge holders. The police will direct buses to coach parking areas at the stadium. There is a limited amount of free car parking available in streets around the stadium but be aware that there are match day restrictions on parking – check the signs.
By Bus/Train:
There are regular bus and train services from Dundee to Aberdeen. The bus and train stations in Aberdeen are right next door to each other. On exiting the stations onto Guild Street, cross to the entrance to the Trinity Centre. Continue straight through the centre on to Union Street. It is possible to walk to Pittodrie from here by turning right and heading up towards King Street. Continue along King Street until you see Pittodrie Street on the right. By this point Pittodrie is easily visible. There are buses from Union Street that take you to Pittodrie. A number 13 (towards Seaton) will drop you off on Golf Road with Pittodrie on the left and this is best for the away end. A number 1 (towards Danestone), 2 (towards Ashwood), or X40 (towards Dubford) will drop you off on King Street. The best stop is the one after King Street Bus Depot, then make your way down Pittodrie Street or Merkland Road on the right.
Match Officials
REFEREE: Willie Collum
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Frank Connor
ASSISTANT REFEREE: David McGeachie
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Gavin Ross
Head to Head v Aberdeen
LEAGUE: Won 42, Drawn 66, Lost 102
SCOTTISH CUP: Won 6, Drawn 9, Lost 12
LEAGUE CUP: Won 6, Drawn 4, Lost 10
TOTALS: Won 54, Drawn 79, Lost 124
Last Five Dundee v Aberdeen Matches
8/12/2017 | Home | Premiership | Lost 1-0 | 6,451
19/8/2017 | Away | Premiership | Lost 2-1 | 15,646 | Deacon
31/3/2017 | Home | Premiership | Lost 7-0 | 7,314
27/1/2017 | Away Premiership | Lost 3-0 | 10,512
18/9/2016 | Home | Premiership | Lost 3-1 | 6,321 | Holt
Last Meeting
Dundee’s recent good run came to an end as they lost 1-0 to Aberdeen at Dens Park on a Friday night in early December. Scott McKenna scored at the start of the second half to consign the Dee to a narrow and scarcely deserved defeat. The Dark Blues were full of confidence after their recent good run and should have taken at least a point from the match.
Dundee: Parish, Kerr (c), Hendry, Meekings (Waddell 82), O’Hara, Kamara, McGowan (Allan 61), Aurtenetxe, Deacon (Leitch-Smith 79), Moussa, El Bakhtaoui
Unused subs: Ferrie (gk), Holt, O’Dea, Curran.
Booked: Moussa (foul on Ross), Kamara (foul on McLean), Kerr (foul on Christie).
Aberdeen: Lewis, Logan, O’Connor, McKenna, Considine, McLean, Shinnie, Stewart, Christie, Ross (Arnason at half time), Rooney
Unused subs: Rogers (gk), Harvie, Reynolds, Ball, Wright, Maynard.
Goal: McKenna (48).
Booked: Logan (foul on El Bakhtaoui), McLean (foul on Kerr).
Attendance: 6,451 (2,043 Aberdeen supporters).
Referee: Nick Walsh. Assistants: David Roome, Mark McLean. Fourth official: Steven Reid.
Aberdeen’s Season So Far
Aberdeen’s season started on July 13th with a two legged Europa League with NK Siroki Brijeg and after a 1-1 at Pittodrie, The Dons secured a superb 2-0 win in Bosnia thanks to goals from ex-Dee Greg Stewart and ex-Arab Gary MacKay-Steven scoring their first goals for the club.
In the next round Aberdeen drew Apollon Limassol and despite winning the home leg 2-1 this time, crashed out after a disappointing 2-0 defeat in Cyprus.
Aberdeen opened their domestic campaign with a double header against Hamilton Academical and after a 2-0 win in the opening Premiership game at Pittodrie, knocked the Accies out the Betfred Cup three days later with a 1-0 win at the SuperSeal Stadium.
However The Dons interest in the League Cup ended in the next round when they lost 3-0 to eventual runners-up Motherwell in the quarter-final at Fir Park but got revenge four days later with a 1-0 win in the Premiership at the same venue.
By then The Dons were second in the league after wins over Ross County, Dundee and Partick and draws with Hearts and Kilmarnock.
Aberdeen continued to put pressure on leaders Celtic with victories over St Johnstone and Hibernian but when the sides met at Pittodrie at the end of October, it was a comfortable 3-0 win for the visitors.
November just saw one win for The Dons at Rugby Park after two points dropped at Hamilton and a defeat at home to Motherwell as well as back to home and away defeats to Rangers.
After the victory at Dens on December 8th wins were secured over St Johnstone and Hibs before a 3-0 defeat at Celtic Park two days before Christmas.
The Dons returned from the winter break with a 4-1 win at home to Championship leaders St Mirren in the Scottish Cup and in the next round scored 4 again against another Championship side when they knocked Dundee United out 4-2.
The quarter-finals saw The Dons draw 1-1 with Kilmarnock at Pittodrie meaning a replay at Rugby Park and the Reds progressed to the semis after a penalty shoot-out. Ex Killie keeper saved three pens for Aberdeen after the 1-1 AET draw while former Dee Greg Stewart scored the spot kick which sent them through.
The Dons returned to Premiership action with another defeat to Rangers but bounced back with consecutive wins over Kilmarnock, Ross County and Hamilton.
However back to back defeats to Hibs and Celtic did damage to their aspirations to finishing second and in their last league game could only draw 0-0 away at Partick Thistle.
Top Scorers
ABERDEEN: Rooney 11; MacKay-Steven, McLean 8; Christie 7; May 4
DUNDEE: Moussa 10; O’Hara, Leitch-Smith 6; El Bahktaoui, 5; Waddell 3; McGowan, Haber, Murray 2
Ticketing Information
Dundee fans will be seated in the South Stand sections P,Q and R which can be accessed from Park Road.
This match will be cash for all visiting supporters and tickets will need to be purchased from a ticket booth next to the turnstiles before entering the ground.
The prices for the match are as follows:
Adults – £26
Over 65 – £19
FTE / Over 75 – £15
Under 18s – £10
Under 12s – £6
Fans should arrive as early as possible to avoid any queues or delays at the ticket booth
Matchday Programme
Aberdeen’s award winning programme Red Matchday is produced by our programme partner Curtis Sport and is a full colour 64 page edition with a number of articles about the visiting team.
Priced £3 it will be available in and around Pittodrie Stadium from 2pm. It can also be purchased online on the Curtis Sport website www.curtis-sport.com if you can’t make the match but still want a programme or if you wish to pre-order and have it sent to your home.
How To Watch
The full ninety minutes of the Aberdeen match will be available to subscribers of DEETV on Saturday evening alongside exclusive post match interviews with the manager and players while a shorter highlights package will be available to view on Sunday.
The pre-match press conference is also available to view on DEETV from Friday.
You can sign up for DEETV for just £5 a month on the official website where you will have access to Highlights, Interviews and all the Dundee FC goals at the click of the button.
If you are out with the UK you will also be able to take advantage of our Live Streaming package for every home game.
