Dundee travel to Pittodrie on Tuesday to take on Aberdeen in the Ladbrokes Premiership and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Aberdeen v Dundee
COMPETITION: Ladbrokes Premiership
DATE: Tuesday 18th December 2018
KICK-OFF: 7.45pm
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 Division One (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. 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: Nick Walsh
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Ralph Gordon
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Joseph Gordon
FOURTH OFFICIAL: Steven Kirkland
Head to Head v Aberdeen
LEAGUE: Won 42, Drawn 66, Lost 104
SCOTTISH CUP: Won 6, Drawn 9, Lost 12
LEAGUE CUP: Won 6, Drawn 4, Lost 10
TOTALS: Won 54, Drawn 79, Lost 126
Last Five Dundee v Aberdeen Matches
- 11/8/2018 | Home | Premiership | Lost 1-0 | 7,581
- 17/3/2018 | Away | Premiership | Lost 1-0 | 15,208
- 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
Last Meeting
Aberdeen edged out Dundee in a 1-0 win at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park in the first home game of this season. Gary Mackay-Steven’s second half penalty proved decisive last August. The Dark Blues had good chances but their failure to turn them into goals proved costly.
Dundee FC: Hamilton, Curran, Kusunga, Meekings (c), Ralph (Kerr 66), Spence (Nabi at half time), Madianga, Ngwatala, McGowan,
Moussa, Mendy (Wighton 70)
Unused subs: Parish (gk), Caulker, Moore, Henvey
Booked: Kusunga (handball).
Aberdeen FC: Lewis, Ball, Devlin, Considine, Shinnie (c), McGinn, Gleeson (Forrester 73), Ferguson, Mackay-Steven, May (Wright 79), Cosgrove (Anderson 55)
Unused subs: Cerny (gk), Ross, Campbell, Harrington.
Goal: Mackay-Steven (74 pen).
Booked: Ferguson (foul on Madianga), Devlin (foul on Moussa), Gleeson (foul on Ngwatala).
Attendance: 7,581 (2,878 away fans)
Aberdeen’s Season So Far
Finishing second last season meant Aberdeen’s 2018/19 campaign started in the Europa League 2nd qualifying round where they drew English Premiership club Burnley.
In the first leg at Pittodrie Gary MacKay-Steven gave The Dons a first half lead from the spot but a late Sam Vokes equaliser denied Aberdeen a famous win. Aberdeen then acquitted themselves superbly in the second leg at Turf Moor where they took the gave to extra time after a fantastic overhead kick equaliser by Lewis Ferguson but goals from Cork and Barnes when enough to see the English Premier League side through.
Aberdeen’s league campaign started against Rangers at Pittodrie and after the Ibrox men went down to ten men early on, they took the lead through a James Travernier penalty. However in injury time substitute Bruce Anderson rescued a point with a goal on his debut. Â
Aberdeen’s next match was a 1-0 win over Dundee at Dens thanks to a Gary Mackay-Steven penalty and followed that up with a 4-0 win over St Mirren in the League Cup and a 1-1 draw at Hibs before their first defeat of the season at Kilmarnock.
The Dons would go all the way to the Betfred Cup Final after knocking out Hibs in the quarters on penalties and Rangers 1-0 in the semis at Hampden but lost 1-0 to Celtic in the final at the start of the month.
Aberdeen’s Premiership campaign has been mixed with wins over Motherwell, St Mirren (twice), Hamilton, Killie, Livingston and Hibs, coupled with defeats to Celtic, Hearts and Motherwell but the highlight came four days after the League Cup Final defeat when they returned to Glasgow and beat league leaders Rangers 1-0 at Ibrox.
Top Scorers
ABERDEEN: MacKay-Steven 6; Cosgrove 4; Ferguson 3; Anderson, Wilson, Shinnie, McGinn, May 2
DUNDEE: K. Miller 7; Moussa, Mendy, Madinanga, McGowan 2; Wighton, Boyle, Spence, Ngwatala, Källman, Nabi, Curran 1
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 is pay at the gate and prices are as follows:
Adults – ÂŁ26
Over 65 – ÂŁ19
FTE / Over 75 – ÂŁ15
Under 18s – ÂŁ10
Under 12s – ÂŁ6
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
This match will be available to watch live to fans outside of the UK who are virtual season ticket holders or alternatively for a one off payment of ÂŁ5.
Fans in the UK can sign up to DeeTV for a monthly fee of ÂŁ5.99 or an annual fee of ÂŁ59.99 which will give them access to live audio of most Ladbrokes Premiership games, full match replays and highlights, behind the scenes content and exclusive interviews.
The full ninety minutes of the match will be available to every subscriber of DeeTV on Tuesday while a shorter highlights package will be available to on Wednesday alongside exclusive post match interviews with the manager and players.
The pre-match press conference is also available to view on DeeTV from Monday.
If you are out with the UK you will also be able to take advantage of our Live Streaming package for every home game
