Dundee take on Aberdeen at Dens Park in front of the BT Sport cameras on Friday and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Dundee v Aberdeen
COMPETITION: Ladbrokes Premiership
DATE: Friday 31st March 2017
KICK-OFF: 7.45pm
VENUE: Dens Park
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
CLUB WEBSITE: www.afc.co.uk
Getting to the Ground
The full address of Dens Park for Sat-Nav is Dens Park, Sandeman Street, Dundee, DD3 7JY
The city centre of Dundee can be reached easily by both road & rail. From Dundee City Centre you can use the no 1A or no 24 National Express Dundee bus services, both of which can be boarded at the Albert Square. For a taxi to the ground, call Tay Taxis on 01382450450.
Match Officials
The referee for Friday night is Alan Muir. Forty-one year old Muir became a referee with the SFA in 1992 and joined the SPL/SFL list two years later and the FIFA list in 2009. Muir has refereed two Dundee matches this season, at Partick in December and at home to Kilmarnock last month.
The Assistant Referees are David McGeachie and Graeme Leslie and the Fourth Official is Crawford Allan.
Head to Head v Aberdeen
LEAGUE: Won 42, Drawn 66, Lost 99
SCOTTISH CUP: Won 6, Drawn 9, Lost 12
LEAGUE CUP: Won 6, Drawn 4, Lost 10
TOTALS: Won 54, Drawn 79, Lost 121
Last Five Dundee v Aberdeen Matches
27/1/2017 | Away | Premiership | Lost 2-0| 10,512
18/9/2016 | Home | Premiership | Lost 3-1 | 6,321 | Holt
22/1/2016 | Away | Premiership | Lost 1-0 | 11,805 |
5/12/2015 | Home | Premiership | Lost 2-0 | 6,327 |
22/8/2015 | Away | Premiership | Lost 2-0 | 13,621 |
Last Meeting
Dundee went down to a 3-0 defeat at Pittodrie in January. First half goals by Ryan Jack and Niall McGinn put the Dons in charge and a late third by McGinn confirmed Aberdeen’s superiority. Dundee gave their hosts some uncomfortable moments early in the first half, but after a stunning second goal, on the stroke of half time, the result was never in doubt.
Aberdeen: Lewis, Logan, Taylor, Reynolds, Considine, Jack (c), Shinnie, Hayes (Christie 81), McLean, McGinn (Wright 87), Rooney (Storey 83)
Unused subs: Alexander (gk), O’Connor, Pawlett, Stockley.
Goals: Jack (28), McGinn (45, 78)
Booked: Shinnie (persistent fouling).
Dundee: Bain, Etxabeguren (El Bakhtaoui 68), Gomis, Gadzhalov, O’Hara, Hateley, Ross, McGowan (c), Kerr, Wighton, Haber
Unused subs: Mitchell (gk), Duffy, Williams, Waddell.
Booked: Etxabeguren (foul on Hayes).
Attendance: 10,512.
Referee: Kevin Clancy. Assistants: Sean Carr, Graham McNeillie. Fourth official: Gavin Duncan.
Aberdeen’s Season So Far
Aberdeen started their season early on June 30th with a Europa League qualifying tie with Luxembourg side Fola Esch and progressed 3-2 on aggregate after winning 3-1 at Pittodrie but losing 1-0 in the Stade Josey Bathel.
They then met Lithuanians Ventspils in the next round, winning 3-0 at home and 1-0 away but crashed out in the third qualifying round to experienced Slovenians NK Maribor. A late Johnny Hayes goal rescued a 1-1 draw in the first leg at Pittodrie but in the second leg, a missed Adam Rooney penalty at 0-0 would cost them dear as Maribor would win 1-0 but The Dons went home aggrieved at a number of poor refereeing decisions.
Being in Europe made Aberdeen exempt from the League Cup group stages and so they started their domestic campaign with a 0-0 draw at St Johnstone. They followed this with another 0-0 draw at home to Hearts before getting their win league win of the season the following week in a 2-1 win over Partick Thistle.
Progress was made in the League Cup with wins over Ayr United, St Johnstone and then Morton in the semi-final but in the final against Celtic in November were easily overcome 3-0 in a one sided affair.
Aberdeen had already lost 4-1 at Celtic Park in the Premiership in August while Celtic have won the next two league games 1-0 but The Dons look in good shape for a third successive second placed finish behind the champions elect.
Aberdeen have now won nine games in a row and sit eight points ahead of third placed Rangers and the highlight of their season was a dramatic last minute winner over the Light Blues at Pittodrie in September thanks to fantastic free kick from James Maddison.
The Dons’ winning run has also propelled them into the Scottish Cup semi-finals where they met Hibernian and they will be looking to lift the trophy in May to add top a second placed finish.
To do that Aberdeen will have to keep winning with Rangers expected to pick up momentum with a new manager and they will be looking to continue that at Dens Park where they haven’t lost in the league since 2004.
Top Scorers
DUNDEE: Haber, Stewart 6, Loy, McGowan, O’Hara 4; El Bahktaoui, Hemmings, Holt, O’Dea 3
ABERDEEN: Rooney 12; McGinn 10; Hayes 7 Stockley 5; McLean 4
Ticketing Information
Tickets for the Friday night visit of Aberdeen to Dens Park this season are on sale now online and from the Ticket office.
This match is a Category A match and is all ticket. We expect demand for tickets to be high so would advise to purchase as early as possible to avoid delays.
Family Area Priced tickets available in the Bobby Cox Stand
Rows A – Y, Seats 1 – 47 with prices as follows:
Adult and one child under 12 £30
Two adults and two children under 12 £55
With additional children under 12 at £ 5
Children under 16 in the family area are £ 12
Under 12 and Under 16 tickets can only be bought as part of a family group
Prices for all areas in Dens Park are priced at £25 for Adults, £18 for concessions and £15 for juveniles
Tickets are available from the ticket office, in person or by phone on 01382 889966 (Option 1) or online
Match Programme
Friday’s match programme for the match against Aberdeen will be available to buy in and around the ground and in the club shop and is a full, colour 52 page edition.
‘The Dee’ is packed with news, views and features and this week includes:
- A message from manager Paul Hartley
- A message from Managing Director John Nelms
- Regular ‘Squad Number’ feature looking at the players who have worn the number 17 shirt for Dundee through the years
- Classic Match
- This Week in History
- Profile on visitors Aberdeen
- Junior Dees News and Quiz
- Dundee Supporters Association news
Dundee’s matchday magazine The Dee, produced by our partners Curtis Sports will be available on Sunday for just £3.
How To Watch
The full ninety minutes of the match will be available to subscribers of DEETV on Friday evening while a shorter highlights package will be available to view on Saturday alongside exclusive post match interviews with the manager and players.
The pre-match press conference is also available to view on DEETV from Thursday.
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.
