For the second successive January Dundee travel to Pittodrie to take on Aberdeen at in front of the television cameras on Friday and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Aberdeen v Dundee
COMPETITION: Ladbrokes Premiership
DATE: Friday 27th January 2017
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
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.
Head to Head v Aberdeen
LEAGUE: Won 42, Drawn 66, Lost 98
SCOTTISH CUP: Won 6, Drawn 9, Lost 12
LEAGUE CUP: Won 6, Drawn 4, Lost 10
TOTALS: Won 54, Drawn 79, Lost 120
Last Five Dundee v Aberdeen Matches
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 |
16/5/2015 | Home | Premiership | Drew 1-1 | 6,434 | Tankulic
Last Meeting
Dundee went down to a 3-1 defeat at home to Aberdeen at Dens Park last September. Kevin Holt gave the Dee an early lead after a great move, but James Maddison quickly equalised with a shot from 22 yards. Dons’ substitute Jayden Stockley scored the crucial second after 76 minutes and Kenny McLean completed the scoring with a late, controversial penalty. Mark O’Hara’s sending off for a second booking right at the end completed a frustrating afternoon for the Dee.
Dundee: Bain, Kerr, Etxabeguren, O’Dea (c), Holt, Hateley (Loy 86), Ross (Duffy 80), O’Hara, McGowan, Williams (Wighton 68), El Bakhtaoui
Unused subs: Mitchell (gk), Vincent, Low, Gadzhalov.
Goal: Holt (12).
Booked: Kerr (foul on Hayes), O’Dea (foul on Shinnie), O’Hara (fouls on Hayes & Shinnie).
Sent off: O’Hara (two yellows).
Aberdeen: Lewis, O’Connor, Taylor, Considine, Logan, Shinnie (c), McLean, Hayes, McGinn (Burns 73), Maddison (Craig Storie 82), Rooney (Stockley 73)
Unused subs: Alexander (gk), Reynolds, Pawlett, Miles Storey.
Goals: Maddison (18), Stockley (76), McLean (87 pen).
Booked: O’Connor (handball), Hayes (foul on Kerr), Shinnie (foul on Kerr), Burns (dissent).
Attendance: 6,321.
Referee: Steven McLean. Assistants: Graeme Stewart, Graeme Leslie. Fourth official: Alan Muir.
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.
The clash of last season’s top two at the end of August saw Celtic defeat Aberdeen 4-1 at Parkhead before the international break and they met again in the League Cup Final at Hampden in November where Celtic lifted the first trophy of the season after a one-sided 3-0 victory.
The following week Aberdeen were back in Glasgow where they lost 2-1 to old foes Rangers and the two have been going toe-to-toe for second place ever since. A 1-0 win over Hearts in Tynecastle in the last game before the winter break widened the gap between themselves and fourth and The Dons made good progress in the Scottish Cup last weekend with a 4-0 win over Stranraer at Pittodrie.
In the next round The Dons now face a tricky tie with Ross County who knocked out Dundee United 6-2 in Dingwall but with Celtic so far ahead in the Premiership, they may look to the Scottish Cup as their best chance of glory this season. They will want to record a second successive runner-sup finish and so will be looking for three points against The Dee towards that aim.
Top Scorers
DUNDEE: Stewart 6; Loy, McGowan 4; Haber, Hemmings 2
ABERDEEN: Rooney 8; McGinn 7; Hayes 5, McLean 4; Stockley 3
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.
The prices for the match are as follows:
Adults – £25
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 6.30pm. 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 match will be available to subscribers of DEETV on Saturday morning while a shorter highlights package will be available to view later 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 Wednesday.
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.
