Aberdeen host Dundee in the Scottish Premiership. Both sides have been blowing hot and cold in the league rather than settling into any real consistency lately.
These two have already met more than once this year, home and away, so there's a recent head-to-head pattern worth weighing up before getting into current form.
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Recent form
Looking at the last 20 matches for each side across all competitions, Aberdeen have won 10, drawn three and lost seven, scoring 36 and shipping 24. Dundee's equivalent sample shows nine wins, four draws and seven losses, with 35 scored and 27 conceded.
Aberdeen: 20 completed matches; Dundee: 20 completed matches.
Aberdeen
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 33
- Conceded
- 19
- Difference
- +14
Dundee
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 35
- Conceded
- 27
- Difference
- +8
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | Rangers | Aberdeen | 31.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premiership | Aberdeen | Falkirk | 28.10.2026 | 0-1 |
| Premiership | Dundee Utd | Aberdeen | 24.10.2026 | 3-2 |
| Premiership | Aberdeen | ST Mirren | 17.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| Premiership | Aberdeen | ST Johnstone | 11.10.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Dunfermline | Aberdeen | 03.10.2026 | 1-4 |
| Premiership | Hibernian | Aberdeen | 19.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premiership | Motherwell | Aberdeen | 15.09.2026 | 0-4 |
| League Cup | Kilmarnock | Aberdeen | 12.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premiership | Aberdeen | Kilmarnock | 05.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premiership | Dundee | Kilmarnock | 28.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| Premiership | ST Mirren | Dundee | 24.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premiership | Dundee | Rangers | 17.10.2026 | 2-2 |
| Premiership | Falkirk | Dundee | 10.10.2026 | 1-2 |
| Premiership | Dundee | Motherwell | 19.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premiership | Heart Of Midlothian | Dundee | 06.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premiership | Dundee | ST Johnstone | 02.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premiership | Dundee | Hibernian | 30.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Premiership | Dundee Utd | Dundee | 22.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| League Cup | Aberdeen | Dundee | 15.08.2026 | 3-0 |
In pure Premiership terms recently, Aberdeen have been up and down, losing to Falkirk and St Johnstone either side of wins over Dundee United and St Mirren. Dundee have looked steadier, with wins over Kilmarnock, Falkirk and Motherwell sandwiching a draw with Rangers and a loss at St Mirren.
Dundee look the more settled of the two domestically right now.
Comparative Team Statistics: Aberdeen vs Dundee

Head-to-head record
Aberdeen's home record against Dundee has actually held up well recently. Of their last five meetings at Pittodrie, Aberdeen have won three, drawn one and lost just once, that solitary defeat coming in February 2026 when Dundee won 3-2 away.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | Aberdeen | Dundee | 15.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Premiership | Dundee | Aberdeen | 08.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Premiership | Dundee | Aberdeen | 17.05.2026 | 3-2 |
| Premiership | Aberdeen | Dundee | 21.02.2026 | 2-3 |
| Premiership | Dundee | Aberdeen | 06.12.2025 | 1-3 |
| Premiership | Aberdeen | Dundee | 05.10.2025 | 4-0 |
| Premiership | Dundee | Aberdeen | 15.02.2025 | 1-2 |
| Premiership | Aberdeen | Dundee | 09.11.2024 | 4-1 |
| Premiership | Dundee | Aberdeen | 28.09.2024 | 1-2 |
| Premiership | Aberdeen | Dundee | 13.04.2024 | 0-0 |
Widen it out to the last ten meetings between these clubs anywhere, and Aberdeen have won six, Dundee three, with one draw. So despite Dundee's better league position now, the recent head-to-head tilts towards the home side.
History at this venue slightly favours Aberdeen, even with Dundee above them in the table.
League position
Dundee sit fourth with 14 points from nine games, while Aberdeen are seventh on 11 points from the same number of matches.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Heart Of Midlothian | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 24/17 | 20 |
| 4 | Dundee | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17/13 | 17 |
| 5 | Dundee Utd | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16/16 | 16 |
| 9 | Motherwell | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14/20 | 12 |
| 10 | Aberdeen | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12/14 | 11 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13/28 | 9 |
That's a three point gap plus a healthier goal difference for Dundee, who've scored 13 and conceded 10 against Aberdeen's level 10-10 split.
Dundee go into this with the better league platform, however narrow.
Players to watch
Aberdeen's main attacking output in the sample comes from Kyle Nisbet, who's both their top scorer and top assist provider with three goals and two assists in seven matches. Dundee's scoring has been shared, with J. Westley on three goals in seven and B. Fink adding two from five.
Discipline is worth a mention too. Aberdeen's L. Mayo has picked up five yellow cards in just six matches, and Dundee's Ž. Bešir has already been sent off once in three appearances. Neither is confirmed as missing this fixture, but both are names to keep an eye on.

How this one might play out
With Dundee just above Aberdeen in the table but Aberdeen holding a decent recent home record against them, this looks tightly poised rather than one-sided.
Both attacks have shown they can score goals this season, and the card counts for Mayo and Bešir hint at a game that could get feisty as well as open.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Müller | Germany | 33 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 92 |
| N. Suman | Australia | 26 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| A. Palaversa | Croatia | 26 | Midfielder | 187 | 77 |
| D. Mitov | Bulgaria | 29 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 76 |
| D. Happe | England | 28 | Defender | 197 | 89 |
| S. Armstrong | Scotland | 34 | Midfielder | 183 | 75 |
| N. Devlin | Scotland | 33 | Defender | 183 | 73 |
| M. Knoester | Netherlands | 27 | Defender | 186 | 77 |
| C. Cadden | Scotland | 30 | Defender | 183 | 76 |
| L. Smith | Scotland | 26 | Attacker | 176 | 67 |
| B. Lyons | Northern Ireland | 29 | Midfielder | 176 | 70 |
| A. Aremu | Nigeria | 27 | Midfielder | 181 | 74 |
| C. Ronan | Republic of Ireland | 28 | Midfielder | 170 | 71 |
| K. Tobers | Latvia | 25 | Defender | 190 | 87 |
| H. Mahou | France | 27 | Attacker | 179 | 70 |
| K. Nisbet | Scotland | 29 | Attacker | 180 | 77 |
| N. Guinness-Walker | England | 26 | Defender | 180 | 70 |
| L. Mayo | Scotland | 26 | Defender | 188 | n/a |
| G. Molloy | Republic of Ireland | 25 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| D. Klein | Germany | 25 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 84 |
| T. Olusanya | England | 29 | Midfielder | 175 | 68 |
| M. Ntelo | Belgium | 25 | Attacker | 186 cm | 82 kg |
| A. Briedl | Austria | 24 | Midfielder | 180 | n/a |
| A. Mouloua | Morocco | 24 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Milne | Scotland | 23 | Defender | 192 | 85 |
| Emmanuel Gyamfi | Germany | 22 | Defender | 178 | 74 |
| D. Lobban | Scotland | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| F. Marshall | Scotland | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Tony Yogane | England | 21 | Midfielder | 178 | 68 |
| C. Masson | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| E. Gyamfi | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Lewis Smith | England | 37 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Fasanya | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Halliday | England | 31 | Defender | 180 | 68 |
| K. O'Hara | Republic of Ireland | 30 | Goalkeeper | 191 cm | 78 kg |
| J. Wright | Wales | 31 | Defender | 193 cm | 79 kg |
| E. Hamilton | Scotland | 28 | Midfielder | 187 | 75 |
| D. Wright | England | 31 | Defender | 175 | 69 |
| A. Forrest | Scotland | 30 | Attacker | 175 | n/a |
| S. Murray | Scotland | 34 | Attacker | 182 | 70 |
| F. Robertson | Scotland | 24 | Midfielder | 171 | n/a |
| C. Reilly | Scotland | 24 | Midfielder | 181 | n/a |
| Ž. Bešir | Slovenia | 26 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| R. Astley | Wales | 25 | Defender | 184 | n/a |
| H. Sharp | Scotland | 25 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 81 |
| B. Fink | Switzerland | 23 | Defender | 192 | 87 |
| C. Jones | Wales | 25 | Midfielder | 178 | 80 |
| I. Samuels | England | 23 | Defender | 187 | 79 |
| I. Odutayo | England | 24 | Defender | 158 | n/a |
| R. Finnigan | England | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| O. Goodman | England | 22 | Goalkeeper | 193 | n/a |
| J. Westley | England | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| B. Wales | Scotland | 21 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Moorhouse | England | 20 | Midfielder | 184 | 70 |
| M. Akinmboni | USA | 20 | Defender | 191 | 77 |
| O. Bevan | Wales | 23 | Defender | 186 | n/a |
| Alfie Harrison | England | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Bevan | Scotland | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Hay | England | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| E. Crombie | Scotland | 17 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| R. Bland | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Leiper | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| C. Oosenbrugh | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| R. Hughes | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
Between Dundee's better table position and Aberdeen's stronger recent record against them specifically at home, there isn't a clean edge pointing one way.
With no market available to weigh against that mixed picture, sitting this one out feels like the sensible call.
