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Last updated : 02 January 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Motherwell v Aberdeen fixture

Aberdeen face a trip to Motherwell at Fir Park on Monday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 117 games played, Dons have recorded 37 wins, and Motherwell have come away with 41 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, the The 'Well carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 23 OctAberdeen2 - 1MotherwellSPL
2003/2004Sun 18 AprAberdeen0 - 2MotherwellSPL
2003/2004Tue 24 FebMotherwell1 - 0AberdeenSPL
2003/2004Sat 01 NovAberdeen0 - 3MotherwellSPL
2002/2003Sat 17 MayMotherwell2 - 3AberdeenSPL
2002/2003Sat 08 MarMotherwell0 - 1AberdeenSPL
2002/2003Sat 07 DecAberdeen1 - 1MotherwellSPL

Recent respective form guides

Motherwell have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the The 'Well in those games, with 7 conceded.

Aberdeen have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Dons's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Motherwell's 29 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Aberdeen find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 35 points they have accumulated from 20 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Motherwell64028712
Aberdeen63127510

FootyMad's prediction ...

A creditable return from recent away games for Dons could well see them head back from Fir Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Motherwell11 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
AberdeenLost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 3 most recent games.