Dundee beat Aberdeen 2:0 at home in the Premiership's second regular season match on Saturday. The hosts took the lead early and held firm against an away side that dominated possession but could not convert.
J. Westley opened the scoring in the ninth minute, and by then Aberdeen were already on the back foot. A. Briedl picked up a yellow card in the twelfth minute, and L. Mayo followed suit in the thirty-eighth. Westley was booked himself just before half-time, but the goal stood.
And here's the thing — Aberdeen had more of the ball but less of the picture. J. Bevan doubled Dundee's advantage in the fifty-sixth minute, and the visitors kept coming without finding the net. Three yellow cards against three for the hosts told the story of a match that grew tense but never broke.
The statistics show the imbalance. Aberdeen held 54% possession and made 116 attacks, but created only one big chance. Dundee managed 46% possession, 102 attacks, and five big chances — seven shots on target against three. There is no value left at that number when you are not converting.
After the match, Dundee moved to sixth place with seven points from six games. Aberdeen dropped to tenth with four points from five matches. The visitors had won their previous five, but this one ended that run.