Aberdeen vs Motherwell: 2–0

Aberdeen beat Motherwell 2–0 in the Scottish Cup on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 at Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland.

Competition: Scottish Cup (2025-26 Scottish Cup, Fifth Round)
Kick-off time: Wed, 18 Feb 2026, 19:45 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland
Attendance: 9,744
Teams: Aberdeen (home), Motherwell (away)

Goals

4' — Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen)
63' — Graeme Shinnie (Aberdeen)

Red cards

3' — Oscar Priestman (Motherwell)
23' — Dennis Geiger (Aberdeen)
48' — Liam Gordon (Motherwell)

Starting line-ups

Aberdeen (4-2-3-1): Per Kristian Bratveit (G), Jack Milne (CD-L), Tom Mcintyre (CD-R), Mitchel Frame (LB), Nicky Devlin (RB), Lyall Cameron (AM), Graeme Shinnie (LM), Dennis Geiger (RM), Kevin Nisbet (F), Topi Keskinen (AM-L), Nicolas Milanovic (AM-R).

Motherwell (4-2-3-1): Matty Connolly (G), Paul McGinn (CD-L), Liam Gordon (CD-R), Tom Sparrow (LB), Stephen O'Donnell (RB), Elijah Just (AM), Oscar Priestman (LM), Lukas Fadinger (RM), Tawanda Maswanhise (F), Regan Charles-Cook (AM-L), Eythor Bjørgolfsson (AM-R).

Recent form

Aberdeen: lost 2–0 vs Rangers (11 Jan); won 1–0 vs Raith Rovers (18 Jan); won 6–2 vs Livingston (24 Jan); lost 3–0 away to Kilmarnock (31 Jan); lost 2–0 away to Motherwell (15 Feb).

Motherwell: won 1–0 vs Ross County (17 Jan); won 4–0 vs Kilmarnock (24 Jan); won 2–0 away to Livingston (31 Jan); drew 1–1 vs Rangers (11 Feb); won 2–0 vs Aberdeen (15 Feb).