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Aberdeen v Kilmarnock Matchday Guide

23 August 2024
Author AFC Media Team
MatchdayGuide

Your Matchday Guide

Aberdeen v Kilmarnock, Sunday 25th August, 3pm KO

Read through our Aberdeen v Kilmarnock matchday guide for all the information you need before heading to Pittodrie for the match.

Tickets are on sale now online, from the Pittodrie Ticket Office or by calling 01224 63 1903.

Pittodrie Ticket Office Opens - 10am

The Pittodrie Ticket Office opens from 10am up until kick-off on matchday.

Pittodrie Club Shop Opens- 10am

The Pittodrie Club Shop opens from 10am on matchday.

Be sure you make a trip to our Pittodrie Club Shop and get kitted out for the game!

Also make sure you check out our new 24/25 home and away kits available to purchase both in-store and online. 

Travel to the match with First Bus & Stagecoach

Thanks to our Official Aberdeen City Public Transport Partner, First Bus, Dons fans in Aberdeen City can travel to Pittodrie for FREE on a matchday.

Our Official Aberdeenshire Public Transport Partner Stagecoach provides Dons fans in Aberdeenshire with 50% discount off travel on Bluebird Explorer Dayrider Adult tickets on matchdays at Pittodrie.

All match buyers and season ticket members will be sent codes via email in the days leading up to the match.

To redeem the discounts, check your inbox for your code. If you have purchased a ticket and haven’t received a code please contact the Pittodrie Ticket Office.

Collect your Aberdeen V Kilmarnock RedMatchday Programme

A new look Red Matchday magazine will be on sale from the Club Shop and from the sellers in and around the ground on matchday. Throughout the season RedMatchday will have the biggest and best interviews with the first team squad members.

Across the 2024/25 campaign, each home fixture will be commemorated in collector card form – with the RedMatchday programme cover on the front and match details on the back.

Ticket Collections

Ticket collections are available from the Pittodrie Ticket Office until 90 minutes prior to kick-off on a matchday, after that all collections are available from the collection point on Merkland Lane.

We strongly encourage fans to collect their tickets in a timely manner, collecting tickets less than 45 minutes before kick-off could result in missing the start of the game.

NFC Mobile Tickets

NFC mobile tickets remain available at Pittodrie for match tickets for the 24/25 season with NFC mobile season tickets being made available in the near future.

To download and use your NFC mobile ticket, follow these steps:

  • Select ‘add to Apple Wallet’ for iOS users or ‘add to Google Wallet’ for Android users
  • Select ‘Download Apple Wallet Pass’ or ‘Download Google Wallet’
  • Select ‘Add’ to add your mobile ticket to your wallet
  • Prior to your arrival, open and access your Apple or Google wallet through the wallet app on your mobile device
  • Select your mobile match ticket
  • To access the stadium, tap your mobile device on the contactless reader (left option on the turnstile)
  • If this does not work select ‘show code’ in the Google Wallet or select the 3 dots icon in the Apple Wallet and scan the QR code

Please ensure that you have downloaded your mobile ticket to your wallet app prior to your arrival at Pittodrie to avoid delays at the turnstiles.

Turnstiles Open- 2pm

Turnstiles will be open from 2pm so you can get in early to see the Dons warm up and get match ready.

Grab some food and watch the stadium fill up before we get ready to kick off at 3pm.

Buchan Wealth Management Family Area Opens - 2pm

Young Dons fans can enjoy a special matchday experience tailored towards our younger fanbase in our designated Family Area in the Richard Donald Stand Upper, sponsored by Buchan Wealth Management.

You can find the Family Area in the Richard Donald Stand Upper, Blocks 5 & 6, enter the stadium through turnstiles under G13 and G14 on the Richard Donald Stand concourse.

Look forward to meeting our club mascots and collecting your AFC giveaway before heading to your seat.

Try out our Pie of the Match!

Make sure you don’t miss out on trying BaxterStorey’s Pie of the Match, lasagne pie.

Look out for it all round the ground while stock lasts.