Aberdeen vs Celtic — Premiership

Premiership· 1st Phase - 2

Aberdeen

0–2Full-time

Celtic

LLLLLWGoals 13-15

WWWWWLGoals 28-12

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen · Capacity 22,199 · grass · Referee: John Beaton

Match events

27'B. Nygren (Kieran Tierney)
51'Sivert Nilsen
55'Kusini Yengi (E. Sokler)
61'L. Scales
66'Reo Hatate (B. Nygren)
67'Kieran Tierney (Auston Trusty)
67'Adam Idah (Shin Yamada)
67'Sivert Nilsen (L. Clarkson)
73'Nicolas Milanović (F. Boyd)
73'Graeme Shinnie (Dante Polvara)
73'T. Keskinen (Shayden Morris)
74'Callum McGregor
74'Reo Hatate
78'James Forrest (Arne Engels)
78'Reo Hatate (Luke McCowan)
88'Alistair Johnston (A. Ralston)
90+2'N. Devlin

Lineups

Aberdeen

Celtic

4-2-3-1

4-3-3

J. ThelinCoach

B. Rodgers

Bench (9)

Match trends

Aberdeen have averaged 1.3 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Celtic have averaged 2.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 6 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 6 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

0Aberdeen wins

3Draws

5Celtic wins

8-25Goals

Aberdeen

1–2Mar 4, 2026, 8:00 PM

Celtic

3–1Dec 21, 2025, 3:00 PM

Aberdeen

1–1May 24, 2025, 2:00 PM

Celtic

6–0Nov 2, 2024, 5:30 PM

Aberdeen

3–3Apr 20, 2024, 11:30 AM

Celtic

Aberdeen

1–1Feb 3, 2024, 12:30 PM

Celtic

6–0Nov 12, 2023, 2:30 PM

Aberdeen

1–3Aug 13, 2023, 11:00 AM

Celtic

Pre-match comparison

1.3Goals scored per game2.8

1.5Goals conceded per game1.2

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

John Beaton

4.57Yellow cards / game

0.14Red cards / game

0.14Penalties scored / game

Based on 7 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Aberdeen

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

66.7%

61-75'

33.3%

76-90+'

0%

Celtic

0-15'

7.7%

16-30'

38.5%

31-45'

15.4%

46-60'

15.4%

61-75'

23.1%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

29%Possession71%

0.42Expected goals (xG)1.16

2Shots on target4

6Total shots13

1Shots off target8

3Blocked shots1

4Shots inside the box10

2Shots outside the box3

1Corners6

5Offsides1

15Fouls11

2Yellow cards3

—Red cards—

2Goalkeeper saves2

287Total passes743

200Accurate passes667

70%Pass accuracy90%

Player ratings

1B. NygrenCeltic⚽ 1🅰️ 18.6
2K. SchmeichelCeltic8.0
3James ForrestCeltic7.6
4Cameron Carter-VickersCeltic7.6
5L. ScalesCeltic🟨7.6
6Kieran TierneyCeltic🅰️ 17.3

Box score

Aberdeen

22Jack MilneD · 90'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes23%

Tackles1

Duels—

1

1D. MitovG · 90'

6.5

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Passes23%

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2

2N. DevlinD · 90'

🟨6.0

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Shots— on target

Passes16%

Tackles1

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11Nicolas MilanovićM · 73'

6.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes8%

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26Alfie DorringtonD · 90'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes33%

Tackles1

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6Sivert NilsenM · 67'

🟨6.0

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Shots— on target

Passes12%

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9Kusini YengiF · 55'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles1

Duels—

4Graeme Shinnie (C)M · 73'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes13%

Tackles1

Duels—

81

81T. KeskinenM · 73'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles1

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28Alexander JensenD · 90'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes26%

Tackles4

Duels—

7Adil AouchicheM · 90'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes20%

Tackles—

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Bench (9)

21Gavin MolloyD

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10

10L. ClarksonM · 23'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

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19

19E. SoklerF · 35'

6.9

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Passes5%

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8Dante PolvaraM · 17'

6.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes4%

Tackles2

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18Ante PalaversaM

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13

13N. SumanG

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30F. BoydM · 17'

6.6

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Passes1%

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20Shayden MorrisF · 17'

6.2

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Passes2%

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29

29Kjartan Mar KjartanssonM

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Celtic

8

8B. NygrenM · 90'

⚽ 1🅰️ 18.6

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes33%

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2Alistair JohnstonD · 88'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes64%

Tackles3

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49James ForrestF · 78'

7.6

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Shots— on target

Passes29%

Tackles1

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20Cameron Carter-VickersD · 90'

7.6

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Shots— on target

Passes139%

Tackles2

Duels—

63Kieran TierneyD · 67'

🅰️ 17.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes30%

Tackles1

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42Callum McGregor (C)M · 90'

🟨6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes72%

Tackles1

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41Reo HatateM · 78'

⚽ 1🟨6.9

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Shots2/2 on target

Passes34%

Tackles—

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38Daizen MaedaF · 90'

6.2

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes16%

Tackles1

Duels—

5

5L. ScalesD · 90'

🟨7.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes132%

Tackles—

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1

1K. SchmeichelG · 90'

8.0

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Shots— on target

Passes47%

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9Adam IdahF · 66'

6.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes5%

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Bench (9)

27Arne EngelsM · 12'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes5%

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13Yang Hyun-JunF

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14Luke McCowanM · 12'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

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12

12Viljami SinisaloG

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6Auston TrustyD · 23'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes51%

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18Shin YamadaF · 24'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

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28

28Paulo BernardoM

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24

24J. KennyF

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56

56A. RalstonD · 2'

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Aberdeen vs Celtic played?+

The match is played at Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen (capacity 22,199).

What time does Aberdeen vs Celtic kick off?+

Kickoff is at Aug 10, 2025, 11:30 AM (your local time, based on your device).