Aberdeen vs Celtic
Ref: John Beaton, ScotlandPittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen · 22,199 cap
Match recap
Celtic beat Aberdeen 2–0 in their Premiership fixture. Nygren and Hatate scored for Celtic. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.42 for Aberdeen versus 1.16 for Celtic. Aberdeen sit 8th in the Premiership table while Celtic are 3rd.
First Half
27'
⚽
Nygren
Assist: Tierney
Second Half
Heltne Nilsen
Yellow Card
⇄
Yengi
61'
Scales
Yellow Card
66'
⚽
Hatate
Assist: Nygren
67'
⇄
Tierney
⇄
Heltne Nilsen
67'
⇄
Idah
⇄
Milanovic
⇄
Shinnie
⇄
Keskinen
74'
McGregor
Yellow Card
74'
Hatate
Yellow Card
78'
⇄
Forrest
78'
⇄
Hatate
88'
⇄
Johnston
Devlin
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 2 |  Rangers | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | +35 | 69 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
| 7 |  Dundee Utd | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | -9 | 40 |
| 8 |  Aberdeen | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -15 | 33 |
| 9 |  Dundee | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -19 | 33 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AberdeenCeltic
2Won
Statistical edge
2–12
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.42VS1.16
Attack0 · 6 won
6
Shots
13
2
Shots on target
4
4
Shots in the box
10
2
Shots outside box
3
1
Shots off goal
8
1
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
29%
Possession
71%
287
Total passes
743
200
Accurate passes
667
70%
Pass accuracy
90%
Discipline1 · 2 won
15
Fouls
11
2
Yellow cards
3
5
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
1
Aberdeen
4-2-3-1
Celtic
4-3-3
Aberdeen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1D. MitovG
- 2N. DevlinD
- 4G. ShinnieM
- 6S. Heltne NilsenM
- 7A. AouchicheM
- 9K. YengiF
- 11N. MilanovicM
- 22J. MilneD
- 26A. DorringtonD
- 28A. JensenD
- 81T. KeskinenM
Substitutes
- 8D. PolvaraM
- 10L. ClarksonM
- 13N. SumanG
- 18A. PalaversaM
- 19E. SoklerF
- 20S. MorrisF
- 21G. MolloyD
- 29K. KjartanssonM
- 30Fletcher BoydM
Celtic
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 2A. JohnstonD
- 5L. ScalesD
- 8B. NygrenM
- 9A. IdahF
- 20C. Carter-VickersD
- 38D. MaedaF
- 41R. HatateM
- 42C. McGregorM
- 49J. ForrestF
- 63K. TierneyD
Substitutes
- 6A. TrustyD
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 13Yang Hyun-JunF
- 14L. McCowanM
- 18S. YamadaF
- 24J. KennyF
- 27A. EngelsM
- 28Paulo BernardoM
- 56A. RalstonD
Aberdeen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adil Aouchiche | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Topi Keskinen | M | 73 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |
| Alexander Jensen | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dimitar Mitov | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Milanović | M | 73 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jack Milne | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Dorrington | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kusini Yengi | F | 55 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Graeme Shinnie(C) | M | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Nicky Devlin | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sivert Heltne Nilsen | M | 67 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nick Suman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ante Palaversa | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gavin Molloy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kjartan Mar Kjartansson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ester Sokler | F | 35 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dante Polvara | M | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Fletcher Boyd | M | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leighton Clarkson | M | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shayden Morris | F | 17 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Nygren | M | 90 | 8.6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1/1 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | G | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Scales | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Forrest | F | 78 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/5 |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 67 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Alistair Johnston | D | 88 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Reo Hatate | M | 78 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Adam Idah | F | 66 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Anthony Ralston | D | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Bernardo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Kenny | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Auston Trusty | D | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke McCowan | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arne Engels | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shin Yamada | F | 24 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |