Celtic vs Aberdeen
Ref: David Dickinson, ScotlandCeltic Park, Glasgow · 60,832 cap
Match recap
Celtic beat Aberdeen 3–1 in their Premiership fixture. Nygren, Tierney, and Forrest scored for Celtic; Bilalovic replied for Aberdeen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.72 for Celtic versus 1.11 for Aberdeen. Celtic sit 3rd in the Premiership table while Aberdeen are 8th.
First Half
18'
Armstrong
Yellow Card
⚽
Nygren
Assist: Maeda
Engels
Yellow Card
45+3'
Lobban
Red Card
Second Half
53'
⇄
Karlsson
54'
⇄
Keskinen
68'
⇄
Aouchiche
68'
⇄
Lazetić
⇄
Yang Hyun-Jun
⇄
McCowan
⇄
Kenny
74'
⚽
Bilalovic
Assist: Kjartansson
⇄
Ralston
84'
Jensen
Yellow Card
⚽
Tierney
Assist: Donovan
89'
⇄
Jensen
⚽
Forrest
Assist: McGregor
| # | 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
CelticAberdeen
13Won
Statistical edge
13–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.72VS1.11
Attack6 · 0 won
31
Shots
10
10
Shots on target
2
21
Shots in the box
6
10
Shots outside box
4
15
Shots off goal
1
8
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
73%
Possession
27%
698
Total passes
266
638
Accurate passes
187
91%
Pass accuracy
70%
Discipline3 · 1 won
12
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
7
6
Blocked shots
7
Celtic
3-4-2-1
Aberdeen
5-4-1Celtic
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 6A. TrustyD
- 8B. NygrenF
- 13Yang Hyun-JunM
- 14L. McCowanM
- 24J. KennyF
- 27A. EngelsM
- 38D. MaedaF
- 42C. McGregorM
- 56A. RalstonD
- 63K. TierneyD
Substitutes
- 4Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD
- 5L. ScalesD
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 18S. YamadaF
- 25H. InamuraD
- 28Paulo BernardoM
- 47D. MurrayD
- 49J. ForrestM
- 51Colby DonovanD
Aberdeen
5-4-1Starting XI
- 1D. MitovG
- 2N. DevlinD
- 5M. KnoesterD
- 7A. AouchicheM
- 16S. ArmstrongM
- 17J. KarlssonM
- 22J. MilneD
- 27M. LazetićF
- 28A. JensenD
- 38D. LobbanD
- 81T. KeskinenM
Substitutes
- 4G. ShinnieM
- 6S. Heltne NilsenM
- 10L. ClarksonM
- 11N. MilanovicF
- 13N. SumanG
- 14K. BilalovicM
- 15K. NisbetF
- 29K. KjartanssonM
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Nygren | F | 90 | 9.3 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 90 | 9.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1/1 |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 90 | 8.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Auston Trusty | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Anthony Ralston | D | 82 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Arne Engels | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | — |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 1/1 |
| Luke McCowan | M | 69 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | M | 70 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Kenny | F | 70 | 5.9 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Bernardo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hayato Inamura | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dane Murray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Forrest | M | 20 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Colby Donovan | D | 8 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Liam Scales | D | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shin Yamada | F | 20 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Aberdeen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Mitov | G | 90 | 9.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Knoester | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Topi Keskinen | M | 54 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Adil Aouchiche | M | 68 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stuart Armstrong | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Alexander Jensen | D | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Nicky Devlin(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Lazetić | F | 68 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jesper Karlsson | M | 54 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jack Milne | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Lobban | D | 48 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sivert Heltne Nilsen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Suman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolas Milanović | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leighton Clarkson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Nisbet | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenan Bilalovic | M | 22 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Graeme Shinnie | M | 36 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Emmanuel Gyamfi | D | 36 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Kjartan Mar Kjartansson | M | 22 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |