Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Aberdeen FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Aberdeen FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 13 Aug 2023 · 11:00 UTC Pittodrie Stadium 18,652 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 11' Liel Abada
Bojan Miovski 25' 1–1
1–2 29' Kyogo Furuhashi
1–3 84' Matt O'Riley
Y 27' David Turnbull
Y 54' Callum McGregor

Overview

Match Preview

Aberdeen FC vs Celtic FC — Premier League at Pittodrie Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Assistant 1 David McGeachie
  • Assistant 2 Alan Mulvanny

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

5
24
Aberdeen FC 29 games · Avg 3.3 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-13 Aberdeen FC 1–3 Celtic FC 2023-05-27 Celtic FC 5–0 Aberdeen FC 2023-02-18 Celtic FC 4–0 Aberdeen FC 2022-12-17 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Celtic FC 2022-07-31 Celtic FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug Celtic FC H 1–3 L
05 Aug Livingston FC A 0–0 D
27 May Celtic FC A 0–5 L
24 May St. Mirren FC H 3–0 W
20 May Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–2 L
13 May Hibernian FC H 0–0 D
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug Aberdeen FC A 3–1 W
05 Aug Ross County FC H 4–2 W
27 May Aberdeen FC H 5–0 W
24 May Hibernian FC A 2–4 L
20 May St. Mirren FC H 2–2 D
13 May Rangers FC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Aberdeen FC Celtic FC
#7 Position #1
8 Points 18
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 1
7 Scored 14
8 Conceded 4
-1 GD +10
1.14 PPG 2.57
29% Win % 86%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (29 games)
66% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Aberdeen FC are 7th (8 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aberdeen FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Celtic FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aberdeen FC
Kevin Nisbet 3 G 2 A
Lewis Mayo 1 G
Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 3 G 3 A
Camilo Duran 3 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Luke McCowan 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Pittodrie Stadium that hosts another battle between Aberdeen FC and Celtic FC.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Aberdeen FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Shayden Morris has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 11' Magnificent from Liel Abada! That is 38 goals in 416 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 16' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 21' Aberdeen FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' Magnificent from Bojan Miovski! That is 41 goals in 354 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 27' Celtic FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 29' GOAL! Kyogo Furuhashi scores on 29.
  • 34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' The 24-year-old Leighton Clarkson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' Celtic FC make a change. Cameron Carter-Vickers trudges off to be replaced by Reo Hatate on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The travelling Celtic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 54' The referee has no hesitation. Callum McGregor is booked for Celtic FC — card on 54.
  • 59' It looks surprising Aberdeen FC does not make any changes. Cameron Carter-Vickers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 64' It’s high time Brendan Rodgers made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 69' Celtic FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Celtic FC — Odin Holm on, Liel Abada off on 70 minutes.
  • 75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Aberdeen FC. Duk is replaced by Ester Sokler.
  • 83' The home supporters are growing impatient. Aberdeen FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 84' GOAL! Matt O'Riley fires home to make it 1-3!
  • 86' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Kyogo Furuhashi by James Forrest on 86 minute.
  • Another three points for Celtic FC.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barry Robson

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Ferguson 8
Callum McGregor 6
Kyogo Furuhashi 6
Jota 6
Odsonne Edouard 5
Reo Hatate 5
Hyun-jun Yang 4
Scott Sinclair 4

Head to Head

2023-08-13 Aberdeen FC 1–3 Celtic FC 2023-05-27 Celtic FC 5–0 Aberdeen FC 2023-02-18 Celtic FC 4–0 Aberdeen FC 2022-12-17 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Celtic FC 2022-07-31 Celtic FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC

Aberdeen FC Form

2023-08-13 Aberdeen FC 1–3 Celtic FC L 2023-08-05 Livingston FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2023-05-27 Celtic FC 5–0 Aberdeen FC L 2023-05-24 Aberdeen FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC W 2023-05-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC L 2023-05-13 Aberdeen FC 0–0 Hibernian FC D

Celtic FC Form

2023-08-13 Aberdeen FC 1–3 Celtic FC W 2023-08-05 Celtic FC 4–2 Ross County FC W 2023-05-27 Celtic FC 5–0 Aberdeen FC W 2023-05-24 Hibernian FC 4–2 Celtic FC L 2023-05-20 Celtic FC 2–2 St. Mirren FC D 2023-05-13 Rangers FC 3–0 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.9 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC19% Draw24% Celtic FC57%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
43%
Draw or Celtic FC
81%
Aberdeen FC or Celtic FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC13% Draw43% Celtic FC44%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
10.9%
1 – 1
10.6%
0 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
7.2%
0 – 3
7.1%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 1
4.2%
1 – 0
4.1%
0 – 4
3.6%
1 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 10% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 38% — 62%
+1 38% 23% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 19% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.