Saturday , 14 November 2026

Aberdeen FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2026
Aberdeen FC
1 – 5
Full Time
Celtic FC
Wed 14 May 2025 · 19:00 UTC Pittodrie Stadium 17,089 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 31' Maik Nawrocki
Kevin Nisbet 42' 1–1
1–2 45+8' Hyun-jun Yang
1–3 48' Luke McCowan
1–4 54' Johnny Kenny
1–5 90+4' Adam Idah
Alfie Dorrington 2' Y
Pape Gueye 57' Y
Jack MacKenzie 75' Y
Alfie Dorrington 78' YR

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Steven McLean
  • Assistant 1 Jonathan Bell (Scotland)
  • Assistant 2 Alaistair Taylor (Scotland)
6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

5
24
Aberdeen FC 29 games · Avg 3.3 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-14 Aberdeen FC 1–5 Celtic FC 2025-02-25 Celtic FC 5–1 Aberdeen FC 2024-12-04 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Celtic FC 2024-10-19 Celtic FC 2–2 Aberdeen FC 2024-02-03 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Celtic FC H 1–5 L
11 May Rangers FC A 0–4 L
03 May St. Mirren FC A 0–1 L
26 Apr Hibernian FC H 1–0 W
13 Apr Rangers FC H 2–2 D
05 Apr Ross County FC A 1–0 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 May Aberdeen FC A 5–1 W
10 May Hibernian FC H 3–1 W
04 May Rangers FC A 1–1 D
26 Apr Dundee United FC A 5–0 W
12 Apr Kilmarnock FC H 5–1 W
06 Apr St. Johnstone FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Aberdeen FC Celtic FC
#11 Position #1
11 Points 31
12 Played 13
3 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 10 / 1 / 2
12 Scored 28
18 Conceded 10
-6 GD +18
0.92 PPG 2.38
25% Win % 77%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (29 games)
66% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Aberdeen FC are 11th (11 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aberdeen FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/1
31-45
1/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Celtic FC
0-15
6/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
7/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aberdeen FC
Kevin Nisbet 4 G 3 A
Connor Ronan 2 G 2 A
Ayoub Mouloua 2 G
Lewis Mayo 1 G
Celtic FC
Camilo Duran 7 G 6 A
Benjamin Nygren 6 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G 3 A
Liam Scales 3 G 1 A
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Pittodrie Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Aberdeen FC and Celtic FC.
  • 2' Alfie Dorrington has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 2.
  • 7' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Celtic FC that had 428 games and scored 825 goals.
  • 12' Leighton Clarkson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 17' Celtic FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 31' GOAL! Maik Nawrocki fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 36' Celtic FC is showing some good football. However, Celtic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adam Idah, as he is very good at scoring at Pittodrie Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 42' What a moment for Kevin Nisbet! That strike on 42 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 47' Aberdeen FC currently sit 5 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Luke McCowan makes it 1-2.
  • 53' What a strike from Hyun-jun Yang! The score is 1-3.
  • 54' GOAL! Johnny Kenny fires home to make it 1-4!
  • 57' Poor challenge from Pape Gueye. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Aberdeen FC. Mats Knoester is replaced by Jack Milne.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Aberdeen FC team. Graeme Shinnie is replaced by Jack MacKenzie on 58 minute.
  • 63' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 68' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-1-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Johnny Kenny is replaced by Adam Idah on 70 minute.
  • 71' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Hyun-jun Yang by Nicolas Kuhn on 71 minute.
  • 75' Controversy at the stadium! Jack MacKenzie argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Alfie Dorrington.
  • 80' The whistle greets Topi Keskinen as he departs to be replaced by Nicky Devlin.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Luke McCowan as he leaves the pitch. Sean McArdle steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 86' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Aberdeen FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Celtic FC players.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jimmy Thelin

Celtic FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

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
Scott Sinclair 4
Hyun-jun Yang 4

Head to Head

2025-05-14 Aberdeen FC 1–5 Celtic FC 2025-02-25 Celtic FC 5–1 Aberdeen FC 2024-12-04 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Celtic FC 2024-10-19 Celtic FC 2–2 Aberdeen FC 2024-02-03 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Celtic FC

Aberdeen FC Form

2025-05-14 Aberdeen FC 1–5 Celtic FC L 2025-05-11 Rangers FC 4–0 Aberdeen FC L 2025-05-03 St. Mirren FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC L 2025-04-26 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Hibernian FC W 2025-04-13 Aberdeen FC 2–2 Rangers FC D 2025-04-05 Ross County FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC W

Celtic FC Form

2025-05-14 Aberdeen FC 1–5 Celtic FC W 2025-05-10 Celtic FC 3–1 Hibernian FC W 2025-05-04 Rangers FC 1–1 Celtic FC D 2025-04-26 Dundee United FC 0–5 Celtic FC W 2025-04-12 Celtic FC 5–1 Kilmarnock FC W 2025-04-06 St. Johnstone FC 1–0 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.83 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.59 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Celtic FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC15% Draw20% Celtic FC65%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
35%
Draw or Celtic FC
85%
Aberdeen FC or Celtic FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC10% Draw36% Celtic FC54%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted
1 – 5
Actual
0 – 2
10.9%
0 – 3
9.2%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
8.2%
1 – 1
7.7%
1 – 3
7.6%
0 – 4
5.9%
1 – 4
5%
0 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
3.7%
2 – 3
3.2%
0 – 5
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 6% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 26% — 74%
+1 26% 21% 53%
+1.5 47% — 53%
+2 47% 21% 32%
+2.5 68% — 32%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✓

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