Wednesday , 30 September 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)
3 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game

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
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
#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' The ball is rolling at Pittodrie Stadium. Aberdeen FC are looking to make home advantage count against Celtic FC.
  • 2' Alfie Dorrington is having his name booked by the referee on 2.
  • 7' Aberdeen FC have won 359 goals from 354 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 12' Topi Keskinen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Aberdeen FC tonight.
  • 17' A quiet spell here at Pittodrie Stadium. Aberdeen FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 22' Celtic FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 27' Aberdeen FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 31' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Maik Nawrocki makes it 0-1.
  • 36' Celtic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 41' Aberdeen FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Celtic FC backline.
  • 42' Brilliant from the ! Kevin Nisbet makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 42.
  • 47' Hyun-jun Yang, a South Korea , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 48' A stunning finish from Luke McCowan — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 53' Hyun-jun Yang makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Celtic FC are in front.
  • 54' What composure from Johnny Kenny! The Ireland international strokes it home. 1-4.
  • 57' Controversy at the stadium! Pape Gueye argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 57' A change in the Aberdeen FC ranks — Mats Knoester exits the field as Jack Milne enters on 57.
  • 58' The Aberdeen FC bench stirs into life. Graeme Shinnie is withdrawn and Jack MacKenzie gets his opportunity.
  • 63' Celtic FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Benjamin Nygren scoring 1 goals.
  • 68' Aberdeen FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Celtic FC's 4-4-1-1 shape.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Adam Idah. He replaces Johnny Kenny on 70 minute.
  • 71' The whistle greets Hyun-jun Yang as he departs to be replaced by Nicolas Kuhn.
  • 75' Controversy at the stadium! Jack MacKenzie argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 78' Alfie Dorrington is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 80' Nicky Devlin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Topi Keskinen on 80 minute.
  • 81' Luke McCowan makes way for Sean McArdle at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 86' Aberdeen FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 86.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Celtic FC to claim maximum points.

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
Kyogo Furuhashi 6
Jota 6
Callum McGregor 6
Odsonne Edouard 5
Reo Hatate 5
Hyun-jun Yang 4
Scott Sinclair 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
3 / 4
0.78 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.37 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC16% Draw21% Celtic FC63%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
37%
Draw or Celtic FC
84%
Aberdeen FC or Celtic FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC10% Draw38% Celtic FC52%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted
1 – 5
Actual
0 – 2
11.9%
0 – 1
9.8%
0 – 3
9.2%
1 – 2
9.1%
1 – 1
8.6%
1 – 3
7.2%
0 – 0
5.7%
0 – 4
5.4%
1 – 4
4.3%
2 – 2
3.5%
2 – 1
3%
2 – 3
2.9%

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% 7% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 29% — 71%
+1 29% 22% 49%
+1.5 51% — 49%
+2 51% 21% 28%
+2.5 72% — 28%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
46% ✓

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