Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Celtic FC vs Aberdeen FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Celtic FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Sun 28 Nov 2021 · 15:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Callum McGregor 26' Y
Y 28' Ross McCrorie
Michael Johnston 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Aberdeen FC — Premier League at Celtic Park.

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

24
5
Celtic FC 29 games · Avg 3.3 goals Aberdeen FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-28 Celtic FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2021-10-03 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2021-04-21 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Celtic FC 2021-02-27 Celtic FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC 2021-02-17 Celtic FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov Aberdeen FC H 2–1 W
25 Nov Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–3 L
07 Nov Dundee FC A 4–2 W
04 Nov Ferencvarosi TC A 3–2 W
30 Oct Livingston FC H 0–0 D
27 Oct Hibernian FC A 3–1 W
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov Celtic FC A 1–2 L
20 Nov Dundee United FC A 0–1 L
06 Nov Motherwell FC H 0–2 L
30 Oct Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–1 W
27 Oct Rangers FC A 2–2 D
23 Oct Hibernian FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
Aberdeen FC
Kevin Nisbet 3 G 2 A
Lewis Mayo 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Celtic FC and Aberdeen FC is underway.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Jonathan Hayes, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Jota doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Celtic FC and Aberdeen FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 26' Callum McGregor catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 26.
  • 28' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ross McCrorie.
  • 33' Lewis Ferguson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 38' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 43' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 48' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aberdeen FC that had 354 games and scored 359 goals.
  • 49' Dean Campbell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dylan McGeouch on 49 minute.
  • 54' The energy levels are beginning to show. Stephen Glass might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 59' It looks surprising Aberdeen FC does not make any changes. Anthony Ralston has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Callum McGregor makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 61' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Liel Abada departs to be replaced by James Forrest.
  • 65' A tactical swap from Aberdeen FC — Teddy Jenks on, Marley Watkins off on 65 minutes.
  • 66' Another substitution for Aberdeen FC to replace Scott Brown by Austin Samuels on 66 minute.
  • 71' It’s high time Ange Postecoglou made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 76' Teddy Jenks has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 338 appearances.
  • 81' Cameron Carter-Vickers is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Aberdeen FC tonight.
  • 83' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Jota departs to be replaced by Michael Johnston.
  • 88' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for David Bates suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' Michael Johnston was booked on 90.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Celtic FC — Albian Ajeti on, Kyogo Furuhashi off on 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephen Glass

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

2021-11-28 Celtic FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2021-10-03 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2021-04-21 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Celtic FC 2021-02-27 Celtic FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC 2021-02-17 Celtic FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC

Celtic FC Form

2021-11-28 Celtic FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC W 2021-11-25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 Celtic FC L 2021-11-07 Dundee FC 2–4 Celtic FC W 2021-11-04 Ferencvarosi TC 2–3 Celtic FC W 2021-10-30 Celtic FC 0–0 Livingston FC D 2021-10-27 Hibernian FC 1–3 Celtic FC W

Aberdeen FC Form

2021-11-28 Celtic FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC L 2021-11-20 Dundee United FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC L 2021-11-06 Aberdeen FC 0–2 Motherwell FC L 2021-10-30 Aberdeen FC 2–1 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2021-10-27 Rangers FC 2–2 Aberdeen FC D 2021-10-23 Aberdeen FC 1–0 Hibernian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.78 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.58 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC65% Draw23% Aberdeen FC12%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
35%
Celtic FC or Aberdeen FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC44% Draw47% Aberdeen FC9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.1%
2 – 0
14.6%
0 – 0
11.4%
1 – 1
10.3%
3 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 1
4.5%
4 – 0
3.8%
1 – 2
2.7%
2 – 2
2.5%
4 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 21% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 26% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
56% ✗
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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