Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Celtic FC vs Aberdeen FC, Premier League 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

Premier League · 2026
Celtic FC
5 – 0
Full Time
Aberdeen FC
Sat 27 May 2023 · 11:30 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 37' Marley Watkins
Carl Starfelt 42' Y
Y 61' Graeme Shinnie

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
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 2022-02-09 Aberdeen FC 2–3 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
07 May Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–0 W
22 Apr Motherwell FC H 1–1 D
Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
07 May Rangers FC A 0–1 L
23 Apr Rangers FC H 2–0 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' What a night it is going to be! Celtic FC welcome Aberdeen FC for this crunch clash at Celtic Park.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Celtic FC that had 416 games and scored 805 goals.
  • 10' Callum McGregor needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 30 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Aberdeen FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' Celtic FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Benjamin Nygren scoring 1 goals.
  • 25' international Jonathan Hayes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 27' Kyogo Furuhashi doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 32' GOAL! Kyogo Furuhashi fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 37' The referee calls foul for Marley Watkins. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 42' Celtic FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 46' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Liel Abada departs to be replaced by James Forrest.
  • 50' Fresh legs for Celtic FC! Hyun-Gyu Oh comes on to replace Kyogo Furuhashi.
  • 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' Celtic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Aberdeen FC backline.
  • 61' Graeme Shinnie catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 61.
  • 64' Anthony Ralston is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alistair Johnston at the 64 minute mark.
  • 69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 71' Shayden Morris is ready to make an impact after coming on for Duk at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Celtic FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 78' What a moment for Carl Starfelt! That strike on 78 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 79' Matt O'Riley makes way for Ben Summers at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Aberdeen FC! Jayden Richardson comes on to replace Ross McCrorie.
  • 82' GOAL! Hyun-Gyu Oh scores on 82.
  • 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
  • 90' Hyun-Gyu Oh makes no mistake. The score reads 5-0 and Celtic FC are in front.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Celtic FC 5-0 Aberdeen FC.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barry Robson

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

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 2022-02-09 Aberdeen FC 2–3 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

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 2023-05-07 Heart of Midlothian FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2023-04-22 Celtic FC 1–1 Motherwell FC D

Aberdeen FC Form

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 2023-05-07 Rangers FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC L 2023-04-23 Aberdeen FC 2–0 Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.63 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.49 Aberdeen FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC76% Draw16% Aberdeen FC8%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
92%
Draw or Aberdeen FC
24%
Celtic FC or Aberdeen FC
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC60% Draw35% Aberdeen FC5%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
15.3%
3 – 0
13%
1 – 0
11.8%
4 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.2%
3 – 1
6.4%
1 – 1
6.1%
0 – 0
5.8%
5 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
4.3%
5 – 1
2.3%
6 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Aberdeen FC covers
-2.5 38% — 62%
-2 38% 23% 39%
-1.5 61% — 39%
-1 61% 21% 18%
-0.5 82% — 18%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
62% ✓
Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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