Aberdeen vs Celtic

10 August 2025 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee John Beaton

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • B. Nygren 27’
  • R. Hatate 66’

Match summary

Celtic won 2-0 away at Aberdeen. Celtic led 1-0 at half-time.

B. Nygren put Celtic ahead in the 27th minute and R. Hatate made it 0-2 in the 66th minute.

The chances backed that up: Celtic created 1.17 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Aberdeen's 0.55 from 6.

Match stats

29% Possession 71%
6 Shots 13
2 Shots on target 4
1 Corners 6
287 Passes 743
69.7% Pass accuracy 89.8%
12 Tackles 9
15 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 3
5 Offsides 1

Key events

Aberdeen Celtic
Kick-off
A. AouchicheShot on target
8’
27’
B. NygrenLeft foot shot0-1 (Celtic)
30’
R. HatateShot on target
Half-time0-1
Second half underway
S. Nilsen
51’
52’
Shot on target
E. SoklerK. Yengi
55’
61’
L. Scales
66’
S. YamadaA. Idah
66’
R. HatateRight foot shot0-2 (Celtic)
67’
A. TrustyK. Tierney
L. ClarksonS. Nilsen
67’
F. BoydN. Milanović
73’
D. PolvaraG. Shinnie
73’
S. MorrisT. Keskinen
73’
74’
C. McGregor
74’
R. Hatate
D. PolvaraShot on target
75’
78’
L. McCowanR. Hatate
78’
A. EngelsJ. Forrest
88’
A. RalstonA. Johnston
N. Devlin
90+2’
Full-time0-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.55 1.17 27’ B. Nygren (Celtic), 0-1 27’ 66’ R. Hatate (Celtic), 0-2 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.55 1.17 27’ B. Nygren (Celtic), 0-1 Nygren 27’ 66’ R. Hatate (Celtic), 0-2 Hatate 66’
Aberdeen 0.55 xGCeltic 1.17 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Celtic attacking Aberdeen attacking 
52’ Unknown (Celtic), set piece, 0.28 xG, saved 75’ D. Polvara (Aberdeen), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 55’ Unknown (Celtic), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 30’ B. Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 27’ B. Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 90+4’ F. Boyd (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.12 xG, blocked 54’ T. Keskinen (Aberdeen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 23’ A. Idah (Celtic), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ L. Scales (Celtic), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 66’ R. Hatate (Celtic), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 30’ R. Hatate (Celtic), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 36’ B. Nygren (Celtic), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ A. Johnston (Celtic), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ A. Aouchiche (Aberdeen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ S. Morris (Aberdeen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ K. Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ A. Idah (Celtic), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ N. Milanović (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ C. McGregor (Celtic), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Unknown (Celtic), set piece, 0.28 xG, saved 75’ D. Polvara (Aberdeen), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 55’ Unknown (Celtic), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 30’ B. Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 27’ B. Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 90+4’ F. Boyd (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.12 xG, blocked 54’ T. Keskinen (Aberdeen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 23’ A. Idah (Celtic), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 66’ R. Hatate (Celtic), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 41’ L. Scales (Celtic), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 30’ R. Hatate (Celtic), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 36’ B. Nygren (Celtic), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 77’ A. Johnston (Celtic), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ A. Aouchiche (Aberdeen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ S. Morris (Aberdeen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 4’ K. Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ A. Idah (Celtic), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ N. Milanović (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ C. McGregor (Celtic), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Aberdeen 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Mitov
Jensen
Dorrington
Milne
Devlin
Shinnie 73’
Nilsen 67’
Milanović 73’
Aouchiche
Keskinen 73’
Yengi 55’
Celtic 4-3-3 Starting XI
Schmeichel
Johnston 88’
Carter-Vickers
Scales
Tierney 67’
Nygren
McGregor
Hatate 78’
Forrest 78’
Idah 66’
Maeda

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
D. Mitov
90′ 2 2 38 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
A. Jensen
90′ 4 1 – 9 1 30 1 – – –
A. Dorrington
90′ 1 2 – 1 – 41 1 – – –
J. Milne
90′ 1 – – 1 – 33 – – – –
N. Devlin
90′ 1 1 – 2 – 21 3 – – –
Midfielders9 players
G. Shinnie Taken off
73′ – – 18 2 – 1 – 3 2 1 –
S. Nilsen Taken off
67′ – – 20 – – – – – 3 – –
N. Milanović Taken off
73′ – – 13 – – – 1 1 1 1 –
A. Aouchiche
90′ – – – – –
T. Keskinen Taken off
73′ – – 7 – – 1 – 5 2 1 –
L. Clarkson Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 10 – – – – – 1 – –
S. Morris Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 2 – – – – – 1 – –
D. Polvara Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 7 1 – 2 – 4 – – –
F. Boyd Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 2 – – – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards2 players
K. Yengi Taken off
55′ – – – – – – – 2 – 9 –
E. Sokler Came on as a substitute
35′ – – – – – – 1 2 1 8 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Aberdeen win 12% Avg odds 8.08
Draw 17% Avg odds 5.54
Celtic win 71% Avg odds 1.31

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Aberdeen LLLLL
Celtic DWWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Aberdeen 1-5 Celtic, 14 May 25 Next meeting: Celtic 3-1 Aberdeen, 21 Dec 25  All Aberdeen vs Celtic meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.