Aberdeen vs Celtic

4 March 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2025/26 · Referee Nick Walsh

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • K. Nisbet 19’ (pen)
  • K. Tierney 5’
  • B. Nygren 67’

Match summary

Celtic beat Aberdeen 2-1 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

K. Tierney put Celtic ahead from a corner in the 5th minute, K. Nisbet equalised from the penalty spot in the 19th minute, and B. Nygren won it in the 67th minute.

The chances backed that up: Celtic created 1.90 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Aberdeen's 1.42 from 8.

Match stats

38% Possession 62%
8 Shots 18
2 Shots on target 4
6 Corners 6
375 Passes 641
73.3% Pass accuracy 84.4%
10 Tackles 19
13 Fouls 12
2 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Aberdeen Celtic
5’
K. TierneyRight foot shot0-1 (Celtic)
10’
C. McGregorShot on target
K. NisbetPenalty1-1 (Aberdeen)
19’
S. Nilsen
26’
40’
K. TierneyShot on target
41’
K. NisbetShot on target
47’
61’
D. MaedaT. Čvančara
L. MorrisonS. Nilsen
62’
K. BilalovicT. Olusanya
62’
67’
B. NygrenLeft foot shot1-2 (Celtic)
G. ShinnieD. Geiger
69’
76’
D. LobbanJ. Milne
79’
87’
C. DonovanJ. Araujo
89’

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 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.42 1.90 5’ K. Tierney (Celtic), 0-1 5’ 19’ K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), 1-1 19’ 67’ B. Nygren (Celtic), 1-2 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.42 1.90 5’ K. Tierney (Celtic), 0-1 Tierney 5’ 19’ K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), 1-1 Nisbet 19’ 67’ B. Nygren (Celtic), 1-2 Nygren 67’
Aberdeen 1.42 xGCeltic 1.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Celtic attacking Aberdeen attacking 
19’ K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 5’ K. Tierney (Celtic), from a corner, 0.54 xG, goal 67’ B. Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 47’ K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 72’ D. Maeda (Celtic), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 48’ J. Milne (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.18 xG, off target 18’ K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 43’ K. Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 52’ L. Scales (Celtic), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ T. Čvančara (Celtic), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 75’ C. McGregor (Celtic), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ C. McGregor (Celtic), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ R. Hatate (Celtic), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ L. McCowan (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ K. Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ J. Araujo (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ S. Tounekti (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ K. Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ J. Milne (Aberdeen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ K. Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ T. Olusanya (Aberdeen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ C. McGregor (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ T. Keskinen (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ C. McGregor (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ S. Tounekti (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 5’ K. Tierney (Celtic), from a corner, 0.54 xG, goal 67’ B. Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 47’ K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 72’ D. Maeda (Celtic), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 48’ J. Milne (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.18 xG, off target 18’ K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 43’ K. Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 52’ L. Scales (Celtic), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 59’ T. Čvančara (Celtic), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ K. Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 75’ C. McGregor (Celtic), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ C. McGregor (Celtic), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ R. Hatate (Celtic), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 39’ L. McCowan (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ K. Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 28’ S. Tounekti (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 58’ J. Milne (Aberdeen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ J. Araujo (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ K. Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ K. Tierney (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 18’ T. Olusanya (Aberdeen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ C. McGregor (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ T. Keskinen (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ C. McGregor (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ S. Tounekti (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Aberdeen 5-3-2 Starting XI
Mitov
Jensen 79’
Milne 79’
Nilsen
Molloy
Frame
Cameron
Geiger 69’
Armstrong
Nisbet
Olusanya
Celtic 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Sinisalo
Araujo 87’
Arthur
Scales
Tierney
McGregor
Hatate
Hyun-Jun 65’
McCowan 61’
Tounekti
Čvančara 61’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
D. Mitov
90′ 2 2 30 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
79′ – 1 – 3 2 32 – – – –
79′ 1 1 – 3 1 50 1 – – –
S. Nilsen
62′ 1 2 – 4 1 30 4 – –
90′ 1 – – 6 4 46 1 – – –
90′ 1 3 – 3 – 15 – – – –
L. Morrison Came on as a substitute
28′ – 1 – 2 2 15 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
90′ – – 41 1 – – 2 6 1 – –
69′ – – 29 – – 2 1 3 1 – –
90′ – – 40 1 – – 2 7 – 3 –
K. Bilalovic Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 – – 1 – 2 – 1 –
G. Shinnie Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 14 – – 1 – 1 1 – –
D. Lobban Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 8 – – 1 1 1 – – –
T. Keskinen Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 3 – – 1 – 3 1 – –
Forwards2 players
90′ 1 – 4 2 1.14 – – 1 – 16 –
62′ – – 1 – 0.03 – – 3 2 5
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.

Before kick-off

Aberdeen win 19% Avg odds 4.90
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.21
Celtic win 59% Avg odds 1.58

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

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