Celtic vs Aberdeen

2 September 2026 · Scottish Premiership · 2026/27 · Referee D Nicolson

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 3–0

  • Camilo Durán 14’
  • Benjamin Nygren 34’
  • Yang Hyun-Jun 45+1’

Match summary

Celtic won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Aberdeen. Celtic led 3-0 at half-time.

Camilo Durán put Celtic ahead in the 14th minute, Benjamin Nygren made it 2-0 in the 34th minute, and Yang Hyun-Jun made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Celtic created 2.47 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Aberdeen's 0.66 from 9.

Match stats

66% Possession 34%
27 Shots 9
12 Shots on target 2
15 Corners 5
78 Attacks 42
58 Dangerous attacks 21
746 Passes 377
92.6% Pass accuracy 84.1%
14 Tackles 18
10 Fouls 7
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Celtic Aberdeen
Kick-off
Corner
5’
Corner
6’
Corner
9’
Corner
10’
Camilo DuránLeft foot shot1-0 (Celtic)
14’
Camilo DuránShot on target
15’
Camilo DuránShot on target
23’
Corner
29’
30’
Corner
31’
Nesta Guinness-WalkerShot on target
Corner
33’
Benjamin NygrenRight foot shot2-0 (Celtic)
34’
Camilo DuránShot on target
36’
Corner
36’
Haissem HassanShot on target
37’
42’
Corner
43’
45’
Corner
Yang Hyun-JunLeft foot shot3-0 (Celtic)
45+1’
45+3’
Corner
Half-time3-0
Corner
46’
Second half underway
55’
Lewis SmithShot on target
Yang Hyun-JunShot on target
58’
59’
Corner
69’
Corner
Corner
76’
Shumaira MheukaShot on target
77’
Mika BaurShot on target
85’
Corner
85’
Corner
85’
James ForrestShot on target
89’
Corner
89’
Corner
90’
Liam ScalesShot on target
90+1’
Corner
90+2’
Full-time3-0

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.47 0.66 14’ Camilo Durán (Celtic), 1-0 14’ 34’ Benjamin Nygren (Celtic), 2-0 34’ 45+1’ Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic), 3-0 45+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.47 0.66 14’ Camilo Durán (Celtic), 1-0 Durán 14’ 34’ Benjamin Nygren (Celtic), 2-0 Nygren 34’ 45+1’ Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic), 3-0 Hyun-Jun 45+1’
Celtic 2.47 xGAberdeen 0.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Aberdeen attacking Celtic attacking 
46’ Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 18’ Haissem Hassan (Celtic), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 21’ Ayoub Mouloua (Aberdeen), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 23’ Camilo Durán (Celtic), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 85’ Oliver Sørensen (Celtic), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 34’ Benjamin Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 46’ Gavin Molloy (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.16 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ Camilo Durán (Celtic), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 36’ Camilo Durán (Celtic), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 80’ Oliver Sørensen (Celtic), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 18’ Camilo Durán (Celtic), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Liam Scales (Celtic), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 52’ Liam Scales (Celtic), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Shumaira Mheuka (Celtic), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 48’ Alexander Briedl (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 31’ Colby Donovan (Celtic), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Lewis Smith (Aberdeen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 21’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Callum McGregor (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Camilo Durán (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 60’ Gavin Molloy (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Celtic), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Callum McGregor (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 55’ Lewis Smith (Aberdeen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ James Forrest (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 53’ Benjamin Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Haissem Hassan (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Mika Baur (Celtic), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Haissem Hassan (Celtic), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Camilo Durán (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Haissem Hassan (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Connor Ronan (Aberdeen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 31’ Nesta Guinness-Walker (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 46’ Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic), open play, 0.52 xG, goal 18’ Haissem Hassan (Celtic), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 21’ Ayoub Mouloua (Aberdeen), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 23’ Camilo Durán (Celtic), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 85’ Oliver Sørensen (Celtic), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 34’ Benjamin Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 46’ Gavin Molloy (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.16 xG, hit the woodwork 15’ Camilo Durán (Celtic), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 36’ Camilo Durán (Celtic), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 80’ Oliver Sørensen (Celtic), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 18’ Camilo Durán (Celtic), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 90+1’ Liam Scales (Celtic), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 77’ Shumaira Mheuka (Celtic), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 52’ Liam Scales (Celtic), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Alexander Briedl (Aberdeen), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 31’ Colby Donovan (Celtic), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 64’ Lewis Smith (Aberdeen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 21’ Kevin Nisbet (Aberdeen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Callum McGregor (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Gavin Molloy (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Camilo Durán (Celtic), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 55’ Lewis Smith (Aberdeen), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ James Forrest (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 43’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Celtic), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Callum McGregor (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 53’ Benjamin Nygren (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Haissem Hassan (Celtic), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Mika Baur (Celtic), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Haissem Hassan (Celtic), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 58’ Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 6’ Camilo Durán (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 73’ Connor Ronan (Aberdeen), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Haissem Hassan (Celtic), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 31’ Nesta Guinness-Walker (Aberdeen), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
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Lineups

Celtic 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Sinisalo
Carter-Vickers
Trusty
Scales
Donovan
McGregor
Oxlade-Chamberlain 63’
Nygren 63’
Hassan 76’
Hyun-Jun 74’
Durán 75’
Aberdeen 5-3-2 Starting XI
Müller
Guinness-Walker
Mayo
Knoester
Molloy 82’
Cadden
Armstrong
Afeez 46’
Briedl 46’
Nisbet 46’
Mouloua 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 2 0 43 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
90′ 4 3 – 7 1 82 – – – –
90′ – – 1 8 7 90 2 – –
90′ 1 – 1 4 3 100 2 – – –
90′ – – – 4 3 90 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
90′ – – 89 2 – 3 1 6 – 2 –
Haissem Hassan Taken off
76′ – – 36 1 – 1 – 3 2 1 –
Benjamin Nygren Taken off
63′ 1 1 35 6 – 3 – 5 1 1 –
63′ – – 40 1 – – – – – – –
Yang Hyun-Jun Taken off
74′ 1 – 46 4 – 2 – 5 1 – –
Mika Baur Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 32 2 – – – – – – –
Oliver Sørensen Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 19 – – – – – – – –
James Forrest Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 15 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards3 players
Camilo Durán Taken off
75′ 1 1 6 4 0.62 – 1 1 1 11 –
Shumaira Mheuka Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 1 0.07 – – 1 – 4 –
Sebastian Tounekti Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – 2 2 – 12 –
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

Celtic win 76% Avg odds 1.23
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.36
Aberdeen win 9% Avg odds 10.25

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.