Celtic vs Aberdeen

Final score: Celtic 3-1 Aberdeen in the Premiership, December 21, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 8 wins for Celtic, 2 draws, 0 wins for Aberdeen.

Overview

Football: Premiership · 1st Phase · Round 18
Venue: Celtic Park, Glasgow
Form: WLWWW Celtic
: LWLLD Aberdeen

18' Stuart Armstrong
39' B. Nygren · D. Maeda 1-0
45'+1 Arne Engels
45'+3 Dylan Lobban
HT1-0
53' ▲ G. Shinnie ▼ J. Karlsson
54' ▲ E. Gyamfi ▼ T. Keskinen
68' ▲ K. Bilalovic ▼ M. Lazetic
68' ▲ K. Kjartansson ▼ A. Aouchiche
69' ▲ L. Scales ▼ L. McCowan
69' ▲ J. Forrest ▼ Yang Hyun-Jun
70' ▲ S. Yamada ▼ J. Kenny
74' 1-1 K. Bilalovic · K. Kjartansson
82' ▲ C. Donovan ▼ A. Ralston
84' Alexander Jensen
88' K. Tierney · C. Donovan 2-1
89' ▲ K. Nisbet ▼ A. Jensen
90' J. Forrest · C. McGregor 3-1
FT3-1

Line-ups

Celtic Formation: 3-4-2-1 · Coach: Martin O'Neill

1K. Schmeichel
56A. Ralston▼ 82'
6A. Trusty
63K. Tierney
13Yang Hyun-Jun▼ 69'
27A. Engels
42C. McGregor
14L. McCowan▼ 69'
8B. Nygren
38D. Maeda
24J. Kenny▼ 70'

Substitutes 9

12V. Sinisalo
4J. Simpson-Pusey
5L. Scales▲ 69'
18S. Yamada▲ 70'
25H. Inamura
28P. Bernardo
47D. Murray
49J. Forrest▲ 69'
51C. Donovan▲ 82'

Aberdeen Formation: 5-4-1 · Coach: Peter Leven

1D. Mitov
38D. Lobban
2N. Devlin
22J. Milne
5M. Knoester
28A. Jensen▼ 89'
81T. Keskinen▼ 54'
7A. Aouchiche▼ 68'
16S. Armstrong
17J. Karlsson▼ 53'
27M. Lazetic▼ 68'

Substitutes 9

13N. Suman
4G. Shinnie▲ 53'
6S. Nilsen
10L. Clarkson
11N. Milanovic
14K. Bilalovic▲ 68'
15K. Nisbet▲ 89'
29K. Kjartansson▲ 68'
77E. Gyamfi▲ 54'

Statistics

01⚑8

⚑421

73%Possession27%

31Shots10

10Shots on target2

15Shots off target1

6Blocked shots7

8Corners4

3Offsides1

12Fouls13

1Yellow cards2

0Red cards1

1Saves7

698Passes266

91%Pass accuracy70%

3.72Expected goals (xG)1.11

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
2	Heart Of Midlothian	38	67 - 34	+33	80
3	Celtic	33	59 - 35	+24	67
3	Rangers	38	76 - 43	+33	72
4	Motherwell	33	52 - 29	+23	54
5	Hibernian	38	58 - 44	+14	57
6	Falkirk	38	50 - 62	-12	49
7	Dundee Utd	33	45 - 54	-9	40
8	Aberdeen	33	33 - 48	-15	33
9	Dundee	33	34 - 53	-19	33
10	ST Mirren	33	27 - 48	-21	30
11	Kilmarnock	33	37 - 65	-28	28
12	Livingston	33	35 - 66	-31	16