Celtic v Aberdeen result

Full-time · Celtic 3–1 Aberdeen

Premiership · · Celtic Park

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Celtic 3–1 Aberdeen — Celtic won this Premiership match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Celtic beat Aberdeen 3–1 at Celtic Park in the Premiership on Sunday 21 December.

The goals

Celtic led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Celtic: B. Nygren (39’, assisted by Daizen Maeda), Kieran Tierney (88’, assisted by Colby Donovan) and James Forrest (90’, assisted by Callum McGregor); Aberdeen: K. Bilalovic (74’, assisted by Kjartan Kjartansson). Dylan Lobban (45’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Celtic 3.72, Aberdeen 1.11, from 31 shots to 10 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

D. Dickinson showed three yellow cards and one red — against 4.6 yellows a game across the last 17 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Celtic: Arne Engels (45+1’); Aberdeen: Stuart Armstrong (18’) and A. Jensen (84’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Kieran Tierney (Celtic) 7.5, Callum McGregor (Celtic) 7.1 and B. Nygren (Celtic) 7.1 led the match.

Next up

Celtic next host Celta Vigo on 22 October 2026.

Aberdeen next travel to Dundee Utd on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Celtic: Celtic v Celta Vigo, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Aberdeen: Dundee Utd v Aberdeen, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

  • Result: Celtic 3–1 Aberdeen · Premiership
  • Venue: Celtic Park · Glasgow
  • Referee: D. Dickinson
  • Head-to-head (last 6): Celtic 5 · draws 1 · Aberdeen 0 · 3.83 goals/game
  • Recent form: Celtic 1W 0D 4L · Aberdeen 2W 1D 2L

Celtic 3–1 Aberdeen (Premiership): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.38
Goals
against 1.5 / 1.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5
over 8 matches
4.63 / 5.25
Corners
against 3.63 / 5.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5
over 8 matches
3.63 / 4.38
Shots on target
against 4.75 / 4.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5
over 8 matches
1.63 / 1.88
Cards
against 2.38 / 2.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5
over 8 matches
4.59 yellows
Referee · D. Dickinson
2.12 home / 2.47 away
over 17 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 December 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per gameCeltic for / againstLineAberdeen for / against
Goals scored
1.25 for · 1.5 against n 8
2.5standard
1.38 for · 1.25 against n 8
Corners won
4.63 for · 3.63 against n 8
9.5standard
5.25 for · 5.63 against n 8
Shots
10.75 for · 9.5 against n 8
19.5standard
12.75 for · 12.63 against n 8
Shots on target
3.63 for · 4.75 against n 8
8.5standard
4.38 for · 4.13 against n 8
Fouls committed
9.38 for · 9.88 against n 8
21.5standard
13.25 for · 12.75 against n 8
Cards shown
1.63 for · 2.38 against n 8
3.5standard
1.88 for · 2.38 against n 8

Referee: D. Dickinson — 4.59 yellow cards a game, 0.35 red cards, 23.24 fouls over 17 matches (2.12 to the home side, 2.47 to the away side).

Celtic
Celtic — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
M. Balikwisha n 819.1
4.76/2
2.42/1
—
S. Yamada n 838.9
2.65/2
2.64/2
—
D. Maeda n 883.4
27/5
0.84/2
M. Lazetić
A. Engels n 871.5
1.74/3
1.65/4
T. Keskinen
K. Ịheanachọ n 854.9
1.65/2
0.41/1
—
Celtic — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
K. Ịheanachọ n 854.9
3.36/5
1.45/1
J. Kenny n 851.8
3.35/3
1.34/2
S. Yamada n 838.9
2.94/4
1.43/2
M. Balikwisha n 819.1
1.83/0
1.22/0
D. Maeda n 883.4
1.56/3
0.74/1
Celtic — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
J. Kenny n 851.8
0.72/1
0.21/0
D. Maeda n 883.4
0.43/0
0.42/1
K. Ịheanachọ n 854.9
0.63/0
00/0
M. Balikwisha n 819.1
00/0
0.61/0
R. Hatate n 881.6
0.11/0
0.43/0
Celtic — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
M. Balikwisha n 819.1
2.94/1
Yang Hyun-Jun n 861
2.24/3
Paulo Bernardo n 830.4
2.24/1
D. Murray n 850.4
24/3
Colby Donovan n 858.1
1.96/3
Celtic — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
K. Schmeichel n 890
2.66/5
Aberdeen
Aberdeen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
K. Yengi n 831.6
3.65/3
1.85/0
—
N. Milanovic n 829.9
3.45/2
0.41/0
—
T. Keskinen n 861.3
2.47/5
0.73/1
A. Engels
G. Shinnie n 848.6
2.35/3
1.23/2
—
M. Lazetić n 850.4
2.26/3
0.92/1
D. Maeda
Aberdeen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
N. Milanovic n 829.9
2.65/2
0.41/0
A. Aouchiche n 882
1.98/3
1.14/2
K. Nisbet n 844.9
1.84/2
0.83/0
K. Bilalovic n 839
1.45/0
0.93/0
K. Yengi n 831.6
1.43/1
0.41/0
Aberdeen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
K. Nisbet n 844.9
0.52/0
0.31/0
T. Keskinen n 861.3
0.21/0
0.42/0
M. Lazetić n 850.4
0.41/1
00/0
A. Aouchiche n 882
0.31/1
00/0
J. Karlsson n 878.6
0.32/0
00/0
Aberdeen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
G. Shinnie n 848.6
4.66/5
A. Aouchiche n 882
3.48/7
A. Palaversa n 843.8
2.67/2
D. Polvara n 870.6
2.58/4
A. Dorrington n 849.6
2.36/3
Aberdeen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
D. Mitov n 890
2.96/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
CelticAberdeen
73%Possession27%
3.72Expected goals (xG)1.11
31Shots10
10Shots on target2
15Shots off target1
6Blocked shots7
21Shots inside the box6
8Corners4
3Offsides1
12Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards1
1Saves7
698Passes266
91%Pass accuracy70%

Celtic player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
K. Schmeichel9000000006.3
A. Trusty9000210308.2
K. Tierney9010114009.2
A. Engels90002060Y7.5
C. McGregor9001114208.3
B. Nygren9010522109.3
D. Maeda9001204207.3
A. Ralston8200211207.7
Yang Hyun-Jun7000101106.6
J. Kenny7000402105.9
L. McCowan6900321107
L. Scales sub2100000006.7
J. Forrest sub2010221007.9
S. Yamada sub2000000006.5
Colby Donovan sub801001007.5

Aberdeen player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
D. Mitov9000000009.2
N. Devlin9000000106.2
J. Milne9000000005.6
M. Knoester9000000107
S. Armstrong90000010Y6.3
A. Jensen89000020Y6.3
A. Aouchiche6800000206.5
M. Lazetić6800000106.2
T. Keskinen5400111106.6
J. Karlsson5400102006.2
D. Lobban48000000R5.2
G. Shinnie sub3600000006.6
Emmanuel Gyamfi sub3600000306.5
K. Bilalovic sub2210110007.5
K. Kjartansson sub2201001006.3
K. Nisbet sub10000000–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Celtic v Aberdeen — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form
CelticWLLLL
Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.8 scored / 2 conceded per game
AberdeenDWLWL
Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game
Head-to-head last 6
Celtic 5 · 1 draw · Aberdeen 0 · 3.83 goals/game
  • 2025-08-10 Aberdeen 0–2 Celtic
  • 2025-05-24 Aberdeen 1–1 Celtic
  • 2025-05-14 Aberdeen 1–5 Celtic
  • 2025-02-25 Celtic 5–1 Aberdeen
  • 2024-12-04 Aberdeen 0–1 Celtic
  • 2024-11-02 Celtic 6–0 Aberdeen
League standing · 2025/26
Celtic#1 pos82 pts38 pl+32 GD
Aberdeen#3 pos40 pts38 pl-15 GD
Goals per game
Celtic scored1.92
Aberdeen scored1.05
Celtic conceded1.08
Aberdeen conceded1.45

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Celtic and Aberdeen?
In their last 6 meetings, Celtic won 5, Aberdeen won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Celtic and Aberdeen?
Recent form — Celtic 1W 0D 4L; Aberdeen 2W 1D 2L.

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