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Celtic 5–0 Aberdeen

Saturday 27 May 2023, 12:30 · Celtic Park · Round 38 · Half-time 2–0 · Referee Alan James Muir · Attendance 59,146

Celtic Furuhashi 27', 32', Starfelt 78', Oh 82', 90'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Celtic	Aberdeen
Goals	5	0
xG	3.56	0.00
Expected Points	2.97	0.01

Celtic 99%Draw 1%Aberdeen –

Most likely score 3–0, 25%. Final score 5–0, 15%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

CelticAberdeen

3.56 +1.22xG0.00 −1.27

3.43 +1.11xG on target0.04 −1.22

20 +2Shots0 −12

8 +1.2Shots on target0 −3.8

6 +2.6Big chances0 −1.8

76% +4Possession24% −23

681 +16Passes214 −142

88% +1Pass accuracy63% −7

90% +9Field tilt10% −30

102 +19Final-third entries18 −17

26 +1Box entries3 −7

9.3 0.0Passes per defensive action25.7 +10.8

10 +2.2Corners2 −2.9

11 −2Tackles10 −5

0 −7.8Interceptions16 +7.1

7 −7Clearances15 −9

0 −1.6Saves3 −0.2

9 −1Fouls8 −2

3 +0.7Offsides2 +0.7

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

Zones Shots

Celtic

Aberdeen

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

CelticAberdeen

2.58 14 shots, 3 goalsOpen play0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

0.98 6 shots, 2 goalsSet pieces0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

0–02–04–0

Level: 27 min (30%) · Celtic 0.89, Aberdeen 0.00 xG
Celtic ahead: 64 min (70%) · Celtic 2.67, Aberdeen 0.00 xG

Line-ups

Celtic substitutes

46' Forrest for Abada
50' Oh for Furuhashi · goal 82', goal 90'
64' Ralston for Johnston
79' Summers for Hatate
79' Turnbull for O'Riley

Aberdeen substitutes

71' Morris for Duk
80' Richardson for McCrorie

Players

Celtic

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Hart	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	1
Johnston	RB	64			0.00	0.10	1	0.22	17	3
Iwata	CB	90			0.00	0.02	0	0.12	5	2
Starfelt	CB	90	1		0.22	0.03	0	0.18	12	2
Taylor	LB	90		1	0.00	0.14	2	0.20	8	0
O'Riley	CM	79		1	0.12	0.38	4	0.01	8	1
McGregor	CM	90			0.16	0.54	2	0.35	9	2
Hatate	CM	79			0.14	0.17	3	0.06	11	5
Abada	RW	46			0.00	0.07	1	0.08	6	0
Furuhashi	ST	50	2		1.17	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
Jota	LW	90		1	0.52	0.43	2	0.20	6	1
Forrest	FW	44			0.00	0.20	1	0.20	6	0
Oh	FW	40	2		1.20	0.05	1	−0.06	0	0
Ralston	DF	26			0.03	0.08	0	0.06	2	0
Summers	MF	11			0.00	0.01	0	−0.01	0	1
Turnbull	MF	11			0.00	0.00	0	0.04	0	0

Aberdeen

Player	Pos	Min	xA	xT	Prog	Def
Roos	GK	90	0.01	0.02	3	0
Pollock	CB	90	0.00	0.03	2	6
MacDonald	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	7
MacKenzie	CB	90	0.00	0.01	2	5
McCrorie	RWB	80	0.00	0.01	1	2
Ramadani	CM	90	0.00	0.01	0	4
Clarkson	CM	90	0.04	0.01	1	1
Shinnie	CM	90	0.21	0.10	3	7
Hayes	LWB	90	0.01	0.01	1	8
Watkins	ST	90	0.14	0.06	3	2
Duk	ST	71	0.00	0.10	1	0
Morris	MF	19	0.00	0.00	0	1
Richardson	DF	10	0.00	0.00	0	1

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

Celtic

Aberdeen

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

Celtic

From	To	Passes
Starfelt	McGregor	26
Iwata	Johnston	24
Iwata	Starfelt	22
McGregor	Taylor	21
Starfelt	Taylor	20

Aberdeen

From	To	Passes
Clarkson	MacDonald	8
Roos	Watkins	6
MacKenzie	Hayes	5
Pollock	Watkins	5
Roos	McCrorie	5

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

Celtic

Against its average of 37 matches

Aberdeen

Against its average of 37 matches

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

Celtic

Aberdeen

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	Celtic	Aberdeen
Expected goals	2.66	0.60
Win	81%	6%
Expected Points	2.56	0.31
Clean sheet	55%	7%

Celtic 81%Draw 14%Aberdeen 6%

Most likely score 2–0, 14%. Both sides score 42%.

From the forecast as it stood on 27 May 2023: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

Form

Celtic

Aberdeen

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

Measure	Celtic	Aberdeen
Position	1st	3rd
Played	37	37
Won, drawn, lost	31–⁠3–⁠3	18–⁠3–⁠16
Points	96 (2.59 per game)	57 (1.54 per game)
Expected Points per game	2.34	1.23
Goals	109–⁠34	56–⁠55
xG per game	2.34–⁠0.73	1.27–⁠1.58
Home: points, xG per game	2.78, 2.33–⁠0.60	2.16, 1.60–⁠1.18
Away: points, xG per game	2.42, 2.35–⁠0.85	0.89, 0.92–⁠2.01
Manager	Ange Postecoglou (75)	Barry Robson (14)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

This season

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

Chances	Celtic		Aberdeen
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	+106%	−54%	−15%	+9%
Counter-attacks	+58%	−64%	+107%	−10%
Set pieces	+26%	−48%	−11%	+20%
Penalties	+9%	+9%	+23%	+77%
Headers	+56%	−25%	+13%	+11%
Left side	+66%	−40%	−10%	+19%
Centre	+111%	−58%	−15%	+4%
Right side	+57%	−57%	+4%	+14%

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't.

Matchups

Celtic attacking

Celtic createdAberdeen concededLeft side+66%+14%Centre+111%+4%Right side+57%+19%Open play+106%+9%Counter-attacks+58%−10%Set pieces+26%+20%Headers+56%+11%

Aberdeen attacking

Aberdeen createdCeltic concededLeft side−10%−57%Centre−15%−58%Right side+4%−40%Open play−15%−54%Counter-attacks+107%−64%Set pieces−11%−48%Headers+13%−25%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

CelticAberdeen

2.34xG1.27

0.73xG against1.58

72%Possession47%

18.4Shots11.8

7.1Shots against14.9

6.8Shots on target3.8

3.4Big chances1.8

42.0Touches in the opposition box20.7

666Passes356

87%Pass accuracy70%

7.8Corners4.9

80%Field tilt41%

82.8Final-third entries35.4

24.8Box entries10.2

9.3Passes per defensive action14.9

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Celtic

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	31	2.28	0.70
Ahead	50	2.41	0.74
Behind	9	2.17	0.76

Aberdeen

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	38	1.10	1.60
Ahead	30	1.60	1.23
Behind	22	1.12	2.04

xG by period

Celtic

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.34	0.12	20–5
16–30	0.31	0.06	12–1
31–45	0.42	0.16	19–9
46–60	0.37	0.17	18–9
61–75	0.28	0.13	12–4
76–90	0.62	0.09	28–6

Aberdeen

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.08	0.23	6–8
16–30	0.18	0.19	8–5
31–45	0.30	0.31	12–11
46–60	0.25	0.24	11–8
61–75	0.23	0.30	10–10
76–90	0.23	0.32	9–13

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

Celtic

Formations: 4-3-3 (33), 4-2-3-1 (4)

Aberdeen

Formations: 3-5-2 (16), 4-2-3-1 (11), 3-1-4-2 (3), 4-4-2 (3), 4-3-3 (2), 3-4-1-2 (1), 3-4-3 (1)

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.

Head to head

Date	Home	Score	Away	xG
18 February 2023	Celtic	4–0	Aberdeen	xG 1.50–0.27
17 December 2022	Aberdeen	0–1	Celtic	xG 0.06–2.36
31 July 2022	Celtic	2–0	Aberdeen	xG 1.90–0.23
9 February 2022	Aberdeen	2–3	Celtic	xG 0.67–1.12
28 November 2021	Celtic	2–1	Aberdeen	xG 2.31–0.85
3 October 2021	Aberdeen	1–2	Celtic	xG 0.57–1.65

10 league meetings since 2020/21: Celtic won 8, Aberdeen won 0, and 2 were drawn. Goals 20–8 and xG 1.81–0.85 per game.

Key players

Celtic

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Oh	3	460	4	0	1.07	0.15
Giakoumakis	4	685	6	1	0.87	0.09
Abada	12	1,412	10	5	0.50	0.39
Jota	25	2,103	11	10	0.43	0.40

Aberdeen

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Miovski	37	2,890	16	2	0.49	0.04
Besuijen	9	897	3	1	0.23	0.18
Duk	28	2,445	16	2	0.32	0.04
Kennedy	15	1,231	2	1	0.10	0.16

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes.