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Aberdeen 0–2 Celtic

Sunday 10 August 2025, 12:30 · Pittodrie Stadium · Round 2 · Half-time 0–1 · Referee John Beaton · Attendance 18,388

Celtic Nygren 27', Hatate 64'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Aberdeen	Celtic
Goals	0	2
xG	0.55	1.17
Expected Points	0.81	1.85

Aberdeen 16%Draw 34%Celtic 50%

Most likely score 0–1, 21%. Final score 0–2, 12%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Stoppage time is shaded as far as the last shot or event recorded in it. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

AberdeenCeltic

0.55 −0.85xG1.17 −0.24

0.47 +0.43xG on target1.34 −0.44

6 −5Shots13 −1

2 +1.0Shots on target4 −2.0

1 −2.0Big chances3 −1.0

10 −8Touches in the opposition box23 −18

28% −24Possession72% −4

287 −117Passes743 0

70% −5Pass accuracy90% +1

22% −22Field tilt78% −6

18 −4Final-third entries58 −23

5 0.0Box entries12 −18.0

30.8 +17.6Passes per defensive action9.5 −0.1

1 −2.0Corners6 −6.0

12 −5Tackles9 −1

8 +4.0Interceptions12 +8.0

17 −20Clearances20 −7

2 0.0Saves2 0.0

15 −3Fouls11 +1

5 +5.0Offsides1 −4.0

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

Aberdeen

Celtic

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

AberdeenCeltic

0.38 3 shots, 0 goalsOpen play0.74 8 shots, 2 goals

0.03 1 shot, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.00 0 shots, 0 goals

0.14 2 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.43 5 shots, 0 goals

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

Game state

0–00–10–2

Level: 27 min (29%) · Aberdeen 0.03, Celtic 0.24 xG
Celtic ahead: 67 min (71%) · Aberdeen 0.52, Celtic 0.93 xG

Line-ups

Aberdeen substitutes

55' Sokler for Yengi
67' Clarkson for Nilsen
73' Polvara for Shinnie
73' Boyd for Milanovic
73' Morris for Keskinen

Celtic substitutes

67' Trusty for Tierney
67' Yamada for Idah
78' Engels for Forrest
78' McCowan for Hatate
88' Ralston for Johnston

Players

Aberdeen

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Mitov	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	3	0
Jensen	RB	90	0.00	0.01	0	0.03	2	8
Devlin	CB	90	0.00	0.01	0	−0.01	1	6
Milne	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.03	2	5
Shinnie	LB	73	0.00	0.00	2	0.00	1	2
Dorrington	DM	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	8
Nilsen	DM	67	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	0
Milanovic	RW	73	0.02	0.05	0	0.06	3	1
Aouchiche	AM	90	0.03	0.04	1	0.11	8	4
Keskinen	LW	73	0.10	0.02	0	0.05	3	1
Yengi	ST	55	0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	1
Sokler	FW	35	0.00	0.12	1	0.04	0	0
Clarkson	MF	23	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	0
Polvara	MF	17	0.25	0.01	1	0.02	0	2
Boyd	MF	17	0.12	0.00	0	−0.01	2	0
Morris	FW	17	0.03	0.00	0	0.01	0	0

Celtic

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Schmeichel	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.03	2	0
Johnston	RB	88			0.05	0.05	0	0.09	5	7
Carter-Vickers	CB	90			0.00	0.02	0	0.17	9	5
Scales	CB	90			0.07	0.03	0	0.18	15	8
Tierney	LB	67		1	0.02	0.15	2	0.13	10	7
Nygren	CM	90	1	1	0.34	0.49	7	0.15	5	3
McGregor	CM	90			0.01	0.04	0	0.02	5	4
Hatate	CM	78	1		0.13	0.02	0	−0.09	0	1
Forrest	RW	78			0.00	0.29	2	0.21	12	1
Idah	ST	67			0.11	0.00	0	−0.02	0	0
Maeda	LW	90			0.44	0.01	1	0.02	4	2
Trusty	DF	23			0.00	0.00	0	0.04	1	3
Yamada	FW	23			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	0
Engels	MF	12			0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	0
McCowan	MF	12			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0
Ralston	DF	2			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	2

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

Aberdeen

Celtic

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

Aberdeen

From	To	Passes
Jensen	Dorrington	15
Dorrington	Mitov	15
Mitov	Milne	10
Mitov	Dorrington	7
Milne	Mitov	6

Celtic

From	To	Passes
Carter-Vickers	Scales	43
Scales	Carter-Vickers	42
Carter-Vickers	Johnston	29
Scales	Tierney	28
Johnston	Carter-Vickers	22

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

Defensive actions

Aberdeen

Against its average of 1 match

Celtic

Against its average of 1 match

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

Aberdeen

Celtic

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.

League probabilities

Chance	Before	With this result	Change
Aberdeen
Top six	37%	33%	−4
11th	7%	8%	+1
Bottom	3%	3%	0
Celtic
Title	94%	95%	+1
Rangers
Title	6%	5%	−1
Livingston
Top six	18%	19%	+1
11th	18%	18%	0
Bottom	14%	14%	0

From the forecast before the match (10 August 2025): each chance then, and across the simulations in which the match ended this way. The change is in percentage points.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	Aberdeen	Celtic
Expected goals	0.83	2.32
Win	11%	70%
Expected Points	0.52	2.29
Clean sheet	10%	44%

Aberdeen 11%Draw 18%Celtic 70%

Most likely score 0–2, 12%. Both sides score 51%.

From the forecast as it stood on 10 August 2025: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	Aberdeen win	Draw	Celtic win
Aberdeen
Top six	37%	51%	41%	33%
11th	7%	4%	6%	8%
Bottom	3%	2%	2%	3%
Celtic
Title	94%	90%	93%	95%
Rangers
Title	6%	9%	7%	5%
Livingston
Top six	18%	16%	16%	19%
11th	18%	19%	19%	18%
Bottom	14%	14%	15%	14%

Each chance before the match and across the simulations ending in each result. Other teams are listed where a chance moves by at least 3 percentage points.

Form

Aberdeen

Celtic

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

Season to date

Measure	Aberdeen	Celtic
Position	12th	4th
Played	1	1
Won, drawn, lost	0–⁠0–⁠1	1–⁠0–⁠0
Points	0 (0.00 per game)	3 (3.00 per game)
Expected Points per game	1.67	2.32
Goals	0–⁠2	1–⁠0
xG per game	1.40–⁠1.03	1.41–⁠0.23
Home: points, xG per game	–⁠	3.00, 1.41–⁠0.23
Away: points, xG per game	0.00, 1.40–⁠1.03	–⁠
Manager	Jimmy Thelin (39)	Brendan Rodgers (77)

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

Ratings

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	Aberdeen		Celtic
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	+5%	+15%	+121%	−48%
Counter-attacks	−37%	−26%	+74%	−27%
Set pieces	−4%	+25%	−9%	−63%
Penalties	−84%	−22%	+25%	−69%
Headers	−18%	+37%	+23%	−59%
Left side	−9%	+7%	+73%	−38%
Centre	+11%	+15%	+77%	−52%
Right side	−18%	+22%	+82%	−60%

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. Until a side has played six matches its figures are blended with last season's, or with the league average where there is no last season to use.

Matchups

Aberdeen attacking

Aberdeen createdCeltic concededLeft side−9%−60%Centre+11%−52%Right side−18%−38%Open play+5%−48%Counter-attacks−37%−27%Set pieces−4%−63%Headers−18%−59%

Celtic attacking

Celtic createdAberdeen concededLeft side+73%+22%Centre+77%+15%Right side+82%+7%Open play+121%+15%Counter-attacks+74%−26%Set pieces−9%+25%Headers+23%+37%

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

AberdeenCeltic

1.40xG1.41

1.03xG against0.23

52%Possession76%

11.0Shots14.0

13.0Shots against4.0

1.0Shots on target6.0

3.0Big chances4.0

18.0Touches in the opposition box41.0

404Passes743

75%Pass accuracy89%

3.0Corners12.0

43%Field tilt84%

22.0Final-third entries81.0

5.0Box entries30.0

13.2Passes per defensive action9.6

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Aberdeen

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	11	0.41	0.98
Ahead	0	–	–
Behind	79	1.54	1.04

Celtic

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	87	1.23	0.24
Ahead	3	6.60	0.00
Behind	0	–	–

xG by period

Aberdeen

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.05	0.20	0–1
16–30	0.16	0.23	0–0
31–45	0.00	0.22	0–0
46–60	0.48	0.10	0–0
61–75	0.09	0.22	0–1
76–90	0.62	0.06	0–0

Celtic

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.37	0.00	0–0
16–30	0.02	0.02	0–0
31–45	0.25	0.01	0–0
46–60	0.10	0.03	0–0
61–75	0.28	0.00	0–0
76–90	0.38	0.16	1–0

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

Most used players by position

Aberdeen

Celtic

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
14 May 2025	Aberdeen	1–5	Celtic	xG 1.07–3.68
25 February 2025	Celtic	5–1	Aberdeen	xG 2.72–0.85
4 December 2024	Aberdeen	0–1	Celtic	xG 0.88–1.62
19 October 2024	Celtic	2–2	Aberdeen	xG 3.21–1.10
3 February 2024	Aberdeen	1–1	Celtic	xG 1.22–2.04
12 November 2023	Celtic	6–0	Aberdeen	xG 4.67–0.18

18 league meetings since 2020/21: Aberdeen won 0, Celtic won 14, and 4 were drawn. Goals 14–48 and xG 0.86–2.36 per game.

Key players

Aberdeen

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Morris	11	1,348	3	6	0.17	0.17
Sokler	12	974	2	1	0.28	0.03
Clarkson	23	2,084	4	1	0.10	0.21
Keskinen	33	2,519	5	2	0.15	0.10

Celtic

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Idah	20	1,783	13	0	0.72	0.13
Engels	25	2,138	9	7	0.42	0.36
McCowan	13	1,321	7	7	0.25	0.46
Forrest	8	941	1	5	0.27	0.43

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes. Until a side has played six matches, last season's minutes at the club count too.