Aberdeen vs Celtic

Aberdeen

1 - 2

Celtic

🕒 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Pittodrie Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Nick Walsh 🔁 1st Phase - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 25

1st Phase Table

Aberdeen 8 · Celtic 3

Referee Stats

Nick Walsh

25 matches · 4.08 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.08
Reds avg	0.12
Penalties avg	0.32
Over 4.5 cards	40%
Home wins	60%
Draws	20%
Away wins	20%

How the match was won

Celtic outshot their opponent (8-19).
Celtic controlled possession (62%).
Celtic had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Aberdeen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

28 / 23

Avg: 1.47 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Celtic (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 26

Avg: 1.58 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.37

PPG

1.89

1.47

1.58

1.21

1.37

44%

O2.5

59%

56%

BTTS

59%

44%

Score 1st

59%

League-position context

Aberdeen rank8th

Celtic rank3rd

Aberdeen points33

Celtic points67

Aberdeen: #8 · 33 pts · GD -15

36 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Celtic: #3 · 67 pts · GD +24

2 pts off the top 2. 34 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

34-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Aberdeen last 5 home

W D L L W

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals12-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Celtic last 5 away

W L W D W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals9-8

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Aberdeen trend breakdown

Over 2.544%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 81% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 19%

Celtic trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Aberdeen score at home75%

Aberdeen clean sheet at home25%

Celtic score away76%

Celtic clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Aberdeen score first44%

Aberdeen win after scoring first57%

Celtic score first59%

Celtic win after scoring first70%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Aberdeen 43% · Celtic 50%

Avg first goal minute: Aberdeen 33.0' · Celtic 28.4'

Vs league average

Aberdeen score at home1.47 vs 1.58

Aberdeen concede at home1.21 vs 1.16

Celtic score away1.58 vs 1.16

Celtic concede away1.37 vs 1.58

Aberdeen score 7% below league average, while Celtic score 37% above league average.

Defensive side: Aberdeen are 5% above league average at home, and Celtic are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Aberdeen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

46-60 2

0-15 1

Celtic goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

31-45 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

16-30 4

0-15 3

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

38%

62%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

379

638

Passes Accurate

279

541

Passes %

74%

85%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

K. Tierney

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Scales

19' ⚽

⚽

19' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Nisbet

Penalty

26'

26' S. Heltne Nilsen

41'

41' T. Olusanya

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ L. McCowan

1st substitution · For: D. Maeda

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ T. Čvančara

2nd substitution · For: B. Nygren

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ S. Heltne Nilsen

1st substitution · For: L. Morrison

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ T. Olusanya

2nd substitution · For: K. Bilalovic

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Yang Hyun-Jun

3rd substitution · For: J. Forrest

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ K. Tierney

4th substitution · For: M. Saracchi

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

B. Nygren

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Forrest

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ D. Geiger

3rd substitution · For: G. Shinnie

76'

76' J. Forrest

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Milne

4th substitution · For: D. Lobban

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ A. Jensen

5th substitution · For: T. Keskinen

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ J. Araujo

5th substitution · For: Colby Donovan

89'

89' R. Hatate

Aberdeen vs Celtic 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Celtic beat Aberdeen 2-1 on Wednesday, 04 March 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Nick Walsh. It was played at Pittodrie Stadium.

First half: Celtic took an early lead at 5' when K. Tierney scored, with the assist credited to L. Scales, making the score 0-1. Aberdeen leveled the score at 19' when K. Nisbet scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. S. Heltne Nilsen received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 26'. T. Olusanya received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 41'.

Second half: Celtic made their 1st substitution at 61', with L. McCowan replacing D. Maeda. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 61', with T. Čvančara replacing B. Nygren. Aberdeen made their 1st substitution at 62', with S. Heltne Nilsen replacing L. Morrison. Aberdeen made their 2nd substitution at 62', with T. Olusanya replacing K. Bilalovic. Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 65', with Yang Hyun-Jun replacing J. Forrest. Celtic made their 4th substitution at 65', with K. Tierney replacing M. Saracchi. Celtic took the lead at 67' when B. Nygren scored, with the assist credited to J. Forrest, making the score 1-2. Aberdeen made their 3rd substitution at 69', with D. Geiger replacing G. Shinnie. J. Forrest received a yellow card for Celtic at 76'. Aberdeen made their 4th substitution at 79', with J. Milne replacing D. Lobban. Aberdeen made their 5th substitution at 79', with A. Jensen replacing T. Keskinen. Celtic made their 5th substitution at 87', with J. Araujo replacing Colby Donovan. R. Hatate received a yellow card for Celtic at 89'.

Aberdeen used 5 substitutions while Celtic used 5 substitutions. Aberdeen got 2 yellow cards, while Celtic got 2 yellow cards.