Aberdeen vs Celtic

Aberdeen

0 - 2

Celtic

🕒 Sun, 10 Aug 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Pittodrie Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ John Beaton 🔁 1st Phase - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 2

1st Phase Table

Aberdeen 8 · Celtic 3

Referee Stats

John Beaton

18 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.50
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	44%
Draws	28%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Celtic outshot their opponent (6-13).
Celtic controlled possession (71%).
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 goals4.20

BTTS80%

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

29%

71%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

287

743

Passes Accurate

200

667

Passes %

70%

90%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

27' ⚽

⚽

27' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

B. Nygren

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Tierney

51'

51' S. Heltne Nilsen

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ K. Yengi

1st substitution · For: E. Sokler

61'

61' L. Scales

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

R. Hatate

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Nygren

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ S. Heltne Nilsen

2nd substitution · For: L. Clarkson

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ K. Tierney

1st substitution · For: A. Trusty

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ A. Idah

2nd substitution · For: S. Yamada

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ N. Milanovic

3rd substitution · For: Fletcher Boyd

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ T. Keskinen

4th substitution · For: S. Morris

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ G. Shinnie

5th substitution · For: D. Polvara

74'

74' C. McGregor

74'

74' R. Hatate

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ J. Forrest

3rd substitution · For: A. Engels

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ R. Hatate

4th substitution · For: L. McCowan

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ A. Johnston

5th substitution · For: A. Ralston

90+2'

90+2' N. Devlin

Aberdeen vs Celtic 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Celtic beat Aberdeen 2-0 on Sunday, 10 August 2025 in Premiership. The match was refereed by John Beaton. It was played at Pittodrie Stadium.

First half: Celtic took the lead at 27' when B. Nygren scored, with the assist credited to K. Tierney, making the score 0-1.

Second half: S. Heltne Nilsen received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 51'. Aberdeen made their 1st substitution at 55', with K. Yengi replacing E. Sokler. L. Scales received a yellow card for Celtic at 61'. Celtic extended the lead at 66' when R. Hatate scored, with the assist credited to B. Nygren, making the score 0-2. Aberdeen made their 2nd substitution at 67', with S. Heltne Nilsen replacing L. Clarkson. Celtic made their 1st substitution at 67', with K. Tierney replacing A. Trusty. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 67', with A. Idah replacing S. Yamada. Aberdeen made their 3rd substitution at 73', with N. Milanovic replacing Fletcher Boyd. Aberdeen made their 4th substitution at 73', with T. Keskinen replacing S. Morris. Aberdeen made their 5th substitution at 73', with G. Shinnie replacing D. Polvara. C. McGregor received a yellow card for Celtic at 74'. R. Hatate received a yellow card for Celtic at 74'. Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 78', with J. Forrest replacing A. Engels. Celtic made their 4th substitution at 78', with R. Hatate replacing L. McCowan. Celtic made their 5th substitution at 88', with A. Johnston replacing A. Ralston. N. Devlin received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 90+2'.

Aberdeen used 5 substitutions while Celtic used 5 substitutions. Aberdeen got 2 yellow cards, while Celtic got 3 yellow cards.