Celtic vs Aberdeen

Celtic

3 - 0

Aberdeen

🕒 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Celtic Park 🧑‍⚖️ Duncan Nicolson 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Celtic 1 · Aberdeen 6

Referee Stats

Duncan Nicolson

4 matches · 2.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.50
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	50%
Draws	25%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Celtic outshot their opponent (27-9).
Celtic controlled possession (61%).
Celtic had the sharper finishing (12-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Celtic (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-1

Goals For / Against

6 / 2

Avg: 1.50 / 0.50

Points

Avg: 2.25

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Aberdeen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-1-2

Goals For / Against

5 / 6

Avg: 1.25 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

2.25

PPG

1.00

1.50

1.25

0.50

1.50

50%

O2.5

50%

25%

BTTS

25%

75%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Celtic rank1st

Aberdeen rank6th

Celtic points18

Aberdeen points8

Celtic: #1 · 18 pts · GD +10

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Aberdeen: #6 · 8 pts · GD -1

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

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

Celtic last 5 home

L W W W

Points9/12

Weighted index60

Goals6-2

Record3-0-1

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 last 5 away

D W L L

Points4/12

Weighted index43

Goals5-6

Record1-1-2

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Aberdeen trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS25%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Celtic score at home75%

Celtic clean sheet at home50%

Aberdeen score away50%

Aberdeen clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Celtic score first75%

Celtic win after scoring first100%

Aberdeen score first50%

Aberdeen win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Celtic 0% · Aberdeen 0%

Avg first goal minute: Celtic 23.3' · Aberdeen 27.5'

Vs league average

Celtic score at home1.50 vs 1.19

Celtic concede at home0.50 vs 1.36

Aberdeen score away1.25 vs 1.36

Aberdeen concede away1.50 vs 1.19

Celtic score 26% above league average, while Aberdeen score 8% below league average.

Defensive side: Celtic are 63% below league average at home, and Aberdeen are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Celtic goal timing (home)

1H scored: 63% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: —

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Aberdeen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

746

377

Passes Accurate

691

317

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

C. Durán

Normal Goal · Assist: B. Nygren

34' ⚽

⚽

34' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

B. Nygren

Normal Goal

38'

38' C. Carter-Vickers

42'

42' L. Mayo

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ A. Briedl

1st substitution · For: T. Olusanya

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ A. Mouloua

2nd substitution · For: M. Ntelo

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ K. Nisbet

3rd substitution · For: L. Smith

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ A. Aremu

4th substitution · For: C. Ronan

45+1' ⚽

⚽

45+1' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Yang Hyun-Jun

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Durán

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ A. Oxlade-Chamberlain

1st substitution · For: O. Sørensen

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ B. Nygren

2nd substitution · For: M. Baur

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Yang Hyun-Jun

3rd substitution · For: J. Forrest

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ C. Durán

4th substitution · For: Shumaira Mheuka

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ H. Hassan

5th substitution · For: S. Tounekti

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ G. Molloy

5th substitution · For: J. Milne

Celtic vs Aberdeen 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Celtic beat Aberdeen 3-0 on Wednesday, 02 September 2026 in Premiership. The match was refereed by Duncan Nicolson. It was played at Celtic Park.

First half: Celtic took the lead at 14' when C. Durán scored, with the assist credited to B. Nygren, making the score 1-0. Celtic extended the lead at 34' when B. Nygren scored, making the score 2-0. C. Carter-Vickers received a yellow card for Celtic at 38'. L. Mayo received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 42'. Aberdeen made their 1st substitution at 45', with A. Briedl replacing T. Olusanya. Aberdeen made their 2nd substitution at 45', with A. Mouloua replacing M. Ntelo. Aberdeen made their 3rd substitution at 45', with K. Nisbet replacing L. Smith. Aberdeen made their 4th substitution at 45', with A. Aremu replacing C. Ronan. Celtic extended the lead at 45+1' when Yang Hyun-Jun scored, with the assist credited to C. Durán, making the score 3-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Celtic made their 1st substitution at 63', with A. Oxlade-Chamberlain replacing O. Sørensen. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 63', with B. Nygren replacing M. Baur. Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Yang Hyun-Jun replacing J. Forrest. Celtic made their 4th substitution at 75', with C. Durán replacing Shumaira Mheuka. Celtic made their 5th substitution at 76', with H. Hassan replacing S. Tounekti. Aberdeen made their 5th substitution at 82', with G. Molloy replacing J. Milne.

Celtic used 5 substitutions while Aberdeen used 5 substitutions. Celtic got 1 yellow card, while Aberdeen got 1 yellow card.