Celtic vs Aberdeen

Celtic

3 - 1

Aberdeen

🕒 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Celtic Park 🧑‍⚖️ David Dickinson 🔁 1st Phase - 18 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 18

1st Phase Table

Celtic 3 · Aberdeen 8

Referee Stats

David Dickinson

21 matches · 3.52 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.52
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.29
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	48%
Draws	14%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Celtic outshot their opponent (31-10).
Celtic controlled possession (73%).
Celtic had the sharper finishing (10-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Celtic (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-1-3

Goals For / Against

43 / 15

Avg: 2.26 / 0.79

Points

Avg: 2.42

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Aberdeen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-2-13

Goals For / Against

12 / 32

Avg: 0.63 / 1.68

Points

Avg: 0.74

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

2.42

PPG

0.74

2.26

0.63

0.79

1.68

69%

O2.5

24%

44%

BTTS

18%

81%

Score 1st

24%

League-position context

Celtic rank3rd

Aberdeen rank8th

Celtic points67

Aberdeen points33

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.

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.

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

Celtic last 5 home

W W L W W

Points12/15

Weighted index80

Goals9-4

Record4-0-1

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

L L L D L

Points1/15

Weighted index4

Goals1-9

Record0-1-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Celtic trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS44%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 19%

Aberdeen trend breakdown

Over 2.524%

BTTS18%

BTTS + O2.518%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Celtic score at home94%

Celtic clean sheet at home56%

Aberdeen score away35%

Aberdeen clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Celtic score first81%

Celtic win after scoring first85%

Aberdeen score first24%

Aberdeen win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Celtic 33% · Aberdeen 8%

Avg first goal minute: Celtic 32.1' · Aberdeen 31.3'

Vs league average

Celtic score at home2.26 vs 1.58

Celtic concede at home0.79 vs 1.16

Aberdeen score away0.63 vs 1.16

Aberdeen concede away1.68 vs 1.58

Celtic score 43% above league average, while Aberdeen score 45% below league average.

Defensive side: Celtic are 32% below league average at home, and Aberdeen are 7% 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: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

61-75 9

31-45 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

46-60 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

31-45 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Aberdeen goal timing (away)

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

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 8

31-45 5

0-15 3

16-30 2

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

73%

27%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

698

266

Passes Accurate

638

187

Passes %

91%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18'

18' S. Armstrong

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

B. Nygren

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Maeda

45+1'

45+1' A. Engels

45+3'

45+3' D. Lobban

53' ↑↓

↑↓

53' ⇄ J. Karlsson

1st substitution · For: G. Shinnie

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ T. Keskinen

2nd substitution · For: E. Gyamfi

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ M. Lazetić

3rd substitution · For: K. Bilalovic

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Aouchiche

4th substitution · For: K. Kjartansson

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ L. McCowan

1st substitution · For: L. Scales

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Yang Hyun-Jun

2nd substitution · For: J. Forrest

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Kenny

3rd substitution · For: S. Yamada

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Bilalovic

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Kjartansson

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ A. Ralston

4th substitution · For: Colby Donovan

84'

84' A. Jensen

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Tierney

Normal Goal · Assist: Colby Donovan

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ A. Jensen

5th substitution · For: K. Nisbet

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

J. Forrest

Normal Goal · Assist: C. McGregor

Celtic vs Aberdeen 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Celtic beat Aberdeen 3-1 on Sunday, 21 December 2025 in Premiership. The match was refereed by David Dickinson. It was played at Celtic Park.

First half: S. Armstrong received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 18'. Celtic took the lead at 39' when B. Nygren scored, with the assist credited to D. Maeda, making the score 1-0. A. Engels received a yellow card for Celtic at 45+1'. D. Lobban received a red card for Aberdeen at 45+3'.

Second half: Aberdeen made their 1st substitution at 53', with J. Karlsson replacing G. Shinnie. Aberdeen made their 2nd substitution at 54', with T. Keskinen replacing E. Gyamfi. Aberdeen made their 3rd substitution at 68', with M. Lazetić replacing K. Bilalovic. Aberdeen made their 4th substitution at 68', with A. Aouchiche replacing K. Kjartansson. Celtic made their 1st substitution at 69', with L. McCowan replacing L. Scales. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 69', with Yang Hyun-Jun replacing J. Forrest. Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 70', with J. Kenny replacing S. Yamada. Aberdeen leveled the score at 74' when K. Bilalovic scored, with the assist credited to K. Kjartansson, making the score 1-1. Celtic made their 4th substitution at 82', with A. Ralston replacing Colby Donovan. A. Jensen received a yellow card for Aberdeen at 84'. Celtic took the lead at 88' when K. Tierney scored, with the assist credited to Colby Donovan, making the score 2-1. Aberdeen made their 5th substitution at 89', with A. Jensen replacing K. Nisbet. Celtic added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when J. Forrest scored, with the assist credited to C. McGregor, making the score 3-1.

Celtic used 4 substitutions while Aberdeen used 5 substitutions. Celtic got 1 yellow card, while Aberdeen got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.