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Celtic vs Aberdeen
2 Sept 2026, 19:45 · Premiership · 2026/2027
Referee
Duncan NicolsonPremiership 2026/2027 · 4 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
CelticMin
Aberdeen- ⚽
Camilo Durán 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Benjamin Nygren
Left foot shot
14′ - ⚽
Benjamin Nygren 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
34′ Cameron Carter-Vickers
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
38′- 42′
Lewis Mayo
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⚽
Hyun-jun Yang 3-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Camilo Durán
Left foot shot
45+1′ - 46′⇄
Mitchy Ntelo
Substitution
Off: Ayoub Mouloua
- 46′⇄
Toyosi Olusanya
Substitution
Off: Alexander Briedl
- 46′⇄
Connor Ronan
Substitution
Off: Afeez Aremu
- 46′⇄
Lewis Smith
Substitution
Off: Kevin Nisbet
- ⇄
Mika Baur
Substitution
Off: Benjamin Nygren
63′ - ⇄
Oliver Sørensen
Substitution
Off: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
63′ - ⇄
James Forrest
Substitution
Off: Hyun-jun Yang
74′ - ⇄
Shumaira Mheuka
Substitution
Off: Camilo Durán
75′ - ⇄
Sebastian Tounekti
Substitution
Off: Haissem Hassan
76′ - 82′⇄
Jack Milne
Substitution
Off: Gavin Molloy
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7.09 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 7.61 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.21 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.17 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7.53 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 7.50 | |
| 76 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.99 | |
| 63 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 8.99 | |
| 63 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.99 | |
| 74 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 8.35 | |
| 75 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7.80 | |
| 27 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.09 | |
| 14 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6.93 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 27 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.42 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.87 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.90 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2026/2027.
Celtic
Latest: Falkirk · 2–1
Match stats
29 Aug 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Falkirk · 2026/2027
Aberdeen
Latest: Dundee · 0–2
Match stats
8 Aug 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Dundee · 2026/2027
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Celtic’s ground: 29 previous meetings, 24 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Celtic’s home games with Aberdeen’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Celtic
Yellow cards
Tackles
Aberdeen
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Celtic
Aberdeen
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Celtic
Aberdeen
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Celtic
Aberdeen
Previous meetings
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