Aberdeen vs Celtic 2025-26 Scottish Premiership
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 27': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Goal at 27'
- 51': Sivert Heltne Nilsen (Aberdeen) Yellow Card at 51'
- 55': Ester Sokler (Aberdeen) Substitution at 55'
- 61': Liam Scales (Celtic) Yellow Card at 61'
- 66': Reo Hatate (Celtic) Goal at 66'
- 66': Shin Yamada (Celtic) Substitution at 66'
- 67': Auston Trusty (Celtic) Substitution at 67'
- 67': Leighton Clarkson (Aberdeen) Substitution at 67'
- 73': Shayden Morris (Aberdeen) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Dante Polvara (Aberdeen) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Fletcher Boyd (Aberdeen) Substitution at 73'
- 74': Reo Hatate (Celtic) Yellow Card at 74'
- 74': Callum McGregor (Celtic) Yellow Card at 74'
- 78': Arne Engels (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
- 78': Luke McCowan (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
- 88': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) Substitution at 88'
- 90'+2': Nicky Devlin (Aberdeen) Yellow Card at 92'
Game Information
Venue: Pittodrie Stadium
Location: Aberdeen, Scotland
Attendance: 18,388
Scottish Premiership Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +4 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| +6 | Celtic | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +1 | Hibernian | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 0 | Motherwell | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Statistics
 CEL |
ABE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 71.5 | Possession | 28.5 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Aberdeen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dimitar Mitov (GK) |
| 22 | Jack Milne |
| 26 | Alfie Dorrington |
| 2 | Nicky Devlin  |
| 28 | Alexander Jensen |
| 7 | Adil Aouchiche |
| 6 | Sivert Heltne Nilsen |
| 4 | Graeme Shinnie |
| 9 | Kusini Yengi |
| 81 | Topi Keskinen |
| 11 | Nicolas Milanovic |
Celtic (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 5 | Liam Scales |
| 20 | Cameron Carter-Vickers |
| 63 | Kieran Tierney |
| 2 | Alistair Johnston |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 41 | Reo Hatate |
| 8 | Benjamin Nygren |
| 9 | Adam Idah |
| 38 | Daizen Maeda |
| 49 | James Forrest |
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