Aberdeen

Aberdeen

VS Scheduled Saturday 19 Dec 202615:00

Scotland 26/27 Premiership · Matchday 19

Celtic

Head-to-head overview

33 meetings

AberdeenWins: 1
Draws15.2% of meetings: 5
CelticWins: 27

Goals per match: 3.15
Over 2.5 goals: 63.6%
Both teams scored: 45.5%

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-02	26/27	Celtic3–0Aberdeen
2026-03-04	25/26	Aberdeen1–2Celtic
2025-12-21	25/26	Celtic3–1Aberdeen
2025-08-10	25/26	Aberdeen0–2Celtic
2025-05-14	24/25	Aberdeen1–5Celtic
2025-02-25	24/25	Celtic5–1Aberdeen
2024-12-04	24/25	Aberdeen0–1Celtic
2024-10-19	24/25	Celtic2–2Aberdeen
2024-02-03	23/24	Aberdeen1–1Celtic
2023-11-12	23/24	Celtic6–0Aberdeen
2023-08-13	23/24	Aberdeen1–3Celtic
2023-05-27	22/23	Celtic5–0Aberdeen
2023-02-18	22/23	Celtic4–0Aberdeen
2022-12-17	22/23	Aberdeen0–1Celtic
2022-07-31	22/23	Celtic2–0Aberdeen
2022-02-09	21/22	Aberdeen2–3Celtic
2021-11-28	21/22	Celtic2–1Aberdeen
2021-10-03	21/22	Aberdeen1–2Celtic
2021-04-21	20/21	Aberdeen1–1Celtic
2021-02-27	20/21	Celtic1–0Aberdeen
2021-02-17	20/21	Celtic1–0Aberdeen
2020-10-25	20/21	Aberdeen3–3Celtic
2020-02-16	19/20	Aberdeen1–2Celtic
2019-12-21	19/20	Celtic2–1Aberdeen
2019-10-27	19/20	Aberdeen0–4Celtic
2019-05-04	18/19	Aberdeen0–3Celtic
2019-03-09	18/19	Celtic0–0Aberdeen
2018-12-26	18/19	Aberdeen3–4Celtic
2018-09-29	18/19	Celtic1–0Aberdeen
2018-05-13	17/18	Celtic0–1Aberdeen
2018-02-25	17/18	Aberdeen0–2Celtic
2017-12-23	17/18	Celtic3–0Aberdeen
2017-10-25	17/18	Aberdeen0–3Celtic

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Hibernian1–1Aberdeen
2026-09-15	26/27	Motherwell0–4Aberdeen
2026-09-05	26/27	Aberdeen0–0Kilmarnock
2026-09-02	26/27	Celtic3–0Aberdeen
2026-08-30	26/27	Aberdeen0–1Rangers
2026-08-08	26/27	Dundee2–0Aberdeen
2026-08-01	26/27	Aberdeen2–1Hearts
2026-05-17	25/26	Dundee3–2Aberdeen

Celtic

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-20	26/27	Celtic0–1Rangers
2026-09-09	26/27	St Johnstone0–1Celtic
2026-09-05	26/27	St Mirren1–2Celtic
2026-09-02	26/27	Celtic3–0Aberdeen
2026-08-29	26/27	Celtic2–1Falkirk
2026-08-09	26/27	Kilmarnock1–5Celtic
2026-08-03	26/27	Celtic1–0Dundee
2026-05-16	25/26	Celtic3–1Hearts

Aberdeen Celtic

Wins

25%

88%

Over 2.5 goals

50%

62%

Both teams scored

38%

50%

Clean sheets

25%

38%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Aberdeen

Home · Premiership

Home			Away		1st goal
7	Aberdeen		Celtic	1
7	Aberdeen	0–1	Rangers	2	69′ Away
7	Aberdeen	2–1	Hearts	3	35′ Away
7	Aberdeen		Dundee	4
7	Aberdeen		St Mirren	5
7	Aberdeen		St Johnstone	6
7 · Aberdeen
7	Aberdeen		Dundee United	8
7	Aberdeen		Motherwell	9
7	Aberdeen		Hibernian	10
7	Aberdeen		Falkirk	11
7	Aberdeen	0–0	Kilmarnock	12	–

Celtic

Away · Premiership

Home			Away		1st goal
1 · Celtic
2	Rangers		Celtic	1
3	Hearts		Celtic	1
4	Dundee		Celtic	1
5	St Mirren	1–2	Celtic	1	22′ Home
6	St Johnstone	0–1	Celtic	1	52′ Away
7	Aberdeen		Celtic	1
8	Dundee United		Celtic	1
9	Motherwell		Celtic	1
10	Hibernian		Celtic	1
11	Falkirk		Celtic	1
12	Kilmarnock	1–5	Celtic	1	2′ Away

Aberdeen Home Celtic Away

Wins

33%

100%

Over 1.5

33%

67%

Over 2.5

33%

67%

Over 3.5

0%

33%

Both teams scored

33%

67%

Clean sheets

33%

Scores first

0%

67%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Premiership · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Aberdeen

7 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away4 matches	Overall7 matches
Points / match	1.33	1.00	1.14
Draws	33.3%	25.0%	28.6%
Goals scored / match	0.67	1.25	1.00
Goals conceded / match	0.67	1.50	1.14
Total goals / match	1.33	2.75	2.14
Failed to score	66.7%	50.0%	57.1%
Under 2.5 goals	66.7%	50.0%	57.1%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 0	—
Scores first → wins	0 of 0	—
Concedes first → wins	1 of 2	50%

Scoring order known: 3/3 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	0
16–30	0	0
31–45	0	1
46–60	0	0
61–75	0	1
76–90	2	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Celtic

7 matches

Goals & results	Home4 matches	Away3 matches	Overall7 matches
Points / match	2.25	3.00	2.57
Draws	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Goals scored / match	1.50	2.67	2.00
Goals conceded / match	0.50	0.67	0.57
Total goals / match	2.00	3.33	2.57
Failed to score	25.0%	0.0%	14.3%
Under 2.5 goals	50.0%	33.3%	42.9%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 2	50%
Scores first → wins	2 of 2	100%
Concedes first → wins	1 of 1	100%

Scoring order known: 3/3 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	1	0
16–30	0	1
31–45	2	0
46–60	3	1
61–75	2	0
76–90	0	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Aberdeen	Draw	Celtic	How it works
Strength (Elo)	22.1%	17.3%	60.6%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	9.0%	16.0%	71.6%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.69–2.38 Model expected goals

55.8% Probability of over 2.5 goals

43.5% Both teams to score

0-2 Most likely score, at 13.1%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-213.1%

0-111.0%

0-310.4%

1-29.1%

1-17.6%

1-37.2%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Aberdeen	Celtic	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1461	1689	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	23	-4	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1520	1523	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.
Shot share	39.4%	62.5%	Share of all shots in a match. Above 50% means the team takes more shots than its opponents.
Shots on target share	33.1%	65.8%	The same measure, counting only shots on target
Finishing and saving index (PDO)	1062	1028	Shooting conversion plus save percentage, on a scale centred on 1000. Extreme values can reflect short-term variation.
Conversion	37.2%	33.1%	Shots on target converted into goals
Save percentage	69.0%	69.7%	Opponents' shots on target that are saved

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Aberdeen	0.50	0.55	0.65	0.75
Celtic	0.95	1.15	0.65	0.40

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Aberdeen	5%	20%	35%	15%	25%
Celtic	2%	18%	10%	28%	42%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.40 Aberdeen at home, 10 matches

2.50 Celtic away, 10 matches

91d Days of rest for Aberdeen

90d Days of rest for Celtic

— Manager of Aberdeen

— Manager of Celtic

0 Matches for Aberdeen in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Celtic in the last 14 days

10 Points for Aberdeen behind the leaders, and 0 above the relegation zone

0 Points for Celtic behind the leaders, and 10 above the relegation zone

2.83 League goals per match

23.6% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Aberdeen, the right bar represents Celtic.

On the ball

20 matches

9.61

shots

17.84

2.39

shots on target

6.68

24.9%

accuracy

37.5%

4.6

corners

7.35

13.2

fouls

11.45

2.35

yellow cards

2.2

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Aberdeen	DWDLLLWLLW	1.10	1.10–1.30	1D
Celtic	LWWWWWWWWW	2.70	2.30–0.80	1L

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Aberdeen	7	5	8	1	3
Celtic	6	10	4	2	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Aberdeen

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Celtic

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

Did O'Neill get team selection wrong in Old Firm defeat? BBC Sport 09-13

McInnes delivers togetherness & intensity in Old Firm gobsmacker BBC Sport 09-13

Sportsound reaction as Rangers reach League Cup semis with convincing win over Celtic BBC Sport 09-13

Rangers lay down Old Firm marker to send Celtic packing from Scottish League Cup The Guardian 09-13

Rangers v Aberdeen & Edinburgh derby in League Cup semis BBC Sport 09-13

Rangers' Shankland blow, Celtic lose Yang & managers already under pressure Sky Sports 09-07

Scottish Premiership: Celtic’s Yang completes fightback to see off St Mirren The Guardian 09-06

How much will Celtic miss Asian Games-bound Yang? BBC Sport 09-06