Scottish Premiership · Regular Season - 5

Celtic 3–0 Aberdeen

2 Sept 2026 · Celtic Park · Referee: D. Nicolson

Aberdeen LFTFull recordHalf-time 3–0

Scoreboard

Scottish Premiership

Full time

AberdeenCelticAberdeen is red throughout; the opposition is neutral.

Home · Opposition

Celtic

Goals

14'C. DuranAssist: B. Nygren1–0
34'B. NygrenAssist not recorded2–0
45'Yang Hyun-JunAssist: C. Duran3–0

Red cards

No red cards in the event feed.

Away · Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Goals

No goals.

Red cards

No red cards in the event feed.

Goals and red cards are from the event feed; the final score is authoritative.

The read

Celtic beat Aberdeen 3-0

measured

C. Duran opened the scoring on 14 minutes, assisted by B. Nygren, making it 1-0.measured
B. Nygren scored on 34 minutes, making it 2-0.measured
Yang Hyun-Jun scored on 45 minutes, assisted by C. Duran, making it 3-0.measured
Shots: Celtic 27, Aberdeen 9.measured
Shots on target: Celtic 12, Aberdeen 2.measured
Possession: Celtic 66.0%, Aberdeen 34.0%.measured
Provider xG: Celtic 2.47, Aberdeen 0.67.measured

The read describes measured events and model output. It is not a result prediction and not a verdict on performance.

Match stats

What the feed measured

Celtic and Aberdeen, with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
Stat	Celtic	Aberdeen	Source	Basis
Possession	66	34	api_football	measured
Shots	27	9	api_football	measured
Shots on target	12	2	api_football	measured
Shots off target	10	3	api_football	measured
Blocked shots	5	4	api_football	measured
Shots inside box	13	5	api_football	measured
Shots outside box	14	4	api_football	measured
Passes	746	377	api_football	measured
Passes accurate	691	317	api_football	measured
Pass accuracy	93	84	api_football	measured
Corners	15	5	api_football	measured
Fouls	10	7	api_football	measured
Offsides	0	2	api_football	measured
Yellow cards	1	1	api_football	measured
Red cards	0	0	football_data_uk	measured
Saves	2	9	api_football	measured
Provider xG	2.47	0.66	api_football	measured
Goals prevented (provider, unverified)	0.37	0.37	api_football	unknown

Performance

Players who played well and what worked

Not a verdict

Aberdeen · Provider rating

Marius Müller rating 8.7 no scoring output · 90 mins · 24/40 passes · 1 tackle · 1 duel
Lewis Smith rating 6.9 1 SoT · 45 mins · 12/17 passes · 2 tackles · 3 duels
Lewis Mayo rating 6.9 no scoring output · 90 mins · 40/45 passes · 4 tackles · 8 duels

Celtic · Provider rating

Yang Hyun-Jun rating 9.2 1G · 2 SoT · 74 mins · 43/46 passes · 2 tackles · 5 duels
Benjamin Nygren rating 8.9 1G · 1A · 1 SoT · 63 mins · 34/35 passes · 3 tackles · 5 duels
Camilo Durán rating 8.2 1G · 1A · 4 SoT · 75 mins · 11/11 passes · 1 duel

What worked

Measured team strengths

Aberdeen were not higher in any of the selected measured categories (shots, shots on target, shots inside the box, possession, pass accuracy).

Selected measured categories where Aberdeen were higher; this is a comparison, not an overall performance verdict.

Expected goals

fxG, its ranges and provider xG

experimental

fxG calibration passed · in-season Model and calibration →

Celtic

2.47

80% model range 1.75–3.01

80% goals range 1–4

Provider xG 2.47 · football-data.co.uk

Goals − fxG +0.53 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.091 · 27 shots · 12 on target · 13 inside box

Basis: zones. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction.

Aberdeen

0.67

80% model range 0.00–1.22

80% goals range 0–2

Provider xG 0.67 · football-data.co.uk

Goals − fxG -0.67 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.075 · 9 shots · 2 on target · 5 inside box

Basis: zones. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction.

fxG is a team-match estimate from shots, shot zones and penalties. Provider xG is a different model and is shown separately. The model range is uncertainty in the estimate; the goals range is the spread of goals from the same chances. Neither is a result prediction. Own goals and shootouts are outside the shot model. Provider xG is a different model and is never blended into fxG.

Timeline

The match record

Match timeline with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
Min	Event	Team	Player	Detail	Score
14'	Goal	Celtic	C. Duran	Normal Goal	1–0
34'	Goal	Celtic	B. Nygren	Normal Goal	2–0
38'	Yellow card	Celtic	Cameron Carter-Vickers	Yellow Card	—
42'	Yellow card	Aberdeen	Lewis Mayo	Yellow Card	—
45'	Goal	Celtic	Yang Hyun-Jun	Normal Goal	3–0
46'	Substitution	Aberdeen	K. Nisbet	Substitution 1	—
46'	Substitution	Aberdeen	A. Aremu	Substitution 2	—
46'	Substitution	Aberdeen	A. Mouloua	Substitution 3	—
46'	Substitution	Aberdeen	A. Briedl	Substitution 4	—
63'	Substitution	Celtic	A. Oxlade-Chamberlain	Substitution 1	—
63'	Substitution	Celtic	B. Nygren	Substitution 2	—
74'	Substitution	Celtic	Yang Hyun-Jun	Substitution 3	—
75'	Substitution	Celtic	C. Duran	Substitution 4	—
76'	Substitution	Celtic	H. Hassan	Substitution 5	—
82'	Substitution	Aberdeen	G. Molloy	Substitution 5	—

Opposition · Celtic

4-1-4-1

Martin O'Neill

Celtic starting XI and substitutes.
Starter	Role	Min
1 V. Sinisalo	GK	90
51 C. Donovan	RB	90
20 C. Carter-Vickers	CB	90
6 A. Trusty	CB	90
5 L. Scales	LB	90
42 C. McGregor	DM	90
23 H. Hassan	RM	76
8 B. Nygren	CM	63
21 A. Oxlade-Chamberlain	CM	63
13 Yang Hyun-Jun	LM	74
11 C. Duran	ST	75

Substitutes

18 O. Sorensen · on 63'
22 M. Baur · on 63'
49 J. Forrest · on 74'
29 S. Mheuka · on 75'
17 S. Tounekti · on 76'

Aberdeen · Aberdeen

5-3-2

Stephen Robinson

Aberdeen starting XI and substitutes.
Starter	Role	Min
27 M. Muller	GK	90
28 C. Cadden	RWB	90
23 L. Mayo	CB	90
5 M. Knoester	CB	90
21 G. Molloy	CB	82
24 N. Guinness-Walker	LWB	90
17 S. Armstrong	CM	90
32 A. Aremu	CM	46
10 A. Briedl	CM	46
15 K. Nisbet	ST	46
9 A. Mouloua	ST	46

Substitutes

11 L. Smith · on 46'
25 C. Ronan · on 46'
31 M. Ntelo · on 46'
20 T. Olusanya · on 46'
22 J. Milne · on 82'

Player stats

Provider match ratings and output

Player match statistics with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
Player	Team	Rating	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	Accurate passes	Tackles	Duels	Cards
Viljami Sinisalo	Celtic	7	90	—	0	—	—	41	—	—	0/0
Colby Donovan	Celtic	7.6	90	—	0	—	—	74	4	7	0/0
Cameron Carter-Vickers	Celtic	7.6	90	—	0	1	—	85	—	8	1/0
Auston Trusty	Celtic	7.5	90	—	0	—	—	91	1	4	0/0
Liam Scales	Celtic	7.9	90	—	0	1	1	81	—	4	0/0
Callum McGregor	Celtic	7.3	90	—	0	2	—	88	3	6	0/0
Haissem Hassan	Celtic	6.2	76	—	0	4	1	31	1	3	0/0
Benjamin Nygren	Celtic	8.9	63	1	1	1	1	34	3	5	0/0
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain	Celtic	6.7	63	—	0	1	—	35	—	—	0/0
Yang Hyun-Jun	Celtic	9.2	74	1	0	2	2	43	2	5	0/0
Camilo Durán	Celtic	8.2	75	1	1	5	4	11	—	1	0/0
Mika Baur	Celtic	7	27	—	0	1	1	31	—	—	0/0
Oliver Sørensen	Celtic	6.2	27	—	0	2	—	18	—	—	0/0
James Forrest	Celtic	7.2	16	—	0	1	1	14	—	1	0/0
Shumaira Mheuka	Celtic	6.3	15	—	0	1	1	3	—	1	0/0
Sebastian Tounekti	Celtic	7	14	—	0	—	—	11	—	2	0/0
Sam Johnstone	Celtic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Tony Ralston	Celtic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Dane Murray	Celtic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Luke McCowan	Celtic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Marius Müller	Aberdeen	8.7	90	—	0	—	—	24	1	1	0/0
Chris Cadden	Aberdeen	5.7	90	—	0	—	—	35	3	3	0/0
Lewis Mayo	Aberdeen	6.9	90	—	0	—	—	40	4	8	1/0
Mats Knoester	Aberdeen	6	90	—	0	—	—	35	—	2	0/0
Gavin Molloy	Aberdeen	6	82	—	0	2	—	27	1	4	0/0
Nesta Guinness-Walker	Aberdeen	5.9	90	—	0	1	1	18	1	5	0/0
Stuart Armstrong	Aberdeen	6.9	90	—	0	—	—	55	2	4	0/0
Aremu Afeez	Aberdeen	5.3	45	—	0	—	—	18	—	1	0/0
Alexander Briedl	Aberdeen	6.3	45	—	0	—	—	10	1	1	0/0
Kevin Nisbet	Aberdeen	6.2	45	—	0	—	—	4	—	—	0/0
Ayoub Mouloua	Aberdeen	6.3	45	—	0	1	—	5	2	5	0/0
Connor Ronan	Aberdeen	6.7	45	—	0	—	—	23	—	1	0/0
Mitchy Ntelo	Aberdeen	6.3	45	—	0	—	—	5	—	1	0/0
Toyosi Olusanya	Aberdeen	6.5	45	—	0	—	—	6	1	1	0/0
Lewis Smith	Aberdeen	6.9	45	—	0	1	1	12	2	3	0/0
Jack Milne	Aberdeen	6.7	8	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Nick Suman	Aberdeen	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Nicky Devlin	Aberdeen	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Tony Yogane	Aberdeen	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Findlay Marshall	Aberdeen	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Ratings are provider values. They are not position-adjusted and are not a verdict on a player.

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Record

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Before

After

2026-27 season → Results and fixtures →

Provenance

How this page is sourced

Data as of 27 Oct 2026

Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c. Sources and coverage are listed below; the page keeps its own source and uncertainty labels.

Aberdeen club fixture list · spfl; fallback api_football · active
Lineups, formations and starting roles · api_football · active
Player match ratings and stats · api_football · partial
Event-derived Aberdeen stats · api_football · active
League team match stats · football_data_uk · active
fitba expected goals · computed; fallback football_data_uk, api_football · experimental

Definitions: fixtures.index · matches.document · xg.document · xg.goals-minus · xg.goals-range · xg.model-range · xg.per-shot · xg.shot-profile

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Cite this page

Match page. Dataset 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00-0154e2c, as of 2026-10-27T19:05:13+00:00. Sources: SPFL official club feed; API-Football; football-data.co.uk; computed. Definitions: fixtures.index; matches.document; xg.document; xg.goals-minus; xg.goals-range; xg.model-range; xg.per-shot; xg.shot-profile.