Scottish Premiership · 1st Phase - 30
Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen
27 Feb 2021 · Celtic Park · Referee: W. Collum
Scoreboard
Scottish Premiership
Home · Opposition
Celtic
1
Goals
- 8'O. ÉdouardAssist: R. Christie1–0
Red cards
No red cards in the event feed.
Away · Aberdeen
Aberdeen
0
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 1-0
- O. Édouard opened the scoring on 8 minutes, assisted by R. Christie, making it 1-0.measured
- Shots: Celtic 12, Aberdeen 9.measured
- Shots on target: Celtic 3, Aberdeen 3.measured
- Possession: Celtic 68.0%, Aberdeen 32.0%.measured
- Shot expectation: Celtic 0.87, Aberdeen 1.06.inferred
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
| Stat | Celtic | Aberdeen | Source | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession | 68 | 32 | api_football | measured |
| Shots | 12 | 9 | api_football | measured |
| Shots on target | 3 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Shots off target | 5 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Blocked shots | 4 | 3 | api_football | measured |
| Shots inside box | 6 | 8 | api_football | measured |
| Shots outside box | 6 | 1 | api_football | measured |
| Passes | 661 | 279 | api_football | measured |
| Passes accurate | 565 | 178 | api_football | measured |
| Pass accuracy | 85 | 64 | api_football | measured |
| Corners | 7 | 4 | api_football | measured |
| Fouls | 8 | 17 | api_football | measured |
| Offsides | 0 | 1 | api_football | measured |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 | api_football | measured |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | football_data_uk | measured |
| Saves | 2 | 2 | api_football | measured |
Performance
Players who played well and what worked
Aberdeen · Provider rating
- Ash Taylor rating 7.3 2 SoT · 90 mins · 19/31 passes · 3 tackles · 10 duels
- Tommie Hoban rating 7.3 no scoring output · 90 mins · 14/26 passes · 4 tackles · 8 duels
- Andy Considine rating 7.2 no scoring output · 90 mins · 21/27 passes · 2 tackles · 2 duels
Celtic · Provider rating
- Jonjoe Kenny rating 7.9 no scoring output · 90 mins · 45/54 passes · 2 tackles · 6 duels
- Odsonne Édouard rating 7.5 1G · 1 SoT · 90 mins · 35/42 passes · 5 duels
- Stephen Welsh rating 7.5 no scoring output · 90 mins · 63/71 passes · 2 tackles · 8 duels
What worked
Measured team strengths
- Shots inside box: Aberdeen 8 · Celtic 6 · API-Football
Selected measured categories where Aberdeen were higher; this is a comparison, not an overall performance verdict.
Expected goals
fxG, its ranges and provider xG
fxG calibration passed · in-season Model and calibration →
Celtic
0.87
80% model range 0.15–1.41
80% goals range 0–2
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG +0.13 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.073 · 12 shots · 3 on target · 6 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
1.06
80% model range 0.33–1.60
80% goals range 0–2
Provider xG unavailable
Goals − fxG -1.06 · within the 80% goals range
Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG
xG per shot 0.117 · 9 shots · 3 on target · 8 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
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Detail | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8' | Goal | Celtic | O. Édouard | Normal Goal | 1–0 |
| 41' | Yellow card | Aberdeen | Connor McLennan | Yellow Card | — |
| 60' | Substitution | Aberdeen | D. Campbell | Substitution 1 | — |
| 65' | Substitution | Celtic | P. Klimala | Substitution 1 | — |
| 77' | Substitution | Aberdeen | C. McLennan | Substitution 2 | — |
| 78' | Substitution | Celtic | D. Turnbull | Substitution 2 | — |
| 90+2' | Substitution | Aberdeen | N. McGinn | Substitution 3 | — |
Opposition · Celtic
4-3-1-2
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 29 S. Bain | GK | 90 |
| 93 D. Laxalt | D | 90 |
| 16 J. Kenny | D | 90 |
| 35 K. Ajer | D | 90 |
| 57 S. Welsh | D | 90 |
| 8 S. Brown | M | 90 |
| 42 C. McGregor | M | 90 |
| 17 R. Christie | M | 90 |
| 14 D. Turnbull | M | 78 |
| 22 O. Édouard | F | 90 |
| 11 P. Klimala | F | 65 |
Substitutes
- 27 M. Elyounoussi · on 65'
- 12 I. Soro · on 78'
Aberdeen · Aberdeen
3-5-2
| Starter | Role | Min |
|---|---|---|
| 1 J. Lewis | GK | 90 |
| 4 A. Considine | CB | 90 |
| 14 A. Taylor | CB | 90 |
| 3 T. Hoban | CB | 90 |
| 17 J. Hayes | RWB | 90 |
| 10 N. McGinn | CM | 90 |
| 40 R. McCrorie | CM | 90 |
| 19 L. Ferguson | CM | 90 |
| 24 D. Campbell | LWB | 60 |
| 22 F. Kamberi | ST | 90 |
| 18 C. McLennan | ST | 77 |
Substitutes
- 9 C. Hendry · on 60'
- 33 M. Kennedy · on 77'
- 15 D. McGeouch · on 90'
Player stats
Provider match ratings and output
| Player | Team | Rating | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | Accurate passes | Tackles | Duels | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Bain | Celtic | 7.3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jonjoe Kenny | Celtic | 7.9 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 2 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Stephen Welsh | Celtic | 7.5 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 2 | 8 | 0/0 |
| Kristoffer Ajer | Celtic | 7 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | 6 | 0/0 |
| Diego Laxalt | Celtic | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 1 | 7 | 0/0 |
| David Turnbull | Celtic | 7.3 | 78 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Scott Brown | Celtic | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 84 | 1 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Callum McGregor | Celtic | 6.9 | 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Ryan Christie | Celtic | 7.2 | 90 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 50 | 1 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Odsonne Édouard | Celtic | 7.5 | 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 35 | — | 5 | 0/0 |
| Patryk Klimala | Celtic | 6.9 | 65 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Conor Hazard | Celtic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Shane Duffy | Celtic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Anthony Ralston | Celtic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ismaila Soro | Celtic | 6.3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ewan Henderson | Celtic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Mohamed Elyounoussi | Celtic | 6.3 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 2 | 0/0 |
| Albian Ajeti | Celtic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Leigh Griffiths | Celtic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Adam Montgomery | Celtic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Joe Lewis | Aberdeen | 6.6 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Tommie Hoban | Aberdeen | 7.3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0/0 |
| Ash Taylor | Aberdeen | 7.3 | 90 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 0/0 |
| Andy Considine | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0/0 |
| Connor McLennan | Aberdeen | 6.7 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1/0 |
| Ross McCrorie | Aberdeen | 7 | 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 0/0 |
| Lewis Ferguson | Aberdeen | 6.7 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0/0 |
| Dean Campbell | Aberdeen | 7 | 60 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0/0 |
| Jonny Hayes | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0/0 |
| Niall McGinn | Aberdeen | 7.2 | 89 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 0/0 |
| Florian Kamberi | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 3 | 0/0 |
| Gary Woods | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Jack Mackenzie | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Shaleum Logan | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ethan Ross | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Ryan Duncan | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Dylan McGeouch | Aberdeen | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Matthew Kennedy | Aberdeen | 6.3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Miko Virtanen | Aberdeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 |
| Callum Hendry | Aberdeen | 6.2 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 0/0 |
Ratings are provider values. They are not position-adjusted and are not a verdict on a player.
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What this page can show
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Record
Before and after
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Provenance
How this page is sourced
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.