Scottish Premiership · 1st Phase - 17

Aberdeen 0–1 Celtic

17 Dec 2022 · Pittodrie Stadium · Referee: Steven McLean, Scotland

Aberdeen LFTFull recordHalf-time 0–0

Scoreboard

Scottish Premiership

Full time
AberdeenCelticAberdeen is red throughout; the opposition is neutral.

Home · Aberdeen

Aberdeen

0

Goals

No goals.

Red cards

No red cards in the event feed.

Away · Opposition

Celtic

1

Goals

  • 87'C. McGregorAssist: J. Forrest0–1

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 win it late against Aberdeen

measured
  • C. McGregor opened the scoring on 87 minutes, assisted by J. Forrest, making it 0-1.measured
  • Shots: Aberdeen 2, Celtic 33.measured
  • Shots on target: Aberdeen 0, Celtic 10.measured
  • Possession: Aberdeen 20.0%, Celtic 80.0%.measured
  • Shot expectation: Aberdeen 0.00, Celtic 2.44.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

Aberdeen and Celtic, with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
StatAberdeenCelticSourceBasis
Possession2080api_footballmeasured
Shots233api_footballmeasured
Shots on target010api_footballmeasured
Shots off target213api_footballmeasured
Blocked shots010api_footballmeasured
Shots inside box015api_footballmeasured
Shots outside box218api_footballmeasured
Passes209853api_footballmeasured
Passes accurate119748api_footballmeasured
Pass accuracy5788api_footballmeasured
Corners07api_footballmeasured
Fouls88api_footballmeasured
Offsides10api_footballmeasured
Yellow cards10api_footballmeasured
Red cards00football_data_ukmeasured
Saves80api_footballmeasured

Performance

Players who played well and what worked

Not a verdict

Aberdeen · Provider rating

  • Anthony Stewart rating 8.2 no scoring output · 89 mins · 12/20 passes · 2 duels
  • Kelle Roos rating 8.0 no scoring output · 90 mins · 15/41 passes · 1 duel
  • Ylber Ramadani rating 7.2 no scoring output · 90 mins · 20/29 passes · 1 tackle · 3 duels

Celtic · Provider rating

  • Callum McGregor rating 8.7 1G · 3 SoT · 90 mins · 170/180 passes · 1 tackle · 2 duels
  • Anthony Ralston rating 7.7 no scoring output · 90 mins · 103/113 passes · 2 tackles · 9 duels
  • Liel Abada rating 7.5 2 SoT · 45 mins · 26/31 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 →

Aberdeen

0.00

80% model range 0.00–0.54

80% goals range 0–0

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG 0.00 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.000 · 2 shots · 0 on target · 0 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.

Celtic

2.44

80% model range 1.72–2.98

80% goals range 1–4

Provider xG unavailable

Goals − fxG -1.44 · within the 80% goals range

Penalties 0 · 0.00 xG

xG per shot 0.074 · 33 shots · 10 on target · 15 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.
MinEventTeamPlayerDetailScore
46'SubstitutionCelticD. MaedaSubstitution 1—
66'Yellow cardAberdeenLeighton ClarksonYellow Card—
72'SubstitutionCelticR. HatateSubstitution 2—
72'SubstitutionCelticJotaSubstitution 3—
72'SubstitutionCelticK. FuruhashiSubstitution 4—
73'SubstitutionAberdeenB. MiovskiSubstitution 1—
76'SubstitutionAberdeenL. ClarksonSubstitution 2—
87'GoalCelticC. McGregorNormal Goal0–1
90'SubstitutionCelticM. ORileySubstitution 5—
90+3'SubstitutionAberdeenA. StewartSubstitution 3—

Aberdeen · Aberdeen

3-5-2

J. Goodwin
Aberdeen starting XI and substitutes.
StarterRoleMin
24 K. RoosGK90
2 R. McCrorieCB90
5 A. StewartCB90
3 J. MacKenzieCB90
33 M. KennedyRWB90
8 C. BarronCM90
16 Y. RamadaniCM90
20 L. ClarksonCM76
22 H. CoulsonLWB90
9 B. MiovskiST73
11 DukST90

Substitutes

  • 17 J. Hayes · on 73'
  • 23 R. Duncan · on 76'
  • 7 S. Morris · on 90'

Opposition · Celtic

4-3-3

A. Postecoglou
Celtic starting XI and substitutes.
StarterRoleMin
1 J. HartGK90
56 A. RalstonRB90
20 C. Carter-VickersCB90
4 C. StarfeltCB90
3 G. TaylorLB90
42 C. McGregorCM90
33 M. O'RileyCM90
41 R. HatateCM72
38 D. MaedaRW46
8 K. FuruhashiST72
17 JotaLW72

Substitutes

  • 11 L. Abada · on 46'
  • 14 D. Turnbull · on 72'
  • 49 J. Forrest · on 72'
  • 7 G. Giakoumakis · on 72'
  • 13 A. Mooy · on 90'

Player stats

Provider match ratings and output

Player match statistics with Aberdeen highlighted in red.
PlayerTeamRatingMinGAShSoTAccurate passesTacklesDuelsCards
Kelle RoosAberdeen890————15—10/0
Ross McCrorieAberdeen6.590——1—6——0/0
Anthony StewartAberdeen8.289————12—20/0
Jack MackenzieAberdeen6.990————10120/0
Matthew KennedyAberdeen6.790————6150/0
Connor BarronAberdeen6.790————14230/0
Ylber RamadaniAberdeen7.290————20130/0
Leighton ClarksonAberdeen6.676——1—9241/0
Hayden CoulsonAberdeen6.690————10—20/0
Bojan MiovskiAberdeen6.273————2—20/0
DukAberdeen6.390————92100/0
Joe LewisAberdeen—————————0/0
Jayden RichardsonAberdeen—————————0/0
Ryan DuncanAberdeen6.214————2——0/0
Findlay MarshallAberdeen—————————0/0
Jonny HayesAberdeen5.917————4——0/0
Vicente BesuijenAberdeen—————————0/0
Christian RamirezAberdeen—————————0/0
Shayden MorrisAberdeen—1———————0/0
Alfie BavidgeAberdeen—————————0/0
Joe HartCeltic6.990————18——0/0
Anthony RalstonCeltic7.790————103290/0
Cameron Carter-VickersCeltic7.590————573130/0
Carl StarfeltCeltic7.590————51—80/0
Greg TaylorCeltic7.390——1—96260/0
Callum McGregorCeltic8.7901—53170120/0
Matt O'RileyCeltic7.389——2174150/0
Reo HatateCeltic7.272——4146—50/0
Daizen MaedaCeltic7.245————20470/0
Kyogo FuruhashiCeltic6.672——3110—20/0
JotaCeltic6.973——2125——0/0
Benjamin SiegristCeltic—————————0/0
Alexandro BernabeiCeltic—————————0/0
Moritz JenzCeltic—————————0/0
Aaron MooyCeltic—1————6——0/0
Mohammed Olabosun LawalCeltic—————————0/0
James ForrestCeltic7.317—1——17120/0
David TurnbullCeltic6.918——1127110/0
Liel AbadaCeltic7.545——3226—10/0
Giorgos GiakoumakisCeltic6.918——2—2—20/0

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

Coverage

What this page can show

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  • Eventsavailable
  • Lineupsavailable
  • Player statsavailable
  • Team statsavailable
  • fxGavailable

Missing classes are unavailable, not zero.

Record

Before and after

2022-23 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.

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

Corrections and changes are recorded on Corrections and contact.

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.