Aberdeen
0–1
FT · Loss
Celtic
0.06xG
-2.29AFC xGD
xG2.36
Expected points 0.19–2.44
Deserved defeatThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A defeat that matched the balance of chances.
2–33 shots · 0–1 big chances · 0.06–2.36 NPxG
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SPFL YouTubeThe match in three battles
Chance qualitySTRONG OPPONENT EDGE
0.06 – 2.36
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Celtic
AFC xG baseline: 1.24
0.03 – 0.07
xG per shot
2 – 33
shots
Celtic created the higher-quality chances per shot.
Territory & progressionABERDEEN EDGE
0.57 – 3.93
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Celtic
AFC xT baseline: 1.68
69% – 31%
field tilt
44 – 100
final-third entries
Aberdeen controlled the territory and pushed play into Celtic's half.
Defensive resistanceOPPONENT EDGE
2.36 xGA
chances conceded
0.72 worse than AFC baseline (1.64)
57 (base 27)
Celtic box touches
0.07
xG per Celtic shot
Celtic accessed Aberdeen's box too easily, but most of their shots were low quality.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 0.06Celtic 2.36GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
7%
92%
Match odds from simulating these shots at their own xG (20,000 runs) — for fun, not a prediction: it scores what should have happened, not what did.
Each step is a shot; the line climbs by that shot's xG. Steeper, sustained climbs (shaded) mark spells of real pressure.
Shots
Aberdeen Shot Map
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
2 shots
Celtic Shot Map
1 goal: 1 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
33 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
2shots · 0 on target
By situation
50%
50%
Open play150%
Free kick / throw150%
By body part
100%
Right foot2100%
Every shot in one bucket only. Open play covers unassisted and assisted attempts; counter is a fast break; free kicks, direct set pieces and throw-in routines are grouped because there are rarely enough of any one of them in a single match to read separately. A mix heavy on corners and free kicks with few open-play shots means the side needed a dead ball to get near the goal.
Shots over timefull match · drag to focus a period
Aberdeen 2Celtic 33
0'HTFT
Five-minute buckets — a side takes roughly a dozen shots a match, so the two-minute bars used for passing would be almost all gaps. Use the buttons for the common windows, or drag across the chart for anything else.
In context
| Aberdeen | This match | This season 7 games | 5-year 192 games | SPFL average 80 team-games | Where that sits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 2 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Celtic, May 2023 · 1 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ Celtic, May 2023 · 1 of 192 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 0 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | lowest in 192 matches · 0 of 192 lower |
| lowest in 192 matches · 0 of 192 lower | |||||
marker = 5-year mean
Passing & build-up
Build-Up Play
Where Aberdeen's passes were and how they progressed the ball
Pass Territory
31.3%
47.8%
20.9%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
70.1%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
16avg 49
Directness
56.6%avg 57.8%
Season avg
Above avg
Below avg
In context · full match
| Aberdeen | This match | This season 7 games | 5-year 192 games | Where that sits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passes | 187 | 371.9 | 392 | lowest in 192 matches · 0 of 192 lower |
| lowest in 192 matches · 0 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 58.3 | 75.7 | 72.2 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ St. Mirren, Mar 2024 · 11 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ St. Mirren, Mar 2024 · 11 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 13 | 26.3 | 25.2 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Heart of Midlothian, Feb 2026 · 18 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ Heart of Midlothian, Feb 2026 · 18 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 41 | 54.6 | 57.8 | bottom 10% — fewest since vs Rangers, Aug 2026 · 14 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since vs Rangers, Aug 2026 · 14 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 21.9 | 15 | 15.6 | top 10% in 192 matches · 173 of 192 lower |
| top 10% in 192 matches · 173 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
R
K. RoosGK90'
8 saves
15/41
Pass
50%
Duels
8
Saves
DEF
M
R. McCrorieDEF90'
6/12
Pass
0%
Duels
0
Tkl+Int
S
A. StewartDEF89'
11 clearances
12/20
Pass
100%
Duels
0
Tkl+Int
M
J. MackenzieDEF90'
6 clearances
10/14
Pass
67%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
MID
K
M. KennedyMID90'
6/13
Pass
63%
Duels
-
Key P
B
C. BarronMID90'
14/21
Pass
33%
Duels
-
Key P
R
Y. RamadaniMID90'
5 interceptions
20/29
Pass
60%
Duels
-
Key P
C
L. ClarksonMID76'
3 interceptions
9/11
Pass
40%
Duels
-
Key P
C
H. CoulsonMID90'
3 interceptions
10/16
Pass
29%
Duels
-
Key P
FWD
M
B. MiovskiFWD73'
2/9
Pass
17%
Duels
-
Shots
D
DukFWD90'
1 key pass · 6 aerials won
9/15
Pass
34%
Duels
-
Shots
Substitutes
H
J. HayesMID17'
4/6
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Key P
D
R. DuncanMID14'
2/2
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Key P
M
S. MorrisFWD1'
0/0
Pass
-
Duels
-
Shots
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
Vs Celtic at Home — every meeting on record
0-2-7(9 games)
1.02–2.01avg xG (n=8)
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This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
0.06avg 1.27
2nd worst of 38 · Highest 4.14, 27 August 2022 (5-0) · Lowest 0.00, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
xGA
2.36avg 1.62
9th worst of 38 · Highest 4.47, 29 October 2022 (1-4) · Lowest 0.32, 12 November 2022 (1-0)
Possession
20%avg 47%
worst of 38 · Highest 75%, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 22%, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Shots
2.0avg 11.8
2nd worst of 38 · Highest 24.0, 8 November 2022 (1-2) · Lowest 0.0, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
Shots on target
0.0avg 3.8
4th worst of 38 · Highest 10.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 28 January 2023 (0-6)
Big chances
0.0avg 1.8
12th worst of 38 · Highest 7.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 31 July 2022 (0-2)
Box touches
7.0avg 20.1
4th worst of 38 · Highest 47.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0) · Lowest 4.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Final third entries
44.0avg 55.1
8th worst of 38 · Highest 77.0, 1 April 2023 (1-0) · Lowest 24.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Key passes
1.0avg 8.2
2nd worst of 38 · Highest 18.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 27 May 2023 (0-5)
Corners
0.0avg 5.0
3rd worst of 38 · Highest 13.0, 3 September 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.0, 22 October 2022 (2-1)
Tackles
9.0avg 14.8
5th worst of 38 · Highest 29.0, 23 April 2023 (2-0) · Lowest 7.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0)
Interceptions
16.0avg 8.8
2nd best of 38 · Highest 17.0, 22 October 2022 (2-1) · Lowest 3.0, 8 April 2023 (2-0)
PPDA
23.5avg 17.6
8th worst of 38 · Highest 37.9, 31 July 2022 (0-2) · Lowest 8.9, 1 April 2023 (1-0)
avg
Above avg
Below avg
Where this performance ranks
Against Aberdeen’s other matches this season — only the standout highs and lows.
0.06xG
37th of 38 · among the worst
2shots
37th of 38 · among the worst
16progressive passes
37th of 38 · among the worst
Form:WLWLW(last 5)
Home this season: 13-2-4, 1.60–1.18 xG avg
Across the archive
All recordsWhere this match ranks against every Aberdeen match with data for each metric — coverage varies (shots/possession from 2015-16, xG from 2020-21, most else from 2021-22; see /records for each metric's exact range). Only metrics in the top or bottom 10 are shown.
0.030
xG per shot
lowest of 191
20%
Possession
lowest of 409
0.060
Expected goals
2nd lowest of 230
33
Shots conceded
2nd highest of 409
109
Open-play passes
5th lowest of 192
2
Shots
6th lowest of 409 · tied with 3