Celtic
5–0
FT · Loss
Aberdeen
3.56xG
-3.56AFC xGD
xG0.00
Expected points 2.44–0.19
Deserved defeatThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A defeat that matched the balance of chances.
0–20 shots · 0–6 big chances · 0.00–3.56 NPxG
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Chance qualitySTRONG OPPONENT EDGE
0.00 – 3.56
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Celtic
AFC xG baseline: 1.24
— – 0.18
xG per shot
0 – 20
shots
Chance quality was broadly even between the sides.
Territory & progressionSLIGHT ABERDEEN EDGE
1.36 – 3.50
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Celtic
AFC xT baseline: 1.68
54% – 46%
field tilt
35 – 85
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even.
Defensive resistanceOPPONENT EDGE
3.56 xGA
chances conceded
1.93 worse than AFC baseline (1.64)
41 (base 27)
Celtic box touches
0.18
xG per Celtic shot
Aberdeen conceded better chances than they usually do.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 0.00Celtic 3.56GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
99%
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
Celtic Shot Map
5 goals: 3 open play, 1 free kick, 1 corner
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
20 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
0shots · 0 on target
By situation
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 0Celtic 20
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 | 0 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | lowest in 192 matches · 0 of 192 lower |
| lowest in 192 matches · 0 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
45.9%
38.2%
15.9%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
75.5%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
20avg 49
Directness
60.0%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 | 195 | 371.9 | 392 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ St. Mirren, Mar 2024 · 3 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ St. Mirren, Mar 2024 · 3 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 62.1 | 75.7 | 72.2 | below usual · 23 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 23 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 7 | 26.3 | 25.2 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Celtic, Nov 2023 · 3 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ Celtic, Nov 2023 · 3 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 45 | 54.6 | 57.8 | below usual · 25 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 25 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 23.1 | 15 | 15.6 | top 10% in 192 matches · 178 of 192 lower |
| top 10% in 192 matches · 178 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
R
K. RoosGK90'
3 saves
17/37
Pass
-
Duels
3
Saves
DEF
P
M. PollockDEF90'
11/20
Pass
57%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
M
A. MacDonaldDEF90'
5 clearances
14/22
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
M
J. MackenzieDEF90'
15/22
Pass
50%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
MID
M
R. McCrorieMID80'
6 aerials won
9/17
Pass
41%
Duels
-
Key P
R
Y. RamadaniMID90'
12/16
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Key P
C
L. ClarksonMID90'
20/23
Pass
25%
Duels
-
Key P
S
G. ShinnieMID90'
3 interceptions
16/18
Pass
33%
Duels
-
Key P
H
J. HayesMID90'
4 interceptions
6/16
Pass
63%
Duels
-
Key P
FWD
W
M. WatkinsFWD90'
4 aerials won
7/13
Pass
45%
Duels
-
Shots
D
DukFWD71'
4 dribbles won
6/9
Pass
50%
Duels
-
Shots
Substitutes
M
S. MorrisFWD19'
0/0
Pass
0%
Duels
-
Shots
R
J. RichardsonDEF10'
1/1
Pass
50%
Duels
1
Tkl+Int
Historical Context
Games at this ground, and how this match compares to the season so far
At Celtic — every meeting on record
0-1-9(10 games)
0.63–2.96avg xG (n=8)
LLLDLLLLLL
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
0.00avg 1.27
worst of 38 · Highest 4.14, 27 August 2022 (5-0) · Lowest 0.06, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
xGA
3.56avg 1.58
2nd worst of 38 · Highest 4.47, 29 October 2022 (1-4) · Lowest 0.32, 12 November 2022 (1-0)
Possession
24%avg 47%
3rd worst of 38 · Highest 75%, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 20%, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
Shots
0.0avg 11.8
worst of 38 · Highest 24.0, 8 November 2022 (1-2) · Lowest 2.0, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
Shots on target
0.0avg 3.8
4th worst of 38 · Highest 10.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
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
8.0avg 20.1
5th worst of 38 · Highest 47.0, 2 January 2023 (0-0) · Lowest 4.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Final third entries
35.0avg 55.3
4th worst of 38 · Highest 77.0, 1 April 2023 (1-0) · Lowest 24.0, 18 February 2023 (0-4)
Key passes
0.0avg 8.2
worst of 38 · Highest 18.0, 6 August 2022 (4-1) · Lowest 1.0, 17 December 2022 (0-1)
Corners
2.0avg 4.9
10th worst of 38 · Highest 13.0, 3 September 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.0, 22 October 2022 (2-1)
Tackles
10.0avg 14.8
7th 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
28.7avg 17.5
3rd 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.
0.00xG
38th of 38 · season worst
0shots
38th of 38 · season worst
3.56xGA
37th of 38 · among the worst
-3.56xGD
37th of 38 · among the worst
Form:WLDLW(last 5)
Away this season: 5-1-13, 0.87–2.10 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
Expected goals
lowest of 230
0
Shots
lowest of 409
-3.56
xG difference
4th lowest of 230
7
Final-third entries
5th lowest of 192 · tied with 1
24%
Possession
5th lowest of 409
121
Open-play passes
6th lowest of 192
Detailed stats not available for this match