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Premiership · Wed, 2 Sept 2026 · Away
Celtic
3
Aberdeen
0
FULL TIME · LOSTCeltic: Y. Hyun-Jun 45+1′ · Celtic: B. Nygren 34′ · Celtic: C. Durán 14′
0.68Aberdeen xG2.67Celtic xG0.19Aberdeen expected pointsDeserved defeat
2026–27 so far
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Match 4 of 38 · 11 points so far. Tap a square for that match.
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The verdict
Event data: Opta

A defeat that matched the balance of chances.

9–27 shots · 1–5 big chances · 0.68–2.67 NPxG

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Summary

How the match was decided

The match in three battles
Chance qualitySTRONG OPPONENT EDGE
0.68 – 2.67
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Celtic
AFC xG baseline: 1.34
0.08 – 0.10
xG per shot
9 – 27
shots
Celtic created the higher-quality chances per shot.
Territory & progressionOPPONENT EDGE
1.08 – 2.55
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Celtic
AFC xT baseline: 2.60
37% – 63%
field tilt
35 – 73
final-third entries
Celtic had the better of the territorial battle.
Defensive resistanceOPPONENT EDGE
2.67 xGA
chances conceded
1.08 worse than AFC baseline (1.59)
39 (base 26)
Celtic box touches
0.10
xG per Celtic shot
Celtic accessed Aberdeen's box too easily, but most of their shots were low quality.
ShapeAberdeen started 5-3-2 and stayed in it for the whole match — the changes were personnel, not shape, despite chasing the game. Celtic stayed in 4-1-4-1 throughout.
The match by half
 AberdeenUsualCeltic
xG0.681.342.67
Big chances11.75
Touches in box1223.840
Possession %3447.066
Aberdeen's best work came before half time — 0.51 xG to 0.17 after.
Usual = Aberdeen’s average for this half this season.
How this is measured
FotMob period stats. Usual = Aberdeen’s average for this half across 10 games in 2026-27. Green or red marks a figure clearly above or below our own norm, never a comparison with Celtic.

Lineups

Shots

Where the chances came from

xG timeline

Aberdeen 0.68Celtic 2.67GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
5%
12%
83%
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.
0.00.51.02.5HT0'15'30'45'60'75'90'0-1 · Durán0-2 · Nygren0-3 · YangGGG
Each step is a shot; the line climbs by that shot's xG. Steeper, sustained climbs (shaded) mark spells of real pressure.

Aberdeen shots

Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
9 shots

Celtic shots

3 goals: 3 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
27 shots

Shot mix & shots over time

9shots · 3 on target · 0.68 xG
By situation
56%
33%
11%
Open play556%
Corner333%
Free kick / throw111%
By body part
33%
33%
33%
Right foot333%
Left foot333%
Head333%
How this is measured
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 9Celtic 27
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0'HTFT 
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How this is measured
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
AberdeenThis matchThis season
10 games
5-year
195 games
SPFL average
116 team-games
Shots912.812.214.4
below usual · 52 of 195 lower
Shots in the box58.389.9
below usual · 37 of 195 lower
marker = 5-year mean
Passing

How the ball moved

Build-Up Play

Where Aberdeen's passes were and how they progressed the ball

Pass Territory
63.4%
24.9%
11.7%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.1% own half
GK Distribution
GK Long Ball %
50.0%avg 60.7%
GK Total Passes
40avg 31
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
94.1%avg 86.1%
Progression
Progressive Passes
35avg 50
Directness
53.2%avg 57.9%
Season avg
Above avg
Below avg
In context · full match
AberdeenThis matchThis season
10 games
5-year
195 games
Passes365396.2393
about normal · 80 of 195 lower
Pass accuracy %8375.572.3
top 10% in 195 matches · 186 of 195 lower
Passes into the final third1630.825.4
below usual · 32 of 195 lower
Long balls4857.557.9
below usual · 44 of 195 lower
Long balls, % of passes13.214.815.6
below usual · 58 of 195 lower
marker = 5-year mean
Players

Player contributions

Player contributions
GK
M. MüllerGK90'
9 saves
DEF
C. CaddenDEF90'
L. MayoDEF90'
4 tackles · 6 clearances
M. KnoesterDEF90'
5 interceptions
G. MolloyDEF82'
N. Guinness-WalkerDEF90'
1 key pass · 3 dribbles won
MID
S. ArmstrongMID90'
2 key passes
A. AremuMID45'
A. BriedlMID45'
1 big chance created · 1 key pass
FWD
K. NisbetFWD45'
A. MoulouaFWD45'
Substitutes
C. RonanMID45'
M. NteloFWD45'
T. OlusanyaFWD45'
L. SmithFWD45'
J. MilneDEF8'
Context

How this match compares

Across the archive
All records
Where 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.
39.90
Average pass position
6th lowest of 195
83%
Pass completion
9th highest of 195
27
Shots conceded
10th highest of 412 · tied with 2

Where this performance ranks

Against Aberdeen’s other matches this season — only the standout highs and lows.

2.67xGA
10th of 10 · season worst
-1.99xGD
10th of 10 · season worst
37%field tilt
10th of 10 · season worst
0.68xG
9th of 10 · among the worst
12box touches
9th of 10 · among the worst
9shots
8th of 10 · among the worst
Form:WLL(last 3)
Away this season: 1-1-3, 0.91–1.65 xG avg
After scoring first: 2-1-0 (3 games)

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)
0.63–3.00avg xG (n=7)
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This match vs season so far
9 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
0.68avg 1.41
2nd worst of 10 · Highest 3.07, 17 October 2026 (3-1) · Lowest 0.35, 30 August 2026 (0-1)
xGA
2.67avg 1.47
worst of 10 · Highest 2.10, 30 August 2026 (0-1) · Lowest 0.85, 15 September 2026 (4-0)
Possession
34%avg 49%
2nd worst of 10 · Highest 65%, 11 October 2026 (0-1) · Lowest 31%, 15 September 2026 (4-0)
Shots
9.0avg 13.2
3rd worst of 10 · Highest 22.0, 11 October 2026 (0-1) · Lowest 9.0, 8 August 2026 (0-2)
Shots on target
2.0avg 3.4
4th worst of 10 · Highest 7.0, 17 October 2026 (3-1) · Lowest 2.0, 30 August 2026 (0-1)
Big chances
1.0avg 1.8
5th worst of 10 · Highest 4.0, 17 October 2026 (3-1) · Lowest 1.0, 8 August 2026 (0-2)
Box touches
12.0avg 24.7
2nd worst of 10 · Highest 44.0, 24 October 2026 (2-3) · Lowest 8.0, 19 September 2026 (1-1)
Final third entries
35.0avg 63.7
worst of 10 · Highest 101.0, 11 October 2026 (0-1) · Lowest 42.0, 30 August 2026 (0-1)
Key passes
4.0avg 9.6
worst of 10 · Highest 15.0, 11 October 2026 (0-1) · Lowest 6.0, 19 September 2026 (1-1)
Corners
5.0avg 6.0
5th worst of 10 · Highest 13.0, 11 October 2026 (0-1) · Lowest 2.0, 15 September 2026 (4-0)
Tackles
18.0avg 18.3
5th best of 10 · Highest 31.0, 19 September 2026 (1-1) · Lowest 10.0, 24 October 2026 (2-3)
Interceptions
15.0avg 9.7
best of 10 · Highest 14.0, 5 September 2026 (0-0) · Lowest 2.0, 30 August 2026 (0-1)
PPDA
28.2avg 13.6
worst of 10 · Highest 20.2, 15 September 2026 (4-0) · Lowest 9.7, 5 September 2026 (0-0)
Counter-press rate
5%avg 7%
2nd worst of 10 · Highest 12%, 30 August 2026 (0-1) · Lowest 1%, 15 September 2026 (4-0)
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