Celtic 3–0 Aberdeen

Aberdeen @ Celtic

2 Sept 2026 · Away · Loss · Stephen Robinson

AFC 1903

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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

Aberdeen

9 shots

Celtic

27 shots

Off target On target GoalCircle size = xG

By half

xG

1st half

0.51

2nd half

0.17

Usual for this half: 0.37 (1st), 0.97 (2nd) — 10 games

Shots

1st half

2nd half

Usual for this half: 5 (1st), 7 (2nd) — 10 games

Possession %

1st half

2nd half

Usual for this half: 44 (1st), 50 (2nd) — 10 games

Match overview

34Ball possession66

0.66Expected goals2.47

1Big chances5

9Total shots27

9Goalkeeper saves2

5Corner kicks15

7Fouls10

377Passes744

18Tackles14

10Free kicks7

1Yellow cards1

6.33Average rating8.44

Shots

9Total shots27

2Shots on target12

0.66Expected goals2.47

0.05Expected goals on target3.37

1Hit woodwork0

3Shots off target10

4Blocked shots5

5Shots inside box13

4Shots outside box14

Attack

0Big chances scored2

1Big chances missed3

12Touches in penalty area40

2Offsides0

Passes

317Accurate passes689

11Throw-ins13

35Final third entries73

45/70 (64%)Final third phase207/234 (88%)

18/55 (33%)Long balls24/36 (67%)

2/15 (13%)Crosses5/27 (19%)

Duels

46Duels53

4Dispossessed7

33/62 (53%)Ground duels29/63 (46%)

7/25 (28%)Aerial duels18/25 (72%)

5/15 (33%)Dribbles10/21 (48%)

Defending

44Tackles won64

18Total tackles14

15Interceptions4

37Recoveries45

20Clearances17

1Errors lead to a shot0

2Errors lead to a goal0

Goalkeeping

9Total saves2

0.37Goals prevented0.05

2Big saves0

12Goal kicks1

In context — full match

Metric	This match	This season	5-year	SPFL average	Verdict
Shots	9	12.8	12.2	14.4	below usual
Shots in the box	5	8.3	8	9.9	below usual
Passes	365	396.2	393	–	about normal
Pass accuracy %	83	75.5	72.3	–	top 10% in 195 matches
Passes into the final third	16	30.8	25.4	–	below usual
Long balls	48	57.5	57.9	–	below usual
Long balls, % of passes	13.2	14.8	15.6	–	below usual
Tackles won	8	10.7	9.6	10.6	about normal
Interceptions	15	10.3	8	8.7	top 10% in 195 matches
Recoveries	28	42.4	48.7	–	bottom 10% — fewest since vs Dundee FC, Feb 2026
Balls won	51	63.4	66.4	–	bottom 10% — fewest since vs Rangers, Aug 2026
Won in the final third	2	4.7	4.6	–	below usual
Clearances	24	27.8	26.8	–	about normal
Fouls conceded	7	11.8	11.8	12	bottom 10% — fewest since @ Dundee United, Feb 2026

Aberdeen — player stats

Raw counts, no ratings — Celtic player detail isn’t held in the same source, so this side only.

Player	Min	xG	xA	Shots	Passes	Key P	Crosses	Touches
M. Müller	90’	0.00	0.00	0	24/40 (60%)	0	0/0	56
C. Cadden	90’	0.00	0.03	0	35/46 (76%)	0	0/1	62
L. Mayo	90’	0.00	0.00	0	40/45 (89%)	0	0/0	64
M. Knoester	90’	0.00	0.00	0	35/38 (92%)	0	0/0	48
N. Guinness-Walker	90’	0.01	0.03	1 (1)	18/19 (95%)	1	0/3	53
S. Armstrong	90’	0.00	0.09	0	55/57 (97%)	2	1/5	74
G. Molloy	82’	0.20	0.01	2	27/31 (87%)	0	0/0	38
A. Aremu	45’	0.00	0.01	0	18/19 (95%)	0	0/0	25
A. Briedl	45’	0.06	0.14	1	10/13 (77%)	1	1/2	24
K. Nisbet	45’	0.04	0.00	1	4/5 (80%)	0	0/0	8
A. Mouloua	45’	0.24	0.00	1	5/9 (56%)	0	0/0	20
C. Ronan (sub)	45’	0.02	0.01	1	23/26 (89%)	0	0/2	32
M. Ntelo (sub)	45’	0.00	0.02	0	5/6 (83%)	0	0/0	12
T. Olusanya (sub)	45’	0.00	0.04	0	6/6 (100%)	0	0/0	10
L. Smith (sub)	45’	0.08	0.04	2 (1)	12/17 (71%)	0	0/2	27
J. Milne (sub)	8’	0.00	0.00	0	0/0	0	0/0	2

Duels & defending

Player	Duels	Aerial	Tackles	Interc.	Recov.	Clear.	Fouls (won/con.)
M. Müller	1/1	–	1/1	0	10	0	0/0
C. Cadden	3/7	0/1	0/3	0	4	3	0/0
L. Mayo	8/11	3/3	2/4	2	3	6	1/2
M. Knoester	2/3	0/1	0/0	5	1	3	1/0
N. Guinness-Walker	5/13	0/1	0/1	2	3	2	1/0
S. Armstrong	4/8	–	1/2	0	2	0	1/0
G. Molloy	4/6	2/3	1/1	1	2	1	1/2
A. Aremu	1/1	–	0/0	1	2	2	1/0
A. Briedl	1/4	0/1	0/1	0	2	0	0/0
K. Nisbet	0/2	0/1	0/0	0	0	0	0/0
A. Mouloua	5/13	0/6	1/2	0	3	1	3/1
C. Ronan	1/4	1/2	0/0	0	0	1	0/0
M. Ntelo	1/3	0/2	0/0	1	0	1	1/0
T. Olusanya	1/5	0/2	1/1	0	2	0	0/1
L. Smith	3/6	1/2	1/2	2	3	0	0/1
J. Milne	–	–	0/0	1	0	0	0/0

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