Aberdeen vs Celtic
10 Aug 2025 · Home · Loss · Jimmy Thelin
AFC 1903
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The verdict
Event data: Opta
A defeat that matched the balance of chances.
6–13 shots · 1–3 big chances · 0.55–1.17 NPxG
Aberdeen
0 shots
Celtic
13 shots
Off target On target GoalCircle size = xG
By half
xG
1st half
0.03
2nd half
0.52
Usual for this half: 0.52 (1st), 0.68 (2nd) — 38 games
Shots
1st half
1
2nd half
5
Usual for this half: 5 (1st), 6 (2nd) — 38 games
Possession %
1st half
25
2nd half
32
Usual for this half: 48 (1st), 48 (2nd) — 38 games
In context — full match
| Metric | This match | This season | 5-year | SPFL average | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shots | 6 | 13 | 12.2 | 14.5 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Heart of Midlothian, Feb 2026 |
| Shots in the box | 4 | 8.7 | 8 | 10 | below usual |
| Passes | 276 | 394.6 | 392.9 | – | below usual |
| Pass accuracy % | 68.5 | 75 | 72.3 | – | below usual |
| Passes into the final third | 11 | 30.3 | 25.4 | – | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Celtic, Dec 2025 |
| Long balls | 42 | 57.3 | 57.9 | – | bottom 10% — fewest since vs St. Mirren, Oct 2026 |
| Long balls, % of passes | 15.2 | 14.8 | 15.5 | – | about normal |
| Tackles won | 5 | 10.9 | 9.6 | 10.3 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Dundee United, Oct 2026 |
| Interceptions | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8.6 | about normal |
| Recoveries | 42 | 42.5 | 48.7 | – | below usual |
| Balls won | 55 | 63.5 | 66.4 | – | below usual |
| Won in the final third | 1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | – | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Hibernian, Dec 2025 |
| Clearances | 18 | 28.7 | 26.9 | – | below usual |
| Fouls conceded | 15 | 12 | 11.8 | 12.1 | above usual |
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