Aberdeen
2–3
FT · Loss
Celtic
0.67xG
-0.45AFC xGD
xG1.12
Expected points 0.72–1.59
Deserved defeatThe verdict
Event data: Opta
A defeat broadly in line with the underlying numbers.
8–12 shots · 0–2 big chances · 0.67–1.12 NPxG
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Chance qualityOPPONENT EDGE
0.67 – 1.12
Expected goals · Aberdeen – Celtic
AFC xG baseline: 1.10
0.08 – 0.09
xG per shot
8 – 12
shots
Chance quality was broadly even between the sides.
Territory & progressionSLIGHT ABERDEEN EDGE
1.29 – 1.98
Expected threat created · Aberdeen – Celtic
AFC xT baseline: 2.12
58% – 42%
field tilt
57 – 74
final-third entries
Territory was relatively even.
Defensive resistanceEVEN
1.12 xGA
chances conceded
0.15 worse than AFC baseline (0.97)
20 (base 17)
Celtic box touches
0.09
xG per Celtic shot
Celtic accessed Aberdeen's box too easily, but most of their shots were low quality.
xG timeline
Aberdeen 0.67Celtic 1.12GoalAberdeen above · opponent below · shaded = sustained pressure
21%
32%
47%
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
2 goals: 0 open play, 2 free kick
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
8 shots
Celtic Shot Map
3 goals: 3 open play
Goal
Saved
Blocked
Post
Off target
12 shots
Shot mix & shots over time
8shots · 4 on target
By situation
63%
38%
Open play563%
Free kick / throw338%
By body part
50%
25%
25%
Right foot450%
Left foot225%
Head225%
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 8Celtic 12
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 | 8 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.4 | below usual · 37 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 37 of 192 lower | |||||
| Shots in the box | 3 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | bottom 10% — fewest since @ Kilmarnock, Oct 2025 · 10 of 192 lower |
| bottom 10% — fewest since @ Kilmarnock, Oct 2025 · 10 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
42.3%
35.4%
22.3%
Own Half
Middle
Final 3rd
Season avg: 46.3% own half
Build-Up Quality
Own-Half Accuracy
78.6%avg 86.0%
Progression
Progressive Passes
40avg 49
Directness
59.7%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 | 314 | 371.9 | 392 | below usual · 41 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 41 of 192 lower | ||||
| Pass accuracy % | 62.4 | 75.7 | 72.2 | below usual · 24 of 192 lower |
| below usual · 24 of 192 lower | ||||
| Passes into the final third | 20 | 26.3 | 25.2 | about normal · 60 of 192 lower |
| about normal · 60 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls | 68 | 54.6 | 57.8 | above usual · 154 of 192 lower |
| above usual · 154 of 192 lower | ||||
| Long balls, % of passes | 21.7 | 15 | 15.6 | top 10% in 192 matches · 172 of 192 lower |
| top 10% in 192 matches · 172 of 192 lower | ||||
marker = 5-year mean
Players
Player contributions
GK
W
G. WoodsGK90'
2 saves
11/36
Pass
-
Duels
2
Saves
DEF
M
R. McCrorieDEF90'
4 tackles · 6 aerials won
23/45
Pass
58%
Duels
4
Tkl+Int
G
D. GallagherDEF90'
20/37
Pass
60%
Duels
2
Tkl+Int
B
D. BatesDEF90'
23/32
Pass
75%
Duels
3
Tkl+Int
MID
R
C. RamsayMID45'
7/10
Pass
44%
Duels
-
Key P
M
D. McGeouchMID45'
13/18
Pass
20%
Duels
-
Key P
B
S. BrownMID90'
1 key pass
24/34
Pass
42%
Duels
1
Key P
F
L. FergusonMID90'
1 goal · 1 key pass · 3 shots
24/30
Pass
53%
Duels
1
Key P
H
J. HayesMID90'
1 key pass
20/24
Pass
43%
Duels
1
Key P
FWD
B
V. BesuijenFWD90'
3 dribbles won
8/15
Pass
67%
Duels
1
Shots
R
C. RamirezFWD90'
1 goal · 3 shots
6/11
Pass
17%
Duels
3
Shots
Substitutes
K
M. KennedyFWD45'
12/14
Pass
80%
Duels
-
Shots
O
F. OjoMID45'
2 assists · 2 key passes
17/22
Pass
0%
Duels
2
Key P
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)
0.94–2.17avg xG (n=8)
LLLLDLLLD
This match vs season so far
37 comparable games — each metric says how many of them actually have that stat.
xG
0.67avg 1.11
11th worst of 38 · Highest 4.40, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 0.09, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
xGA
1.12avg 0.97
14th worst of 38 · Highest 2.62, 19 February 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 0.08, 1 December 2021 (2-0)
Possession
36%avg 58%
2nd worst of 38 · Highest 75%, 29 August 2021 (1-1) · Lowest 36%, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Shots
8.0avg 13.4
10th worst of 38 · Highest 24.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 2.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Shots on target
4.0avg 4.4
19th worst of 38 · Highest 11.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 25 January 2022 (0-1)
Big chances
0.0avg 1.1
15th worst of 38 · Highest 6.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 0.0, 8 August 2021 (2-1)
Box touches
11.0avg 19.4
8th worst of 38 · Highest 41.0, 2 April 2022 (2-2) · Lowest 4.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Final third entries
57.0avg 61.8
15th worst of 38 · Highest 100.0, 15 February 2022 (1-1) · Lowest 36.0, 28 November 2021 (1-2)
Key passes
5.0avg 10.1
9th worst of 38 · Highest 18.0, 4 December 2021 (4-1) · Lowest 1.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1)
Corners
1.0avg 5.1
3rd worst of 38 · Highest 13.0, 6 November 2021 (0-2) · Lowest 0.0, 23 October 2021 (1-0)
Tackles
16.0avg 12.3
8th best of 38 · Highest 24.0, 15 May 2022 (0-0) · Lowest 6.0, 8 August 2021 (2-1)
Interceptions
7.0avg 8.1
15th worst of 38 · Highest 22.0, 5 March 2022 (0-1) · Lowest 2.0, 15 February 2022 (1-1)
PPDA
26.3avg 15.4
worst of 38 · Highest 25.8, 27 October 2021 (2-2) · Lowest 7.0, 5 February 2022 (1-2)
avg
Above avg
Below avg
Where this performance ranks
Against Aberdeen’s other matches this season — only the standout highs and lows.
10high regains
2nd of 38 · 2nd best
Form:WDLDL(last 5)
Home this season: 8-5-6, 1.42–0.78 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.
10
High regains
9th highest of 192 · tied with 8