Celtic vs Aberdeen

Premiership 21 Dec 2025, 15:00
Celtic
Celtic
3–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
🏟 Celtic Park Round 18

Match report

Celtic beat Aberdeen 3-1 in the Premiership on 21 December 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Celtic had 31 shots to Aberdeen's 10.

D. Lobban was sent off in the 45+3th minute.

The match was played at Celtic Park.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 45% - 55% Shots 31 - 10 On target 10 - 2 Corners 8 - 4 Fouls 12 - 13 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Kieran Tierney
Celtic · 1 goal
9 Benjamin Nygren 1 goal
9 Callum McGregor 1 assist
9 Dimitar Mitov 7 saves
8 James Forrest 1 goal
First half vs second half
Celtic stepped it up after the break, with 18 shots in the second half compared to 13 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 13–8 18–2
Shots On Goal 3–1 7–1
Ball Possession 66–34 —
Corners 4–3 4–1
Attacks 73–22 80–17
Match statistics
8 Corners 4
4 Substitution 5
153 Attacks 39
104 Dangerous Attacks 19
10 On Target 3
19 Off Target 7
45% Ball Possession 55%
31 Shots Total 10
10 Shots On Goal 2
15 Shots Off Goal 1
6 Shots Blocked 7
21 Shots Inside Box 6
10 Shots Outside Box 4
12 Fouls 13
8 Corners 4
3 Offsides 1
73% Ball Possession 27%
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Saves 7
690 Passes Total 266
630 Passes Accurate 187
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Celtic · 3-4-2-1
1 K. Schmeichel
56 A. Ralston 6 A. Trusty 63 K. Tierney
13 Y. Hyun-Jun 27 A. Engels 42 C. McGregor 14 L. McCowan
8 B. Nygren 38 D. Maeda
24 J. Kenny
Aberdeen · 5-4-1
1 D. Mitov
38 D. Lobban 2 N. Devlin 22 J. Milne 5 M. Knoester 28 A. Jensen
81 T. Keskinen 7 A. Aouchiche 16 S. Armstrong 17 J. Karlsson
27 M. Lazetić
Celtic
Coach
Brendan Rodgers
Substitutes
  • 5 Liam Scales
  • 49 James Forrest
  • 18 Shin Yamada
  • 51 Colby Donovan
  • 12 Viljami Sinisalo
  • 25 Hayato Inamura
  • 47 Dane Murray
  • 4 Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
  • 28 Paulo Bernardo
Aberdeen
Coach
Bo Jimmy Thelin
Substitutes
  • 4 Graeme Shinnie
  • 77 Emmanuel Gyamfi
  • 14 Kenan Bilalovic
  • 29 Kjartan Mar Kjartansson
  • 15 Kevin Nisbet
  • 13 Nick Suman
  • 11 Nicolas Milanović
  • 6 Sivert Heltne Nilsen
  • 10 Leighton Clarkson
Substitutions
  • 53' ↑ G. Shinnie ↓ J. Karlsson Aberdeen
  • 54' ↑ E. Gyamfi ↓ T. Keskinen Aberdeen
  • 68' ↑ K. Bilalovic ↓ M. Lazetic Aberdeen
  • 68' ↑ K. Kjartansson ↓ A. Aouchiche Aberdeen
  • 69' ↑ L. Scales ↓ L. McCowan Celtic
  • 69' ↑ J. Forrest ↓ Yang Hyun-Jun Celtic
  • 70' ↑ S. Yamada ↓ J. Kenny Celtic
  • 82' ↑ C. Donovan ↓ A. Ralston Celtic
  • 89' ↑ K. Nisbet ↓ A. Jensen Aberdeen
Cards
  • 45+3' D. Lobban Aberdeen
  • 18' S. Armstrong Aberdeen
  • 45+1' A. Engels Celtic
  • 84' A. Jensen Aberdeen
Head-to-head
Celtic 18 4 draws 1 Aberdeen
2026-03-04 Aberdeen vs Celtic 1 - 2
2025-12-21 Celtic vs Aberdeen 3 - 1
2025-08-10 Aberdeen vs Celtic 0 - 2
2025-05-24 Aberdeen vs Celtic 2 - 1
2025-05-14 Aberdeen vs Celtic 1 - 5
2025-02-25 Celtic vs Aberdeen 5 - 1
Recent form
Celtic D D D D W
Aberdeen D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Celtic vs Aberdeen?
Celtic won 3-1 against Aberdeen on 21 December 2025.
Who won Celtic vs Aberdeen?
Celtic won the match 3-1.
Where was Celtic vs Aberdeen played?
The match was played at Celtic Park.
Who had more possession in Celtic vs Aberdeen?
Aberdeen had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.