Scottish Premiership · Matchday 5

Celtic
FULL TIME3 – 0
Aberdeen
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:45:00 UTCCeltic ParkMatchday 5

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Celtic 39%Draw 34%Aberdeen 27%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

CelticAberdeen
61Possession39
27Shots9
12Shots on target2
10Shots off target3
5Blocked shots4
13Shots inside box5
14Shots outside box4
15Corners5
0Offsides2
10Fouls7
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Saves9
746Passes377
691Accurate passes317

Match events

  • 14'Camilo Durán (assist Benjamin Nygren)
  • 34'Benjamin Nygren
  • 38'Cameron Carter-Vickers
  • 42'Lewis Mayo
  • 45'Hyun-jun Yang (assist Camilo Durán)
  • 46'Kevin Nisbet Lewis Smith
  • 46'Afeez Aremu Connor Ronan
  • 46'Alexander Briedl Toyosi Olusanya
  • 63'Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Oliver Sørensen
  • 63'Benjamin Nygren Mika Baur
  • 74'Hyun-jun Yang James Forrest
  • 75'Camilo Durán Shumaira Mheuka
  • 76'Haissem Hassan Sebastian Tounekti
  • 82'Gavin Molloy Jack Milne

Celtic · Aberdeen

Starting XI · as it playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Celtic4-2-4
216.863'Oxlade-Chamberlain
426.8McGregor
206.9Carter-Vickers
88.663'Nygren
67.2Trusty
57.2Scales
236.876'Hassan
17.3Sinisalo
137.874'Yang
517.2Donovan
118.675'Durán
Aberdeen4-4-1
275.9Muller
56.3Knoester
106.346'Briedl
236.0Mayo
246.3Guinness-Walker
176.3Armstrong
216.382'Molloy
286.3Cadden
326.346'Aremu
156.346'Nisbet

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Celtic

  • 21Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain6.8
  • 42Callum McGregor6.8
  • 20Cameron Carter-Vickers6.9
  • 8Benjamin Nygren8.6
  • 6Auston Trusty7.2
  • 5Liam Scales7.2
  • 23Haissem Hassan6.8
  • 1Viljami Sinisalo7.3
  • 13Hyun-jun Yang7.8
  • 51Colby Donovan7.2
  • 11Camilo Durán8.6

Aberdeen

  • 28Christopher Cadden6.3
  • 17Stuart Armstrong6.3
  • 27Marius Muller5.9
  • 5Mats Knoester6.3
  • 15Kevin Nisbet6.3
  • 32Afeez Aremu6.3
  • 24Nesta Guinness-Walker6.3
  • 23Lewis Mayo6.0
  • 10Alexander Briedl6.3
  • 21Gavin Molloy6.3
CelticTale of the tapeAberdeen
4-2-4Formation
12 ptsTable3 pts
+9Goal difference-5
4Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head4 previous meetings

Celtic 4W0D0W Aberdeen

Goals 102

  • 2026-09-02Celtic30Aberdeen
  • 2026-03-04Aberdeen12Celtic
  • 2025-12-21Celtic31Aberdeen

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

This seasonother meetings

Where they standIn a 12-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Celtic4400+912
Aberdeen4103-53
Celtic v Aberdeen — Scottish Premiership | Factlen