Premiership 26/27 · 2 Sep 2026

Celtic 3–0 Aberdeen

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Celtic favourites at 84%.

Celtic won and made the better chances: 2.5 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Benjamin Nygren, 70.1 in 63′.

Well above their usual level: Yang Hyun-Jun +21.9, Benjamin Nygren +21.6, Lewis Mayo +18.3.

Each side's last five results before this match.

29 Aug 2026	W 2–1	v Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership
25 Aug 2026	L 1–4	at LASK Champions League
19 Aug 2026	W 3–0	v LASK Champions League
9 Aug 2026	W 5–1	at Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
3 Aug 2026	W 1–0	v Dundee FC Scottish Premiership

30 Aug 2026	L 0–1	v Rangers Scottish Premiership
8 Aug 2026	L 0–2	at Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
1 Aug 2026	W 2–1	v Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
17 May 2026	L 2–3	at Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
12 May 2026	L 0–2	v St. Mirren Scottish Premiership

4 Mar 2026	Aberdeen 1–2 Celtic Scottish Premiership
21 Dec 2025	Celtic 3–1 Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
10 Aug 2025	Aberdeen 0–2 Celtic Scottish Premiership

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Benjamin Nygren Forward	63	1	1	0.19	70.1	+21.6
Sebastian Tounekti Forward	14	0	0	–	63.2	–
Yang Hyun-Jun Midfielder	74	1	0	0.55	59.5	+21.9
Mika Baur Midfielder	27	0	0	0.03	58.3	–
James Forrest Midfielder	16	0	0	0.03	58.0	–
Cameron Carter-Vickers Defender	90	0	0	0.02	54.3	−2.1
Callum McGregor Midfielder	90	0	0	0.08	50.5	+3.8
Viljami Sinisalo Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	50.3	−1.0
Camilo Durán Forward	75	1	1	0.62	48.8	+0.6
Auston Trusty Defender	90	0	0	–	45.1	−10.6
Liam Scales Defender	90	0	0	0.14	42.1	−7.0
Oliver Sørensen Midfielder	27	0	0	0.30	37.2	–
Colby Donovan Defender	90	0	0	0.05	35.5	−3.0
Shumaira Mheuka Forward	15	0	0	0.07	32.3	–
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder	63	0	0	0.07	25.6	−14.4
Haissem Hassan Midfielder	76	0	0	0.32	22.5	−27.2

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Lewis Mayo Defender	90	–	55.3	+18.3
Marius Müller Goalkeeper	90	–	52.9	+0.0
Stuart Armstrong Midfielder	90	–	47.8	+11.6
Lewis Smith Forward	45	0.08	46.5	+6.4
Jack Milne Defender	8	–	45.7	–
Gavin Molloy Defender	82	0.20	45.0	+14.3
Mats Knoester Defender	90	–	42.5	−2.2
Ayoub Mouloua Forward	45	0.24	41.9	–
Mitchy Ntelo Forward	45	–	40.5	–
Toyosi Olusanya Forward	45	–	39.7	+1.6
Connor Ronan Midfielder	45	0.02	38.9	−3.1
Kevin Nisbet Forward	45	0.04	36.6	−4.1
Alexander Briedl Midfielder	45	0.06	34.6	–
Chris Cadden Midfielder	90	–	34.6	+1.2
Nesta Guinness-Walker Defender	90	0.01	34.4	−0.4
Aremu Afeez Midfielder	45	–	1.3	−34.4