Premiership 25/26 · 21 Dec 2025

Celtic 3–1 Aberdeen

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Nov 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Celtic favourites at 79%.

Celtic won and made the better chances: 4.9 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Dimitar Mitov, 55.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Topi Keskinen +10.2.

Well below it: Auston Trusty −8.9.

Each side's last five results before this match.

17 Dec 2025	L 1–2	at Dundee United Scottish Premiership
11 Dec 2025	L 0–3	v AS Roma Europa League
7 Dec 2025	L 1–2	v Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
3 Dec 2025	W 1–0	v Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
30 Nov 2025	W 2–1	at Hibernian Scottish Premiership

18 Dec 2025	L 0–3	at AC Sparta Praha Conference League
14 Dec 2025	W 2–1	v Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
11 Dec 2025	L 0–1	v RC Strasbourg Conference League
6 Dec 2025	W 3–1	at Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
3 Dec 2025	D 3–3	v St. Mirren Scottish Premiership

10 Aug 2025	Aberdeen 0–2 Celtic Scottish Premiership

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
James Forrest Midfielder	20	1	0	0.50	94.4	–
Colby Donovan Defender	8	0	1	–	78.3	–
Liam Scales Defender	21	0	0	–	58.6	–
Callum McGregor Midfielder	90	0	1	0.32	54.4	+4.4
Benjamin Nygren Forward	90	1	0	0.94	47.1	−2.8
Auston Trusty Defender	90	0	0	0.11	46.6	−8.9
Kasper Schmeichel Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	46.3	−5.0
Daizen Maeda Forward	90	0	1	0.43	46.2	−0.8
Kieran Tierney Defender	90	1	0	0.50	44.9	+0.0
Arne Engels Midfielder	90	0	0	0.34	44.5	+0.6
Johnny Kenny Forward	70	0	0	1.18	41.7	−2.5
Shin Yamada Forward	20	0	0	0.12	39.4	–
Yang Hyun-Jun Midfielder	70	0	0	0.14	38.2	−2.7
Luke McCowan Midfielder	69	0	0	0.25	37.0	+1.6
Tony Ralston Defender	82	0	0	0.03	36.7	−4.3

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Kenan Bilalovic Midfielder	22	1	0	0.47	77.0	–
Kjartan Mar Kjartansson Midfielder	22	0	1	–	58.4	–
Dimitar Mitov Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	55.3	+5.4
Emmanuel Gyamfi Midfielder	36	0	0	–	53.3	–
Kevin Nisbet Forward	1	0	0	–	51.9	–
Stuart Armstrong Midfielder	90	0	0	–	51.8	+5.4
Graeme Shinnie Midfielder	36	0	0	–	49.3	–
Mats Knoester Defender	90	0	0	–	48.8	+4.7
Topi Keskinen Midfielder	54	0	0	0.07	44.8	+10.2
Alexander Jensen Midfielder	89	0	0	0.02	43.9	+4.4
Jesper Karlsson Forward	54	0	0	0.06	43.5	+1.2
Dylan Lobban Midfielder	48	0	0	–	41.2	+2.4
Nicky Devlin Defender	90	0	0	–	39.1	−0.1
Marko Lazetić Forward	68	0	0	0.22	38.8	−3.0
Adil Aouchiche Midfielder	68	0	0	0.07	36.8	−4.1
Jack Milne Defender	90	0	0	–	34.4	−6.8