Aberdeen 0-2 Celtic · Scottish Premiership
Aberdeen lost to Celtic 0-2 in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Aberdeen and Celtic met in the Scottish Premiership at Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen on Sunday, 10 August 2025.
Goalscorers
Aberdeen did not score. Celtic: B. Nygren 27'; R. Hatate 66'.
How the match went
Celtic saw more of the ball, 71% of it. Aberdeen had 6 shots with 2 on target, Celtic 13 with 4 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 1 to Aberdeen and 6 to Celtic. Aberdeen conceded 15 fouls, Celtic 11. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Aberdeen, 3 for Celtic).
Line-ups
Aberdeen started in a 4-2-3-1: D. Mitov, A. Jensen, A. Dorrington, J. Milne, N. Devlin, G. Shinnie, S. Nilsen, N. Milanović, A. Aouchiche, T. Keskinen, K. Yengi.
Celtic started in a 4-3-3: K. Schmeichel, A. Johnston, C. Carter-Vickers, L. Scales, K. Tierney, B. Nygren, C. McGregor, R. Hatate, J. Forrest, A. Idah, D. Maeda.
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Minute by minute
- 27'Goal! Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic. B. Nygren (Celtic) scores, assisted by K. Tierney.
- 45'Half-time. Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic.
- 66'Goal! Aberdeen 0-2 Celtic. R. Hatate (Celtic) scores, assisted by B. Nygren.
- 90'Full-time. Aberdeen 0-2 Celtic.
Full commentary (40 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Aberdeen vs Celtic.
- 4'Attempt missed. K. Tierney (Celtic), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 8'Attempt saved. A. Aouchiche (Aberdeen), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
- 23'Attempt blocked. A. Idah (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 27'Goal! Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic. B. Nygren (Celtic) scores, assisted by K. Tierney.
- 30'Attempt missed. B. Nygren (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 30'Attempt saved. R. Hatate (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 36'Attempt missed. B. Nygren (Celtic), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
- 41'Attempt missed. L. Scales (Celtic), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Attempt missed. A. Idah (Celtic), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 51'Yellow card for S. Nilsen (Aberdeen).
- 52'Attempt saved. D. Maeda (Celtic), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.28.
- 54'Attempt blocked. T. Keskinen (Aberdeen), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 55'Substitution, Aberdeen: E. Sokler comes on for K. Yengi.
- 55'Attempt missed. D. Maeda (Celtic), header. xG 0.16.
- 57'Attempt missed. C. McGregor (Celtic), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 59'Attempt missed. N. Milanović (Aberdeen), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 61'Yellow card for L. Scales (Celtic).
- 66'Goal! Aberdeen 0-2 Celtic. R. Hatate (Celtic) scores, assisted by B. Nygren.
- 66'Substitution, Celtic: S. Yamada comes on for A. Idah.
- 67'Substitution, Celtic: A. Trusty comes on for K. Tierney.
- 67'Substitution, Aberdeen: L. Clarkson comes on for S. Nilsen.
- 73'Substitution, Aberdeen: F. Boyd comes on for N. Milanović.
- 73'Substitution, Aberdeen: D. Polvara comes on for G. Shinnie.
- 73'Substitution, Aberdeen: S. Morris comes on for T. Keskinen.
- 74'Yellow card for C. McGregor (Celtic).
- 74'Yellow card for R. Hatate (Celtic).
- 75'Attempt saved. D. Polvara (Aberdeen), right-footed shot. xG 0.25.
- 77'Attempt missed. A. Johnston (Celtic), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 78'Substitution, Celtic: L. McCowan comes on for R. Hatate.
- 78'Substitution, Celtic: A. Engels comes on for J. Forrest.
- 85'Attempt blocked. S. Morris (Aberdeen), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 88'Substitution, Celtic: T. Ralston comes on for A. Johnston.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Yellow card for N. Devlin (Aberdeen).
- 90+4'Attempt blocked. F. Boyd (Aberdeen), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.12.
- 90'Full-time. Aberdeen 0-2 Celtic.