Aberdeen 2-1 Kilmarnock — Scottish Premiership, 14 Dec 2025
Aberdeen beat Kilmarnock 2-1 in the Scottish Premiership 1st Phase - 17 on 14 December 2025 at Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen. K. Bilalovic and J. Karlsson scored for Aberdeen; Tyreece John-Jules for Kilmarnock. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Aberdeen have won 4 and Kilmarnock 1.
· kickoff·Pittodrie Stadium · Aberdeen·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-117'assist: James Brown
- 32'VARPenalty cancelled
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 51'Time wasting
- 57'Time wasting
- 61'Foul
- 65'
- 65'
- 69'Time wasting
- 72'
- 72'
- 75'Foul
- 1-179'assist: Kevin Nisbet
- 2-185'Penalty
- 86'
- 86'
- 86'
- 88'Time wasting
- 90+3'Argument
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Aberdeen
- 7.7Kenan BilalovicM
- 7.5Kevin NisbetF
- 7.3Adil AouchicheF
- 7.3Jack MilneD
- 7.3Jesper KarlssonF
- 7.2Stuart ArmstrongM
- 6.9Dante PolvaraM
- 6.7Graeme ShinnieM
- 6.7Alexander JensenM
- 6.6Nicholas DevlinD
- 6.6Mats KnoesterD
- 6.3Dimitar MitovG
- 6.0Marko LazetićF
- 5.9Topi KeskinenM
Kilmarnock
- 8.2James BrownD
- 7.9Tyreece John-JulesF
- 7.0Jack ThomsonM
- 6.9Liam PolworthM
- 6.7Bradley LyonsM
- 6.6Robbie DeasD
- 6.6Toby OluwayemiG
- 6.6Ethan BrownD
- 6.5Thomas LoweryM
- 6.5Lewis MayoD
- 6.5Greg KiltieM
- 6.3George StangerD
- 6.3Ben BrannanM
- 6.3Bruce AndersonF
- 6.3Marcus DackersF
- 6.2Dominic ThompsonD
Line-ups
Kilmarnock5-3-2
Aberdeen3-4-3
Substitutes
AberdeenPeter Leven
Substitutes
- 13N. SumanG
- 6S. NilsenM
- 4Graeme Shinnie46'M6.7
- 27Marko Lazetić75'65'F6.0
- 11Nicolas MilanovicF
- 26A. DorringtonD
- 38Dylan LobbanM
- 29Kjartan KjartanssonM
- 14K. Bilalovic79'72'M7.7
KilmarnockKris Doolan
Substitutes
- 17S. TiffoneyF
- 11Greg Kiltie65'M6.5
- 9M. Dackers72'F6.3
- 30Edward BeachG
- 4Z. WilliamsD
- 25Ethan Brown86'D6.6
- 26B. Brannan86'M6.3
- 22J. Thomson86'
- 42C. CoughlinM
Team statistics
68%Possession32%
21Total shots8
8Shots on target5
3Shots off target1
10Blocked shots2
9Corners3
0Offsides2
10Fouls14
2Yellow cards5
4Goalkeeper saves5
543Total passes251
467Accurate passes170
86%Pass accuracy68%
Aberdeen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenan Bilalovic | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Kevin Nisbet | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Adil Aouchiche | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Jack Milne | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Jesper Karlsson | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Stuart Armstrong | 90 | – | 0 | – | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Dante Polvara | 65 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Graeme Shinnie | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Alexander Jensen | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Nicholas Devlin | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Mats Knoester | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Dimitar Mitov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Marko Lazetić | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Topi Keskinen | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 5.9 |
Kilmarnock
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brown | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8.2 |
| Tyreece John-Jules | 65 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Jack Thomson | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Liam Polworth | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Bradley Lyons | 86 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Robbie Deas | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Toby Oluwayemi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Ethan Brown | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Thomas Lowery | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Lewis Mayo | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Greg Kiltie | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| George Stanger | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ben Brannan | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Bruce Anderson | 73 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Marcus Dackers | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Dominic Thompson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
AberdeenLWDWD
- L11 Dec 25HStrasbourg0-1
- W06 Dec 25ADundee3-1
- D03 Dec 25HST Mirren3-3
- W30 Nov 25ALivingston1-0
- D27 Nov 25HFC Noah1-1
KilmarnockLDDLL
- L06 Dec 25HRangers0-3
- D03 Dec 25AHeart Of Midlothian1-1
- D29 Nov 25HDundee Utd1-1
- L22 Nov 25HMotherwell1-3
- L09 Nov 25ACeltic0-4
Head-to-head
- 29 Oct 25Kilmarnock0-1Aberdeen
- 22 Feb 25Aberdeen1-0Kilmarnock
- 26 Dec 24Kilmarnock4-0Aberdeen
- 25 Aug 24Aberdeen2-0Kilmarnock
- 09 Mar 24Aberdeen3-1Kilmarnock
- 24 Feb 24Kilmarnock2-0Aberdeen
Most recent meetings
Final table, Scottish Premiership 2025/26 · Premiership
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Falkirk | 33 | -3 | 46 |
| 7 | Dundee Utd | 33 | -9 | 40 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 33 | -15 | 33 |
| 9 | Dundee | 33 | -19 | 33 |
| 10 | ST Mirren | 33 | -21 | 30 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 33 | -28 | 28 |
| 12 | Livingston | 33 | -31 | 16 |
Before and after
Aberdeen
- Previous: Aberdeen 0-1 Strasbourg, 11 Dec 2025 · Conference League
- Next: Sparta Praha 3-0 Aberdeen, 18 Dec 2025 · Conference League
Kilmarnock
- Previous: Kilmarnock 0-3 Rangers, 6 Dec 2025 · Scottish Premiership
- Next: Kilmarnock 0-1 Falkirk, 20 Dec 2025 · Scottish Premiership
Data updated