Celtic 3-1 Aberdeen — Scottish Premiership, 21 Dec 2025
Celtic beat Aberdeen 3-1 in the Scottish Premiership 1st Phase - 18 on 21 December 2025 at Celtic Park, Glasgow. B. Nygren, Kieran Tierney and James Forrest scored for Celtic; K. Bilalovic for Aberdeen. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Celtic have won 4 and Aberdeen 0, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Celtic Park · Glasgow·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 18'Foul
- 1-039'assist: Daizen Maeda
- 45+1'Foul
- 45+3'Professional foul last man
- Half-time1-0
- 53'
- 54'
- 68'
- 68'
- 69'
- 69'
- 70'out: Shin Yamada
- 1-174'assist: Kjartan Kjartansson
- 82'
- 84'
- 2-188'assist: C. Donovan
- 89'
- 3-190'assist: Callum McGregor
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Celtic
- 9.3Benjamin NygrenF
- 9.2Kieran TierneyD
- 8.3Callum McGregorM
- 8.2Auston TrustyD
- 7.9James ForrestM
- 7.7Anthony RalstonD
- 7.5Colby DonovanD
- 7.5Arne EngelsM
- 7.3Daizen MaedaF
- 7.0Luke McCowanM
- 6.7Liam ScalesD
- 6.6Yang Hyun-JunM
- 6.5Shin YamadaF
- 6.3Kasper SchmeichelG
- 5.9Johnny KennyF
Aberdeen
- 9.2Dimitar MitovG
- 7.5Kenan BilalovicM
- 7.0Mats KnoesterD
- 6.6Graeme ShinnieM
- 6.6Topi KeskinenM
- 6.5Adil AouchicheM
- 6.5Emmanuel GyamfiD
- 6.3Stuart ArmstrongM
- 6.3Alexander JensenD
- 6.3Kjartan KjartanssonM
- 6.2Marko LazetićF
- 6.2Jesper KarlssonM
- 6.2Nicholas DevlinD
- 5.6Jack MilneD
- 5.2Dylan LobbanD
Line-ups
Substitutes
CelticMartin O'Neill
Substitutes
- 49James Forrest90'69'M7.9
- 5Liam Scales69'D6.7
- 28P. BernardoM
- 12Viljami SinisaloG
- 47Dane MurrayD
- 18Shin Yamada70'F6.5
- 4J. Simpson-PuseyD
- 25Hayato InamuraD
- 51C. Donovan82'D7.5
AberdeenPeter Leven
Substitutes
- 13N. SumanG
- 6S. NilsenM
- 4Graeme Shinnie53'M6.6
- 15Kevin Nisbet89'F
- 10Leighton ClarksonM
- 11Nicolas MilanovicF
- 29Kjartan Kjartansson68'M6.3
- 14K. Bilalovic74'68'M7.5
- 77E. Gyamfi54'
Team statistics
Celtic
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Nygren | 90 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9.3 |
| Kieran Tierney | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 9.2 |
| Callum McGregor | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 8.3 |
| Auston Trusty | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 8.2 |
| James Forrest | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.9 |
| Anthony Ralston | 82 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| Colby Donovan | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Arne Engels | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 6 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Daizen Maeda | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Luke McCowan | 69 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Liam Scales | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Shin Yamada | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Johnny Kenny | 70 | – | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 |
Aberdeen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitar Mitov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9.2 |
| Kenan Bilalovic | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.5 |
| Mats Knoester | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Graeme Shinnie | 36 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Topi Keskinen | 54 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Adil Aouchiche | 68 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Emmanuel Gyamfi | 36 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Stuart Armstrong | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Alexander Jensen | 89 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kjartan Kjartansson | 22 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Marko Lazetić | 68 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Jesper Karlsson | 54 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Nicholas Devlin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Jack Milne | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.6 |
| Dylan Lobban | 48 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 5.2 |
Recent Form
CelticLLLLW
- L17 Dec 25ADundee Utd1-2
- L14 Dec 25AST Mirren1-3
- L11 Dec 25HAS Roma0-3
- L07 Dec 25HHeart Of Midlothian1-2
- W03 Dec 25HDundee1-0
AberdeenLWLWD
- L18 Dec 25ASparta Praha0-3
- W14 Dec 25HKilmarnock2-1
- L11 Dec 25HStrasbourg0-1
- W06 Dec 25ADundee3-1
- D03 Dec 25HST Mirren3-3
Head-to-head
Final table, Scottish Premiership 2025/26 · Premiership
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | +30 | 70 |
| 2 | Rangers | 33 | +35 | 69 |
| 3 | Celtic | 33 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 33 | +23 | 54 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 33 | +14 | 51 |
| 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 |
Before and after
Celtic
- Previous: Dundee Utd 2-1 Celtic, 17 Dec 2025 · Scottish Premiership
- Next: Livingston 2-4 Celtic, 27 Dec 2025 · Scottish Premiership
Aberdeen
- Previous: Sparta Praha 3-0 Aberdeen, 18 Dec 2025 · Conference League
- Next: Aberdeen 1-1 Dundee Utd, 27 Dec 2025 · Scottish Premiership
Data updated