Aberdeen 1-2 Celtic — Scottish Premiership, 4 Mar 2026
Celtic beat Aberdeen 2-1 in the Scottish Premiership 1st Phase - 25 on 4 March 2026 at Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen. Kevin Nisbet scored for Aberdeen; Kieran Tierney and B. Nygren for Celtic. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Aberdeen have won 0 and Celtic 4, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Pittodrie Stadium · Aberdeen·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-15'assist: Liam Scales
- 1-119'Penalty
- 26'
- 41'Foul
- Half-time1-1
- 61'
- 61'out: B. Nygren
- 62'
- 62'
- 65'
- 65'
- 1-267'assist: James Forrest
- 69'
- 76'Foul
- 79'
- 79'
- 87'out: C. Donovan
- 89'Foul
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Aberdeen
- 7.7Lyall CameronM
- 6.9Mitchel FrameD
- 6.9Stuart ArmstrongM
- 6.6Topi KeskinenF
- 6.5Graeme ShinnieM
- 6.5Dennis GeigerM
- 6.5Kenan BilalovicM
- 6.3Gavin MolloyD
- 6.3Jack MilneD
- 6.3Liam MorrisonD
- 6.3Dylan LobbanM
- 6.2Sivert Heltne NilsenD
- 6.2Kevin NisbetF
- 6.2Toyosi OlusanyaF
- 6.2Alexander JensenD
- 6.2Dimitar MitovG
Celtic
- 7.6Kieran TierneyD
- 7.6Benjamin ArthurD
- 7.5Callum McGregorM
- 7.3Liam ScalesD
- 7.2Benjamin NygrenF
- 7.0Marcelo SaracchiD
- 6.9Sebastian TounektiM
- 6.9James ForrestM
- 6.9Julián AraujoD
- 6.6Colby DonovanD
- 6.6Luke McCowanM
- 6.6Tomáš ČvančaraF
- 6.5Viljami SinisaloG
- 6.2Reo HatateM
- 6.2Daizen MaedaF
- 5.7Yang Hyun-JunM
Line-ups
Substitutes
AberdeenPeter Leven
Substitutes
- 4Graeme Shinnie69'M6.5
- 27Marko LazetićF
- 81Topi Keskinen79'F6.6
- 23Liam Morrison62'D6.3
- 38Dylan Lobban79'M6.3
- 29Kjartan KjartanssonM
- 14K. Bilalovic62'M6.5
- 41R. VitolsG
- 77E. Gyamfi
CelticMartin O'Neill
Substitutes
- 21Alexander Oxlade-ChamberlainM
- 49James Forrest76'65'M6.9
- 36M. Saracchi65'D7.0
- 38Daizen Maeda61'F6.2
- 31Ross DoohanG
- 8B. Nygren67'61'F7.2
- 9J. AdamuF
- 51C. Donovan87'D6.6
Team statistics
Aberdeen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyall Cameron | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 7.7 |
| Mitchel Frame | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Stuart Armstrong | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Topi Keskinen | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Graeme Shinnie | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Dennis Geiger | 69 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Kenan Bilalovic | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Gavin Molloy | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jack Milne | 79 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Liam Morrison | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Dylan Lobban | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Sivert Heltne Nilsen | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Kevin Nisbet | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Toyosi Olusanya | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Alexander Jensen | 79 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Dimitar Mitov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Celtic
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran Tierney | 65 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Benjamin Arthur | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.6 |
| Callum McGregor | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.5 |
| Liam Scales | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Benjamin Nygren | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Marcelo Saracchi | 25 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Sebastian Tounekti | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| James Forrest | 25 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Julián Araujo | 87 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Colby Donovan | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Luke McCowan | 61 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Tomáš Čvančara | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Viljami Sinisalo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Reo Hatate | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Daizen Maeda | 29 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | 65 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.7 |
Recent Form
AberdeenLDLWL
- L28 Feb 26AHeart Of Midlothian0-1
- D24 Feb 26ADundee Utd0-0
- L21 Feb 26HDundee2-3
- W18 Feb 26HMotherwell2-0
- L15 Feb 26AMotherwell0-2
CelticDWLLW
- D01 Mar 26ARangers2-2
- W26 Feb 26AVfB Stuttgart1-0
- L22 Feb 26HHibernian1-2
- L19 Feb 26HVfB Stuttgart1-4
- W15 Feb 26AKilmarnock3-2
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
Aberdeen
- Previous: Heart Of Midlothian 1-0 Aberdeen, 28 Feb 2026 · Scottish Premiership
- Next: Dunfermline 3-0 Aberdeen, 7 Mar 2026 · Scottish Cup
Celtic
- Previous: Rangers 2-2 Celtic, 1 Mar 2026 · Scottish Premiership
- Next: Rangers 0-0 Celtic, 8 Mar 2026 · Scottish Cup
Data updated