Aberdeen vs Celtic: result 1-2 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 25Kick-off on March 4, 2026 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
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What was the result of Aberdeen vs Celtic?
Celtic won 1-2 on March 4, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 5′K. TierneyCeltic
- 19′K. NisbetAberdeen (pen.)
- 67′B. NygrenCeltic
Official lineup for Aberdeen vs Celtic
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Aberdeen
5-3-2- 20T. Olusanya
- 15K. Nisbet
- 16S. Armstrong
- 8D. Geiger
- 25L. Cameron
- 3M. Frame
- 21G. Molloy
- 6S. Heltne Nilsen
- 22J. Milne
- 28A. Jensen
- 1D. Mitov
Celtic
4-2-3-1- 11T. Čvančara
- 23S. Tounekti
- 14L. McCowan
- 13Yang Hyun-Jun
- 41R. Hatate
- 42C. McGregor
- 63K. Tierney
- 5L. Scales
- 43Benjamin Arthur
- 22J. Araujo
- 12V. Sinisalo
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aberdeen have 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats; Celtic have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2026 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Dundee Utd(away) | 0-0 | Premiership |
| Feb 21, 2026 | Dundee(home) | 2-3 | Premiership |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Motherwell(home) | 2-0 | FA Cup |
| Feb 15, 2026 | Motherwell(away) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2026 | Rangers(away) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Feb 26, 2026 | VfB Stuttgart(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 22, 2026 | Hibernian(home) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Feb 19, 2026 | VfB Stuttgart(home) | 1-4 | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 15, 2026 | Kilmarnock(away) | 3-2 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Aberdeen wins, 1 draw, 5 Celtic wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2025 | Celtic 3-1 Aberdeen | Premiership |
| Aug 10, 2025 | Aberdeen 0-2 Celtic | Premiership |
| May 24, 2025 | Aberdeen 1-1 Celtic | FA Cup |
| May 14, 2025 | Aberdeen 1-5 Celtic | Premiership |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Celtic 5-1 Aberdeen | Premiership |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic | Premiership |
How many goals should we expect?
Aberdeen score 0.9 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 2.0 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
| Celtic | 2.0 | 1.4 | 5 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Aberdeen sit 8th in Premiership (8 points from 8 matches) and Celtic sit 1st (21 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy