Celtic vs Aberdeen: result 3-1 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 18Kick-off on December 21, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs Aberdeen?
Celtic won 3-1 on December 21, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 39′B. NygrenCeltic
- 74′K. BilalovicAberdeen
- 88′K. TierneyCeltic
- 90′J. ForrestCeltic
Official lineup for Celtic vs Aberdeen
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celtic
3-4-2-1- 24J. Kenny
- 38D. Maeda
- 8B. Nygren
- 14L. McCowan
- 42C. McGregor
- 27A. Engels
- 13Yang Hyun-Jun
- 63K. Tierney
- 6A. Trusty
- 56A. Ralston
- 1K. Schmeichel
Aberdeen
5-4-1- 27M. Lazetić
- 17J. Karlsson
- 16S. Armstrong
- 7A. Aouchiche
- 81T. Keskinen
- 28A. Jensen
- 5M. Knoester
- 22J. Milne
- 2N. Devlin
- 38D. Lobban
- 1D. Mitov
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 8 wins, 0 draws and 7 defeats; Aberdeen have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | Dundee Utd(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 14, 2025 | ST Mirren(away) | 1-3 | League Cup |
| Dec 11, 2025 | AS Roma(home) | 0-3 | UEFA Europa League |
| Dec 7, 2025 | Heart Of Midlothian(home) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Dundee(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 | Sparta Praha(away) | 0-3 | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Kilmarnock(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Strasbourg(home) | 0-1 | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Dundee(away) | 3-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 3, 2025 | ST Mirren(home) | 3-3 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Celtic wins, 1 draw, 0 Aberdeen wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Celtic 6-0 Aberdeen | League Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Celtic score 1.7 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Aberdeen score 1.3 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 1.7 | 1.5 | 4 | 9/15 | 12/15 |
| Aberdeen | 1.3 | 1.3 | 6 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Celtic sit 1st in Premiership (21 points from 8 matches) and Aberdeen sit 8th (8 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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