Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic: result and report

Premiership · Friday 12 May 2017

Result

Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic

Premiership · Friday 12 May 2017, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-3

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Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic: match report

Aberdeen lost to Celtic 1-3 in the Premiership on Friday 12 May 2017. The half-time score was 1-3.

Dedryck Boyata opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Aberdeen's goal came from Jonny Hayes (12'). Celtic scored through Dedryck Boyata (3'), Stuart Armstrong (8') and Leigh Griffiths (11').

Discipline: Aberdeen received 2 yellow cards; Celtic received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Aberdeen were 2nd on 70 points from 35 and Celtic 1st on 94 points from 35. Aberdeen went on to finish that season 2nd with 76 points, and Celtic 1st with 103.

Aberdeen lined up in a 4-4-2 and Celtic in a 4-2-3-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Aberdeen win, 0 draws and 3 for Celtic.

Going into the match Aberdeen's last five read W-L-W-L-W and Celtic's W-W-D-W-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Dedryck BoyataCeltic · 0-1
  • 8'Goal · Stuart ArmstrongCeltic · 0-2
  • 11'Goal · Leigh GriffithsCeltic · 0-3
  • 12'Goal · Jonny HayesAberdeen · 1-3
  • 54'Yellow card · Kieran TierneyCeltic
  • 72'Yellow card · Leigh GriffithsCeltic
  • 85'Yellow card · Graeme ShinnieAberdeen
  • 89'Yellow card · S. LoganAberdeen

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Aberdeen 1, draws 0, Celtic 3.

Team news

Aberdeen line-up (4-4-2)

Joe Lewis, Shaleum Logan, Andy Considine, Ash Taylor, Mark Reynolds, Anthony O'Connor, Graeme Shinnie, Kenny McLean, Niall McGinn, Jonny Hayes, Jayden Stockley

Celtic line-up (4-2-3-1)

Craig Gordon, Jozo Simunovic, Germán Gonzalo Cabrera, Mikael Lustig, Kieran Tierney, Scott Sinclair, Stuart Armstrong, Tom Rogić, Patrick Roberts, Callum McGregor, Leigh Griffiths