Aberdeen 1-5 Celtic: result and report

Premiership · Wednesday 14 May 2025

Result

Aberdeen 1-5 Celtic

Premiership · Wednesday 14 May 2025, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Aberdeen 1-5 Celtic: match report

Aberdeen lost to Celtic 1-5 in the Premiership on Wednesday 14 May 2025. The half-time score was 1-2.

Maik Nawrocki opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Aberdeen's goal came from Kevin Nisbet (42'). Celtic scored through Maik Nawrocki (31'), Hyun-jun Yang (45+8'), Luke McCowan (48'), Johnny Kenny (54') and Adam Idah (90+4').

Discipline: Aberdeen received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Celtic received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Aberdeen were 4th on 53 points from 36 and Celtic 1st on 88 points from 36. Aberdeen went on to finish that season 4th with 53 points, and Celtic 1st with 92.

Aberdeen lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Celtic in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Luke McCowan of Celtic (9.1), ahead of James Forrest (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Aberdeen wins, 2 draws and 4 for Celtic.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Yellow card · Alfie DorringtonAberdeen
  • 31'Goal · Maik NawrockiCeltic · 0-1
  • 42'Goal · Kevin NisbetAberdeen · 1-1
  • 45+8'Goal · Hyun-jun YangCeltic · 1-2
  • 48'Goal · Luke McCowanCeltic · 1-3
  • 54'Goal · Johnny KennyCeltic · 1-4
  • 57'Yellow card · Pape Habib GuèyeAberdeen
  • 75'Yellow card · Jack MackenzieAberdeen
  • 78'Second yellow · Alfie DorringtonAberdeen
  • 90+4'Goal · Adam IdahCeltic · 1-5

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Aberdeen 0, draws 2, Celtic 4.

Team news

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

Dimitar Mitov, Alexander Jensen, Alfie Dorrington, Mats Knoester, Graeme Shinnie, Ante Palaversa, Leighton Clarkson, Shayden Morris, Kevin Nisbet, Topi Keskinen, Pape Habib Guèye

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

Viljami Sinisalo, Anthony Ralston, Maik Nawrocki, Auston Trusty, Jeffrey Schlupp, James Forrest, Callum McGregor, Paulo Bernardo, Hyun-jun Yang, Luke McCowan, Johnny Kenny