Aberdeen vs Celtic

Premiership - 1st Phase 3 Oct 2021, 11:00
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
1–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Celtic
Celtic
🏟 Pittodrie Stadium (Aberdeen) 👤 B. Madden Round 8

Match report

Celtic edged past Aberdeen 2-1 in the Premiership - 1st Phase on 3 October 2021.

Celtic dominated possession with 62% of the ball, while Aberdeen had 11 shots to Celtic's 7.

The match was played at Pittodrie Stadium (Aberdeen), with B. Madden in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 38% - 62% Shots 11 - 7 On target 5 - 2 Corners 6 - 8 Fouls 10 - 27 Yellow cards 3
7
Player of the match
Lewis Ferguson
Aberdeen · 1 goal
7 Kyogo Furuhashi 1 goal
7 Jota 1 goal
7 Calvin Ramsay 1 assist
7 David Bates captained the side
First half vs second half
Aberdeen stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–5 7–2
Shots On Goal 2–1 3–1
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 3–7 3–1
Attacks 33–51 39–68
Match statistics
5 Substitution 4
72 Attacks 119
45 Dangerous Attacks 47
5 On Target 2
7 Off Target 5
11 Shots Total 7
5 Shots On Goal 2
4 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 1
6 Shots Inside Box 4
5 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 27
6 Corners 8
38% Ball Possession 62%
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Saves 4
325 Passes Total 550
236 Passes Accurate 462
Line-ups 4-4-1-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Aberdeen · 4-4-1-1
25 G. Woods
22 C. Ramsay 27 D. Bates 2 R. McCrorie 3 J. Mackenzie
17 J. Hayes 44 M. Longstaff 8 S. Brown 23 A. Samuels
19 L. Ferguson
9 C. Ramirez
Celtic · 4-3-3
15 J. Hart
56 A. Ralston 20 C. Carter-Vickers 4 C. Starfelt 54 A. Montgomery
14 D. Turnbull 6 N. Bitton 42 C. McGregor
11 L. Abada 8 K. Furuhashi 17 Jota
Aberdeen
Coach
S. Glass
Substitutes
  • 1 Joe Lewis
  • 5 Declan Gallagher
  • 21 Jack Gurr
  • 15 Dylan McGeouch
  • 24 Dean Campbell
  • 14 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas
  • 18 Connor McLennan
Celtic
Coach
A. Postecoglou
Substitutes
  • 29 Scott Bain
  • 5 Liam Scales
  • 57 Stephen Welsh
  • 18 Tom Rogic
  • 16 James McCarthy
  • 7 Giorgos Giakoumakis
  • 10 Albian Ajeti
Substitutions
  • 72' ↑ D. McGeouch ↓ S. Brown Aberdeen
  • 72' ↑ T. Rogić ↓ N. Bitton Celtic
  • 72' ↑ A. Ajeti ↓ L. Abada Celtic
  • 78' ↑ C. McLennan ↓ A. Samuels Aberdeen
  • 88' ↑ D. Campbell ↓ M. Longstaff Aberdeen
Cards
  • 35' D. Turnbull Celtic
  • 63' N. Bitton Celtic
  • 66' Jota Celtic
Head-to-head
Aberdeen 1 4 draws 18 Celtic
2026-03-04 Aberdeen vs Celtic 1 - 2
2025-12-21 Celtic vs Aberdeen 3 - 1
2025-08-10 Aberdeen vs Celtic 0 - 2
2025-05-24 Aberdeen vs Celtic 2 - 1
2025-05-14 Aberdeen vs Celtic 1 - 5
2025-02-25 Celtic vs Aberdeen 5 - 1
Recent form
Aberdeen D D D W D
Celtic W D D W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Aberdeen vs Celtic?
Aberdeen lost 1-2 against Celtic on 3 October 2021.
Who won Aberdeen vs Celtic?
Celtic won the match 2-1.
Where was Aberdeen vs Celtic played?
The match was played at Pittodrie Stadium (Aberdeen).
Who had more possession in Aberdeen vs Celtic?
Celtic had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.