GLASGOW. Celtic had an impossible comeback against Aberdeen. Celtic was surely better in terms of ball possession (78%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was William Collum who was helped by Dougie Potter and David Doig. The 4th official was Scott Lambie. The weather was drizly. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Celtic had a superior ball possession 78% while Aberdeen was struggling with a 22% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic was more aggressive with 90 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match.
Aberdeen shot 5 times, 0 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Celtic shot 19 times, 9 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Aberdeen will stay with 32 points to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Celtic will have 73 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Aberdeen will host Rangers on the 22nd of April with a 28-8 head to head record in favor of Rangers (13 draws).
Celtic will host Motherwell on the 22nd of April with a 47-4 head to head statistic in favor of Celtic (9 draws).
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Jay Gorter
, Matthew Pollock , Angus MacDonald , Jack Mackenzie , Matthew Kennedy , Ylber Ramadani , Leighton Clarkson , Graeme Shinnie , Jonny Hayes , Bojan Miovski and Duk .The home team had on the bench: Joe Lewis, Hayden Coulson
, Jayden Richardson, Patrik Myslovič, Dante Polvara, Ryan Duncan , Dilan Markanday, Marley Watkins and Callum Roberts.Substitutions
Aberdeen made 3 changes: Bojan Miovski for Hayden Coulson (46′), Leighton Clarkson for Ryan Duncan (63′) and Duk for Marley Watkins (82′).
Best player: Leighton Clarkson
The player that probably impressed the most for Aberdeen was Leighton Clarkson.
His rating is
with 18 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.Celtic – Formation
Celtic started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Barry Robson played with: Joe Hart
, Alistair Johnston , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Carl Starfelt , Greg Taylor , Matt O’Riley , Callum McGregor , Reo Hatate , Jota , Hyun-gyu Oh and Daizen Maeda .They had on the bench: Scott Bain, Tomoki Iwata
, Yuki Kobayashi, Anthony Ralston, Alexandro Bernabei, James Forrest, Sead Hakšabanović , Liel Abada and Kyogo Furuhashi .Substitutions
Celtic made 5 changes: Jota for Sead Hakšabanović (63′), M. O’Riley for Tomoki Iwata (63′), Daizen Maeda for Liel Abada (63′), Oh Hyeon-Gyu for Kyogo Furuhashi (71′) and R. Hatate for James Forrest (79′).
Best player: Reo Hatate
The most impressive player for Celtic was Reo Hatate.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 77 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Mirren – Ross County – 1-0
- Livingston – Rangers – 0-3
- Hibernian – Kilmarnock – 2-0
- Dundee United – St. Johnstone – 1-2
- Celtic – Aberdeen – 4-0