Celtic conquers Aberdeen after recovering from a 4-0 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

GLASGOW. Celtic had an impossible comeback against Aberdeen.

Celtic conquers Aberdeen after recovering from a 4-0 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

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​

  • ! 22 Ball Possession 78
Shots
  • 5 Total 20
  • 0 On Target 10
  • 4 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 63 Attack 149
  • 23 Dangerous attack 90
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 6 Total 13
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

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

3'
Callum McGregor (goal)
13'
Reo Hatate (goal)Greg Taylor
40'
Daizen Maeda(var)
46'
Ryan Duncan- sub ->Leighton Clarkson
63'
63'
63'
Tomoki Iwata- sub ->M. O\'Riley
64'
71'
Kyogo Furuhashi- sub ->Oh Hyeon-Gyu
76'
Reo Hatate (goal)
79'
James Forrest- sub ->R. Hatate
82'
90'

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
G
Jay Gorter 19.Netherlands
6.8
D
Mattie Pollock 18.England
6.3
D
Angus MacDonald 27.England
6.4
D
Jack Mackenzie 3.Scotland
6.4
M
Matty Kennedy 33.Scotland
6.6
M
Graeme Shinnie 6.Scotland
6.4
M
Ylber Ramadani 16.Albania
6.3
M
Leighton Clarkson 20.England
7.0
63'
M
Jonny Hayes 17.Republic of Ireland
6.4
F
Duk 11.Cape Verde
6.1
82'
F
Bojan Miovski 9.Macedonia
6.8
46'
Substitutes
G
Joe Lewis 1.England
D
Hayden Coulson 22.England
6.7
46'
D
Jayden Richardson 25.England
M
P. Myslovič 14.Slovakia
M
Dante Polvara 21.United States
M
Ryan Duncan 23.Scotland
6.2
63'
M
Callum Roberts 37.England
F
D. Markanday 10.England
F
Marley Watkins 15.Wales
82'

Aberdeen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Jay Gorter (6.8), Matthew Pollock (6.3), Angus MacDonald (6.4), Jack Mackenzie (6.4), Matthew Kennedy (6.6), Ylber Ramadani (6.3), Leighton Clarkson (7.0), Graeme Shinnie (6.4), Jonny Hayes (6.4), Bojan Miovski (6.8) and Duk (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Lewis, Hayden Coulson (6.7), Jayden Richardson, Patrik Myslovič, Dante Polvara, Ryan Duncan (6.2), 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 (7.0) with 18 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Celtic – Formation

Celtic
G
Joe Hart 1.England
6.3
D
G. Taylor 3.Scotland
7.1
D
7.4
D
Cameron Carter-Vickers 20.United States
7.2
D
Carl Starfelt 4.Sweden
6.9
M
Matt O'Riley 33.England
7.8
63'
M
Callum McGregor  42.Scotland
7.6
Goals3'
M
Reo Hatate  41.Japan
8.1
79' Goals13', 76'
F
Jota 17.Portugal
6.4
63'
F
Hyeon-gyu Oh 19.South Korea
6.8
71'
F
Daizen Maeda 38.Japan
6.7
64'
Substitutes
G
Scott Bain 29.Scotland
D
Yuki Kobayashi 18.Japan
D
A. Ralston 56.Scotland
D
Alexandro Bernabéi 25.Argentina
M
Tomoki Iwata 24.Japan
6.5
63'
M
James Forrest 49.Scotland
79'
M
Sead Haksabanovic 9.Montenegro
6.9
63'
F
Liel Abada 11.Israel
7.6
64' Goals90'
F
Kyogo Furuhashi 8.Japan
7.0
71'

Celtic started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Barry Robson played with: Joe Hart (6.3), Alistair Johnston (7.4), Cameron Carter-Vickers (7.2), Carl Starfelt (6.9), Greg Taylor (7.1), Matt O’Riley (7.8), Callum McGregor (7.6), Reo Hatate (8.1), Jota (6.4), Hyun-gyu Oh (6.2) and Daizen Maeda (6.5).

They had on the bench: Scott Bain, Tomoki Iwata (6.5), Yuki Kobayashi, Anthony Ralston, Alexandro Bernabei, James Forrest, Sead Hakšabanović (6.9), Liel Abada (6.9) and Kyogo Furuhashi (6.4).

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 (8.1) 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.​