ABERDEEN. Aberdeen and Celtic draw 1-1. B. Miovski scored the first goal (50′) for Aberdeen. N. Kühn made it even (63′). Celtic was truly better in terms of ball possession (71%)
The match was played at the Pittodrie Stadium stadium in Aberdeen on Saturday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Steven McLean with the collaboration of Graeme Stewart and Sean Carr. The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.76 degrees Celsius or 60.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Celtic had a superior ball possession 71% while Aberdeen was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Celtic to win the match.
Aberdeen shot 7 times, 3 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Celtic shot 22 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Aberdeen received 3 yellow cards (Graeme Shinnie, Jamie McGrath and Bojan Miovski). On the opposite side, Celtic received 1 yellow card (Maik Nawrocki).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Aberdeen has 25 points to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Celtic will has 58 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Aberdeen will play away against Dundee on the 23rd of December with a 18-1 head to head in favor of Aberdeen (6 draws).
Celtic will play away against Hibernian on the 7th of February with a 32-8 head to head statistic in favor of Celtic (16 draws).
Aberdeen – Formation
Aberdeen
24'
62'
50'
Aberdeen started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Barry Robson decided to play with the following team: Kelle Roos , Nicky Devlin , Stefan Gartenmann , Richard Jensen , Jack Mackenzie , Connor Barron , Graeme Shinnie , Dante Polvara , Killian Phillips , Jamie McGrath and Bojan Miovski .
The home team had on the bench: Leighton Clarkson , Duk , Jonny Hayes, Ester Sokler, Shayden Morris, Ryan Duncan, Angus MacDonald, Jack Milne and Ross Doohan.
Substitutions
Aberdeen made 2 changes: Dante Polvara for Duk (77′) and Killian Phillips for Leighton Clarkson (62′).
Player of the match: Jack Mackenzie
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Aberdeen was Jack Mackenzie.
His rating is with 24 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Celtic – Formation
Celtic
Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Brendan Rodgers played with: Joe Hart , Alistair Johnston , Maik Nawrocki , Liam Scales , Alexandro Bernabéi , Matt O’Riley , Callum McGregor , Paulo Bernardo , Liel Abada , Kyogo Furuhashi and Luis Palma .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Adam Idah , Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn , Odin Thiago Holm, Scott Bain, Rocco Vata , Daniel Kelly, James Forrest, Anthony Ralston , Stephen Welsh and Daniel Kelly.
Substitutions
Celtic made 4 changes: Alexandro Bernabéi for Anthony Ralston (59′), Liel Abada for Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (59′), Paulo Bernardo for Adam Idah (59′) and Maik Nawrocki for Stephen Welsh (77′).
Player of the match: Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn
The most impressive player for Celtic was Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was fantastic also because he started the contest from the bench before entering in the 59′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Ross County – St. Johnstone – 0-1
- Rangers – Livingston – 3-0
- Motherwell – Kilmarnock – 1-1
- Hibernian – St. Mirren – 0-3
- Dundee – Hearts – 2-3
- Aberdeen – Celtic – 1-1
