Aberdeen sit eighth in the Premiership table, one of the rare sides not to have recorded a victory over the champions this season. With 12 points still to contest, they can no longer make the top six at the split and are 8 points from the relegation playoff spot. A 2-0 Scottish Cup win over red card-afflicted Motherwell was a recent bright spot. They have played nine league games this calendar year, with seven defeats, one draw and one win. So it will be straightforward tonight, right?
Aberdeen have been safe from relegation and in no danger of reaching a European place for months. They are by any definition coasting towards the end of the season, fulfilling fixtures to the letter of their contracts, while waiting for the next poor soul to be appointed manager. They are a significantly better squad than results suggest and are in no worse a state than they were when they denied Celtic a treble at Hampden in May.
In their nine league games this year, they recorded most shots on target (7) against Livingston, whom they defeated 6-2. Their second most short on target game was against Newco. For context, they only made 7 attempts on target across all four league games last month.
Aberdeen turned up when Newco were in town and they will do the same tonight. They will be motivated and less stressed by the rigours of exertion than Celtic. Tonight is so much more important than the cup game at the weekend the two matches do not deserve to be mentioned on the same page. It would be a huge win for the champions, if achieved.
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Benjamin Nygren is the leading goalscorer for Celtic in the 2025-26 season, with 18 total goals (14 in the league, 4 in Europe). Other key scorers include Daizen Maeda (7-9 goals), Kieran Tierney, and Arne Engels.
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Top Celtic Goalscorers 25/26 (approx. as of March 2026):
Benjamin Nygren: 18 goals
Daizen Maeda: 7-9 goals
Yang Hyun-Jun: 6 goals
Johnny Kenny: 6 goals
Kieran Tierney: 4 goals
Arne Engels: 4 goals
Sebastian Tounekti: 2 goals
Key Assists & Stats:
Top Assisters: Daizen Maeda (5), Benjamin Nygren (3), Callum McGregor (2), Liam Scales (2).
Appearances: Benjamin Nygren (28), Daizen Maeda (26), Liam Scales (27).
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Physical fabric of Celtic Park is a disgrace considering the money in the bank which board won’t spend on players
For a very small fee the steel supports around the stadium could be painted. Maybe green and/or white per chance? Whatever is cheaper I suppose. This is chicken feed and is one of many blindingly obvious improvements that should have been made
‘Debate Night’ on BBC Scotland @ 9pm from OldTim67’s town……Grangemouth
Will catch that later on BBCi player
Good save Sini early doors