Celtic 3-1 Aberdeen: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 23 November 2013

Result

Celtic 3-1 Aberdeen

Premiership · Saturday 23 November 2013, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Celtic 3-1 Aberdeen: match report

Celtic defeated Aberdeen 3-1 in the Premiership on Saturday 23 November 2013. The half-time score was 1-1.

Kris Commons opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Celtic's goals came from Kris Commons (36'), Derk Boerrigter (90+1') and Kris Commons (90+4'). Aberdeen scored through Niall McGinn (45+2').

Discipline: Celtic received 1 yellow card; Aberdeen received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Celtic were 1st on 32 points from 12 and Aberdeen 3rd on 23 points from 13. Celtic went on to finish that season 1st with 99 points, and Aberdeen 3rd with 65.

Celtic lined up in a 4-4-2 and Aberdeen in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Celtic win, 0 draws and 0 for Aberdeen.

Going into the match Celtic's last five read W-D-W-W-W and Aberdeen's L-W-W-W-L.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 36'Goal · Kris CommonsCeltic · 1-0
  • 43'Yellow card · Georgios SamarasCeltic
  • 45+2'Goal · Niall McGinnAberdeen · 1-1
  • 90+1'Goal · Derk BoerrigterCeltic · 2-1
  • 90+4'Goal · Kris CommonsCeltic · 3-1

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Celtic 1, draws 0, Aberdeen 0.

Team news

Celtic expected line-up (4-4-2)

Fraser Forster, Efe Eric Ambrose, Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón, Virgil van Dijk, Charlie Mulgrew, Mikael Lustig, James Forrest, Scott Brown, Georgios Samaras

Aberdeen expected line-up (4-4-2)

Jamie Langfield, Joe Shaughnessy, Willo Flood, Mark Reynolds, Russell Anderson, Michael Hector, Ryan Jack, Jonny Hayes, Niall McGinn, Peter Pawlett, Calvin Makongo Zola