Aberdeen logo
Scottish Cup | Final
May 24, 2025 at 3pm UK
Ibrox Stadium
Celtic logo

Aberdeen
1 - 1
Celtic

Schmeichel (83' og.)
(45+1'), Knoester (90+6'), Palaversa (94')
FT
(aet)
Dorrington (39' og.)
(45'), Yang (90+3')
Aberdeen win 5-5 on penalties

The Match

Match Report

Aberdeen stun Celtic in the final of the Scottish Cup at Hampden Park, with the Dons triumphing on penalties to win the trophy for the first time since 1990.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Cup clash between Aberdeen and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Aberdeen

All competitions
Scottish Cup
Last Game: Dundee Utd 2-1 Aberdeen
Saturday, May 17 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership

Celtic

All competitions
Scottish Cup
Last Game: Celtic 1-1 St Mirren
Saturday, May 17 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 56.82%. A win for Aberdeen had a probability of 22.59% and a draw had a probability of 20.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.37%) and 0-1 (6.87%). The likeliest Aberdeen win was 2-1 (5.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.9%).

Result
AberdeenDrawCeltic
22.59% (-1.331 -1.33)20.58% (0.197 0.2)56.82% (1.133 1.13)
Both teams to score 64.13% (-2.577 -2.58)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
66.81% (-2.582 -2.58)33.19% (2.582 2.58)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
45.05% (-3.021 -3.02)54.94% (3.021 3.02)
Aberdeen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.63% (-2.478 -2.48)27.37% (2.476 2.48)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.17% (-3.323 -3.32)62.83% (3.323 3.32)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.29% (-0.52 -0.52)11.7% (0.518 0.52)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
63.18% (-1.127 -1.13)36.81% (1.126 1.13)
Score Analysis
    Aberdeen 22.59%
    Celtic 56.82%
    Draw 20.58%
AberdeenDrawCeltic
2-1 @ 5.77% (-0.128 -0.13)
1-0 @ 4.15% (0.279 0.28)
2-0 @ 2.69% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-2 @ 2.67% (-0.321 -0.32)
3-1 @ 2.49% (-0.242 -0.24)
3-0 @ 1.16% (-0.086 -0.09)
Other @ 3.66%
Total : 22.59%
1-1 @ 8.9% (0.423 0.42)
2-2 @ 6.19% (-0.271 -0.27)
0-0 @ 3.2% (0.419 0.42)
3-3 @ 1.91% (-0.275 -0.28)
Other @ 0.37%
Total : 20.58%
1-2 @ 9.55% (0.261 0.26)
0-2 @ 7.37% (0.69 0.69)
0-1 @ 6.87% (0.773 0.77)
1-3 @ 6.83% (0.045999999999999 0.05)
0-3 @ 5.27% (0.392 0.39)
2-3 @ 4.43% (-0.291 -0.29)
1-4 @ 3.66% (-0.052 -0.05)
0-4 @ 2.83% (0.155 0.16)
2-4 @ 2.37% (-0.21 -0.21)
1-5 @ 1.57% (-0.057 -0.06)
0-5 @ 1.21% (0.043 0.04)
3-4 @ 1.03% (-0.172 -0.17)
2-5 @ 1.02% (-0.114 -0.11)
Other @ 2.82%
Total : 56.82%

How you voted: Aberdeen vs Celtic

Aberdeen
11.8%
Draw
2.0%
Celtic
86.3%
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