Andrew Budge takes over as our Aberdeen Tactics Watch writer for the new season – and kicks off with an in-depth analysis of how the Dons failed to cope with Celtic’s midfield dynamism in Sunday’s 2-0 defeat.
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Aberdeen Tactics Watch: How Jimmy Thelin’s midfield picks Graeme Shinnie and Sivert Heltne Nilsen failed to match energy of Celtic’s Benjamin Nygren and Reo Hatate
The Press and Journal · Aug 12
Aberdeen Tactics Watch: How Jimmy Thelin’s midfield picks Graeme Shinnie and Sivert Heltne Nilsen failed to match energy of Celtic’s Benjamin Nygren and Reo Hatate
Aberdeen Tactics Watch: How Jimmy Thelin’s midfield picks Graeme Shinnie and Sivert Heltne Nilsen failed to match energy of Celtic’s Benjamin Nygren and Reo Hatate
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Last Match
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0 - 0 |  |
Rangers Ibrox Stadium Europe |
Celtic |
Scottish Premiership
Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 12:00
Ibrox Stadium
Next Match
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v | |
Killie The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park Europe |
Celtic |
Scottish Premiership
Sat, 13 Sep 2025, 15:00
The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park
SPFL Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Hearts | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Kilmarnock | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Rangers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Falkirk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Livingston | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Dundee | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 12 | Aberdeen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |