Scottish Cup Final 2025 Match Preview, Kickoff Time and Predictions

By Aniket Kuila

Category: Football

In this year's Hampden Park at final, the two teams are Celtic and Aberdeen. It is Celtic's 62nd final and Aberdeen's 17th- an historic meeting of heavyweights.

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Kick-off is 15:00 BST on May 24. For fans watching in India it will be 19:30 IST, while Rufus on Starting Eleven users can tune in to watch from 10am. 

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Celtic set out to win their ninth domestic Treble and 43rd Scottish Cup. A third personal Treble for Brendan Rodgers with them would be a great triumph.

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Aberdeen have not tasted a trophy for 11 years, but hope to end that wait by lifting their 8th Scottish Cup( first since 1990).

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They are managed by the man who has broken the club records for cup wins ( 37/ 38). A string of thumping wins recently and goals coming in bunch

Celtic are strong in form

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Aberdeen, the outsiders in this contest, have 30 games without a victory against Celtic. A great challenge is posed for them by their recent big defeats.

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Captain Callum McGregor (midfield dominator), Daizen Maeda (pace, goals in each of the last three games against Dons), and Adam Idah (big-game goal-getter).

Celtic key players include

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Captain Graeme Shinnie (leadership), Kevin Nisbet ( forward) and keeper Dimitar Mitov who is likely to be very busy in the match.

Aberdeen team were nominated

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Celtic remain unbeaten in 30 League games against the Dons (since April 2018). This season has brought 4 Celtic wins, including a 6-0 battering at Hampden Park.

Celtic 3-0 Aberdeen. In the UK, watch this season's Scottish Cup final live on BBC One Scotland or exclusively on Premier Sports 2, where coverage begins at 2:00 pm British Summer Time.

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