Tension and suspense is likely at Pittodrie Stadium when Aberdeen challenge Celtic in what should be a first-rate fixture. Read more!
- Aberdeen have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most scored goals (50) in Premiership
Aberdeen form and stats
Home games in the Premiership have been a walk in the park for Aberdeen so far, with 18 points won from 7 matches; 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. Aberdeen has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Pittodrie Stadium. We remember; it was Motherwell.
A nice win for Aberdeen last time playing, versus Dundee United. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Miovski scoring for the victors. McCrorie was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.63 out of 10. The defender McCrorie won 9 of 13 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Aberdeen lost 1-2 at Livingston's place.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Rangers are coming to town in three days.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Aberdeen is on fire here. A stunning 22 from 7 league matches. Aberdeen have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Celtic form and stats
Celtic have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 21 points collected from 8 Premiership games. 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far. Impressively, the visitors are on a eight-match winning run which they hope continue versus Aberdeen.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Everton in their previous outing. The Sydney Super Cup fixture ended 0-0.
The fixture earlier was the Sydney Super Cup-duel against Sydney, a home defeat (1-2).
Observe that 10 of this side's 11 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.
A quick return to home after this game, as Celtic are hosting Livingston in the Premiership only four days away.
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Celtic alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (28 from 8 played).
Head 2 Head
Celtic have won all of the 4 latest fixtures versus this team. Another win today?The last head to head match ended Celtic - Aberdeen 2-0, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Miovski 11 goals |   K. Furuhashi 10 goals |  L. Abada 7 goals |
Aberdeen missing players
Celtic missing players
| Aberdeen | Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 28 | 50 |
| 23 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 87% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | 80% |
| 53% | 71% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 47% |
| 40% | 71% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 38% | 33% |
| 60% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 53% |
| 27% | 43% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 38% | 40% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 7% |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 8.2 | 7.7 |
| 5.9 | 4.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.4 | 12.9 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 18.2 | 18.9 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 7 | 7.3 |
| 47% | 69% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 50% | 45% |
| 13.7 | 10.3 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 7.9 | 7.3 |
| 4.3 | 2.6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
- Aberdeen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Aberdeen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Aberdeen have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Aberdeen have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premiership
- Aberdeen have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Premiership
- Aberdeen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Celtic's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Celtic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Celtic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Celtic have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Premiership
- Celtic have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Premiership
- Celtic have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premiership
- Celtic have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most points (21) away in Premiership
- Celtic have the most scored goals (28) away in Premiership
- Celtic have the most scored goals (50) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in Premiership
- Celtic have the the best goal difference (+20) away in Premiership
- Celtic have the the best goal difference (+37) in Premiership
- Celtic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Celtic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Celtic is in the best form (6-0-0) in Premiership
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Celtic | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 42 |
| 2 | Rangers | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 33 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Livingston | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 23 |
| 5 | Hearts | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 21 |
| 6 | St. Johnstone | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 21 |
| 7 | St. Mirren | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 8 | Hibernian | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 20 |
| 9 | Motherwell | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Ross County | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -13 | 15 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 | -15 | 15 |
| 12 | Dundee United | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 12 |
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