📏 Form Guide

Aberdeen

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Aberdeen won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 4-0 Premiership defeat in their last game at the hands of Rangers.

In that match, Aberdeen had 30% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Rangers had 24 shots at goal with 11 on target. Václav Černý (55'), Cyriel Dessers (61'), Hamza Igamane (70') and Jefté (93') scored for Rangers.

Jimmy Thelin's Aberdeen have managed to score 10 times in their past half-dozen outings. The tally of goals that they have conceded in those games stands at 5.

Their past results show that Aberdeen:

• have not won against Celtic in their last 24 league games. What a terrible run without a win that has been.
• have not been beaten in their last 5 league matches at home.

Celtic

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Celtic will go into this match after a 3-1 Premiership win in the defeat of Hibernian in their last fixture.

In that match, Celtic had 76% possession and 18 shots at goal with 8 on target. For Celtic, goals were scored by Nicolas Kühn (41'), Adam Idah (45') and Reo Hatate (58'). Hibernian had 10 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Martin Boyle (25') scored for Hibernian.

An offensively clinical Celtic have helped themselves to a plethora of goals over their previous 6 clashes (19 in all). That translates to an ominous mean average of 3.17 goals scored per game for this period. That trend won’t necessarily be continued into this match, however.

Analysis of their past results shows that Celtic:

• are undefeated by Aberdeen when they have played them away from home in the previous 16 league matches. What a stunning record.
• are undefeated in their previous 2 league matches away from home.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over their past head to head meetings going back to 03/02/2024 shows us that Aberdeen have won 0 of these games and Celtic 3, with the tally of drawn games standing at 3.

A lot of goals were also scored during this period, 25 in total at an average of 4.17 goals per meeting.

The last league fixture between the two was Premiership match day 28 on 25/02/2025 when the final score was Celtic 5-1 Aberdeen.

That time, Celtic had 69% possession and 16 shots at goal with 7 on target. The goals were scored by Daizen Maeda (24', 92'), Jota (30'), Callum McGregor (45') and Hyun-jun Yang (72').

Aberdeen had 8 shots at goal with 1 on target. Shayden Morris (90') was the scorer.

The referee was John Beaton.

📋 Team News: Aberdeen

Jamie McGrath (Shoulder injury), Vicente Besuijen (unknown injury) and Gavin Molloy (Shoulder injury) won’t be available for Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin.

📋 Team News: Celtic

Due to a mostly available squad, there is only a single fitness issue for the Celtic gaffer Brendan Rodgers to be concerned with. Liam Scales (Facial injury) won’t be in action.

✨ Prediction

Our feeling is that Aberdeen will have a tough ask to score against this Celtic lineup who will likely just have the edge.

We’re therefore expecting a very even contest with a 0-1 winning margin for Celtic after 90 minutes.

A close call.

Peter Guest, 18:18 14/05/2025