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Aberdeen v Celtic : Premiership match betting preview, prediction and odds

Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

Wednesday night sees Jimmy Thelin’s Aberdeen and Brendan Rodgers’s Celtic go up against one another in a Premiership battle at the Pittodrie Stadium. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, stats for the biggest betting market have been published below, with head-to-head records and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are included as well.

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Aberdeen's next match is v Hibernian at 15:00 on Saturday 21st December
Celtic's next match is v D. Zagreb at 17:45 on Tuesday 10th December
The last Scottish Premiership meeting between Aberdeen and Celtic was on Wednesday 4th December 2024
Scottish Premiership
December 4th 2024
Aberdeen 0
1 Celtic
 
78' R. Hatate
 
ABD
CEL
Shots On
4
4
Shots Off
3
5
Corners
2
10
Possession
27%
73%
Fouls
12
11
Yellow/red cards
3/0
1/0
 
AberdeenCeltic
 
R. Doohan
N. Devlin
S. Rubežić
G. Molloy
J. Mcgarry (D. Polvara 83')
G. Shinnie
S. Heltne Nilsen
L. Lopes (S. Morris 59')
K. Nisbet (E. Sokler 59')
J. McGrath (L. Clarkson 72')
T. Keskinen (V. Besuijen 72')
K. Schmeichel
(G. Taylor 46') ?. Valle Gómez
C. Carter-Vickers
A. Johnston
A. Trusty
(L. McCowan 66') P. Gonçalves Bernardo
(A. Engels 88') football iconR. Hatate
C. McGregor
N. Kühn
(A. Idah 66') K. Furuhashi
(J. Forrest 76') D. Maeda

Best Tip: Celtic to win

No team in the Premiership wants to be beaten in front of their own fans, but the stats below suggest that could be Aberdeen's fate as they go head-to-head with Celtic at Pittodrie Stadium on Wednesday night. The bookies agree, making an away win the most likely outcome at odds of 1.33, and so does our predictive algorithm. Our algorithm suggests the away win in the win / draw / win market has a 60% probability, easily making it the best bet here.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 60% chance of Celtic coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Aberdeen
20%
10/1
57%
9/1
54%
Draw
20%
19/4
33%
11/2
35%
Celtic
60%
1/4
13%
1/4
13%
Celtic 2-1
10%
8/1
6%
7/1
7%
Draw 1-1
9%
11/1
41%
10/1
38%
Celtic 2-0
8%
7/16/1
7%
Celtic 1-0
7%
9/1
11%
15/2
13%
Celtic 3-1
7%
9/1
9%
8/1
5%
Celtic 3-0
6%
15/2
15%
7/1
16%
Draw 2-2
6%
18/1
27%
16/1
31%
Aberdeen 2-1
5%
28/1
38%
20/1
40%
Celtic 3-2
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
Aberdeen 1-0
4%
33/1
62%
20/1
40%
Celtic 4-1
4%
14/1
21%
11/1
20%
Draw 0-0
3%
20/1
40%
16/1
31%
Celtic 4-0
3%
11/1
29%
10/1
27%
Aberdeen 2-0
2%
50/1
24%
33/1
31%
Celtic 4-2
2%
28/1
15%
22/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
66%
2/5
11%
2/5
10%
Under 2.5 Goals
34%
2/1
26%
9/5
22%
Home 1st Goal
43%
10/3
24%
-
Away 1st Goal
55%
1/5
8%
-
No 1st Goal
2%
20/1
40%
-
BTTS - Yes
62%
3/44/5
3%
BTTS - No
38%
1/119/20
3%
BTTS - Home Win
12%
16/1
55%
12/1
44%
BTTS - Draw
17%
6/1
27%
6/1
27%
BTTS - Away Win
33%
6/4
13%
29/20
13%
Home/draw
40%
11/4
43%
14/5
41%
Away/draw
80%
1/20
5%
1/20
5%
Home/away
80%
1/7
5%
1/9
6%
Over 1.5 Goals
85%
1/9
5%
1/9
6%
Under 1.5 Goals
15%
11/2
30%
19/4
28%
Over 3.5 Goals
44%
1/1
16%
19/20
18%
Under 3.5 Goals
56%
4/5
15%
3/4
14%
Over 4.5 Goals
26%
12/5
21%
21/10
23%
Under 4.5 Goals
74%
1/3
9%
1/3
9%
Over 5.5 Goals
13%
9/2
31%
17/4
30%
Under 5.5 Goals
87%
1/7
6%
2/15
6%
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/50
1%
1/80
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
18/1
27%
16/1
31%
Home DNB
34%
9/1
100%
13/2
56%
Away DNB
74%
1/16
9%
1/16
8%
Aberdeen win to nil
8%
20/1
62%
-
Celtic win to nil
27%
5/4
14%
-
Aberdeen / Aberdeen
6%
18/1
73%
12/1
44%
Aberdeen / Celtic
5%
16/1
11%
14/1
12%
Aberdeen / Draw
4%
20/1
24%
18/1
27%
Draw / Aberdeen
5%
22/1
77%
16/1
42%
Draw / Celtic
20%
3/1
8%
3/1
5%
Draw / Draw
10%
17/2
36%
15/2
31%
Celtic / Aberdeen
2%
50/1
50%
40/1
21%
Celtic / Celtic
44%
8/11
21%
3/4
19%
Celtic / Draw
5%
18/1
27%
16/1
13%
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Win / draw / win Premiership table

Aberdeen have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 2nd position in the league. Aberdeen are unbeaten in 1 games against teams above them in the league and kept zero clean sheets out of 1 games. Aberdeen are winless in the 1 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game. Aberdeen have a great home record this season winning all their home games and keeping 2 clean sheets.

Performance against teams above them in the league

1 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost zero games, drawn 1 and won zero. Aberdeen have conceded 2 goals, scored 2, scored in every game and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Aberdeen have played 7 games at home, winning 7, drawing 0 and losing 0 fixtures. They have scored 17 goals, conceded 6 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Celtic lay in 1st place on 37 points in the Premiership league table having played 13 matches. Celtic are unbeaten in 13 games against teams below them in the league and kept 10 clean sheets out of 13 games. Celtic have a great away record this season winning all their away games and keeping 5 clean sheets.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 40 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Celtic have conceded 4 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Celtic have played 7 away games, winning 7, drawing 0 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 3.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Aberdeen
Celtic
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Celtic A154043 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
-
Feb 26
-
-
-
-
2
Aberdeen H161234 
-
-
-
-
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-1F
Feb 26
-
3
Rangers151832 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 15
Apr 12
-
w
 
3-0F
Jan 2
Mar 15
-
4
Dundee Utd15724 
w
 
1-0F
Dec 29
Mar 1
-
Jan 8
Dec 22
Feb 15
-
5
Motherwell15-522 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 5
Mar 29
-
Dec 26
w
 
0-3F
-
Feb 1
6
Dundee16-219 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-2F
-
Feb 15
w
 
2-0F
Jan 14
Jan 25
-
7
St. Mirren16-718 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
Jan 25
-
Jan 5
w
 
0-3F
-
Mar 1
8
Ross County16-1815 
Jan 2
w
 
0-1F
-
Apr 5
w
 
5-0F
w
 
1-2A
-
Jan 11
9
St. Johnstone16-1114 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-2F
-
Mar 15
Dec 29
w
 
0-6F
-
Apr 5
10
Kilmarnock16-1714 
w
 
2-0F
Dec 26
Feb 22
-
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-2F
Apr 12
-
11
Hearts16-713 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1F
Jan 12
-
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-4F
Mar 29
-
12
Hibernian16-1012 
Dec 21
d
 
3-3A
-
Feb 1
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
-
Feb 22
Championship Round
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
Aberdeen 2ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Aberdeen4 - 1Dundee
Aberdeen2 - 1Rangers
Aberdeen1 - 0Dundee Utd
Aberdeen3 - 2Hearts
Aberdeen2 - 1Motherwell
Aberdeen2 - 0Kilmarnock
Aberdeen3 - 1St. Mirren
Aberdeen5 - 1Livingston
Aberdeen1 - 0St. Johnstone
Aberdeen1 - 0Motherwell
Aberdeen0 - 0Dundee
Aberdeen2 - 1Ross County
Aberdeen0 - 2St. Johnstone
Aberdeen2 - 2Hibernian
Aberdeen3 - 3Motherwell
Aberdeen1 - 1Celtic
Aberdeen1 - 1Dundee
Aberdeen0 - 3St. Mirren
Aberdeen2 - 1Livingston
Aberdeen2 - 1Hearts
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
14
Draw
5
L
1
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AAberdeen1 - 1Hearts
AAberdeen3 - 3Hibernian
AAberdeen1 - 2St. Mirren
HAberdeen4 - 1Dundee
HAberdeen2 - 1Rangers
HAberdeen1 - 0Dundee Utd
AAberdeen2 - 2Celtic
HAberdeen3 - 2Hearts
AAberdeen2 - 1Dundee
HAberdeen2 - 1Motherwell
AAberdeen1 - 0Ross County
HAberdeen2 - 0Kilmarnock
HAberdeen3 - 1St. Mirren
AAberdeen2 - 1St. Johnstone
AAberdeen2 - 2Ross County
HAberdeen5 - 1Livingston
AAberdeen4 - 0Hibernian
HAberdeen1 - 0St. Johnstone
HAberdeen1 - 0Motherwell
HAberdeen0 - 0Dundee
Celtic 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
54
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
16
D
2
L
2
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hearts1 - 4Celtic
Kilmarnock0 - 2Celtic
Motherwell0 - 3Celtic
Ross County1 - 2Celtic
St. Johnstone0 - 6Celtic
St. Mirren0 - 3Celtic
Hibernian0 - 2Celtic
Kilmarnock0 - 5Celtic
Dundee1 - 2Celtic
Rangers3 - 3Celtic
Livingston0 - 3Celtic
Hearts2 - 0Celtic
Motherwell1 - 3Celtic
Hibernian1 - 2Celtic
Aberdeen1 - 1Celtic
St. Mirren0 - 3Celtic
Dundee0 - 3Celtic
Kilmarnock2 - 1Celtic
St. Johnstone1 - 3Celtic
Ross County0 - 3Celtic
Goals: Scored
61
Conceded
11
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
7 / 20
Clean sheets
13 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
18
D
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCeltic5 - 0Ross County
ACeltic4 - 1Hearts
ACeltic2 - 0Kilmarnock
HCeltic2 - 0Dundee
ACeltic3 - 0Motherwell
HCeltic2 - 2Aberdeen
ACeltic2 - 1Ross County
ACeltic6 - 0St. Johnstone
HCeltic2 - 0Hearts
HCeltic3 - 0Rangers
ACeltic3 - 0St. Mirren
ACeltic2 - 0Hibernian
HCeltic4 - 0Kilmarnock
HCeltic3 - 2St. Mirren
ACeltic5 - 0Kilmarnock
HCeltic2 - 1Rangers
HCeltic3 - 0Hearts
ACeltic2 - 1Dundee
HCeltic3 - 0St. Mirren
ACeltic3 - 3Rangers
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
22
Celtic have not lost to Aberdeen in 22 consecutive league meetings
League games at Aberdeen since 2013
Aberdeen
Celtic
Goals: Scored
21
44
Games: Scored
13 / 21
21 / 21
Clean sheets
0 / 21
8 / 21
ABD
3
D
3
CEL
15
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Aberdeen
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3Celtic
0 - 1Celtic
2 - 3Celtic
1 - 2Celtic
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
1 - 2Celtic
0 - 4Celtic
0 - 3Celtic
3 - 4Celtic
0 - 2Celtic
0 - 3Celtic
1 - 3Celtic
0 - 1Celtic
Aberdeen2 - 1
Aberdeen2 - 1
0 - 1Celtic
1 - 2Celtic
Aberdeen2 - 1
0 - 2Celtic
League games at Celtic since 2013
Celtic
Aberdeen
Goals: Scored
54
13
Games: Scored
19 / 21
10 / 21
Clean sheets
11 / 21
2 / 21
ABD
1
D
2
CEL
18
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Celtic
Draw2 - 2Draw
Celtic6 - 0
Celtic5 - 0
Celtic4 - 0
Celtic2 - 0
Celtic2 - 1
Celtic1 - 0
Celtic1 - 0
Celtic2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Celtic1 - 0
0 - 1Aberdeen
Celtic3 - 0
Celtic1 - 0
Celtic4 - 1
Celtic3 - 2
Celtic3 - 1
Celtic4 - 0
Celtic2 - 1
Celtic5 - 2
Celtic3 - 1
Goal Statistics

Celtic's defensive record is very strong, Brendan Rodgers's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Premiership matches. An average PG rating of 1.2 for Aberdeen makes sense in this context.

Celtic's forwards have been in fine form of late, scoring 2 goals or more in 22 consecutive Premiership outings. A PG of 2.2 suggests that run should continue on Wednesday night.

Aberdeen 2nd Celtic 1st
Kickoff prediction
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1.2
goals
2.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Aberdeen will score no more than 1 goal
0
11%
1
24%
2
27%
3
20%
4+
18%
There is a 65% probability that Celtic will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+17
Aberdeen have scored 17% more goals at home than predicted
+21
Celtic have scored 21% more goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
2.7
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
0.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premiership - 2024/2025 season
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Aberdeen
PG (predicted goals)
Celtic
1.2
2.2
Attack rating
ABD
CEL
6%
better
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Games scored14
13
Failed to score0
0
Scored first11
12
Goals scored29
40
Avg. goals scored2.1
3.1
Avg. shots per game8
14
Avg. shots per goal4
5
Conversion rate for25
22
Avg. XG for1.3
2.7
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
ABD
CEL
62%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
3
Clean sheets3
10
Conceded first3
1
Goals conceded16
4
Avg. goals conceded1.1
0.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
5
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
18
Conversion rate against12%
6%
Avg. XG against1.6
0.7
KickOff rating
+62%

Aberdeen v Celtic Premiership lLine ups will show here when available.

Aberdeen Premiership squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16466
G MolloyN DevlinJ McGrathS Nilsen
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Doohan GLK3
-
N Devlin DEF164
3
-
S Rubezic DEF15
5
-
G Molloy DEF16
3
-
J McGarry DEF3
1
-
G Shinnie MID1513
4
-
S Nilsen MID151
6
-
T Keskinen MID1432
1
-
J McGrath MID1546
2
-
Duk MID102
3
-
K Nisbet FWD1132
3
-
Subs
T Ritchie GLK
-
J Milne DEF6
1
-
A MacDonald DEF1
-
D Polvara MID1
-
L Clarkson MID122
1
-
A Palaversa MID112
5
-
V Besuijen FWD112
2
-
E Sokler FWD1421
1
-
S Morris FWD1615
-
Celtic Premiership squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15663
K SchmeichelC McGregorN KühnA Johnston
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Schmeichel GLK15
-
A Johnston DEF1544
3
-
C Carter-Vickers DEF10
-
A Trusty DEF9
1
-
Álex Valle DEF62
1
-
R Hatate MID154
1
-
C McGregor MID1361
1
-
P Bernardo MID1422
1
-
N Kühn FWD1356
3
-
K Furuhashi FWD1463
-
D Maeda FWD1323
3
-
Subs
V Sinisalo GLK
-
A Ralston DEF71
-
G Taylor DEF124
3
-
L Scales DEF1321
1
-
J Forrest MID154
-
L McCowan MID1133
-
A Engels MID123
2
-
A Idah FWD125
-
Y Hyun-Jun FWD6
-