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Celtic face a trip to Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 54 of the 140 previous games, with the hosts winning just 49.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 4 - 4 draw in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 06 Nov | Celtic | 9 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 13 Feb | Aberdeen | 4 - 4 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Aberdeen | 1 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 02 May | Aberdeen | 1 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 18 Jan | Aberdeen | 4 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Aberdeen's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. The The Dons's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
The away form of Celtic however, is much more impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Bhoys, and 8 goals against.
Aberdeen are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 10 points from 15 matches. Celtic's total of 35 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Celtic | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Celtic are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Aberdeen. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aberdeen | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 6 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Celtic | 18 games since last away draw. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |