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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 52 of the 137 previous games, with the hosts winning just 49.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 18 Jan | Aberdeen | 4 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Celtic | 3 - 2 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Mar | Celtic | 0 - 1 | Aberdeen | SFAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 09 Mar | Aberdeen | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SFAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 10 Feb | Aberdeen | 1 - 5 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Aberdeen are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. The Dons have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.
Celtic have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Aberdeen's 48 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 33 games giving them a return of 74 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the The Bhoys has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Aberdeen. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aberdeen | Unbeaten in the last 13 home games. |
| Celtic | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 7 games since last defeat. |