|
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 139 previous games, with the hosts winning just 49.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Celtic | 3 - 2 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Aberdeen's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Dons have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Celtic however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Bhoys, and 4 goals against.
Aberdeen's 28 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position. Celtic's total of 47 points from their 24 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Bhoys have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Pittodrie Stadium with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aberdeen | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Celtic | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |