Aberdeen VS Celtic Match Prediction
2018-02-24
13:30:00
Aberdeen
VS
Celtic
Our Prediction Tip
Draw will win this match.
2018-02-2413:30:00 Draw will win this match.
In 94 meetings, Aberdeen have had the worst of their dealings with Celtic by a long shot thus far. The have just 11 wins and nine draws to Celtic's gargantuan 74 victories. Here's a look at the last five results:
Dec 23, 2017: Celtic 3-0 Aberdeen
Oct 25, 2017: Aberdeen 0-3 Celtic
May 27, 2017: Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen (FA Cup)
May 12, 2017: Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic
Feb 1, 2017: Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen
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Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:
Aberdeen are at 4/1 to win, a draw is at 13/5, and a Celtic win is at 7/10.
Aberdeen will begin play in this weekend's fixtures in third place in the Premiership after they lost last weekend and saw Rangers win their match. Both sides, as a result, are now on 52 points but Aberdeen are trailing the Glaswegians on goal difference now. Aberdeen are behind the leaders, their opponents Celtic by nine points and are on the same number of matches. They had won three in a row before that devastating loss, but they can pull the gap back to six if they win here.
Celtic, on the back of the tie with Zenit of St. Petersburg, have come off of two straight matches in which they have dropped points. They have just one point from those two games now, and they must get back on track if they are to retain their title and keep it comfortable at the top. They have lost just twice this season, but have had a high number- for them at seven- draws so far to hold them back a great deal.
At home, Aberdeen have picked up 26 points from 13 matches so far. In that regard, they only trail their visitors. They have won eight times but have also lost three, but none of those losses have come in the last five and they have amassed 13 points in that span to see them remain in with a small chance of winning the title. As for Celtic, they have taken 29 points from 13 away matches and could go level on points with Rangers for top spot in the division with a win here. They have only lost twice, but both of those have come in the last four matches and they have just seven points from the last 15 on offer to them.
A draw and under 2.5 goals, via Ladbrokes, is at 18/5.
Aberdeen, even with a win in this match, would still face an uphill battle to claim the crown as champions of Scotland. But Celtic will be keen to prevent them from drawing in, and a draw would suit them in this occasion.
Derek McInnes will be without goalkeeper Joe Lewis and center back Michael Devlin due to injuries.
In the last two meetings with Celtic, Aberdeen have failed to score a single goal, and that was also the issue last weekend as they dropped three crucial points away to Hibs. In fact, the last two goals they scored against the Hoops were scored by a man on their payroll now in Jonny Hayes. That is a real issue, and it means Aberdeen need a hero of sorts. That man can, and most likely, will be striker Adam Rooney. The Irishman leads the team with nine goals, good enough for the top five in the league.
Aberdeen have a loss and four wins in their last five matches:
2-0 loss at Hibernian
4-2 home win vs Dundee (FA Cup)
3-0 home win vs Hamilton
2-4 win at Ross County
3-1 home win vs Kilmarnock
Brendan Rodgers has injuries to veteran goalkeeper Craig Gordon, right midfielder Jonny Hayes, and forward Leigh Griffiths that will rule each of them out of this tie with one of their closest challengers. After rotating hugely for last weekend's draw, we don't expect to see nearly as much here as they try to end the title chase here and now for their hosts.
Celtic essentially took a point last weekend when they decided to rest up in a big way for the match in Russia. While they will be exhausted from that, they have no choice but to go full-boar here with the best team possible. And that means they will need someone to step up again and show why they are one of the finest players in the league. That man can and should be Moussa Dembele. The young French forward has had injury issues this season and has only scored five times, but he must step up and show his best form soon in order to truly keep his place as one to watch in the future.
Celtic have two losses, two wins, and a draw in their last five matches:
3-0 loss at Zenit (UEL)
0-0 home draw vs St. Johnstone
1-0 home win vs Zenit (UEL)
3-2 home win vs Partick Thistle (FA Cup)
1-0 loss at Kilmarnock
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