Celtic Aberdeen Preview

Last updated : 06 November 2010 By Footymad
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History of the Celtic v Aberdeen fixture

Celtic welcome Aberdeen to Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Bhoys are clearly on top, having won 88 and lost only 25 of the 139 games.

The most recent meeting between the sides at Celtic Park was less than a year ago, in December 2009, with Celtic running out comfortable 3-0 winners.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
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
2008/2009 Sat 27 Sep Celtic 3 - 2 Aberdeen SPL

Recent respective form guides

Celtic have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, The Bhoys have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 5.

Aberdeen have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Dons's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Celtic's total of 27 points from their 10 games sees them sitting in second place. Aberdeen see themselves just below half way in the league, showing a record of 10 points from their 10 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides: P W D L F A P
Celtic 6 5 0 1 14 8 15
Aberdeen 6 2 0 4 9 11 6

FootyMad's prediction ...

Celtic may be coming up against a decent side in Aberdeen, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for The Bhoys. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Celtic 19 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 31 .
Aberdeen Lost each of the previous 2 away games.
Not won in previous 4 away games.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.