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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 26
Feb 18, 2023 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
4 - 0
Aberdeen

McGregor (2'), Hatate (13', 76'), Abada (89')
FT(HT: 2-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Aberdeen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Celtic 5-1 St Mirren
Saturday, February 11 at 5.30pm in Scottish Cup
Last Game: Aberdeen 3-1 Motherwell
Saturday, February 4 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Celtic 4-0 Aberdeen

Having netted 78 goals in 25 league games this season, Celtic should secure another high-scoring victory over Aberdeen, who have the worst defensive record in the division. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 91.5%. A draw had a probability of 6.3% and a win for Aberdeen had a probability of 2.23%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 3-0 with a probability of 12.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 4-0 (11.66%) and 2-0 (10.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (2.98%), while for an Aberdeen win it was 0-1 (0.83%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with an 11.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 4-0 win for Celtic in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Celtic.

Result
CelticDrawAberdeen
91.5% (-0.77799999999999 -0.78) 6.26% (0.543 0.54) 2.23% (0.232 0.23)
Both teams to score 37.88% (0.113 0.11)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
77.45% (-1.593 -1.59)22.55% (1.59 1.59)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
58.35% (-2.201 -2.2)41.64% (2.198 2.2)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
97.25% (-0.31400000000001 -0.31)2.75% (0.312 0.31)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
87.37% (-1.147 -1.15)12.62% (1.143 1.14)
Aberdeen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
38.95% (0.239 0.24)61.04% (-0.242 -0.24)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
8.82% (0.119 0.12)91.17% (-0.122 -0.12)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 91.49%
    Aberdeen 2.23%
    Draw 6.26%
CelticDrawAberdeen
3-0 @ 12.98% (0.23 0.23)
4-0 @ 11.66% (-0.18 -0.18)
2-0 @ 10.83% (0.54 0.54)
5-0 @ 8.39% (-0.416 -0.42)
3-1 @ 6.41% (0.162 0.16)
1-0 @ 6.03% (0.485 0.48)
4-1 @ 5.76% (-0.042 -0.04)
2-1 @ 5.35% (0.305 0.31)
6-0 @ 5.03% (-0.426 -0.43)
5-1 @ 4.14% (-0.171 -0.17)
7-0 @ 2.58% (-0.313 -0.31)
6-1 @ 2.48% (-0.189 -0.19)
3-2 @ 1.58% (0.052 0.05)
4-2 @ 1.42% (0.0010000000000001 0)
7-1 @ 1.27% (-0.144 -0.14)
8-0 @ 1.16% (-0.185 -0.19)
5-2 @ 1.02% (-0.034 -0.03)
Other @ 3.42%
Total : 91.49%
1-1 @ 2.98% (0.261 0.26)
0-0 @ 1.68% (0.185 0.19)
2-2 @ 1.32% (0.086 0.09)
Other @ 0.29%
Total : 6.26%
Other @ 2.23%
Total : 2.23%

How you voted: Celtic vs Aberdeen

Celtic
91.2%
Draw
2.9%
Aberdeen
5.9%
34
Head to Head
Dec 17, 2022 12.30pm
Jul 31, 2022 4.30pm
Celtic
2-0
Aberdeen
Welsh (3'), Jota (75')
Taylor (81')

Kennedy (42'), Richardson (58')
Feb 9, 2022 7.45pm
Aberdeen
2-3
Celtic
Ramirez (56'), Ferguson (61')
Bates (49'), Gallagher (64')
Jota (16', 62'), O'Riley (20')
Jota (61')
Nov 28, 2021 3pm
Celtic
2-1
Aberdeen
Jota (20'), McGregor (60')
McGregor (26'), Johnston (90')
Ferguson (33' pen.)
McCrorie (28')
Oct 3, 2021 12pm
Aberdeen
1-2
Celtic
Ferguson (56')
Furuhashi (11'), Jota (84')
Turnbull (35'), Bitton (63'), Jota (67')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1514104444043
2Aberdeen16104230181234
3RangersRangers1510232791832
4Motherwell168172226-425
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd166642519624
6St Mirren176382228-621
7Dundee165472729-219
8Kilmarnock174581834-1617
9Hibernian173682129-815
10Ross County173681333-2015
11St Johnstone1742112032-1214
12Hearts1734101826-813


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