Aberdeen vs Celtic: result 0-2 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 28Kick-off on February 25, 2018 at 01:30 PM (UTC)Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
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What was the result of Aberdeen vs Celtic?
Celtic won 0-2 on February 25, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 37′M. DembéléCeltic
- 83′K. TierneyCeltic
Official lineup for Aberdeen vs Celtic
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Aberdeen
4-2-3-1- 83S. May
- 23Chidiebere Chijioke Nwakali
- 11G. Mackay-Steven
- 7K. McLean
- 17N. McGinn
- 14Kári Árnason
- 19S. McKenna
- 5A. O'Connor
- 2S. Logan
- 4A. Considine
- 30F. Woodman
Celtic
4-4-1-1- 10M. Dembélé
- 21O. Ntcham
- 18T. Rogić
- 49J. Forrest
- 11S. Sinclair
- 8Scott Brown
- 35K. Ajer
- 63K. Tierney
- 5Jozo Šimunović
- 23M. Lustig
- 24Dorus de Vries
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aberdeen have 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats; Celtic have 8, 3 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2018 | Hibernian(away) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Feb 3, 2018 | Hamilton Academical(home) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Jan 31, 2018 | Ross County(away) | 4-2 | Premiership |
| Jan 27, 2018 | Kilmarnock(home) | 3-1 | Premiership |
| Jan 24, 2018 | Rangers(away) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2018 | Zenit(away) | 0-3 | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 18, 2018 | ST Johnstone(home) | 0-0 | Premiership |
| Feb 15, 2018 | Zenit(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 3, 2018 | Kilmarnock(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Jan 30, 2018 | Heart Of Midlothian(home) | 3-1 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Aberdeen wins, 0 draws, 6 Celtic wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2017 | Celtic 3-0 Aberdeen | Premiership |
| Oct 25, 2017 | Aberdeen 0-3 Celtic | Premiership |
| May 12, 2017 | Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic | Premiership |
| Feb 1, 2017 | Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen | Premiership |
| Oct 29, 2016 | Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic | Premiership |
| Aug 27, 2016 | Celtic 4-1 Aberdeen | Premiership |
How many goals should we expect?
Aberdeen score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 1.3 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 1.5 | 1.3 | 5 | 5/15 | 9/15 |
| Celtic | 1.3 | 0.9 | 7 | 4/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Aberdeen sit 8th in Premiership (8 points from 8 matches) and Celtic sit 1st (21 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
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