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Aberdeen vs Celtic: result 1-3 and analysis

Premiership2nd Phase - 3Kick-off on May 12, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

Aberdeen
1-3
Celtic

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What was the result of Aberdeen vs Celtic?

Celtic won 1-3 on May 12, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 3′D. BoyataCeltic
  • 8′S. ArmstrongCeltic
  • 11′Leigh GriffithsCeltic
  • 12′J. HayesAberdeen

Official lineup for Aberdeen vs Celtic

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Aberdeen

4-4-2
  1. 17J. Stockley
  2. 7K. McLean
  1. 10N. McGinn
  2. 11J. Hayes
  3. 15A. O'Connor
  4. 5A. Taylor
  1. 3G. Shinnie
  2. 2S. Logan
  3. 6M. Reynolds
  4. 4A. Considine
  1. 1J. Lewis

Celtic

4-2-3-1
  1. 9Leigh Griffiths
  1. 11S. Sinclair
  2. 27P. Roberts
  3. 18T. Rogić
  1. 42C. McGregor
  2. 14S. Armstrong
  1. 63K. Tierney
  2. 5Jozo Šimunović
  3. 20D. Boyata
  4. 23M. Lustig
  1. 1C. Gordon
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aberdeen have 11 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats; Celtic have 12, 3 and 0.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Aberdeen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 7, 2017Heart Of Midlothian(away)2-1Premiership
Apr 29, 2017ST Johnstone(home)0-2Premiership
Apr 15, 2017ST Johnstone(away)2-1Premiership
Apr 9, 2017Rangers(home)0-3Premiership
Apr 4, 2017Inverness CT(home)1-0Premiership
Celtic
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
May 6, 2017ST Johnstone(home)4-1Premiership
Apr 29, 2017Rangers(away)5-1Premiership
Apr 16, 2017Ross County(away)2-2Premiership
Apr 8, 2017Kilmarnock(home)3-1Premiership
Apr 5, 2017Partick(home)1-1Premiership

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Aberdeen win, 0 draws, 5 Celtic wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 1, 2017Celtic 1-0 AberdeenPremiership
Oct 29, 2016Aberdeen 0-1 CelticPremiership
Aug 27, 2016Celtic 4-1 AberdeenPremiership
May 8, 2016Celtic 3-2 AberdeenPremiership
Feb 3, 2016Aberdeen 2-1 CelticPremiership
Oct 31, 2015Celtic 3-1 AberdeenPremiership

Last archived meeting: Celtic vs Aberdeen on Feb 1, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Aberdeen score 2.0 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 2.8 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Aberdeen2.00.874/157/15
Celtic2.80.778/159/15

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).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Celtic870116421
8Aberdeen8224798

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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