Match

Aberdeen vs Celtic: result 0-2 and analysis

Premiership1st Phase - 3Kick-off on August 17, 2013 at 11:30 AM (UTC)Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

Aberdeen
0-2
Celtic

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What was the result of Aberdeen vs Celtic?

Celtic won 0-2 on August 17, 2013.

Goalscorers

  • 45′Kris CommonsCeltic (pen.)
  • 87′J. ForrestCeltic

Official lineup for Aberdeen vs Celtic

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Aberdeen

  1. 7Calvin Zola-Makongo
  2. 10N. McGinn
  1. 8W. Flood
  2. 11J. Hayes
  3. 14P. Pawlett
  4. 22R. Jack
  1. 2J. Shaughnessy
  2. 4Russell Anderson
  3. 6M. Reynolds
  4. 27M. Hector
  1. 1J. Langfield

Celtic

  1. 9Georgios Samaras
  1. 8Scott Brown
  2. 15Kris Commons
  3. 16J. Ledley
  4. 33B. Kayal
  1. 2A. Matthews
  2. 3Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón
  3. 4E. Ambrose
  4. 21C. Mulgrew
  5. 22S. Mouyokolo
  1. 1F. Forster
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aberdeen have 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats; Celtic have 9, 3 and 3.

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

Aberdeen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 11, 2013Motherwell(away)3-1Premiership
Aug 3, 2013Kilmarnock(home)2-1Premiership
May 18, 2013Heart Of Midlothian(home)1-1Premiership
May 11, 2013ST Mirren(away)0-0Premiership
May 5, 2013Dundee(away)1-1Premiership
Celtic
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 7, 2013IF Elfsborg(away)0-0UEFA Champions League
Aug 3, 2013Ross County(home)2-1Premiership
Jul 31, 2013IF Elfsborg(home)1-0UEFA Champions League
Jul 23, 2013Cliftonville FC(home)2-0UEFA Champions League
Jul 17, 2013Cliftonville FC(away)3-0UEFA Champions League

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 16, 2013Celtic 4-3 AberdeenPremiership
Nov 17, 2012Aberdeen 0-2 CelticPremiership
Aug 4, 2012Celtic 1-0 AberdeenPremiership
Mar 3, 2012Aberdeen 1-1 CelticPremiership
Oct 23, 2011Celtic 2-1 AberdeenPremiership
Aug 7, 2011Aberdeen 0-1 CelticPremiership

Last archived meeting: Celtic vs Aberdeen on Mar 16, 2013

How many goals should we expect?

Aberdeen score 1.0 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 2.1 and concede 1.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Aberdeen1.00.776/153/15
Celtic2.11.077/159/15

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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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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