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Aberdeen vs Celtic: result 1-1 and analysis

PremiershipChampionship Round - 2Kick-off on April 21, 2021 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen

Aberdeen
1-1
Celtic

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What was the result of Aberdeen vs Celtic?

Aberdeen and Celtic drew 1-1 on April 21, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 17′L. FergusonAberdeen
  • 90′Leigh GriffithsCeltic

Official lineup for Aberdeen vs Celtic

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Aberdeen

4-4-1-1
  1. 9C. Hendry
  1. 22F. Kamberi
  1. 24D. Campbell
  2. 19L. Ferguson
  3. 40R. McCrorie
  4. 33M. Kennedy
  1. 10N. McGinn
  2. 17J. Hayes
  3. 3T. Hoban
  4. 4A. Considine
  1. 43G. Woods

Celtic

4-2-3-1
  1. 22O. Édouard
  1. 14D. Turnbull
  2. 17R. Christie
  3. 27M. Elyounoussi
  1. 42C. McGregor
  2. 6N. Bitton
  1. 8Scott Brown
  2. 57S. Welsh
  3. 3G. Taylor
  4. 16J. Kenny
  1. 29S. Bain
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Aberdeen have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 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
Apr 17, 2021Livingston(home)2-2FA Cup
Apr 10, 2021ST Johnstone(away)1-0Premiership
Apr 3, 2021Dumbarton(away)1-0FA Cup
Mar 20, 2021Dundee Utd(away)0-1Premiership
Mar 6, 2021Hamilton Academical(home)0-0Premiership
Celtic
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 18, 2021Rangers(away)0-2FA Cup
Apr 10, 2021Livingston(home)6-0Premiership
Apr 3, 2021Falkirk(home)3-0FA Cup
Mar 21, 2021Rangers(home)1-1Premiership
Mar 7, 2021Dundee Utd(away)0-0Premiership

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 27, 2021Celtic 1-0 AberdeenPremiership
Feb 17, 2021Celtic 1-0 AberdeenPremiership
Nov 1, 2020Celtic 2-0 AberdeenFA Cup
Oct 25, 2020Aberdeen 3-3 CelticPremiership
Feb 16, 2020Aberdeen 1-2 CelticPremiership
Dec 21, 2019Celtic 2-1 AberdeenPremiership

Last archived meeting: Celtic vs Aberdeen on Feb 27, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Aberdeen score 0.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 1.9 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Aberdeen0.50.982/152/15
Celtic1.90.785/158/15

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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