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Celtic vs Aberdeen: result 1-0 and analysis

Premiership1st Phase - 7Kick-off on September 29, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow

Celtic
1-0
Aberdeen

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What was the result of Celtic vs Aberdeen?

Celtic won 1-0 on September 29, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 63′S. SinclairCeltic

Official lineup for Celtic vs Aberdeen

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Celtic

  1. 9Leigh Griffiths
  2. 22O. Édouard
  3. 49J. Forrest
  1. 8Scott Brown
  2. 21O. Ntcham
  3. 42C. McGregor
  1. 4J. Hendry
  2. 20D. Boyata
  3. 23M. Lustig
  4. 63K. Tierney
  1. 1C. Gordon

Aberdeen

  1. 9J. Wilson
  2. 10N. McGinn
  3. 11G. Mackay-Steven
  4. 17S. May
  1. 3G. Shinnie
  2. 21D. Ball
  1. 2S. Logan
  2. 4A. Considine
  3. 5S. McKenna
  4. 18M. Devlin
  1. 1J. Lewis
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Aberdeen have 6, 7 and 2.

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

Celtic
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 26, 2018ST Johnstone(away)1-0League Cup
Sep 23, 2018Kilmarnock(away)1-2Premiership
Sep 20, 2018Rosenborg(home)1-0UEFA Europa League
Sep 14, 2018ST Mirren(away)0-0Premiership
Sep 2, 2018Rangers(home)1-0Premiership
Aberdeen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 25, 2018Hibernian(away)0-0League Cup
Sep 22, 2018Motherwell(home)1-0Premiership
Sep 15, 2018ST Johnstone(away)1-1Premiership
Sep 1, 2018Kilmarnock(home)0-2Premiership
Aug 25, 2018Hibernian(away)1-1Premiership

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
May 13, 2018Celtic 0-1 AberdeenPremiership
Feb 25, 2018Aberdeen 0-2 CelticPremiership
Dec 23, 2017Celtic 3-0 AberdeenPremiership
Oct 25, 2017Aberdeen 0-3 CelticPremiership
May 12, 2017Aberdeen 1-3 CelticPremiership
Feb 1, 2017Celtic 1-0 AberdeenPremiership

Last archived meeting: Celtic vs Aberdeen on May 13, 2018

How many goals should we expect?

Celtic score 1.3 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Aberdeen score 1.1 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Celtic1.30.777/156/15
Aberdeen1.10.786/152/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Celtic sit 1st in Premiership (21 points from 8 matches) and Aberdeen sit 8th (8 points from 8 matches).

2026-27 standings
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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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