Celtic vs Aberdeen: result 4-1 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 4Kick-off on August 27, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs Aberdeen?
Celtic won 4-1 on August 27, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 13′Leigh GriffithsCeltic
- 32′A. RooneyAberdeen
- 42′J. ForrestCeltic
- 87′S. SinclairCeltic (pen.)
- 90′T. RogićCeltic
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Aberdeen have 5, 3 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2016 | Hapoel Beer Sheva(away) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 20, 2016 | ST Johnstone(away) | 4-2 | Premiership |
| Aug 17, 2016 | Hapoel Beer Sheva(home) | 5-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 13, 2016 | Inter(away) | 0-2 | International Champions Cup |
| Aug 7, 2016 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2016 | Partick(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Aug 13, 2016 | Heart Of Midlothian(home) | 0-0 | Premiership |
| Aug 7, 2016 | ST Johnstone(away) | 0-0 | Premiership |
| Aug 4, 2016 | Maribor(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Jul 28, 2016 | Maribor(home) | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Celtic win(s), 0 draw(s), 2 Aberdeen win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2016 | Celtic 3-2 Aberdeen | Premiership |
| Feb 3, 2016 | Aberdeen 2-1 Celtic | Premiership |
| Oct 31, 2015 | Celtic 3-1 Aberdeen | Premiership |
| Sep 12, 2015 | Aberdeen 2-1 Celtic | Premiership |
| May 10, 2015 | Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic | Premiership |
| Mar 1, 2015 | Celtic 4-0 Aberdeen | Premiership |
How many goals should we expect?
Celtic score 2.2 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Aberdeen score 1.1 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
| Aberdeen | 1.1 | 1.3 | 4 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Celtic sit 1st in Premiership (6 points from 2 matches) and Aberdeen sit 8th (3 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy