Celtic vs Aberdeen: result 2-1 and analysis
PremiershipRegular Season - 12Kick-off on October 23, 2011 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs Aberdeen?
Celtic won 2-1 on October 23, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 17′Ki Sung-YuengCeltic
- 59′R. JackAberdeen
- 72′C. MulgrewCeltic
Official lineup for Celtic vs Aberdeen
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celtic
- 10A. Stokes
- 49J. Forrest
- 88Gary Hooper
- 16J. Ledley
- 18Ki Sung-Yueng
- 33B. Kayal
- 67V. Wanyama
- 2A. Matthews
- 21C. Mulgrew
- 22G. Loovens
- 1F. Forster
Aberdeen
- 9S. Vernon
- 14R. Fallon
- 3Richard Martyn Foster
- 8R. Milsom
- 11Kári Árnason
- 16I. Osbourne
- 17F. Fyvie
- 22R. Jack
- 5Y. Mawéné
- 6A. Considine
- 20D. González
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Aberdeen have 4, 4 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2011 | Kilmarnock(away) | 3-3 | Premiership |
| Oct 2, 2011 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 0-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 24, 2011 | Inverness CT(home) | 2-0 | Premiership |
| Sep 18, 2011 | Rangers(away) | 2-4 | Premiership |
| Sep 10, 2011 | Motherwell(home) | 4-0 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2011 | Dundee Utd(home) | 3-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 30, 2011 | Dunfermline(home) | 4-0 | Premiership |
| Sep 24, 2011 | Motherwell(away) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Sep 17, 2011 | Kilmarnock(home) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Sep 11, 2011 | Hibernian(away) | 0-0 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 4 Celtic wins, 0 draws, 0 Aberdeen wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2011 | Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic | Premiership |
| Feb 1, 2011 | Aberdeen 0-3 Celtic | Premiership |
| Jan 22, 2011 | Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen | Premiership |
| Nov 6, 2010 | Celtic 9-0 Aberdeen | Premiership |
How many goals should we expect?
Celtic score 2.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Aberdeen score 0.9 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 2.1 | 0.9 | 8 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
| Aberdeen | 0.9 | 1.1 | 4 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
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).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
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