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Celtic vs Aberdeen: result 2-1 and analysis

Premiership1st Phase - 15Kick-off on November 28, 2021 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow

Celtic
2-1
Aberdeen

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What was the result of Celtic vs Aberdeen?

Celtic won 2-1 on November 28, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 20′JotaCeltic
  • 33′L. FergusonAberdeen (pen.)
  • 60′C. McGregorCeltic

Official lineup for Celtic vs Aberdeen

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Celtic

4-3-3
  1. 11L. Abada
  2. 8K. Furuhashi
  3. 17Jota
  1. 14D. Turnbull
  2. 42C. McGregor
  3. 16J. McCarthy
  1. 57S. Welsh
  2. 56A. Ralston
  3. 88J. Juranović
  4. 20C. Carter-Vickers
  1. 15J. Hart

Aberdeen

4-3-3
  1. 11R. Hedges
  2. 9C. Ramirez
  3. 7M. Watkins
  1. 19L. Ferguson
  2. 2R. McCrorie
  3. 15D. McGeouch
  1. 17J. Hayes
  2. 8Scott Brown
  3. 21J. Gurr
  4. 27D. Bates
  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 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Aberdeen have 2, 3 and 10.

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

Celtic
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 25, 2021Bayer Leverkusen(away)2-3UEFA Europa League
Nov 20, 2021ST Johnstone(home)1-0League Cup
Nov 7, 2021Dundee(away)4-2Premiership
Nov 4, 2021Ferencvarosi TC(away)3-2UEFA Europa League
Oct 30, 2021Livingston(home)0-0Premiership
Aberdeen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 20, 2021Dundee Utd(away)0-1Premiership
Nov 6, 2021Motherwell(home)0-2Premiership
Oct 30, 2021Heart Of Midlothian(home)2-1Premiership
Oct 27, 2021Rangers(away)2-2Premiership
Oct 23, 2021Hibernian(home)1-0Premiership

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Celtic wins, 2 draws, 0 Aberdeen wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 3, 2021Aberdeen 1-2 CelticPremiership
Apr 21, 2021Aberdeen 1-1 CelticPremiership
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

Last archived meeting: Aberdeen vs Celtic on Oct 3, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Celtic score 1.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Aberdeen score 0.9 and concede 1.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Celtic1.91.367/158/15
Aberdeen0.91.619/157/15

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
#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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