Celtic vs Aberdeen Prediction

Premiership Premiership · Regular Season - 5
FT
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Celtic Park, Glasgow
AI call Celtic to win or draw
73%
17%
10%
Home Win Draw Away Win

Celtic vs Aberdeen prediction: Sportiko gives Celtic a 73% chance of winning, Aberdeen 10% and the draw 17%. Last updated 2 Sep 2026, 20:40.

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  • Under 4.5 75%
  • Home to Score 2+ 73%
  • 1st Half Home or Away 72%
  • Home 2H Over 0.5 71%
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Timeline

Camilo Durán assist: Benjamin Nygren
14' 1–0
Benjamin Nygren
34' 2–0
Cameron Carter-Vickers Yellow Card
38'
42'
Lewis Mayo Yellow Card
45'
Alexander Briedl ⇄ Toyosi Olusanya
45'
Ayoub Mouloua ⇄ Mitchy Ntelo
45'
Kevin Nisbet ⇄ Lewis Smith
45'
Afeez Aremu ⇄ Connor Ronan
Yang Hyun-Jun assist: Camilo Durán
45+1' 3–0
HT 3–0
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ⇄ Oliver Sørensen
63'
Benjamin Nygren ⇄ Mika Baur
63'
Yang Hyun-Jun ⇄ James Forrest
74'
Camilo Durán ⇄ Shumaira Mheuka
75'
Haissem Hassan ⇄ Sebastian Tounekti
76'
82'
Gavin Molloy ⇄ Jack Milne
FT 3–0
Celtic

Match Stats

Aberdeen
61% Ball Possession 39%
26 Total Shots 9
11 Shots on Goal 2
10 Shots off Goal 3
5 Blocked Shots 4
13 Shots insidebox 5
13 Shots outsidebox 4
14 Corner Kicks 5
0 Offsides 2
10 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Goalkeeper Saves 8
718 Total passes 377
665 Passes accurate 317
6 Free Kicks 10
Celtic
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
8 Benjamin Nygren M 9.0 63' 1 1 2 35 (34%) 3
11 Camilo Durán F 8.5 75' 1 1 6 11 (11%)
13 Yang Hyun-Jun M 8.2 74' 1 2 46 (43%) 2
51 Colby Donovan D 7.8 90' 1 78 (70%) 4
5 Liam Scales D 7.6 90' 1 89 (80%)
21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain M 7.5 63' 2 40 (35%)
20 Cameron Carter-Vickers D 7.4 90' 1 87 (82%)
6 Auston Trusty D 7.3 90' 98 (89%) 1
42 Callum McGregor M 7.2 90' 2 84 (82%) 3
22 Mika Baur M 7.2 27' 1 29 (28%)
1 Viljami Sinisalo G 7.0 90' 43 (41%)
49 James Forrest M 7.0 16' 1 11 (10%)
17 Sebastian Tounekti F 6.9 14' 10 (10%)
18 Oliver Sørensen M 6.8 27' 2 18 (17%)
23 Haissem Hassan M 6.7 76' 4 36 (31%) 1
29 Shumaira Mheuka F 6.7 15' 1 3 (2%)
Aberdeen
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
27 Marius Müller G 6.9 90' 40 (24%) 1
11 Lewis Smith F 6.7 44' 2 17 (12%) 2
17 Stuart Armstrong M 6.7 90' 57 (55%) 2
23 Lewis Mayo D 6.6 90' 45 (40%) 4
25 Connor Ronan M 6.5 44' 1 26 (23%)
5 Mats Knoester D 6.4 90' 38 (35%)
20 Toyosi Olusanya F 6.3 44' 6 (6%) 1
15 Kevin Nisbet F 6.3 46' 1 5 (4%)
9 Ayoub Mouloua F 6.3 46' 1 9 (5%) 2
31 Mitchy Ntelo F 6.3 44' 6 (5%)
10 Alexander Briedl M 6.1 46' 1 13 (10%) 1
21 Gavin Molloy D 6.0 82' 2 31 (27%) 1
22 Jack Milne D 5.9 8'
32 Afeez Aremu M 5.8 46' 19 (18%)
24 Nesta Guinness-Walker D 5.8 90' 1 19 (18%) 1
28 Christopher Cadden D 5.7 90' 46 (35%) 3
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Celtic
LLLWW
Aberdeen
DWDDL
Last 3 meetings Celtic · 3W 0D 0L

Match summary

Celtic faces Aberdeen in a crucial Premiership match. Celtic has historically dominated this fixture, winning 75% of their last 12 encounters, with a strong home record. They boast an impressive attacking lineup, averaging 2.5 goals per game this season. Aberdeen, while competitive, has struggled defensively, conceding an average of 1.8 goals per match in their last five outings. This matchup could hinge on Celtic's ability to exploit Aberdeen's vulnerabilities in defense.
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Players in form

Celtic
C. Durán 3 gls
B. Nygren 3 gls
K. Høgh 3 gls
Yang Hyun-Jun 2 gls
Aberdeen
K. Nisbet 3 gls

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Head to Head: Celtic vs Aberdeen

3 Celtic Wins
0 Draws
0 Aberdeen Wins
Date Home Score Away
04 Mar 2026 Aberdeen 1 - 2 Celtic
21 Dec 2025 Celtic 3 - 1 Aberdeen
10 Aug 2025 Aberdeen 0 - 2 Celtic
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Celtic — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
20 Sep H Rangers L 0 - 1
17 Sep H Ferencvarosi TC L 1 - 3
13 Sep A Rangers L 3 - 0
09 Sep A ST Johnstone W 0 - 1
05 Sep A ST Mirren W 1 - 2

Aberdeen — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
19 Sep A Hibernian D 1 - 1
15 Sep A Motherwell W 0 - 4
12 Sep A Kilmarnock D 1 - 1
05 Sep H Kilmarnock D 0 - 0
02 Sep A Celtic L 3 - 0

Premiership Standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1
Celtic
7 6 0 1 +10 18
2
Rangers
7 5 1 1 +4 16
3
Heart Of Midlothian
7 4 1 2 +6 13
4
Dundee
7 3 1 3 +2 10
5
ST Mirren
7 3 1 3 -1 10
6
ST Johnstone
7 2 2 3 -1 8
7
Aberdeen
7 2 2 3 -1 8
8
Dundee Utd
7 2 2 3 -2 8
9
Motherwell
7 2 2 3 -2 8
10
Hibernian
7 2 1 4 -3 7
11
Falkirk
7 1 3 3 -3 6
12
Kilmarnock
7 1 2 4 -9 5

Celtic

Formation: 4-1-4-1 Coach: M. O'Neill
1 Sinisalo
5 Scales
6 Trusty
20 Carter-Vickers
51 Donovan
42 McGregor
13 Hyun-Jun
21 Oxlade-Chamberlain
8 Nygren
23 Hassan
11 Durán

Starting XI

# Player Pos
1 V. Sinisalo G
51 Colby Donovan D
20 C. Carter-Vickers D
6 A. Trusty D
5 L. Scales D
42 C. McGregor M
23 H. Hassan M
8 B. Nygren M
21 A. Oxlade-Chamberlain M
13 Yang Hyun-Jun M
11 C. Durán F

Substitutes

22 M. Baur M
49 J. Forrest M
14 L. McCowan M
29 Shumaira Mheuka F
47 D. Murray D
56 A. Ralston D
18 O. Sørensen M
17 S. Tounekti F
26 S. Johnstone G

Aberdeen

Formation: 5-3-2 Coach: S. Robinson
27 Müller
24 Guinness-Walker
21 Molloy
5 Knoester
23 Mayo
28 Cadden
10 Briedl
32 Aremu
17 Armstrong
9 Mouloua
15 Nisbet

Starting XI

# Player Pos
27 M. Müller G
28 C. Cadden D
23 L. Mayo D
5 M. Knoester D
21 G. Molloy D
24 N. Guinness-Walker D
17 S. Armstrong M
32 A. Aremu M
10 A. Briedl M
15 K. Nisbet F
9 A. Mouloua F

Substitutes

22 J. Milne D
31 M. Ntelo F
20 T. Olusanya F
25 C. Ronan M
11 L. Smith F
13 N. Suman G
7 Tony Yogane F
40 F. Marshall M
2 N. Devlin D

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