Celtic vs Aberdeen Prediction and Betting Tips

Celtic vs Aberdeen Prediction and Betting Tips | October 19th 2024

Modified Oct 18, 2024 05:27 GMT

Sligo Rovers v Celtic FC - Mid-Season Friendly - Source: Getty — Celtic FC host Aberdeen on Saturday

Celtic and Aberdeen will battle for three points in a Scottish Premiership round eight fixture on Saturday (October 19th). The home side are coming into the game on the back of a 2-1 comeback away win over Ross County two weeks ago.

They went into the break behind courtesy of Ronan Hale's 43rd-minute penalty. A late fightback saw Alistair Johnston draw the game level in the 76th minute before Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn scored the match-winner 12 minutes later.

Aberdeen, meanwhile, claimed maximum points with a 3-2 home win over Hearts in their last outing. Topi Keskinen gave them the lead in the second minute while Frankie Kent equalized for Hearts in the 36th minute. Blair Spittal then put Hearts ahead just past the hour-mark, but Nicky Devlin equalized in the 65th minute while Jorge Grant was sent off for the visitors 10 minutes later. Ante Palaversa scored the match-winner for Aberdeen in the 88th minute.

The victory left The Dons joint-top of the standings on 21 points, level with Celtic.

Celtic vs Aberdeen Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

Celtic have 91 wins from the last 115 head-to-head games. Aberdeen were victorious on 15 occasions while 13 games ended in a share of the spoils.
Their most recent clash came in April 2024 when Celtic claimed a 6-5 penalty shootout victory following a 3-3 draw in the Scottish Cup semifinal.
Five of the last six head-to-head games have produced three goals or more.
Four of Celtic's last five games across competitions have witnessed goals at both ends.
The two sides have made a 100% winning start to the season in the league.
Celtic are unbeaten in the last 25 head-to-head games (21 wins).

Celtic vs Aberdeen Prediction

Celtic started their UEFA Champions League campaign with a historic 5-1 win over Slovan Bratislava but were then brought down to earth in a shattering 7-1 defeat away to Dortmund. However, things have been more impressive for the Scottish champions on the domestic front.

Aberdeen are punching above their weight with their impressive start to the campaign. They have a 13-game winning start across competitions and will be confident of claiming a first win against their hosts since May 2018.

We are backing Celtic to claim a comfortable win with goals at both ends.

Prediction: Celtic 3-1 Aberdeen