Aberdeen vs Celtic Match Analysis and Prediction

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Aberdeen will be looking to get back to winning ways on Wednesday when they play host to Celtic, after going for four matches in a row without a victory.

However, they will have to attempt to defeat the current league leaders, who have built up a 15-game streak without a defeat across all competitions.

Aberdeen accepted defeat against 10 man Livingston at the weekend, despite a goal from Cristian Ramirez in the second half in an attempt to bring his team back into the game.

That extended their poor run of form this year, with the Dons having not won a single game in 2022 within the Scottish Premiership, with two defeats and losses so far.

That form has seen them slip down to the bottom half of the table, and that has left them under pressure as a defeat could see them slip as far down as 10th place.

Aberdeen have been defeated both times that they faced the Hoops this season, with each game ending in a 2-1 loss.

Celtic are currently in strong form after being unbeaten in 15 matches in a row, and that has helped them sit at the top of the table, a position they will want to maintain.

The Hoops are separated from their Old Firm rivals Rangers by a single point, which places a lot of pressure in every game until they could grow the gap between them.

Celtic dominated Rangers last week with an impressive 3-0 victory which saw them top the table, and they followed that up with a 4-0 win at the weekend.

Goals from Liel Abada and Daizen Maeda with Tom Rogic’s brace helped them defeat Motherwell as they continue to be the highest-scoring team in the division, and that marked the third game in a row they have kept a clean sheet.

Aberdeen vs Celtic head to head

The two sides have previously met on 112 occasions across all competitions, where Aberdeen have taken 12 victories while Celtic have won 88, and they have drawn in 12. Celtic have scored 269 goals and conceded 86. In their last five meetings, Celtic have won four and they have drawn once.

Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen 17/02/21

Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen 27/02/21

Aberdeen 1-1 Celtic 21/04/21

Aberdeen 1-2 Celtic 03/10/21

Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen 28/11/21

Aberdeen latest home form

Aberdeen have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their last five matches. Their last home defeat came on November 6 when they lost 2-0 to Motherwell. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded 3 in the process.

Aberdeen 2-0 Livingston 01/12/21

Aberdeen 4-1 St. Mirren 04/12/21

Aberdeen 2-1 Dundee 26/12/21

Aberdeen 1-1 Rangers 18/01/21

Aberdeen 3-0 Edinburgh City 22/01/22

Aberdeen latest away form

Aberdeen have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their last seven away matches. They managed to defeat St. Johnstone 1-0 on December 11 in the league. In their last five matches, they have won one, drawn one and lost three.

St. Johnstone 0-1 Aberdeen 11/12/21

Hibernian 1-0 Aberdeen 22/12/21

St. Mirren 1-0 Aberdeen 25/01/22

Ross County 1-1 Aberdeen 01/02/22

Livingston 2-1 Aberdeen 05/02/22

Celtic latest home form

Celtic have been on a good run of form at home this season, and they have been unbeaten in their last 11 matches in all competitions. They managed to defeat Real Betis 3-2 on December 9 in the Europa League. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded 2.

Celtic 3-2 Real Betis 09/12/21

Celtic 1-0 Motherwell 12/12/21

Celtic 2-0 Hibernian 17/01/22

Celtic 1-0 Dundee United 29/01/22

Celtic 3-0 Rangers 02/02/22

Celtic latest away form

The Hoops have been on a good run of form on the road this season. Their last away defeat came on November 25 when they lost 3-2 to Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League. In their last five away matches, they have won four and drawn in one in the process.

St. Mirren 0-0 Celtic 22/12/21

St. Johnstone 1-3 Celtic 26/12/21

Alloa Athletic 1-2 Celtic 22/01/22

Hearts 1-2 Celtic 26/01/22

Motherwell 0-4 Celtic 06/02/22

Aberdeen news

Gary Woods was brought into the team due to the fact that Joe Lewis was dealing with an illness, and could continue to stay in goal depending on the fitness of the number one goalkeeper.

Adam Montgomery made his debut at the weekend at the left-back position and could retain his place.

Celtic news

Tom Rogic made his return from international duty at the weekend and scored a brace, and he should retain his place in the starting XI as a result of his performance.

Daizen Maeda was brought back into the team and also got on the scoresheet to prove his quality, and will retain his place.

Prediction and Odds

Aberdeen will be looking for a victory to improve their status in the Premiership, but they are heading into a tough fixture, which may be difficult to pick up a victory from.

Celtic will be hoping to continue their impressive form and maintain the gap at the top, and we back them to win.

Odds: 1 2.60 X 2.20 2 1.65