Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Aberdeen FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Aberdeen FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 16 Feb 2020 · 12:00 UTC Pittodrie Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Connor McLennan 39' Y
Y 45' Leigh Griffiths
Ash Taylor 45' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Aberdeen FC vs Celtic FC — Premier League at Pittodrie Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Dallas
  • Referee David McGeachie
  • Referee David Munro
  • Referee Drew Kirkland

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

5
24
Aberdeen FC 29 games · Avg 3.3 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-16 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2019-12-21 Celtic FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2019-10-27 Aberdeen FC 0–4 Celtic FC 2019-05-04 Aberdeen FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2019-03-09 Celtic FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Feb Celtic FC H 1–2 L
11 Feb Hamilton Academical FC A 3–1 W
05 Feb St. Johnstone FC H 0–1 L
01 Feb Rangers FC A 0–0 D
26 Jan St. Mirren FC A 0–0 D
22 Jan Motherwell FC H 0–1 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Feb Aberdeen FC A 2–1 W
12 Feb Heart of Midlothian FC H 5–0 W
05 Feb Motherwell FC A 4–0 W
02 Feb Hamilton Academical FC A 4–1 W
29 Jan St. Johnstone FC A 3–0 W
25 Jan Ross County FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Aberdeen FC Celtic FC
#7 Position #1
8 Points 18
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 1
7 Scored 14
8 Conceded 4
-1 GD +10
1.14 PPG 2.57
29% Win % 86%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (29 games)
66% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Aberdeen FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Aberdeen FC are 7th (8 pts). Celtic FC are 1st (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Aberdeen FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/2
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Celtic FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Aberdeen FC
Kevin Nisbet 3 G 2 A
Lewis Mayo 1 G
Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 3 G 3 A
Camilo Duran 3 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Luke McCowan 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Aberdeen FC get us underway at Pittodrie Stadium.
  • 5' Celtic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Callum McGregor does the damage! The net is bulging and Celtic FC surge ahead!
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Aberdeen FC and Celtic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Greg Taylor makes way for Jonny Hayes at the 25 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 27' A stunning finish from Ash Taylor — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 32' Celtic FC have won 805 goals from 416 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 37' A quiet spell here at Pittodrie Stadium. Celtic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 39' Connor McLennan was booked on 39.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Leigh Griffiths catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Celtic FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 58' Celtic FC make a change. Leigh Griffiths trudges off to be replaced by Ryan Christie on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Scott Brown needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 67' Craig Bryson is replacing Matt Kennedy for the Aberdeen FC side.
  • 72' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 77' It’s high time Neil Lennon made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 79' Tom Rogic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jules Ntcham at the 79 minute mark.
  • 81' Magnificent from Kristoffer Ajer! That is 10 goals in 416 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Aberdeen FC! Sam Cosgrove comes on to replace Funso-King Ojo.
  • 88' Funso-King Ojo, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Derek McInnes

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Lennon

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Ferguson 8
Kyogo Furuhashi 6
Jota 6
Callum McGregor 6
Odsonne Edouard 5
Reo Hatate 5
Scott Sinclair 4
Hyun-jun Yang 4

Head to Head

2020-02-16 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2019-12-21 Celtic FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC 2019-10-27 Aberdeen FC 0–4 Celtic FC 2019-05-04 Aberdeen FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2019-03-09 Celtic FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC

Aberdeen FC Form

2020-02-16 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2020-02-11 Hamilton Academical FC 1–3 Aberdeen FC W 2020-02-05 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2020-02-01 Rangers FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2020-01-26 St. Mirren FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2020-01-22 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Motherwell FC L

Celtic FC Form

2020-02-16 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2020-02-12 Celtic FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2020-02-05 Motherwell FC 0–4 Celtic FC W 2020-02-02 Hamilton Academical FC 1–4 Celtic FC W 2020-01-29 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Celtic FC W 2020-01-25 Celtic FC 3–0 Ross County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.5 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.03 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC12% Draw21% Celtic FC67%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
34%
Draw or Celtic FC
88%
Aberdeen FC or Celtic FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aberdeen FC7% Draw43% Celtic FC50%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
16%
0 – 1
15.8%
0 – 3
10.6%
0 – 0
9.7%
1 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
5.5%
0 – 4
5.4%
1 – 0
3.2%
1 – 4
2.9%
0 – 5
2.3%
2 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 5% 93%
-0.5 7% — 93%
+0.5 28% — 72%
+1 28% 25% 47%
+1.5 53% — 47%
+2 53% 22% 25%
+2.5 75% — 25%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
61% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.