Thursday , 2 July 2026

Aberdeen FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Aberdeen FC
3 – 3
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 25 Oct 2020 · 12:00 UTC Pittodrie Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+3'
Y 9' Callum McGregor
Lewis Ferguson 13' Y
Ross McCrorie 52' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Dallas
  • Referee William Collum
  • Referee Dougie Potter
  • Referee Callum Spence
  • Referee Alan Newlands

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

5
23
Aberdeen FC 28 games · Avg 3.3 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-25 Aberdeen FC 3–3 Celtic FC 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

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct Celtic FC H 3–3 D
20 Oct Hamilton Academical FC H 4–2 W
17 Oct Dundee United FC A 0–0 D
02 Oct St. Mirren FC H 2–1 W
27 Sep Ross County FC A 3–0 W
24 Sep Sporting Clube de Portugal A 0–1 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Oct Aberdeen FC A 3–3 D
22 Oct AC Milan H 1–3 L
17 Oct Rangers FC H 0–2 L
04 Oct St. Johnstone FC A 2–0 W
01 Oct FK Sarajevo A 1–0 W
27 Sep Hibernian FC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Aberdeen FC Celtic FC
#8 Position #3
33 Points 67
33 Played 33
9 / 6 / 18 W / D / L 21 / 4 / 8
33 Scored 59
48 Conceded 35
-15 GD +24
1.00 PPG 2.03
27% Win % 64%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (28 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Aberdeen FC are 8th (33 pts). Celtic FC are 3rd (67 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Aberdeen FC and Celtic FC has kicked off!
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aberdeen FC that had 350 games and scored 357 goals.
  • 9' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Callum McGregor on 9 minutes.
  • 13' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lewis Ferguson on 13 minutes.
  • 18' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Kristoffer Ajer has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 23' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 26' The Aberdeen FC bench stirs into life. Dylan McGeouch is withdrawn and Connor McLennan gets his opportunity.
  • 31' Celtic FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' Lewis Ferguson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 41' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ryan Edmondson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Aberdeen FC.
  • 43' Goal! Lewis Ferguson scores his 44 goal in 350 matches.
  • 48' It looks like no one’s ball. Aberdeen FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 52' Callum McGregor has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 52 minutes.
  • 52' The referee has no hesitation. Ross McCrorie is booked for Aberdeen FC — Yellow card on 52.
  • 56' It is a substitution in Aberdeen FC team. Marley Watkins is replaced by Scott Wright on 56 minute.
  • 58' Aberdeen FC make a change. Ryan Edmondson trudges off to be replaced by Sam Cosgrove on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Celtic FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 65' What composure from Ryan Hedges! The Wales international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 70' Albian Ajeti makes way for Leigh Griffiths at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 75' Ash Taylor needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 76' Brilliant from the ! Leigh Griffiths makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 76.
  • 78' Ryan Christie does the damage! The net is bulging and Celtic FC surge ahead!
  • 83' Jonny Hayes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 86' The Celtic FC bench stirs into life. Tom Rogic is withdrawn and David Turnbull gets his opportunity.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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-Gyu Oh 3

Head to Head

2020-10-25 Aberdeen FC 3–3 Celtic FC 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

Aberdeen FC Form

2020-10-25 Aberdeen FC 3–3 Celtic FC D 2020-10-20 Aberdeen FC 4–2 Hamilton Academical FC W 2020-10-17 Dundee United FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2020-10-02 Aberdeen FC 2–1 St. Mirren FC W 2020-09-27 Ross County FC 0–3 Aberdeen FC W 2020-09-24 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 Aberdeen FC L

Celtic FC Form

2020-10-25 Aberdeen FC 3–3 Celtic FC D 2020-10-22 Celtic FC 1–3 AC Milan L 2020-10-17 Celtic FC 0–2 Rangers FC L 2020-10-04 St. Johnstone FC 0–2 Celtic FC W 2020-10-01 FK Sarajevo 0–1 Celtic FC W 2020-09-27 Celtic FC 3–0 Hibernian FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.36 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.17 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Aberdeen FC27% Draw24% Celtic FC49%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Celtic FC
73%
Aberdeen FC or Celtic FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aberdeen FC20% Draw40% Celtic FC40%
Actual: Aberdeen FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
6.5%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
5.9%
2 – 1
5.7%
0 – 3
4.9%
2 – 3
4.4%
0 – 0
4.3%
1 – 4
3.6%
1 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 13% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 21% 34%
+1.5 66% — 34%
+2 66% 17% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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