Thursday , 2 July 2026

Aberdeen FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Aberdeen FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 3 Oct 2021 · 11:00 UTC Pittodrie Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' David Turnbull
Y 64' Nir Bitton
Y 67' Jota

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-10-03 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2021-04-21 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Celtic FC 2021-02-27 Celtic FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC 2021-02-17 Celtic FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC 2020-10-25 Aberdeen FC 3–3 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Celtic FC H 1–2 L
26 Sep St. Mirren FC A 2–3 L
18 Sep St. Johnstone FC H 0–1 L
11 Sep Motherwell FC A 0–2 L
29 Aug Ross County FC H 1–1 D
22 Aug Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–1 D
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Aberdeen FC A 2–1 W
30 Sep Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–4 L
26 Sep Dundee United FC H 1–1 D
19 Sep Livingston FC A 0–1 L
16 Sep Real Betis Balompie A 3–4 L
11 Sep Ross County 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Pittodrie Stadium!
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' Aberdeen FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 11' A stunning finish from Kyogo Furuhashi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 16' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 16 minutes.
  • 21' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Aberdeen FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 26' Cameron Carter-Vickers needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 31' Aberdeen FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Celtic FC's shape.
  • 35' Celtic FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Stephen Glass might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 55' A quiet spell here at Pittodrie Stadium. Aberdeen FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' What composure from Lewis Ferguson! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 61' Dean Campbell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Celtic FC so far.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nir Bitton.
  • 67' Jota has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
  • 72' Celtic FC make a change. Liel Abada trudges off to be replaced by Albian Ajeti on 72 minutes.
  • 77' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Stephen Glass will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 79' The Aberdeen FC manager makes a substitution. Austin Samuels departs to be replaced by Connor McLennan.
  • 84' Brilliant from the ! Jota makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 84.
  • 88' Aberdeen FC ring the changes. Matthew Longstaff has done his job and it is now time for Dean Campbell to step up.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Aberdeen FC 1-2 Celtic FC.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stephen Glass

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

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

2021-10-03 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2021-04-21 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Celtic FC 2021-02-27 Celtic FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC 2021-02-17 Celtic FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC 2020-10-25 Aberdeen FC 3–3 Celtic FC

Aberdeen FC Form

2021-10-03 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2021-09-26 St. Mirren FC 3–2 Aberdeen FC L 2021-09-18 Aberdeen FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2021-09-11 Motherwell FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC L 2021-08-29 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Ross County FC D 2021-08-22 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Aberdeen FC D

Celtic FC Form

2021-10-03 Aberdeen FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2021-09-30 Celtic FC 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L 2021-09-26 Celtic FC 1–1 Dundee United FC D 2021-09-19 Livingston FC 1–0 Celtic FC L 2021-09-16 Real Betis Balompie 4–3 Celtic FC L 2021-09-11 Celtic FC 3–0 Ross County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.04 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC24% Draw27% Celtic FC49%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Celtic FC
76%
Aberdeen FC or Celtic FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aberdeen FC18% Draw45% Celtic FC37%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
0 – 1
10.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
9.2%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
5.6%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
5.4%
0 – 3
5.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
2 – 0
3.3%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 23% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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