Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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 Balompié A 3–4 L
11 Sep 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' Three points are at stake. Aberdeen FC host Celtic FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Tom Rogic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 416 appearances.
  • 10' Celtic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 11' The deadlock is broken! Kyogo Furuhashi gets on the scoresheet on 11 minutes.
  • 16' Christian Ramirez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Celtic FC tonight.
  • 21' It’s high time Stephen Glass made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gary Woods, as he is very good at scoring at Pittodrie Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' David Turnbull is having his name booked by the referee on 35.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at Pittodrie Stadium. Aberdeen FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' Aberdeen FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Celtic FC backline.
  • 55' Celtic FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 56' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lewis Ferguson makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 61' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ross McCrorie is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Celtic FC.
  • 64' A moment of madness from Nir Bitton on 64 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Celtic FC will be frustrated.
  • 67' The referee has no hesitation. Jota is booked for Celtic FC — Yellow card on 67.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Liel Abada is replaced by Albian Ajeti on 72 minute.
  • 77' Aberdeen FC is showing some good football. However, Aberdeen FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 79' Connor McLennan is replacing Austin Samuels for the Aberdeen FC side.
  • 84' Brilliant from the ! Jota makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 84.
  • 88' Dean Campbell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matthew Longstaff at the 88 minute mark.
  • Celtic FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Reo Hatate 5
Odsonne Edouard 5
Hyun-jun Yang 4
Scott Sinclair 4

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 Balompié 4–3 Celtic FC L 2021-09-11 Celtic FC 3–0 Ross County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.85 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.68 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC22% Draw27% Celtic FC51%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
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 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
49%
Draw or Celtic FC
78%
Aberdeen FC or Celtic FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aberdeen FC14% Draw47% Celtic FC39%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.6%
1 – 1
12.2%
0 – 2
11%
0 – 0
10%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
6%
1 – 0
5.8%
1 – 3
5.2%
2 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4%
2 – 0
2.8%
0 – 4
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 12% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 44% — 56%
+1 44% 24% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 17% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓

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