Thursday , 2 July 2026

Aberdeen FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2023-24
Aberdeen FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 13 Aug 2023 · 11:00 UTC Pittodrie Stadium 18,652 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 11' Liel Abada
Bojan Miovski 25' 1–1
1–2 29' Kyogo Furuhashi
1–3 84' Matt O'Riley
Y 27' David Turnbull
Y 54' Callum McGregor

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Assistant 1 David McGeachie
  • Assistant 2 Alan Mulvanny

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
2023-08-13 Aberdeen FC 1–3 Celtic FC 2023-05-27 Celtic FC 5–0 Aberdeen FC 2023-02-18 Celtic FC 4–0 Aberdeen FC 2022-12-17 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Celtic FC 2022-07-31 Celtic FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC

Recent Form

Aberdeen FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug Celtic FC H 1–3 L
05 Aug Livingston FC A 0–0 D
27 May Celtic FC A 0–5 L
24 May St. Mirren FC H 3–0 W
20 May Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–2 L
13 May Hibernian FC H 0–0 D
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug Aberdeen FC A 3–1 W
05 Aug Ross County FC H 4–2 W
27 May Aberdeen FC H 5–0 W
24 May Hibernian FC A 2–4 L
20 May St. Mirren FC H 2–2 D
13 May Rangers FC A 0–3 L

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' What a night it is going to be! Aberdeen FC welcome Celtic FC for this crunch clash at Pittodrie Stadium.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 11' GOAL! Liel Abada scores on 11. Assisted by Daizen Maeda
  • 16' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Aberdeen FC and Celtic FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 21' Aberdeen FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' What a moment for Bojan Miovski! That strike on 25 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 27' David Turnbull was booked on 27.
  • 29' Kyogo Furuhashi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 34' Celtic FC is showing some good football. However, Celtic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 44' Celtic FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 46' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Cameron Carter-Vickers departs to be replaced by Reo Hatate.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 54' Callum McGregor was booked on 54.
  • 59' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Barry Robson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 64' It looks like no one’s ball. Aberdeen FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 69' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Aberdeen FC and Celtic FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 70' Odin Holm is ready to make an impact after coming on for Liel Abada at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 78' The Aberdeen FC bench stirs into life. Duk is withdrawn and Ester Sokler gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Jack MacKenzie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Aberdeen FC so far.
  • 84' Goal! Matt O'Riley scores his 38 goal in 341 matches.
  • 86' Celtic FC ring the changes. Kyogo Furuhashi has done his job and it is now time for James Forrest to step up.
  • 1-3 the final result. Aberdeen FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Aberdeen FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barry Robson

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

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

2023-08-13 Aberdeen FC 1–3 Celtic FC 2023-05-27 Celtic FC 5–0 Aberdeen FC 2023-02-18 Celtic FC 4–0 Aberdeen FC 2022-12-17 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Celtic FC 2022-07-31 Celtic FC 2–0 Aberdeen FC

Aberdeen FC Form

2023-08-13 Aberdeen FC 1–3 Celtic FC L 2023-08-05 Livingston FC 0–0 Aberdeen FC D 2023-05-27 Celtic FC 5–0 Aberdeen FC L 2023-05-24 Aberdeen FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC W 2023-05-20 Heart of Midlothian FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC L 2023-05-13 Aberdeen FC 0–0 Hibernian FC D

Celtic FC Form

2023-08-13 Aberdeen FC 1–3 Celtic FC W 2023-08-05 Celtic FC 4–2 Ross County FC W 2023-05-27 Celtic FC 5–0 Aberdeen FC W 2023-05-24 Hibernian FC 4–2 Celtic FC L 2023-05-20 Celtic FC 2–2 St. Mirren FC D 2023-05-13 Rangers FC 3–0 Celtic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.08 Aberdeen FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC21% Draw24% Celtic FC55%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Aberdeen FC or Draw
45%
Draw or Celtic FC
79%
Aberdeen FC or Celtic FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Aberdeen FC16% Draw41% Celtic FC43%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
8.3%
1 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
6.1%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.2%
2 – 1
5%
1 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
3.6%
1 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Aberdeen FC

Handicap Aberdeen FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 22% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 18% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Aberdeen FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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