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Round
Regular Season - 5
Venue
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Referee
D. Nicolson
Form

Recent form

Celtic
43Poor

Last 5 matches · 2W-0D-3L · +3 goal difference

Aberdeen
69Strong

Last 5 matches · 3W-1D-1L · +8 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Match Winner
Celtic to win

BetGenius backs Celtic to win (Match Winner) at 82% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

82%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

Celtic welcome Aberdeen to Glasgow in strong early-season form, sitting top of the Premiership with a perfect record of three wins from three matches. The hosts have demonstrated substantial attacking output, registering eight goals across their opening league fixtures while conceding just twice.

Aberdeen arrive in tenth place after a difficult start, having recorded one win and two defeats in their first three league outings. Their lone away fixture resulted in a 2-0 defeat against Dundee, and they enter this clash following a 1-0 home loss against Rangers.

Historical head-to-head records heavily favour Celtic, who are unbeaten across their previous ten encounters with Aberdeen, winning seven times and drawing three. With Celtic averaging 2.7 goals per game in league competition, the hosts possess clear momentum heading into this fixture.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Celtic sit top of the Premiership table with a maximum nine points from three matches.
  2. Aberdeen have lost two of their three league fixtures, including a 2-0 defeat in their only away match.
  3. Celtic are unbeaten in their last ten meetings against Aberdeen, winning seven and drawing three.
  4. Head-to-head fixtures between the sides have averaged 4.0 goals per game across the last ten meetings.
Availability

Team news

Celtic

  • C. Carter-VickersHealth problems
  • L. EmenaloOff the roster
  • A. JohnstonLeg Injury
  • JotaOff the roster
  • S. MheukaOff the roster
  • Yang Hyun-JunHamstring Injury
  • J. van den BergOff the roster
  • A. TrustyInactive

Aberdeen

Team news unavailable for this fixture.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

Celtic at homeAberdeen away
5
Played
4
4-0-1
W-D-L
1-1-2
2.6
Scored /game
1.3
0.6
Conceded /game
1.5
40%
Clean sheets
—
20%
Failed to score
—
60%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Combined scoring rate: 3.9 goals per game (Celtic at home plus Aberdeen away).

Players

Key players this season

Celtic

  • B. Nygren6G · 3A
  • C. Durán5G · 5A
  • K. Høgh3G · 2A
  • K. Tierney3A

Aberdeen

  • K. Nisbet4G · 2A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1CelticPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9+1824
2RangersPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9+620
3Heart Of MidlothianPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9+516
4DundeePromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9+314
5ST JohnstonePromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9012
6Dundee UtdPromotion - Premiership (Championship Group)9-112
7AberdeenPremiership (Relegation Group)9011
8ST MirrenPremiership (Relegation Group)9-810
9FalkirkPremiership (Relegation Group)9-39
10MotherwellPremiership (Relegation Group)9-58
History

Head-to-head

7
Celtic
3
Draws
0
Aberdeen

Celtic have won 7 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 4.0 goals a game, both teams scored in 70% of them.

  • 2026-03-04Aberdeen1-2Celtic
  • 2025-12-21Celtic3-1Aberdeen
  • 2025-08-10Aberdeen0-2Celtic
  • 2025-05-24Aberdeen1-1Celtic
  • 2025-05-14Aberdeen1-5Celtic
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Predictions

3 published markets

Combo BetWON
Match Winner
Celtic to win
82%
Confidence

Celtic have won all three of their league fixtures this season with a plus-six goal difference, while Aberdeen have lost two of their three matches and failed to score in their only away fixture. Across the last ten head-to-head meetings, Celtic have won seven and lost none, establishing a consistent advantage in this fixture.

FeaturedWON
Combo Bet
Celtic to win + Over 2.5 Goals
74%
Both must land · no better than

Celtic to win — 82% confidence

Celtic have won all three of their league fixtures this season with a plus-six goal difference, while Aberdeen have lost two of their three matches and failed to score in their only away fixture. Across the last ten head-to-head meetings, Celtic have won seven and lost none, establishing a consistent advantage in this fixture.

Over 2.5 Goals — 74% confidence

Meetings between these two sides regularly produce high scoring totals, with seven of the previous ten encounters going over 2.5 goals and generating an average of 4.0 goals per game. Celtic have already scored eight league goals in three matches, spearheaded by K. Høgh with three goals and C. Durán with two.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (match winner and total goals), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Total Goals
Over 2.5 Goals
74%
Confidence

Meetings between these two sides regularly produce high scoring totals, with seven of the previous ten encounters going over 2.5 goals and generating an average of 4.0 goals per game. Celtic have already scored eight league goals in three matches, spearheaded by K. Høgh with three goals and C. Durán with two.

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