Aberdeen vs Celtic Predictions

Celtic travel northeast where they’ll be hosted by 4^th-placed Aberdeen at Pittodrie. Can the league leaders open up a gap with Rangers?

Aberdeen finally put an end to their 3-game unbeaten run last week with a convincing 3-0 win over an in-form Motherwell side. The Dons were able to keep a clean sheet after conceding 8 times in their 3 games before their latest victory.

Derek McInnes’ side has remained undefeated at Pittodrie, winning once and drawing twice in all 3 of their home ties so far this season in the Premiership. The Dons have scored in 100% of their games at Pittodrie and bag an average of 2 goals, but have only kept a clean sheet in 25% of those fixtures.

League leaders Celtic will go into this tie on a high as the Glasgow club orchestrated an impressive comeback against Lazio on Thursday, beating the Italians 2-1. It was the first goal the Hoops had conceded at home in their last 3 games.

However, despite their record at Celtic Park, Neil Lennon’s side is winless in their last 3 away games, drawing twice as well as suffering a 2-0 defeat to Livingston. The Hoops have conceded an average of a goal a game away from home but have scored in 80% of those matches.

Aberdeen have a huge task at hand and Celtic, on paper, will more than likely take all 3 points here, bar a miracle from the hosts, as the Dons concede an average of 1 goal at Pittodrie but have scored in 100% of home matches. Despite not excelling in their recent away ties, the Hoops have still managed to get the job done most of the time, although their average goals for has dropped down to 1.8 per game and have conceded in 60% of them. We feel that the Hoops might not get a win here, so we’re going to back a 1-1 draw for this tie.