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Aberdeen prepare to entertain Celtic at Pittodrie Stadium at lunchtime on Saturday, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 49 of the 132 previous games, with the Dons winning just 48.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pittodrie Stadium was earlier this season, with Celtic inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Dons in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 02 Dec | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Aberdeen | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Aberdeen | 2 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 04 Dec | Aberdeen | 1 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 May | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Aberdeen have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Dons in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Bhoys have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the The Bhoys, and 3 goals against.
Aberdeen find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 45 points they have accumulated from 26 games. Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 27 games giving them a return of 68 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Celtic | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Dons are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occasion, Celtic will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aberdeen | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Celtic | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 7 matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |