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Aberdeen face a trip to Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Dons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 79 and win only 24 of the 129 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2005, with Celtic running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 May | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Celtic | 3 - 2 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 16 Jan | Aberdeen | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 27 Oct | Celtic | 2 - 3 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 21 Apr | Celtic | 1 - 2 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Aberdeen | 1 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Celtic | 4 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Glasgow Celtic have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the The Bhoys, with 6 goals against.
Aberdeen have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Dons have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Celtic are in 2nd, having taken 10 points from 5 games. Aberdeen see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 7 points from their 5 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 13 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aberdeen have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Celtic may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Won 5 successive home games. 16 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Aberdeen | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |