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Aberdeen prepare to entertain Celtic at Pittodrie Stadium on Sunday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 52 of the 136 previous games, with the Dons winning just 48.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pittodrie Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2008, where Celtic were very fortunate to scrape a last-minute equaliser with a dubious goal ao make it 1-1 in a Scottish FA Cup match. Justice was done in the replay though.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Celtic | 3 - 2 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Mar | Celtic | 0 - 1 | Aberdeen | SFAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 09 Mar | Aberdeen | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SFAC |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 10 Feb | Aberdeen | 1 - 5 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 19 Aug | Aberdeen | 1 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Aberdeen have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Dons in those games, with 3 conceded.
Celtic's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Bhoys, and 4 goals against.
Aberdeen find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 33 points they have accumulated from 21 games. Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 21 games giving them a return of 51 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aberdeen are starting to turn Pittodrie Stadium into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aberdeen | Won 5 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Celtic | 14 games since last away draw. 7 games since last defeat. |