Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 2
Aug 13, 2023 at 12pm UK
Pittodrie Stadium
Aberdeen1 - 3Celtic
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Livingston 0-0 Aberdeen
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Saturday, August 5 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Celtic 4-2 Ross County
Saturday, August 5 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership
Saturday, August 5 at 12.30pm in Scottish Premiership
We said: Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic
Aberdeen will look to put in dogged display and rediscover their scoring form against a somewhat leaky Celtic backline on Saturday as they attempt to claim a positive result in their opening home fixture. However, it is difficult to look beyond a Celtic win here and we can see Rodgers's rampant side outscoring their opponents to maintain their winning start to the new season. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 55.51%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Aberdeen had a probability of 21.45%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.85%) and 0-2 (9.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.91%), while for an Aberdeen win it was 1-0 (6.05%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-3 win for Celtic in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Celtic.
| Result | ||
| Aberdeen | Draw | Celtic |
21.45% ( 0.37) | 23.05% ( 0.02) | 55.51% ( -0.39) |
| Both teams to score 53.75% ( 0.49) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
