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Scottish Premiership
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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 1
Jul 31, 2022 at 4.30pm UK
Celtic Park
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Celtic
2 - 0
Aberdeen

Welsh (3'), Jota (75')
Taylor (81')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Kennedy (42'), Richardson (58')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Aberdeen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Celtic

Last Six:
    Last Game: Celtic 2-0 Norwich
    Saturday, July 23 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 1

    Aberdeen

    Last Six:
      Last Game: Aberdeen 3-0 Raith Rovers
      Sunday, July 24 at 3pm in Scottish League Cup

      We said: Celtic 3-0 Aberdeen

       Aberdeen have put together some impressive performances in recent weeks, with Goodwin showcasing that his team are ready to make major improvements from last season. However, Celtic are set to be involved in the title race once again this season, and the Hoops should have enough qualities to pick up three points on Sunday. 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 75.34%. A draw had a probability of 15.3% and a win for Aberdeen had a probability of 9.39%.

      The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.81%) and 1-0 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.18%), while for an Aberdeen win it was 0-1 (2.83%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Celtic in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Celtic.

      Result
      CelticDrawAberdeen
      75.34% (0.0019999999999953 0) 15.26% (0.0010000000000012 0) 9.39% (-0.0018999999999991 -0)
      Both teams to score 50.15% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)
      Goals
      Over 2.5Under 2.5
      64.56% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)35.43% (0.0039999999999978 0)
      Over 3.5Under 3.5
      42.53% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)57.47% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
      Celtic Goals
      Over 0.5Under 0.5
      92.1% (0.0010000000000048 0)7.89% (0.0010000000000003 0)
      Over 1.5Under 1.5
      72.06%27.93% (0.00099999999999767 0)
      Aberdeen Goals
      Over 0.5Under 0.5
      54.45% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)45.55% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
      Over 1.5Under 1.5
      18.63% (-0.0040000000000013 -0)81.37% (0.0050000000000097 0.01)
      Score Analysis
          Celtic 75.34%
          Aberdeen 9.39%
          Draw 15.26%
      CelticDrawAberdeen
      2-0 @ 11.59% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
      3-0 @ 9.81% (0.0010000000000012 0)
      1-0 @ 9.13% (0.00099999999999945 0)
      2-1 @ 9.11%
      3-1 @ 7.71% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
      4-0 @ 6.23%
      4-1 @ 4.9%
      5-0 @ 3.16% (0.00099999999999989 0)
      3-2 @ 3.03% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
      5-1 @ 2.49%
      4-2 @ 1.93%
      6-0 @ 1.34%
      6-1 @ 1.05%
      5-2 @ 0.98%
      Other @ 2.89%
      Total : 75.34%
      		1-1 @ 7.18%
      0-0 @ 3.6% (0.0010000000000003 0)
      2-2 @ 3.58%
      Other @ 0.9%
      Total : 15.26%
      		0-1 @ 2.83%
      1-2 @ 2.82%
      0-2 @ 1.11%
      2-3 @ 0.94% (-0.001 -0)
      Other @ 1.69%
      Total : 9.39%

      How you voted: Celtic vs Aberdeen

      Celtic
      84.9%
      Draw
      5.7%
      Aberdeen
      9.4%
      53
      Head to Head
      Feb 9, 2022 7.45pm
      Aberdeen
      2-3
      Celtic
      Ramirez (56'), Ferguson (61')
      Bates (49'), Gallagher (64')
      Jota (16', 62'), O'Riley (20')
      Jota (61')
      Nov 28, 2021 3pm
      Celtic
      2-1
      Aberdeen
      Jota (20'), McGregor (60')
      McGregor (26'), Johnston (90')
      Ferguson (33' pen.)
      McCrorie (28')
      Oct 3, 2021 12pm
      Aberdeen
      1-2
      Celtic
      Ferguson (56')
      Furuhashi (11'), Jota (84')
      Turnbull (35'), Bitton (63'), Jota (67')
      Apr 21, 2021 7.45pm
      Aberdeen
      1-1
      Celtic
      Ferguson (18')
      Griffiths (90+3')
      Turnbull (85')
      Feb 27, 2021 3pm
      Celtic
      1-0
      Aberdeen
      Edouard (8')

      McLennan (41')
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      Tables header RHS
      TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
      1Celtic1614204444044
      2RangersRangers1611232891935
      3Aberdeen17104331211034
      4Motherwell178272327-426
      5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd176742519625
      6St Mirren187382429-524
      7Dundee175482730-319
      8Hibernian184682430-618
      9Kilmarnock184681935-1618
      10Hearts1844102027-716
      11Ross County183691435-2115
      12St Johnstone1842122134-1314
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