Aberdeen vs. Celtic Prediction, Tips and Odds – Dec. 17, 2022 13:30 CET
After more than a month of break, the competition in the Scottish Premiership continues. The derby of this round will be played on Saturday at 1:30 p.m., when Aberdeen will host Celtic.
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Aberdeen Team News
For years, Aberdeen has struggled to get close to the top of the table, and somehow it seems they could make that long-awaited breakthrough this season. After 15 matches played, the home team has 25 points and ranks third in the table. Although they have no chance to threaten Celtic or Rangers since the beginning of the season, Aberdeen has the motivation to be as good as possible, as they hope to be placed in the Conference League next season.
What gives them cause for optimism is their performance at home. They won 18 out of 25 points in front of their fans. At the same time, we must mention the fact that in 7 games at home, they scored 22 and conceded only 6 goals.
Celtic Team News
As things stand, the Celtic is on its way to winning the trophy again. The visitors have 42 points, 6 points more than the second-placed Rangers. Celtic is the only team that has never played a draw this season, but that should not be too surprising because they have won 14 games in 15 games. A goal difference of 50:13 confirms their dominance in this league, and we don’t see a way for anyone to dethrone them if they continue at this pace.
If we could say that Aberdeen plays well at home, then we can say the same about Celtic’s away matches. They have 7 wins and one loss, with a fantastic goal difference of 28:8.
H2H
Celtic has been more successful in four of the last five matches between them in the Premiership.
Injuries and suspensions
Aberdeen: Polvara and Roberts.
Celtic: McCarthy, McGregor and Juranović.
Aberdeen vs. Celtic Prediction
Celtic is expecting a tough away game this Saturday. We have to say right away that Celtic have not impressed during this break regarding friendly matches. They played almost every game with a totally different lineup, so it will be interesting to see what kind of form the holders of the game are in.
Aberdeen plays excellent at home, so Celtic will have to pay special attention to the defensive part of the game especially since this match will be without Juranović, who is extremely important in the visitors’ defensive line.
We believe that this will be a “tough” match. Celtic is undoubtedly the favorite, but we think that they cannot “run over” the opponent after a month without a competitive game. Aberdeen is very tricky at home, and it won’t all depend on Celtic this time. When we add to all that the fact that it will be pretty cold (snow is also possible, let’s find out how important the weather conditions can be), we are not too optimistic that Celtic will be so dominant.
Tip-off Time: Saturday 17.12.2022, 13:30 CET
Prediction: BET BUILDER ( Over 0 goals + Celtic Under 3 goals + Over 0 corners in the 2nd half )
Odds: 1.75
Sportsbook: bet365
