FM Preview: Celtic v Aberdeen 22 Jan 2011

History of the Celtic v Aberdeen fixture

Aberdeen face a trip to Celtic at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Dons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 89 and win only 25 of the 140 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Celtic annihilating their visitors 9 - 0 in a Scottish Premier match.

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Recent respective form guides

Celtic are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. In this time, the mopes have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded four.

Aberdeen have an average recent record on the road, winning two of the last six, but losing the other four. The Dons have conceded 19 goals in these games, and only hit three in reply.

Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 21 games giving them a return of 49 points. Aberdeen see themselves just below half way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, showing a record of 20 points from their 20 games played so far,

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the mopes, as the Dons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win