FootyMAD's Celtic Park preview

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 Dons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 84 and win only 25 of the 135 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Aberdeen inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Bhoys in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
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
2006/2007	Sat 12 May	Celtic	2 - 1	Aberdeen	SPL
2006/2007	Sat 17 Feb	Aberdeen	1 - 2	Celtic	SPL

Recent respective form guides

Celtic have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, the Bhoys have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Aberdeen have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Dons have hit 9 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Celtic sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 74 points from their 33 games. Aberdeen's 44 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 6th position.

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

Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Celtic	6	3	0	3	9	5	9
Aberdeen	6	4	1	1	14	9	13

FootyMad's prediction ...

Aberdeen are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Celtic Park with a well-deserved point. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Celtic	4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Aberdeen	9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago.