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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 81 and win only 24 of the 131 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, with Celtic running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Aberdeen | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Aberdeen | 2 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Mar | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 04 Dec | Aberdeen | 1 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 08 May | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Aberdeen | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Celtic | 3 - 2 | Aberdeen | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the The Bhoys, with 3 goals against.
Aberdeen have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. Just 6 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 16 games giving them a return of 41 points. Aberdeen find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 28 points they have accumulated from 16 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 14 |
| Aberdeen | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aberdeen have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Celtic may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Unbeaten in the last 24 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Aberdeen | Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |