Celtic and Aberdeen are scheduled to meet in the next round of Scottish Premiership, on Tuesday, 25 February.
Will Celtic win according to the expectations or will Aberdeen manage to resist them? Read our Celtic vs Aberdeen prediction to find out and learn more about this game.
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Celtic vs Aberdeen prediction: Both teams to score in a win for the hosts
Key Stats
- Kuhn has three goals in five duels with Aberdeen so far.
- Both teams have scored in three of the last five duels between Celtic and Aberdeen.
- We saw both teams score in three of the last four Celtic's matches in all competitions.
Correct score prediction: Celtic 3-1 Aberdeen
While Aberdeen have done well this season overall, they've slowed down in the second half of the season, while Celtic have been quite dominant so far. With Celtic also hosting the game, we can't see Aberdeen avoiding a loss, but we can see them scoring a goal at least.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Celtic clear favourites to win the game
- HOME: 2/11 (1.18) – 84.60%
- DRAW: 7/1 (8.00) – 12.50%
- AWAY: 12/1 (7.70) – 9.10%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
It's pretty obvious looking at these Celtic vs Aberdeen odds that hosts are the expected winners, which doesn't surprise anyone familiar with Scottish football where Celtic are one of the two perennial champions.
On top of that, Celtic have been on an amazing run this season in the league, they will host this match, and they've been in better form lately compared to Aberdeen, so it's clear why they're such heavy favourites.
In any case, if you enjoyed our tips for this match, remember to also look at our latest betting tips for today.
Most recent H2Hs: Aberdeen putting up a fight lately
While Aberdeen are winless in the last five duels with Celtic, they did avoid a loss in three of those matches. That being said, Celtic have a clear advantage over them when we look at their overall H2H record: 184-69-71 in favour of Celtic.
Scotland Premiership 04/12/24

Aberdeen

Celtic
Scotland League Cup 02/11/24

Celtic

Aberdeen
Scotland Premiership 19/10/24

Celtic

Aberdeen
Scotland FA Cup 20/04/24

Aberdeen

Celtic
Scotland Premiership 03/02/24

Aberdeen

Celtic
Celtic preview: Looking to avoid another slip-up
After the rough elimination from the Champions League due to a late goal by Bayern Munich, Celtic haven't managed to put this behind them and followed it up with a surprising loss to Hibernian in the Premiership. Despite this, they have kept the 13-point advantage over Rangers who also lost in the last round, so Celtic are still cruising towards another title and a win over Aberdeen would only confirm this.
Meanwhile, James Forrest and Paulo Bernardo are currently out with injuries.
Predicted lineup: Schmeichel (GK), Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Schlupp, Hatate, McGregor, Engels, Kuhn, Maeda & Jota
Scotland Premiership 12/04/25
W

Kilmarnock
1

Celtic
5
Scotland Premiership 06/04/25
L

St Johnstone
1

Celtic
0
Scotland Premiership 29/03/25
W

Hearts
0

Celtic
3
Scotland Premiership 16/03/25
L

Rangers
3

Celtic
2
Scotland FA Cup 09/03/25
W

Hibernian
0

Celtic
2
Aberdeen preview: Finding their best form again?
After an impressive start of the season in which they've 10 of their 11 games, when they only failed to beat Celtic but managed to hold them to a draw, Aberdeen have fell over the cliff and failed to notch a single win in 14 games in a row. However, they enter this duel with two wins in a row, thanks to which they managed to get back into third place in the Premiership.
When it comes to team news, Dante Polvara, Jamie McGrath, Gavin Molloy, Jack Milne, Ester Sokler, and Vicente Besuijen all remain out with injuries at the moment.
Predicted lineup: Mitov (GK), Jensen, Tobers, Knoester, Mackenzie, Nilsen, Palaversa, Keskinen, Gueye, Okkels & Dabbagh
Scotland Premiership 13/04/25
D

Rangers
2

Aberdeen
2
Scotland Premiership 05/04/25
W

Ross County
0

Aberdeen
1
Scotland Premiership 29/03/25
W

Motherwell
1

Aberdeen
4
Scotland Premiership 15/03/25
D

St Johnstone
0

Aberdeen
0
Scotland FA Cup 08/03/25
W

Queen's Park
1

Aberdeen
4
Player to watch: Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn
With 10 goals and six assists in the Premiership this season, the German winger has certainly been one of Celtic's key forces in attack and has the most goal contributions in the entire team at this time.
