2nd September CELTIC - ABERDEEN
- Wed 19:45
Celtic Vs Aberdeen
- Game for: 5th round of Premiership
- Last Game: Aberdeen - Celtic: 1-2
- History of Games: 5-1-0
- Predicted Score: Celtic 2 - 0 Aberdeen
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 1 | Celtic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | WLWWWW |
| 10 | Aberdeen | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | LWLWWW |
1st (IN PREMIERSHIP )
- League : This is the 3rd home game this season.
- Home Record : 2W - 0D - 0L
- Last Game : Celtic - Falkirk: 2-1
- Next Game : 05 Sep St. Mirren - Celtic
10th (IN PREMIERSHIP )
- League : This is the 2nd away game this season.
- Away Record : 0W - 0D - 1L
- Last Game : Aberdeen - Rangers: 0-1
- Next Game : 05 Sep Aberdeen - Kilmarnock
KEY STATS BASED ON LAST 6 GAMES
HT GG NNYYYYCeltic 19:45 Aberdeen NNNNNY
Probable Lineups
( 4-2-3-1 ) Celtic
Aberdeen ( 4-2-3-1 )
- Sinisalo
- Tierney
- Scales
- Carter-Vickers
- Donovan
- Chamberlain
- Baur
- Hyun-Jun
- Nygren
- Hassan
- Durán
- Müller
- Guinness-Walker
- Happe
- Mayo
- Cadden
- Aremu
- Ronan
- Yogane
- Ntelo
- Olusanya
- Nisbet
Injuries and Suspensions
CelticOutAberdeen
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Kasper Høgh ★ | 8.20 | Doubtful - injured |
| Jota | ~7.35 | Out - injured |
| Reo Hatate | ~7.35 | Doubtful - injured |
| Callum McGregor | 7.02 | Doubtful - unfit |
| Alistair Johnston | 6.82 | Out - injured |
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Emmanuel Gyamfi | ~7.22 | Doubtful - injured |
| Kristers Tobers | ~7.22 | Doubtful - injured |
| Brad Lyons | 6.85 | Doubtful - injured |
- Rating: season rating out of 10. A ~ marks an estimate where no season rating exists yet. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.
Team News
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill named two changes to the Hoops side that collapsed and lost 5-1 in Austria to be eliminated from the Champions League against LASK Linz, as they bounced back with a 2-1 home win over Falkirk.
Goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo was stuck between the sticks. Kieran Tierney continued at left-back, with Liam Scales - who replaced Auston Trusty - and Cameron Carter-Vickers in the heart of the Hoops defence, and Colby Donovan remaining at right-back.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaced Callum McGregor, to accompany Mika Baur and Benjamin Nygren in the middle of the park. Haissem Hassan joined Hyun-Jun Yang in support of Camilo Durán in attack, with Kasper Høgh omitted from the matchday squad.
Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson named an unchanged Dons team after the Reds got their revenge on Dundee with a 3-0 win over the Dark Blues at Pittodrie in the Premier Sports Cup, before their sole goal home defeat to Rangers on Sunday.
Goalkeeper Marius Muller was between the sticks again. An unchanged back four consisted of Nesta Guinness-Walker at left-back, with Dan Happe and Lewis Mayo at the heart of the Dons defence, and Chris Cadden remaining at right-back.
Afeez Aremu was accompanied by Connor Ronan in the middle of the park once more. Mitchy Ntelo joined Tony Yogane and Toyosi Olusanya in support of Kevin Nisbet in the Aberdeen attack.
Odds Presentation
Game Analysis
A heavy favourite, with the price to match. Celtic is the shortest price on a book of 1.19 / 6.50 / 11.00 (1 / X / 2), an implied 77.4%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 77.4% / 14.2% / 8.4% on an overround of 8.5%.
In the league table Celtic sit 1st on 9 points (3W 0D 0L) with Aberdeen 10th on 3 points (1W 0D 2L).
Celtic read W-L-W-W-W-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (5W 0D 1L) — about as good as form gets.
Aberdeen read L-W-L-W-W-W across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (4W 0D 2L) — a strong recent run.
Head to head the record reads 5-1-0 — Celtic wins, draws, then Aberdeen wins. Their last meeting finished Aberdeen - Celtic: 1-2.
Our last-six model flags 1 qualifying strike here. Reading Celtic first, then Aberdeen, out of their last six: HT GG 4 and 1.
Celtic team news: Celtic manager Martin O'Neill named two changes to the Hoops side that collapsed and lost 5-1 in Austria to be eliminated from the Champions League against LASK Linz, as they bounced back with a 2-1 home win over Falkirk.
Celtic team news: Goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo was stuck between the sticks. Kieran Tierney continued at left-back, with Liam Scales - who replaced Auston Trusty - and Cameron Carter-Vickers in the heart of the Hoops defence, and Colby Donovan remaining at right-back.
Aberdeen team news: Aberdeen manager Stephen Robinson named an unchanged Dons team after the Reds got their revenge on Dundee with a 3-0 win over the Dark Blues at Pittodrie in the Premier Sports Cup, before their sole goal home defeat to Rangers on Sunday.
Aberdeen team news: Goalkeeper Marius Muller was between the sticks again. An unchanged back four consisted of Nesta Guinness-Walker at left-back, with Dan Happe and Lewis Mayo at the heart of the Dons defence, and Chris Cadden remaining at right-back.
Celtic are without 5 — Kasper Høgh (Doubtful - injured), Jota (Out - injured), Reo Hatate (Doubtful - injured), Callum McGregor (Doubtful - unfit), Alistair Johnston (Out - injured). Kasper Høgh (8.20/10) would normally be first on the team sheet — that is a real hole in this side.
Aberdeen are without 3 — Emmanuel Gyamfi (Doubtful - injured), Kristers Tobers (Doubtful - injured), Brad Lyons (Doubtful - injured).
Early lineups are in: Celtic set up 4-2-3-1 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
The projected score for this one is Celtic 2 - 0 Aberdeen, a home win by 2 with 2 goals in it — short of the 2.5 line.
The read: Celtic at 1.19 is short enough that the value, if there is any, sits on the handicap or in the goals market rather than the outright.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 19:00 on 1st September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.