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Aberdeen vs Celtic — Premiership 2018

Aberdeen
Aberdeen
FT
1 – 1
HT: 0 – 0
Celtic
Celtic
2/3/2024PremiershipPremiership · 1st Phase - 24Pittodrie Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 9+ matches

Aberdeen29%
×Draw24%
Celtic46%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Aberdeen
1.25
Celtic
1.64

Celtic creates 31% more chances

Season form · 11 home / 9 away

creates per match

Aberdeen
1.17
Celtic
1.84

allows per match

Aberdeen
1.43
Celtic
1.34

finishing

Aberdeen+0.38scores more
Celtic+0.16scores more

Total goals

55%Over
  • Over55
  • Under45

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

57%Yes
  • Yes57
  • No43

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Aberdeen ↓

Celtic →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–06%
0–19%
0–27%
0–34%
0–42%
1
1–07%
1–111%
1–29%
1–35%
1–42%
2
2–04%
2–17%
2–26%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–02%
3–13%
3–22%
3–31%
3–41%
4
4–01%
4–11%
4–21%
4–30%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
78%22%2.5
55%45%3.5
33%67%4.5
17%83%

Double chance

Aberdeen or draw
54%
Aberdeen or Celtic
76%
Draw or Celtic
71%

Winning margin

Aberdeen wins by 2+
12%
Celtic wins by 2+
24%

Team goals

Aberdeen 1+ goals
71%
Aberdeen 2+ goals
36%
Aberdeen 3+ goals
13%
Celtic 1+ goals
81%
Celtic 2+ goals
49%
Celtic 3+ goals
23%

Draw no bet

Aberdeen (draw refunded)
39%
Celtic (draw refunded)
61%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Aberdeen at home — creates 1.17, concedes 1.43 · 11 matches

Celtic away — creates 1.84, concedes 1.34 · 9 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Aberdeen attack 1.17 + Celtic defence 1.34 → ÷2 → 1.25

Celtic attack 1.84 + Aberdeen defence 1.43 → ÷2 → 1.64

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 46%?"

Aberdeen scores more
29%
level
24%
Celtic scores more
46%

Celtic at 46% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 46% does not mean "Celtic will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Premiership: Aberdeen 1–1 Celtic

Aberdeen and Celtic drew 1-1 in Premiership on February 3, 2024.

The match was played at Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen.