Scottish Premiership

Dec 21, 2025 at 3pm UK

Celtic
3-1
Aberdeen

Nygren (39'), Tierney (88'), Forrest (90+2')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Bilalovic (74')
Lobban (45+3')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Aberdeen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Celtic

All competitions

Scottish Premiership

Last Game: Celtic 3-1 Aberdeen
Sunday, December 21 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Next Game: Livingston vs. Celtic
Saturday, December 27 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

Top scorers

Aberdeen

All competitions

Scottish Premiership

Last Game: Celtic 3-1 Aberdeen
Sunday, December 21 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Next Game: Aberdeen vs. Dundee Utd
Saturday, December 27 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 73.25%. A draw had a probability of 16.02% and a win for Aberdeen had a probability of 10.73%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.33%) and 3-0 (9.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.46%) , while for a Aberdeen win it was 1-2 (3.19%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood.

Result
Celtic	Draw	Aberdeen
73.25% ( -0.57)	16.02% ( 0.25)	10.73% ( 0.32)

Both teams to score 52.68% (

0.29)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

65.1% (

-0.23)

34.9% (

0.23)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

43.12% (

-0.26)

56.88% (

0.26)

Celtic Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

91.78% (

-0.18)

8.22% (

0.18)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

71.25% (

-0.44)

28.75% (

0.44)

Aberdeen Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

57.4% (

0.43)

42.6% (

-0.43)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.05% (

0.36)

78.95% (

-0.36)

Score Analysis

Celtic 73.24%

Aberdeen 10.73%

Draw 16.02%

Celtic	Draw	Aberdeen
2-0 @ 10.92% ( -0.07) 2-1 @ 9.33% ( 0.06) 3-0 @ 9.1% ( -0.13) 1-0 @ 8.75% ( 0.03) 3-1 @ 7.77% ( -0.02) 4-0 @ 5.69% ( -0.13) 4-1 @ 4.85% ( -0.05) 3-2 @ 3.32% ( 0.03) 5-0 @ 2.84% ( -0.09) 5-1 @ 2.43% ( -0.05) 4-2 @ 2.07% ( 0) 6-0 @ 1.18% ( -0.05) 5-2 @ 1.04% ( -0.01) 6-1 @ 1.01% ( -0.03) Other @ 2.95% Total : 73.24%	1-1 @ 7.46% ( 0.11) 2-2 @ 3.98% ( 0.07) 0-0 @ 3.5% ( 0.04) 3-3 @ 0.94% ( 0.02) Other @ 0.14% Total : 16.02%	1-2 @ 3.19% ( 0.08) 0-1 @ 2.99% ( 0.07) 0-2 @ 1.27% ( 0.04) 2-3 @ 1.13% ( 0.03) 1-3 @ 0.91% ( 0.03) Other @ 1.24% Total : 10.73%