Week 2 features a match on Sunday Aug 13th, where Aberdeen hosts Celtic at Pittodrie Stadium in a meeting of these two mismatched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 7th placed Aberdeen is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Livingston. Neither Livingston nor Aberdeen could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Aberdeen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Celtic, recorded a 4-2 win against Ross County. David Turnbull struck first for Celtic in the 17th minute on a penalty kick, then Kyogo Furuhashi added another in the 26th minute on a feed from Liel Abada. Celtic is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Celtic won the head to head battle with 4 wins.
Celtic is fortunate enough to have David Turnbull in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 6 goals. Aberdeen is glad to have Ester Sokler in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.