In a mid week match in week 26, on Wednesday Feb 9th, Aberdeen will host Celtic in a meeting of these two Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Aberdeen sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Livingston. Ayo Obileye struck first for Livingston in the 8th minute, then Alan Forrest added another in the 49th minute. Aberdeen is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Celtic recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Rangers. Reo Hatate scored the first goal for Celtic in the 5th minute, then Reo Hatate added another in the 42nd minute on a feed from Abada In the end, Rangers couldn’t muster any offence and Celtic ran away with the shutout win. Celtic looks to continue their winning ways, having won 9 of their last 10.
Aberdeen and Celtic last played eachother at the Celtic Park on Nov 28th. Celtic was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. João Filipe struck first for Celtic in the 20th minute on a feed from Callum McGregor, but Lewis Ferguson got the equalizer for Aberdeen in the 33rd minute.
Celtic is glad to have Liel Abada in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals. Aberdeen’s most prolific scorer has been Lewis Ferguson. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.