Celtic Meet Aberdeen at Celtic Park With Perfect Record
Martin O'Neill's unbeaten Celtic hosted Stephen Robinson's Aberdeen at Celtic Park, with a 20:45 kick-off on Wednesday.
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The Fixture at Celtic Park
Celtic hosted Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership, Scotland's top football division, at Celtic Park in Glasgow. Sportsgambler reported a kick-off time of 20:45 on Wednesday 2 September.
Celtic went into the match with a 100% record from their first three league games under manager Martin O'Neill. Their third win was a 2-1 home victory over Falkirk, in which Camilo Duran scored both goals and Celtic had 56% possession and eight shots on target, according to Sportsgambler.
Aberdeen, managed by Stephen Robinson, arrived on the back of two straight league defeats after winning their opening fixture against Hearts. Their most recent match was a 1-0 home loss to Rangers at Pittodrie Stadium, with 44% possession and two shots on target.
Line-Ups and Early Incidents
Sportsgambler listed Celtic's confirmed line-up in a 4-1-4-1 formation: Viljami Sinisalo in goal, with Colby Donovan, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales, Callum McGregor, Haissem Hassan, Benjamin Nygren, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Hyun-Jun Yang and Camilo Duran.
Aberdeen were listed in a 5-3-2, with Marius Mueller in goal and Lewis Mayo, Mats Knoester, Gavin Molloy and Chris Cadden among the defenders. The full Aberdeen line-up is not given in the available sources.
BBC Sport's live commentary reported that Aberdeen defender Gavin Molloy struck the crossbar, and that just 26 seconds later Yang Hyun-jun put the ball in the net for Celtic. The BBC feed noted that Celtic had already squandered a three-goal lead once this season, but added that it did not look like happening again. The sources do not give a final score.
Form, Head to Head and Transfer Activity
Sportsgambler recorded three consecutive Celtic wins over Aberdeen, the most recent a 2-1 away victory at Pittodrie. Across the previous 10 meetings between the clubs it counted six Celtic wins and four draws.
The same preview listed Daizen Maeda as Celtic's top scorer with seven goals, and Kevin Nisbet as Aberdeen's leading scorer with four. MrFixitsTips described Aberdeen as woeful in the Rangers defeat and noted that six of their players were booked in that game.
MrFixitsTips also referred to a Scottish transfer deadline falling the day after the match, and said a number of new players were arriving at Parkhead. Celtic News Now reported a deal for Oliver Sorensen and said Hatate and Kenny were both leaving Celtic on the final evening of the English window. Those moves are not confirmed elsewhere in the sources.
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