On the 17th of December, in this week 17 match, Aberdeen hosts Celtic in a clash of these two evenly matched Premiership teams. 3rd placed Aberdeen is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Dundee United. Bojan Miovski struck first for Aberdeen in the 37th minute from the penalty spot, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Dundee United was frustrated by Aberdeen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Aberdeen ended the match with the shutout victory. Aberdeen is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Celtic, recorded a 2-1 win against Ross County. David Cancola scored the first goal for Ross County in the 50th minute on a penalty, then David Turnbull tied it up for Celtic in the 62nd minute on a feed from Reo Hatate But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 68th minute on a goal by Sead Hakšabanović. Celtic is on a hot streak lately, having won 9 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Celtic Park, Celtic was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Stephen Welsh struck first for Celtic in the 3rd minute, then João Filipe added another in the 75th minute on a feed from David Turnbull At the end of 90 a dissapointed Aberdeen couldn’t manage to score, and Celtic took the shutout win.
Celtic’s most prolific scorer has been Sead Hakšabanović. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Aberdeen is glad to have Bojan Miovski in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.