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Celtic will face Aberdeen on Sunday in their opening match of the 2022-23 Scottish Premiership season in Glasgow. The 2021-22 champions are out to mount a successful defence of the title they wrestled back from Rangers last season, and will be after the best start they can muster at Celtic Park.
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The hosts have been a dominant performer in this fixture over the years, winning six of their last seven - and the visitors have to go all the way back to 2018 to find the last time they came out on the right side of a scoreline.
Ahead of the game, GOAL has the details of how to watch on TV, stream online, team news and more.
| Games | Celtic vs Aberdeen |
| Date | July 31, 2022 |
| Times | 11:30am ET, 8:30am PT |
| Stream | fubo TV (start with a free trial) |
TV channel, live stream and how to watch
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| U.S. TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| CBSSN | fubo TV (start with a free trial) |
Team news and rosters
| Position | Celtic roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Hart, Bain, Siegrist |
| Defenders | Jullien, Taylor, Starfelt, Jenz, Carter-Vickers, Bernabei, Murray, Ralston, Welsh, Juranović |
| Midfielders | Mooy, Turnbull, McCarthy, Johnston, Ideguchi, Shaw, O'Riley, Robertson, Hatate, McGregor, Forrest |
| Forwards | Giakoumakis, Furuhashi, Ajeti, Abada, Jota, Kenny, Maeda |
A supreme 2021-22 campaign not only saw Celtic regather the Premiership crown, but also throw down a marker to the naysayers that they would not respond to Ange Postecoglou's style of football, completing a double with the League Cup to boot.
Now, the Greek-Australian has fettled his squad and will hope to take them even further this year - and could well draw inspiration from rivals Rangers' own continental exploits to make a great stab into Europe this term too.
Predicted Celtic starting XI: Hart; Juranovic, Carter-Vickers, Welsh, Taylor; McGregor, Turnbull, O'Riley; Jota, Furuhashi, Forrest
| Position | Aberdeen roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Lewis, Roos |
| Defenders | MacKenzie, Scales, Stewart, Coulson, Richardson, Bates, |
| Midfielders | McCrorie, Barron, Ramadani, Hayes, Polvara, Duncan, Milne |
Forwards | Miovski, Besuijen, Lopes, Watkins, McLennan, Kennedy, Roberts, Ramirez |
A rough 2021-22 campaign saw Aberdeen just dodge the drop and the need to fight it out in the Premiership play-off final - and now they'll hope that with a new term, they can push on into a brighter future under a fresh guiding hand.
Jim Goodwin took the reins halfway through last season, and with a full schedule of games under his belt to get his side up and running, the ex-St Mirren boss will hope to be able to impart a little bit of joy back to life with the Dons.
Predicted Aberdeen starting XI: Lewis; Richardson, Stewart, Scales, Hancock; McCrorie, Ramadani; Kennedy, Besuijen, Hayes; Miovski.
Last five results
| Celtic results | Aberdeen results |
|---|---|
| Celtic 2-0 Norwich (Jul 23) | Aberdeen 3-0 Raith Rovers (Jul 24) |
| Legia Warsaw 2-2 Celtic (Jul 20) | Stirling Albion 0-5 Aberdeen (Jul 19) |
| Celtic 2-2 Blackburn (Jul 16) | Aberdeen 2-0 Dumbarton (Jul 13) |
| Baník Ostrava 2-4 Celtic (Jul 13) | Peterhead 0-2 Aberdeen (Jul 10) |
| Rapid Wien 3-3 Celtic (Jul 9) | Brechin City 1-7 Aberdeen (Jul 6) |
Last five results
| Date | Results |
|---|---|
| 2/9/2022 | Aberdeen 2-3 Celtic |
| 11/28/2021 | Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen |
| 10/3/2021 | Aberdeen 1-2 Celtic |
| 4/21/2021 | Aberdeen 1-1 Celtic |
| 2/27/2021 | Celtic 1-0 Aberdeen |
