Scottish football predictions: betting preview and free football tips

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Aberdeen v Celtic Sky Sports Football, Saturday 12.30pm

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Scottish football predictions

Aberdeen called time on the reign of manager Barry Robson on Wednesday night after just eight months in charge at Pittodrie. 

Aberdeen finished third in the Scottish Premiership last season but the Dons have little chance of repeating the feat so it wasn't a huge surprise to see Robson shown the door.

The Granite City has often been a safe haven for the Dons and managerless Aberdeen could cause champions Celtic problems in front of the Sky cameras on Saturday.

It hasn’t been the campaign of progress that the Reds would have hoped for but Aberdeen have lost only three of their last 11 Pittodrie contests and this is a Dons side who have been good enough to beat Eintracht Frankfurt and Hearts as well as share the points with Rangers in the Granite City.

The Dons found the net in a 3-1 defeat to Celtic on their own patch earlier in the season, they scored three goals against Rangers at Ibrox, and although they were hit for six without reply at Parkhead in November, Aberdeen's strengths are in attacking areas. 

It’s 7-10 that both sides find the net on Saturday and that looks worth a punt. 

Hibernian were busy in the January transfer window, signing seven players, and it could pay dividends when St Mirren go to Easter Road. 

Luke Amos, Myziane Maolida and Emiliano Marcondes look shrewd additions and they should help to compensate for the absence of Socceroo duo Martin Boyle and Lewis Miller.

Hibs have lost only six of their last 22 matches, and Nick Montgomery’s men bossed the ball and won the shot count against a good Kilmarnock side in a 2-2 draw at Rugby Park last time out and the Hibees should be too good for St Mirren. 

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