\n<\/p>\n
Aberdeen will inspect the pitch at Pittodrie at 16:00 GMT to assess whether their Scottish Premiership game against Celtic can go ahead – while Dundee’s match with Motherwell has been postponed.<\/b><\/p>\n
Following heavy rain overnight in Angus, Dundee arranged a precautionary inspection with the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and the decision was made to postpone the match off “due to unprecedented rainfall”.<\/p>\n
“The borderline decision was made by the match referee, and details of the rearranged fixture will be made available as soon as possible,” said a Dundee statement.<\/p>\n
The area around the goal at the Merkland end of Pittodrie is of particular concern before Aberdeen’s game with the reigning champions – who are seeking to close the gap to three points on leaders Heart of Midlothian.<\/p>\n
The game is scheduled to kick-off at 20:00 and the weather forecast between then and 22:00 is for further heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n
“Prolonged rain over the last few weeks has made the pitch heavy. The groundstaff have been working tirelessly to get it ready but there is an area of the surface that is causing concern,” said an Aberdeen statement.<\/p>\n
Dundee struggled with the Dens Park pitch two seasons ago and admitted to five breaches of SPFL rules<\/a> following a series of postponements because of waterlogging.<\/p>\n Dundee are third bottom of the Premiership while Motherwell are in fourth place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n