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Dundee United
Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 18
Dec 22, 2024 at 12pm UK
Tannadice Park
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Dundee Utd
0 - 0
Celtic


Strain (25'), Trapanovski (89')
FT

Hatate (59')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership clash between Dundee United and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Motherwell 4-3 Dundee Utd
Saturday, December 14 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Celtic 3-3 Rangers (4-4 pen.)
Sunday, December 15 at 3.30pm in Scottish League Cup

We said: Dundee United 0-2 Celtic

Dundee United may be having a superb season, but Celtic have been unstoppable in domestic competitions this term, and with their outstanding goalscoring and defensive records, we believe they will secure the win and a clean sheet here. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 55.86%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Dundee United had a probability of 21.87%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.38%) and 0-2 (8.91%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.39%), while for a Dundee United win it was 2-1 (5.76%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.

Result
Dundee UnitedDrawCeltic
21.87% (-0.219 -0.22) 22.26% (-0.058999999999997 -0.06) 55.86% (0.281 0.28)
Both teams to score 56.98% (-0.102 -0.1)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.89% (0.012 0.01)42.11% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.49% (0.013000000000005 0.01)64.51% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Dundee United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.99% (-0.194 -0.19)33.01% (0.194 0.19)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.4% (-0.212 -0.21)69.6% (0.214 0.21)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.06% (0.097000000000008 0.1)14.94% (-0.095000000000001 -0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.66% (0.183 0.18)43.34% (-0.181 -0.18)
Score Analysis
    Dundee United 21.88%
    Celtic 55.86%
    Draw 22.26%
Dundee UnitedDrawCeltic
2-1 @ 5.76% (-0.045 -0.04)
1-0 @ 5.47% (-0.032 -0.03)
2-0 @ 3.03% (-0.033 -0.03)
3-1 @ 2.13% (-0.028 -0.03)
3-2 @ 2.02% (-0.02 -0.02)
3-0 @ 1.12% (-0.018 -0.02)
Other @ 2.35%
Total : 21.88%
1-1 @ 10.39% (-0.02 -0.02)
2-2 @ 5.47% (-0.023 -0.02)
0-0 @ 4.93% (-0.0029999999999992 -0)
3-3 @ 1.28% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 22.26%
1-2 @ 9.88% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
0-1 @ 9.38% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
0-2 @ 8.91% (0.055999999999999 0.06)
1-3 @ 6.26% (0.027 0.03)
0-3 @ 5.65% (0.054 0.05)
2-3 @ 3.47% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-4 @ 2.98% (0.022 0.02)
0-4 @ 2.69% (0.035 0.04)
2-4 @ 1.65% (0.004 0)
1-5 @ 1.13% (0.012 0.01)
0-5 @ 1.02% (0.017 0.02)
Other @ 2.86%
Total : 55.86%

How you voted: Dundee Utd vs Celtic

Dundee United
14.6%
Draw
4.2%
Celtic
81.3%
48
Head to Head
Jan 29, 2023 4pm
Gameweek 23
Dundee Utd
0-2
Celtic
Jota (51'), Mooy (56' pen.)
Nov 5, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 14
Celtic
4-2
Dundee Utd
Haksabanovic (6', 34'), Furuhashi (90'), Abada (90+2')
Fletcher (12' pen.), Levitt (87')
Aug 28, 2022 12pm
Gameweek 5
Dundee Utd
0-9
Celtic

Fletcher (3')
Furuhashi (15', 40', 45+2'), Jota (45+6'), Abada (50', 59', 77'), Juranovic (55'), Starfelt (81')
May 11, 2022 7.30pm
Gameweek 4
Dundee Utd
1-1
Celtic
Levitt (72')
Giakoumakis (53')
Taylor (57')
Mar 14, 2022 7.45pm
Quarter-Finals
Dundee Utd
0-3
Celtic

Butcher (49'), Niskanen (58')
McGregor (12'), Giakoumakis (58', 88')
Hatate (30'), Giakoumakis (86')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic23193164115360
2RangersRangers23145444182647
3Dundee UnitedDundee Utd2310763124737
4Aberdeen2310583233-135
5Motherwell2394102837-931
6Hibernian237883436-229
7Dundee2376103741-427
8St Mirren2383122738-1127
9Kilmarnock2367102537-1225
10Ross County2367102342-1925
11Hearts2366112531-624
12St Johnstone2343162547-2215


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