Celtic vs Dundee Utd Prediction

Recent form: contrasting trajectories

Celtic's last 20 games show 10 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, with 39 goals scored and 30 conceded. That sample includes a 7-1 romp past Hearts and heavy wins in cup competition, but also defeats to Celta Vigo, Benfica, Ferencvaros, Rangers and Motherwell, so there's been some inconsistency mixed in with the big scorelines.

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Celtic: 20 completed matches; Dundee Utd: 20 completed matches.

Celtic

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

30

Difference

+10

Dundee Utd

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

25

Conceded

28

Difference

-3

Dundee Utd's equivalent run reads 7 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses from 20 matches, with 25 goals for and 26 against. Their most recent outings have been a 1-1 draw at St Johnstone, a home loss to Hibernian and a 3-0 defeat away at St Mirren, so they've not had much momentum heading into this one.

Comparative Team Statistics: Celtic vs Dundee Utd

History leans Celtic's way

The head-to-head list is littered with heavy Celtic wins, including a 9-0 scoreline, a 4-2, a 3-0 and a 4-0 among others stretching back over several seasons. Even in the League Cup meeting back in August this year, Celtic won 4-0 away at Dundee Utd.

It's not completely one-way traffic, though. Dundee Utd won 2-0 at home against Celtic back in March this year, and there have been a few tighter draws in among the rout scorelines over the years, so it's not as if Celtic always turn this fixture into a goal avalanche.

The scale of some past wins shows Celtic's ceiling against this opponent, even if not every meeting goes that way.

League position tells its own story

Celtic sit top of the Premiership with 24 points from nine games, having won eight and lost just once, scoring 23 and conceding only 5. Dundee Utd are sixth with 12 points from the same number of matches, a record built on three wins, three draws and three losses.

That gap in goals against is the standout figure here. Celtic have barely let anything in domestically this season, while Dundee Utd have shipped 12 in nine league outings.

Players to watch

Celtic's goals have been spread around, with C. Durán and B. Nygren each on three goals and three assists in seven matches, plus K. Høgh chipping in three goals from just four games. Yang Hyun-Jun has also found the net twice in five appearances.

Celtic:

Best scorers:

C. Durán - 3

B. Nygren - 3

K. Høgh - 3

Best assist providers:

C. Durán - 3

B. Nygren - 3

K. Tierney - 2

Penalty cards:

Colby Donovan x 2

Dundee Utd:

Best scorers:

J. Randall - 2

Best assist providers:

J. Randall - 2

M. Merghem - 2

Penalty cards:

E. Agyei x 1

D. Bennie x 3

L. Rose x 2

For Dundee Utd, J. Randall is their top scorer with two goals in seven games and has also set up two, while M. Merghem has two assists from five matches. On the discipline side, D. Bennie has picked up three yellow cards in seven games and E. Agyei has already been sent off once in four appearances this season.