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Dundee United v Celtic : Premiership match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 17th Dec, 20:00 BST, Tannadice Park, Dundee

Celtic pay Premiership rivals Dundee United a visit on Wednesday night, as Martin O'Neill leads his men into an away clash with Jim Goodwin & co. at the Tannadice Park. All of the important stats for the tie, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across 17 of the biggest betting markets are covered in this preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a well informed, intelligent bet.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Dundee Utd
29%
--
Draw
25%
--
Celtic
46%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Celtic 1-0
10%
--
Celtic 2-1
9%
--
Celtic 2-0
8%
--
Dundee Utd 1-0
8%
--
Dundee Utd 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Celtic 3-1
5%
--
Dundee Utd 2-0
5%
--
Celtic 3-0
4%
--
Celtic 3-2
3%
--
Dundee Utd 3-1
3%
--
Dundee Utd 3-2
2%
--
Celtic 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
--
Home 1st Goal
45%
--
Away 1st Goal
51%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
22%
--
Home/draw
54%
--
Away/draw
71%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
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Home DNB
47%
--
Away DNB
63%
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Dundee Utd win to nil
15%
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Celtic win to nil
24%
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Win / draw / win Premiership table

Dundee Utd have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 5 and won 1. Dundee Utd have conceded 18 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Dundee Utd have played 7 games at home, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Celtic lay in 2nd place on 32 points in the Premiership league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 23 goals and kept 9 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Celtic have conceded 6 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Celtic have played 7 away games, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Dundee Utd
Celtic
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Hearts151832 
l
 
2-3A
d
 
1-1A
Jan 31
-
Dec 7
l
 
3-1A
-
Jan 25
2
Celtic141532 
Dec 17
Jan 10
Mar 21
-
-
-
-
-
3
Motherwell15723 
Dec 13
l
 
2-0A
-
Feb 28
w
 
3-2F
Dec 30
Mar 14
-
4
Rangers14623 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
2-2A
-
Apr 4
Jan 3
d
 
0-00-0
-
Mar 1
5
Hibernian15621 
Dec 20
d
 
3-3F
-
Feb 4
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
Feb 21
-
6
Falkirk15-221 
l
 
0-3A
d
 
2-2F
-
Feb 14
w
 
4-0F
Jan 14
Feb 1
-
7
Aberdeen14-218 
w
 
2-0F
Dec 27
Feb 11
-
Dec 21
w
 
0-2F
-
Feb 4
8
Dundee Utd14-216 
-
-
-
-
Jan 10
Dec 17
-
Mar 21
9
Kilmarnock15-1112 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1A
Feb 21
-
w
 
4-0F
w
 
1-2F
-
Feb 14
10
Dundee15-1412 
Jan 3
w
 
0-2F
-
Mar 14
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-0A
-
Apr 4
11
St. Mirren14-1011 
w
 
3-1A
Dec 6
Jan 24
-
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
Apr 11
-
12
Livingston14-118 
d
 
1-1A
Dec 30
Apr 11
-
w
 
3-0F
Dec 27
Feb 11
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Championship Round
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
Dundee Utd 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Dundee Utd2 - 2Rangers
Dundee Utd0 - 3Falkirk
Dundee Utd3 - 1St. Mirren
Dundee Utd1 - 1Livingston
Dundee Utd0 - 2Kilmarnock
Dundee Utd2 - 0Aberdeen
Dundee Utd2 - 3Hearts
Dundee Utd2 - 1Aberdeen
Dundee Utd0 - 2St. Mirren
Dundee Utd0 - 5Celtic
Dundee Utd1 - 0St. Johnstone
Dundee Utd2 - 4Dundee
Dundee Utd1 - 3Hibernian
Dundee Utd1 - 0Motherwell
Dundee Utd1 - 3Rangers
Dundee Utd0 - 1Hearts
Dundee Utd1 - 0Aberdeen
Dundee Utd0 - 0Celtic
Dundee Utd1 - 1Kilmarnock
Dundee Utd2 - 0St. Mirren
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDundee Utd2 - 2Rangers
ADundee Utd1 - 1Kilmarnock
HDundee Utd0 - 3Falkirk
ADundee Utd1 - 1Hearts
ADundee Utd0 - 2Motherwell
HDundee Utd3 - 1St. Mirren
ADundee Utd2 - 2Rangers
HDundee Utd1 - 1Livingston
HDundee Utd0 - 2Kilmarnock
HDundee Utd2 - 0Aberdeen
ADundee Utd3 - 3Hibernian
ADundee Utd2 - 0Dundee
HDundee Utd2 - 3Hearts
ADundee Utd2 - 2Falkirk
HDundee Utd2 - 1Aberdeen
ADundee Utd1 - 3Rangers
HDundee Utd0 - 2St. Mirren
ADundee Utd1 - 3Hibernian
HDundee Utd0 - 5Celtic
HDundee Utd1 - 0St. Johnstone
Celtic 2ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Hibernian1 - 2Celtic
St. Mirren0 - 1Celtic
Hearts3 - 1Celtic
Dundee2 - 0Celtic
Kilmarnock1 - 2Celtic
Rangers0 - 0Celtic
Aberdeen0 - 2Celtic
Aberdeen1 - 5Celtic
Rangers1 - 1Celtic
Dundee Utd0 - 5Celtic
St. Johnstone1 - 0Celtic
St. Mirren2 - 5Celtic
Hibernian2 - 1Celtic
Motherwell1 - 3Celtic
Dundee3 - 3Celtic
Ross County1 - 4Celtic
Rangers3 - 0Celtic
Dundee Utd0 - 0Celtic
Aberdeen0 - 1Celtic
Hearts1 - 4Celtic
Goals: Scored
44
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
14
D
4
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCeltic1 - 0Dundee
ACeltic2 - 1Hibernian
ACeltic1 - 0St. Mirren
HCeltic4 - 0Kilmarnock
HCeltic4 - 0Falkirk
ACeltic1 - 3Hearts
ACeltic0 - 2Dundee
HCeltic3 - 2Motherwell
HCeltic0 - 0Hibernian
ACeltic2 - 1Kilmarnock
ACeltic0 - 0Rangers
HCeltic3 - 0Livingston
ACeltic2 - 0Aberdeen
HCeltic1 - 0St. Mirren
HCeltic1 - 1St. Mirren
ACeltic5 - 1Aberdeen
HCeltic3 - 1Hibernian
ACeltic1 - 1Rangers
ACeltic5 - 0Dundee Utd
HCeltic5 - 1Kilmarnock
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Celtic have beaten Dundee Utd in 3 consecutive league meetings
19
Celtic have not lost to Dundee Utd in 19 consecutive league meetings
5
Celtic have kept a clean sheet in 5 consecutive league meetings with Dundee Utd
League games at Dundee Utd since 2013
Dundee Utd
Celtic
Goals: Scored
5
35
Games: Scored
4 / 14
12 / 14
Clean sheets
2 / 14
10 / 14
DUN
1
D
3
CEL
10
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Dundee Utd
0 - 5Celtic
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2Celtic
0 - 9Celtic
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 3Celtic
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 1Celtic
1 - 4Celtic
1 - 3Celtic
0 - 3Celtic
Dundee Utd2 - 1
0 - 2Celtic
0 - 1Celtic
League games at Celtic since 2014
Celtic
Dundee Utd
Goals: Scored
31
5
Games: Scored
10 / 10
4 / 10
Clean sheets
6 / 10
0 / 10
D
1
CEL
9
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Celtic
Celtic3 - 0
Celtic2 - 0
Celtic4 - 2
Celtic1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Celtic3 - 0
Celtic5 - 0
Celtic3 - 0
Celtic6 - 1
Celtic3 - 1
Goal Statistics

Celtic have been steady in front of goal of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive Premiership outings. Their PG of 1.5 against Dundee United on Wednesday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Dundee Utd 8th Celtic 2nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Dundee Utd will score no more than 1 goal
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Celtic will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-26
Dundee Utd have scored 26% fewer goals at home than predicted
+1
Celtic’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
2.0
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Premiership - 2025/2026 season
Dundee Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Celtic
1.2
1.6
Attack rating
DUN
CEL
8%
better
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Games scored11
11
Failed to score3
3
Scored first5
10
Goals scored21
24
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.7
Avg. shots per game10
12
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
14
Avg. XG for1.4
2.2
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
DUN
CEL
51%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
5
Clean sheets2
9
Conceded first9
2
Goals conceded23
9
Avg. goals conceded1.6
0.6
Avg. shots/game conceded11
5
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
13%
Avg. XG against1.7
0.9
KickOff rating
+51%

Dundee Utd v Celtic Premiership lLine ups will show here when available.

Dundee Utd Premiership squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14535
K. KeresztesI DolčekL. StephensonK. Keresztes
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K. Keresztes DEF141
5
-
Z. Sapsford FWD1441
3
-
B Esselink DEF131
3
-
P Camara MID132
2
-
V Sevelj MID131
4
1
A Fatah FWD1322
2
-
I Dolček FWD1351
1
-
Y Kucherenko GLK12
-
I Iovu DEF12
4
-
L. Stephenson MID1233
3
-
C Sibbald MID1131
2
-
W Ferry MID112
-
N Möller FWD112
3
-
D Naamo DEF9
1
-
J Eskesen MID7
1
-
K Trapanovski FWD61
1
-
R Strain DEF4
2
-
M Watters FWD41
1
-
O. Stirton FWD3
-
D Richards GLK2
-
R Graham DEF1
-
I. Pappoe MID1
1
-
Celtic Premiership squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14524
K SchmeichelB NygrenB NygrenL Scales
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
K Schmeichel GLK14
2
-
L Scales DEF141
4
-
C McGregor MID142
3
-
L McCowan MID1411
1
-
B Nygren FWD1452
3
-
A Engels MID1321
3
-
R Hatate MID1212
1
-
D Maeda FWD1252
2
-
K Tierney DEF1112
-
A Ralston DEF11
-
S Tounekti FWD101
2
-
J Forrest FWD10
-
M Saracchi DEF81
-
Y Hyun-Jun FWD81
-
J Kenny FWD84
-
C Carter-Vickers DEF7
1
-
A Trusty DEF7
-
M Balikwisha FWD71
-
C. Donovan DEF61
1
-
P Bernardo MID4
-
K Iheanacho FWD42
1
-
S Yamada FWD4
-
D Murray DEF3
-
A Johnston DEF2
-
J. Simpson-Pusey DEF1
-
H Inamura DEF1
-
C. Osmand FWD1
-