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

Tannadice Park, Dundee

the Tannadice Park crowd welcome Celtic's fans on Saturday lunch time, as Jim Goodwin's Dundee United go head to head with Brendan Rodgers's troops in the Premiership. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, statistics for seventeen major betting market have been laid out below, with head-to-head records and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are included as well.

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Dundee United's next match is v St. Mirren at 15:00 on Saturday 10th May
Celtic's next match is v Hibernian at 15:00 on Saturday 10th May
The last Scottish Premiership meeting between Dundee Utd and Celtic was on Saturday 26th April 2025
Scottish Premiership
April 26th 2025
Dundee Utd 0
5 Celtic
 
30' (OG)R. Strain
38' N. Kühn
45' N. Kühn
47' A. Idah
58' A. Idah
 
DUN
CEL
Shots On
4
6
Shots Off
3
7
Corners
1
8
Possession
25%
75%
Fouls
5
8
 
Dundee UtdCeltic
 
J. Walton
R. Strainfootball icon
E. Adegboyega
V. Ševelj
W. Ferry
C. Sibbald
G. Middleton
A. Campbell
R. Docherty (D. Babunski 59')
S. Dalby (J. van der Sande 59')
R. Paton (K. Trapanovski 59')
V. Sinisalo
A. Johnston
(J. Schlupp 74') G. Taylor
C. Carter-Vickers
L. Scales
(P. Gonçalves Bernardo 63') A. Engels
(L. McCowan 74') R. Hatate
C. McGregor
(J. Forrest 64') football iconfootball iconN. Kühn
(A. Idah 35') J. Neves Filipe
D. Maeda

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Dundee Utd or Celtic are in a rich vein of form that would have us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 80% chance of two goals or more.

In-Play
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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 57% chance of Celtic coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Dundee Utd
21%
7/1
20%
-
Draw
22%
17/4
5%
-
Celtic
57%
1/3
5%
-
Draw 1-1
10%
10/1-
Celtic 2-1
10%
8/1-
Celtic 1-0
9%
9/1
18%
-
Celtic 2-0
9%
7/1
14%
-
Celtic 3-1
6%
9/1
9%
-
Celtic 3-0
6%
17/2
12%
-
Dundee Utd 2-1
6%
22/1
12%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
16/1
19%
-
Dundee Utd 1-0
5%
25/1-
Draw 0-0
5%
18/1
12%
-
Celtic 3-2
4%
20/1
9%
-
Celtic 4-1
3%
14/1
12%
-
Dundee Utd 2-0
3%
40/1
20%
-
Celtic 4-0
3%
14/1
15%
-
Dundee Utd 3-1
2%
50/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
4/9
4%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
7/4
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
43%
11/4
17%
-
Away 1st Goal
54%
1/4
4%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
18/1
12%
-
BTTS - Yes
58%
7/10
11%
-
BTTS - No
42%
21/20
7%
-
BTTS - Home Win
12%
11/1
29%
-
BTTS - Draw
17%
5/1
14%
-
BTTS - Away Win
29%
8/5
5%
-
Home/draw
43%
9/4
13%
-
Away/draw
79%
1/12
2%
-
Home/away
78%
1/6
3%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1/8
4%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
5/1
20%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
11/10
9%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
8/11
7%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
5/2
13%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
3/10
4%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
5/1
14%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/8
2%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/40-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
18/1
12%
-
Home DNB
36%
11/2
19%
-
Away DNB
72%
1/9
3%
-
Dundee Utd win to nil
9%
16/1-
Celtic win to nil
28%
6/4
14%
-
Dundee Utd / Dundee Utd
6%
14/1
12%
-
Dundee Utd / Celtic
5%
16/1-
Dundee Utd / Draw
4%
18/1
10%
-
Draw / Dundee Utd
5%
16/1
19%
-
Draw / Celtic
19%
10/3
8%
-
Draw / Draw
10%
15/2-
Celtic / Dundee Utd
2%
40/1
20%
-
Celtic / Celtic
44%
10/11
4%
-
Celtic / Draw
5%
16/1
11%
-
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Championship Group table

Dundee Utd have played 33 matches so far this season and are in 4th 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 5 games, drawn 3 and won 1. Dundee Utd have conceded 16 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Dundee Utd have played 16 games at home, winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 21 goals, conceded 19 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Celtic lay in 1st place on 81 points in the Premiership league table having played 33 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 33 games against teams below them in the table, winning 26, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored 97 goals and kept 20 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Celtic have conceded 22 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Celtic have played 16 away games, winning 11, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 2.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Dundee Utd
Celtic
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS Date HOME AWAY HOME AWAY Date
1
Celtic A28085 
-
-
-
-
2
Rangers23368 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
-
3
Hibernian21456 
-
May 10
-
-
4
Dundee Utd H2-650 
-
-
w
 
0-5F
-
5
Aberdeen33-450 
-
-
May 14
-
6
St. Mirren33-941 
-
May 17
-
-
Win / draw / win form
Dundee Utd 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Dundee Utd3 - 0Ross County
Dundee Utd1 - 2Motherwell
Dundee Utd3 - 2Hibernian
Dundee Utd0 - 1Rangers
Dundee Utd2 - 0St. Johnstone
Dundee Utd2 - 2Dundee
Dundee Utd4 - 1Partick
Dundee Utd1 - 0Ayr United
Dundee Utd2 - 0Raith Rovers
Dundee Utd1 - 1Inverness
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HDundee Utd1 - 0St. Johnstone
ADundee Utd1 - 0Hearts
ADundee Utd1 - 0Ross County
HDundee Utd2 - 4Dundee
ADundee Utd2 - 2Aberdeen
HDundee Utd1 - 3Hibernian
HDundee Utd1 - 0Motherwell
ADundee Utd0 - 3Celtic
ADundee Utd0 - 1Kilmarnock
HDundee Utd1 - 3Rangers
ADundee Utd1 - 0St. Mirren
ADundee Utd0 - 2Celtic
HDundee Utd0 - 1Hearts
ADundee Utd2 - 1Dundee
HDundee Utd1 - 0Aberdeen
ADundee Utd2 - 1St. Johnstone
HDundee Utd0 - 0Celtic
ADundee Utd3 - 4Motherwell
HDundee Utd1 - 1Kilmarnock
HDundee Utd2 - 0St. Mirren
Celtic 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
52
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
14
D
3
L
3
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
St. Johnstone1 - 0Celtic
St. Mirren2 - 5Celtic
Hibernian2 - 1Celtic
Motherwell1 - 3Celtic
Dundee3 - 3Celtic
Ross County1 - 4Celtic
Rangers3 - 0Celtic
Dundee Utd0 - 0Celtic
Aberdeen0 - 1Celtic
Hearts1 - 4Celtic
Kilmarnock0 - 2Celtic
Motherwell0 - 3Celtic
Ross County1 - 2Celtic
St. Johnstone0 - 6Celtic
St. Mirren0 - 3Celtic
Hibernian0 - 2Celtic
Kilmarnock0 - 5Celtic
Dundee1 - 2Celtic
Rangers3 - 3Celtic
Livingston0 - 3Celtic
Goals: Scored
57
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCeltic5 - 1Kilmarnock
ACeltic0 - 1St. Johnstone
HCeltic3 - 0Hearts
HCeltic2 - 3Rangers
ACeltic5 - 2St. Mirren
HCeltic5 - 1Aberdeen
ACeltic1 - 2Hibernian
HCeltic3 - 0Dundee Utd
HCeltic6 - 0Dundee
ACeltic3 - 1Motherwell
ACeltic3 - 3Dundee
ACeltic4 - 1Ross County
HCeltic2 - 0Dundee Utd
HCeltic3 - 0St. Mirren
ACeltic0 - 3Rangers
HCeltic4 - 0St. Johnstone
HCeltic4 - 0Motherwell
ACeltic0 - 0Dundee Utd
HCeltic3 - 0Hibernian
ACeltic1 - 0Aberdeen
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
18
Celtic have not lost to Dundee Utd in 18 consecutive league meetings
4
Celtic have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive league meetings with Dundee Utd
League games at Dundee Utd since 2013
Dundee Utd
Celtic
Goals: Scored
5
30
Games: Scored
4 / 13
11 / 13
Clean sheets
2 / 13
9 / 13
DUN
1
D
3
CEL
9
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Dundee Utd
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

A PG of 2.0 is fairly strong for Celtic in their meeting with Dundee United, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 17 consecutive Premiership matches.

Dundee Utd 4th Celtic 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
2.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Dundee Utd will score no more than 1 goal
0
14%
1
28%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Celtic will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Dundee Utd’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+17
Celtic have scored 17% more goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
2.6
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
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Dundee Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Celtic
1.1
2
Attack rating
DUN
CEL
36%
better
view stats
Games scored26
30
Failed to score7
3
Scored first20
27
Goals scored41
97
Avg. goals scored1.2
2.9
Avg. shots per game8
14
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for15
21
Avg. XG for1.4
2.7
KickOff rating
+36%
Defence rating
DUN
CEL
33%
better
view stats
Games conceded21
13
Clean sheets12
20
Conceded first12
5
Goals conceded40
22
Avg. goals conceded1.2
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded10
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against12%
12%
Avg. XG against1.5
0.7
KickOff rating
+33%

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

Dundee Utd Premiership squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3514411
J WaltonS DalbyW FerryE Adegboyega
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Walton GLK35
3
-
R Strain DEF263
4
-
V Sevelj DEF3223
7
-
E Adegboyega DEF303
10
1
G Middleton MID2623
3
-
C Sibbald MID1511
1
-
R Docherty MID19
7
-
A Campbell MID10
-
W Ferry MID324
11
-
S Dalby FWD32142
1
-
R Paton FWD9
-
Subs
D Richards GLK
-
D Gallagher DEF312
6
2
S. Harding DEF2
-
K Trapanovski MID2632
4
-
D Babunski MID2211
3
-
L Moult  FWD173
4
-
K Fotheringham FWD15
-
J Sande FWD311
1
-
Celtic Premiership squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3116105
C McGregorD MaedaA JohnstonG Taylor
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Sinisalo GLK5
-
A Johnston DEF30410
4
-
C Carter-Vickers DEF291
-
L Scales DEF2423
1
-
G Taylor DEF267
5
-
A Engels MID3295
2
-
C McGregor MID3283
4
-
R Hatate MID3594
2
-
N Kühn FWD29128
5
-
D Maeda FWD321610
3
-
Jota FWD1142
-
Subs
S Bain GLK
-
A Trusty DEF2011
2
-
A Ralston DEF1422
-
L McCowan MID3055
-
J Schlupp MID1111
-
P Bernardo MID2523
2
-
J Forrest MID204
-
A Idah FWD3211
2
-
J Kenny FWD51
1
-