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Celtic FC vs Dundee FC, Premier League 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2018-19
Celtic FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Dundee FC
Sat 22 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 26' Martin Woods

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Dundee FC — Premier League at Celtic Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Frank Connor
  • Referee Euan Anderson
  • Referee Gordon Crawford
  • Referee Craig Napier

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70
2 Rangers FC 33 69
3 Celtic FC 33 67
4 Motherwell FC 33 54
5 Hibernian FC 33 51
6 Falkirk FC 33 46
7 Dundee United FC 33 40
8 Aberdeen FC 33 33
9 Dundee FC 33 33
10 St. Mirren FC 33 30
11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28
12 Livingston FC 33 16

Head-to-Head

14
1
1
Celtic FC 16 games · Avg 3.9 goals Dundee FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-22 Celtic FC 3–0 Dundee FC 2018-10-31 Dundee FC 0–5 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Dundee FC H 3–0 W
19 Dec Motherwell FC H 3–0 W
16 Dec Hibernian FC A 0–2 L
13 Dec FC Red Bull Salzburg H 1–2 L
08 Dec Kilmarnock FC H 5–1 W
05 Dec Motherwell FC A 1–1 D
Dundee FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Celtic FC A 0–3 L
18 Dec Aberdeen FC A 1–5 L
15 Dec Kilmarnock FC A 1–3 L
09 Dec Rangers FC H 1–1 D
05 Dec Hamilton Academical FC H 4–0 W
24 Nov Hibernian FC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Celtic FC Dundee FC
#3 Position #9
67 Points 33
33 Played 33
21 / 4 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 16
59 Scored 34
35 Conceded 53
+24 GD -19
2.03 PPG 1.00
64% Win % 24%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Celtic FC are 3rd (67 pts). Dundee FC are 9th (33 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Dundee FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Dundee FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Jack Hamilton, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Michael Johnston has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 410 appearances.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jonny Hayes, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 26' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Martin Woods.
  • 31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 36' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jim McIntyre might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 41' Kenny Miller needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 43' Michael Johnston adds to his 0 season tally! Celtic FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 48' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Celtic FC and Dundee FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' Michael Johnston makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Celtic FC are in front.
  • 54' Fresh legs for Dundee FC! Kenny Miller comes on to replace Benjamin Kallman.
  • 58' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. Jozo Simunovic departs to be replaced by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 62' The Celtic FC manager makes a substitution. James Forrest departs to be replaced by Ryan Christie.
  • 67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 69' GOAL! Filip Benkovic fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 74' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 77' Another substitution for Celtic FC to replace Michael Johnston by Jonny Hayes on 77 minute.
  • 82' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 87' Celtic FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Celtic FC take all three points.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Dundee FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim McIntyre

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.02 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 Dundee FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 76% + Over 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC76% Draw15% Dundee FC9%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
91%
Draw or Dundee FC
24%
Celtic FC or Dundee FC
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC64% Draw31% Dundee FC5%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.3%
3 – 0
Actual
4 – 0
8.9%
1 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
7.2%
3 – 1
7.2%
4 – 1
5.5%
1 – 1
5.4%
5 – 0
5.4%
0 – 0
3.7%
5 – 1
3.4%
6 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Dundee FC covers
-2.5 44% — 56%
-2 44% 22% 34%
-1.5 66% — 34%
-1 66% 18% 16%
-0.5 84% — 16%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
Dundee FC keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.