Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Celtic FC vs Dundee United FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Celtic FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Dundee United FC
Sat 29 Jan 2022 · 15:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Nir Bitton 64' Y
Y 75' Calum Butcher
Nir Bitton 81' R
Liel Abada 90' Y
Y 90' Declan Glass

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 7 18
2 Rangers FC 7 16
3 Heart of Midlothian FC 7 13
4 Dundee FC 7 10
5 St. Mirren FC 7 10
6 St. Johnstone FC 7 8
7 Aberdeen FC 7 8
8 Motherwell FC 7 8
9 Dundee United FC 7 8
10 Hibernian FC 7 7
11 Falkirk FC 7 6
12 Kilmarnock FC 7 5

Head-to-Head

10
4
2
Celtic FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Dundee United FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-01-29 Celtic FC 1–0 Dundee United FC 2021-09-26 Celtic FC 1–1 Dundee United FC 2021-03-07 Dundee United FC 0–0 Celtic FC 2020-12-30 Celtic FC 3–0 Dundee United FC 2020-08-22 Dundee United FC 0–1 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan Dundee United FC H 1–0 W
28 Nov Aberdeen FC H 2–1 W
25 Nov Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–3 L
07 Nov Dundee FC A 4–2 W
04 Nov Ferencvárosi TC A 3–2 W
30 Oct Livingston FC H 0–0 D
Dundee United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jan Celtic FC A 0–1 L
27 Nov Ross County FC A 1–1 D
20 Nov Aberdeen FC H 1–0 W
06 Nov Heart of Midlothian FC A 2–5 L
30 Oct St. Johnstone FC H 0–1 L
27 Oct Livingston FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Celtic FC Dundee United FC
#1 Position #9
18 Points 8
7 Played 7
6 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
14 Scored 9
4 Conceded 11
+10 GD -2
2.57 PPG 1.14
86% Win % 29%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Dundee United FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (18 pts). Dundee United FC are 9th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Dundee United FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
–/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
–/3
61-75
–/3
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Benjamin Nygren 3 G 3 A
Camilo Duran 3 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Luke McCowan 1 G
Dundee United FC
Jesse Randall 2 G 2 A
Will Ferry 1 G 1 A
Lachlan Rose 1 G
Zac Sapsford 1 G
Emmanuel Agyei 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Celtic Park will turn into a battlefield for Celtic FC and Dundee United FC.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Giorgos Giakoumakis suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Ross Graham, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Adrian Sporle is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Dundee United FC so far.
  • 20' Joe Hart needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Ilmari Niskanen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' Liam Scales has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matt O'Riley, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 10 goals in the last 9 games.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nir Bitton is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Dundee United FC.
  • 46' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Liam Scales exits the field as Josip Juranovic enters on 46.
  • 51' Dundee United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' Scotland international Anthony Ralston has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 61' It looks surprising Celtic FC does not make any changes. Peter Pawlett has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Dundee United FC team. Nicky Clark is replaced by Marc McNulty on 62 minute.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nir Bitton.
  • 68' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Anthony Ralston is replaced by Ben Doak on 68 minute.
  • 73' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' Dundee United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 75.
  • 79' Another substitution for Dundee United FC to replace Archie Meekison by Declan Glass on 79 minute.
  • 81' Nir Bitton is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 83' Another change for Celtic FC made on 83 minute. Giorgos Giakoumakis leaves to be changed by James McCarthy.
  • 88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 90' Liel Abada adds to his 3 season tally! Celtic FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Celtic FC player. Liel Abada gets a Yellow card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Celtic FC players.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

Dundee United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tam Courts

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Liel Abada 6
Kyogo Furuhashi 5
Josip Juranovic 3
Jota 3
Sead Haksabanovic 3
Adam Idah 3
Nicolas Kuhn 2
Odsonne Edouard 2

Head to Head

2022-01-29 Celtic FC 1–0 Dundee United FC 2021-09-26 Celtic FC 1–1 Dundee United FC 2021-03-07 Dundee United FC 0–0 Celtic FC 2020-12-30 Celtic FC 3–0 Dundee United FC 2020-08-22 Dundee United FC 0–1 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2022-01-29 Celtic FC 1–0 Dundee United FC W 2021-11-28 Celtic FC 2–1 Aberdeen FC W 2021-11-25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2 Celtic FC L 2021-11-07 Dundee FC 2–4 Celtic FC W 2021-11-04 Ferencvárosi TC 2–3 Celtic FC W 2021-10-30 Celtic FC 0–0 Livingston FC D

Dundee United FC Form

2022-01-29 Celtic FC 1–0 Dundee United FC L 2021-11-27 Ross County FC 1–1 Dundee United FC D 2021-11-20 Dundee United FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC W 2021-11-06 Heart of Midlothian FC 5–2 Dundee United FC L 2021-10-30 Dundee United FC 0–1 St. Johnstone FC L 2021-10-27 Livingston FC 1–1 Dundee United FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.15 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.52 Dundee United FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 71% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC71% Draw19% Dundee United FC10%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
90%
Draw or Dundee United FC
29%
Celtic FC or Dundee United FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC52% Draw41% Dundee United FC7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
15.8%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
11%
0 – 0
8.7%
1 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
8%
4 – 0
5.9%
3 – 1
5.8%
4 – 1
3.2%
0 – 1
2.9%
5 – 0
2.6%
2 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Dundee United FC covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 23% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 24% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
60% ✓
Dundee United FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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