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

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Premier League · 2021-22

Celtic FC

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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.

Celtic FC 33 games · 67 pts (2026/27)
Dundee United FC 33 games · 40 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	Ferencvarosi TC	A	3–2	W
30 Oct	Livingston FC	H	0–0	D

Dundee United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#3	Position	#7
67	Points	40
33	Played	33
21 / 4 / 8	W / D / L	9 / 13 / 11
59	Scored	45
35	Conceded	54
+24	GD	-9
2.03	PPG	1.21
64%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Celtic FC are 3rd (67 pts). Dundee United FC are 7th (40 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Celtic Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Peter Pawlett has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' Dundee United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' The 30-year-old Adrian Sporle has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Dundee United FC that had 183 games and scored 177 goals.
30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Celtic FC and Dundee United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Liam Scales, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
45' Dundee United FC is showing some good football. However, Dundee United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
46' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Liam Scales is replaced by Josip Juranovic on 46 minute.
51' Ilmari Niskanen, a Finland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Celtic FC and Dundee United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' Scotland international Nicky Clark has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
62' Time for substitution for Dundee United FC. Nicky Clark is replaced by Marc McNulty.
64' The referee has no hesitation. Nir Bitton is booked for Celtic FC — Yellow card on 64.
68' Ben Doak gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Anthony Ralston and will look to change the dynamic.
73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
75' That is a Yellow card for Dundee United FC. Calum Butcher will be fuming at that decision.
79' The whistle greets Archie Meekison as he departs to be replaced by Declan Glass.
81' Celtic FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 81.
83' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Giorgos Giakoumakis is replaced by James McCarthy on 83 minute.
88' Dundee United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
90' A stunning finish from Liel Abada — that came from absolutely nowhere!
90' Liel Abada has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

15
Joe Hart
20
Cameron Carter-Vickers
33
Matt O'Riley
49
James Forrest ↓ Jota 46'
6
Nir Bitton
56
Anthony Ralston ↓ Ben Doak 68'
7
Giorgos Giakoumakis ↓ James McCarthy 83'
4
Carl Starfelt
41
Reo Hatate ↓ Greg Taylor 68'
5
Liam Scales ↓ Josip Juranovic 46'
11
Liel Abada

Bench

16
James McCarthy ↑ 83'
2
Christopher Jullien
29
Scott Bain
3
Greg Taylor ↑ 68'
88
Josip Juranovic ↑ 46'
17
Jota ↑ 46'
57
Stephen Welsh
12
Ismaila Soro
84
Ben Doak ↑ 68'

Coach Ange Postecoglou

Dundee United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tam Courts

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Liel Abada	6
Kyogo Furuhashi	5
Sead Haksabanovic	3
Adam Idah	3
Josip Juranovic	3
Jota	3
Dylan Levitt	2
Nicolas Kuhn	2

Head to Head

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 Ferencvarosi 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

1.96 Celtic FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.75 Dundee United FC xG

I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Celtic FC64% Draw22% Dundee United FC14%

Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Dundee United FC

36%

Celtic FC or Dundee United FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Celtic FC45% Draw44% Dundee United FC11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.6%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

9.2%

0 – 0

8.5%

3 – 0

3 – 1

6.1%

0 – 1

4.2%

4 – 0

3.9%

1 – 2

3.5%

2 – 2

3.5%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap	Celtic FC covers	Push	Dundee United FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	20%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	24%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

Dundee United FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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