Saturday , 14 November 2026

Celtic FC vs Dundee United FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Celtic FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Dundee United FC
Wed 8 Jan 2025 · 19:45 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Daizen Maeda 23' 1–0
Reo Hatate 83' 2–0

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Assistant 1 Graeme Stewart
  • Assistant 2 Colin Drummond (Scotland)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

10
5
2
Celtic FC 17 games · Avg 2.9 goals Dundee United FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-08 Celtic FC 2–0 Dundee United FC 2024-12-22 Dundee United FC 0–0 Celtic FC 2023-01-29 Dundee United FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2022-11-05 Celtic FC 4–2 Dundee United FC 2022-08-28 Dundee United FC 0–9 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jan Dundee United FC H 2–0 W
05 Jan St. Mirren FC H 3–0 W
02 Jan Rangers FC A 0–3 L
29 Dec St. Johnstone FC H 4–0 W
26 Dec Motherwell FC H 4–0 W
22 Dec Dundee United FC A 0–0 D
Dundee United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Jan Celtic FC A 0–2 L
05 Jan Heart of Midlothian FC H 0–1 L
02 Jan Dundee FC A 2–1 W
29 Dec Aberdeen FC H 1–0 W
26 Dec St. Johnstone FC A 2–1 W
22 Dec Celtic FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Celtic FC Dundee United FC
#1 Position #6
31 Points 17
13 Played 12
10 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 5 / 3
28 Scored 17
10 Conceded 17
+18 GD +0
2.38 PPG 1.42
77% Win % 33%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Dundee United FC this season

Celtic FC are 1st (31 pts). Dundee United FC are 6th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC
0-15
6/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
7/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Dundee United FC
0-15
4/4
16-30
2/4
31-45
7/1
46-60
–/4
61-75
1/4
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Camilo Duran 7 G 6 A
Benjamin Nygren 6 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G 3 A
Liam Scales 3 G 1 A
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G
Dundee United FC
Jesse Randall 3 G 3 A
Zac Sapsford 3 G
Lyall Cameron 2 G 3 A
Will Ferry 1 G 1 A
Lachlan Rose 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Celtic Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Dundee United FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Celtic Park. Dundee United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 23' Goal! Daizen Maeda scores his 85 goal in 34 matches.
  • 28' Ross Graham is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Celtic FC so far.
  • 33' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-1-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' Dundee United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 46' Dundee United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ross Docherty is hanging Vicko Sevelj on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Celtic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' It looks surprising Dundee United FC does not make any changes. Sam Dalby has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' Dundee United FC ring the changes. Richard Odada has done his job and it is now time for Luca Stephenson to step up.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Dundee United FC — Sam Dalby on, Kristijan Trapanovski off on 60 minutes.
  • 65' Dundee United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 70' Celtic FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Dundee United FC's 4-4-1-1 shape.
  • 75' Celtic FC have won 826 goals from 429 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 76' Luke McCowan makes way for Luis Palma at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Celtic FC.
  • 78' Miller Thomson gets the nod from Dundee United FC. He replaces Jort van der Sande and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 80' The crowd applauds Arne Engels as he leaves the pitch. Paulo Bernardo steps in for Celtic FC.
  • 83' Reo Hatate does the damage! The net is bulging and Celtic FC surge ahead!
  • 88' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Dundee United FC.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

Dundee United FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Goodwin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2025-01-08 Celtic FC 2–0 Dundee United FC 2024-12-22 Dundee United FC 0–0 Celtic FC 2023-01-29 Dundee United FC 0–2 Celtic FC 2022-11-05 Celtic FC 4–2 Dundee United FC 2022-08-28 Dundee United FC 0–9 Celtic FC

Celtic FC Form

2025-01-08 Celtic FC 2–0 Dundee United FC W 2025-01-05 Celtic FC 3–0 St. Mirren FC W 2025-01-02 Rangers FC 3–0 Celtic FC L 2024-12-29 Celtic FC 4–0 St. Johnstone FC W 2024-12-26 Celtic FC 4–0 Motherwell FC W 2024-12-22 Dundee United FC 0–0 Celtic FC D

Dundee United FC Form

2025-01-08 Celtic FC 2–0 Dundee United FC L 2025-01-05 Dundee United FC 0–1 Heart of Midlothian FC L 2025-01-02 Dundee FC 1–2 Dundee United FC W 2024-12-29 Dundee United FC 1–0 Aberdeen FC W 2024-12-26 St. Johnstone FC 1–2 Dundee United FC W 2024-12-22 Dundee United FC 0–0 Celtic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.63 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 Dundee United FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 74% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC74% Draw17% Dundee United FC9%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
91%
Draw or Dundee United FC
26%
Celtic FC or Dundee United FC
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC58% Draw35% Dundee United FC7%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
11.3%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
8.1%
4 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
7.1%
1 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
5.2%
4 – 1
4.7%
5 – 0
3.9%
5 – 1
2.6%
2 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Dundee United FC covers
-2.5 36% — 64%
-2 36% 22% 42%
-1.5 58% — 42%
-1 58% 21% 21%
-0.5 79% — 21%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Dundee United FC keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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