Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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 #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' Dundee United FC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brendan Rodgers might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The travelling Dundee United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Glenn Middleton is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Dundee United FC so far.
  • 23' The Japan forward Daizen Maeda breaks the deadlock on 23 minutes. 1-0!
  • 28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Celtic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 43' Arne Engels is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Dundee United FC tonight.
  • 46' Dundee United FC make a change. Vicko Sevelj trudges off to be replaced by Ross Docherty on 46 minutes.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luke McCowan, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 59' It is a substitution in Dundee United FC team. Richard Odada is replaced by Luca Stephenson on 59 minute.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Dundee United FC — Sam Dalby on, Kristijan Trapanovski off on 60 minutes.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Dundee United FC that had 188 games and scored 182 goals.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Celtic FC — Luis Palma on, Luke McCowan off on 76 minutes.
  • 78' Miller Thomson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jort van der Sande at the 78 minute mark.
  • 80' The whistle greets Arne Engels as he departs to be replaced by Paulo Bernardo.
  • 83' GOAL! Reo Hatate fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 88' Richard Odada has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • It finishes all square. Celtic FC and Dundee United FC share the spoils 2-0.

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
Josip Juranovic 3
Jota 3
Sead Haksabanovic 3
Adam Idah 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
2.82 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.54 Dundee United FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 77% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC77% Draw15% Dundee United FC8%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 3.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
92%
Draw or Dundee United FC
23%
Celtic FC or Dundee United FC
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC62% Draw33% Dundee United FC5%
Actual: Celtic FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
12.7%
1 – 0
10%
4 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
3 – 1
6.8%
1 – 1
5.8%
5 – 0
5%
4 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.7%
5 – 1
2.8%
6 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Dundee United FC covers
-2.5 41% — 59%
-2 41% 22% 36%
-1.5 64% — 36%
-1 64% 19% 17%
-0.5 83% — 17%
+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
59% ✓
Dundee United FC keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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