Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2024-25
Dundee United FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 22 Dec 2024 · 12:00 UTC Tannadice Park 13,662 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryan Strain 26' Y
Y 59' Reo Hatate
Kristijan Trapanovski 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Dickinson
  • Assistant 1 Calum Spence
  • Assistant 2 Craig Ferguson
  • Assistant 2 Gordon McCabe (Scotland)
4 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 12.3 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2
4
10
Dundee United FC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2022-05-11 Dundee United FC 1–1 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Dundee United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Celtic FC H 0–0 D
14 Dec Motherwell FC A 3–4 L
07 Dec Kilmarnock FC H 1–1 D
30 Nov St. Mirren FC H 2–0 W
23 Nov Rangers FC A 1–1 D
09 Nov Ross County FC H 3–0 W
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Dundee United FC A 0–0 D
10 Dec GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 0–0 D
07 Dec Hibernian FC H 3–0 W
04 Dec Aberdeen FC A 1–0 W
30 Nov Ross County FC H 5–0 W
27 Nov Club Brugge KV H 1–1 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Tannadice Park. Dundee United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Celtic FC.
  • 5' Dundee United FC are deployed in a 4-4-1-1 today, looking to exploit space against Celtic FC's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Tannadice Park. Celtic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' The travelling Celtic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 26' That is a card for Dundee United FC. Ryan Strain will be fuming at that decision.
  • 31' Luke McCowan, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 41' Both keepers have barely been tested. Dundee United FC and Celtic FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. Dundee United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 59' It’s gonna be a card for Reo Hatate.
  • 61' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luis Palma is hanging Hyun-jun Yang on the field on 61 minute.
  • 62' A change in the Celtic FC ranks — Luke McCowan exits the field as Adam Idah enters on 62.
  • 67' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 72' 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.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Dundee United FC team. Miller Thomson is replaced by Jort van der Sande on 74 minute.
  • 77' The Celtic FC bench stirs into life. Reo Hatate is withdrawn and Paulo Bernardo gets his opportunity.
  • 80' Ross Docherty has so much to prove this time. He replaces Glenn Middleton on 80 minute.
  • 85' Arne Engels has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 86' Another change for Celtic FC made on 86 minute. Daizen Maeda leaves to be changed by Arne Engels.
  • 89' The referee shows Dundee United FC player a card on 89.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Dundee United FC team. Sam Dalby is replaced by Richard Odada on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Dundee United FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Goodwin

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

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

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 2022-05-11 Dundee United FC 1–1 Celtic FC

Dundee United FC Form

2024-12-22 Dundee United FC 0–0 Celtic FC D 2024-12-14 Motherwell FC 4–3 Dundee United FC L 2024-12-07 Dundee United FC 1–1 Kilmarnock FC D 2024-11-30 Dundee United FC 2–0 St. Mirren FC W 2024-11-23 Rangers FC 1–1 Dundee United FC D 2024-11-09 Dundee United FC 3–0 Ross County FC W

Celtic FC Form

2024-12-22 Dundee United FC 0–0 Celtic FC D 2024-12-10 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 Celtic FC D 2024-12-07 Celtic FC 3–0 Hibernian FC W 2024-12-04 Aberdeen FC 0–1 Celtic FC W 2024-11-30 Celtic FC 5–0 Ross County FC W 2024-11-27 Celtic FC 1–1 Club Brugge KV D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.64 Dundee United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 59% + Celtic FC to win 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Dundee United FC18% Draw25% Celtic FC57%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Dundee United FC or Draw
43%
Draw or Celtic FC
82%
Dundee United FC or Celtic FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Dundee United FC10% Draw45% Celtic FC45%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.3%
0 – 2
13.8%
1 – 1
10.2%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 3
8.6%
1 – 3
5.7%
1 – 0
4.2%
0 – 4
4.1%
2 – 1
2.9%
2 – 2
2.9%
1 – 4
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Dundee United FC

Handicap Dundee United FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 8% 89%
-0.5 11% — 89%
+0.5 34% — 66%
+1 34% 25% 41%
+1.5 59% — 41%
+2 59% 21% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Dundee United FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✗
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
53% ✓

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