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Dundee United v Celtic : Premiership match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 26th Apr, 12:30 BST, Tannadice Park, Dundee

Dundee United and Celtic take on one another at the Tannadice Park on Saturday lunch time, with both Jim Goodwin and Brendan Rodgers hoping for success in the Premiership. We've analysed both teams' last 20 Premiership matches, as well as trends within the competition and the betting market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside the best odds.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Dundee Utd or Celtic are in a rich vein of form that would have us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 80% chance of two goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 58% chance of Celtic coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Dundee Utd
20%
8/1
10%
-
Draw
22%
9/2-
Celtic
58%
2/7
2%
-
Draw 1-1
10%
10/1-
Celtic 2-1
10%
8/1-
Celtic 1-0
9%
17/2
12%
-
Celtic 2-0
9%
13/2
7%
-
Celtic 3-1
7%
9/1
9%
-
Celtic 3-0
6%
8/1
6%
-
Dundee Utd 2-1
5%
25/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
18/1
10%
-
Dundee Utd 1-0
5%
25/1-
Draw 0-0
5%
18/1
12%
-
Celtic 3-2
4%
22/1-
Celtic 4-1
3%
14/1
12%
-
Celtic 4-0
3%
12/1-
Dundee Utd 2-0
3%
40/1
20%
-
Dundee Utd 3-1
2%
50/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
4/9
4%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
7/4
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
42%
10/3
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
55%
2/9
2%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
18/1
12%
-
BTTS - Yes
57%
4/5
6%
-
BTTS - No
43%
19/20
2%
-
BTTS - Home Win
11%
14/1
12%
-
BTTS - Draw
17%
11/2
7%
-
BTTS - Away Win
29%
13/8
5%
-
Home/draw
42%
5/2
7%
-
Away/draw
80%
1/14
1%
-
Home/away
78%
1/7-
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1/7
3%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
9/2
10%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
11/10
9%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
8/11
7%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
11/4
6%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
2/7
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
11/2
7%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/9
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/50-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
18/1
12%
-
Home DNB
36%
7/1-
Away DNB
73%
1/12-
Dundee Utd win to nil
9%
16/1-
Celtic win to nil
29%
5/4
2%
-
Dundee Utd / Dundee Utd
5%
16/1-
Dundee Utd / Celtic
5%
16/1-
Dundee Utd / Draw
4%
20/1-
Draw / Dundee Utd
4%
18/1
10%
-
Draw / Celtic
21%
3/1-
Draw / Draw
9%
8/1
6%
-
Celtic / Dundee Utd
2%
40/1
20%
-
Celtic / Celtic
45%
5/6-
Celtic / Draw
4%
18/1-
Championship Group table

Dundee Utd have played 33 matches so far this season and are in 4th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 3 and won 1. Dundee Utd have conceded 16 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Dundee Utd have played 16 games at home, winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 21 goals, conceded 19 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Celtic lay in 1st place on 81 points in the Premiership league table having played 33 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 33 games against teams below them in the table, winning 26, drawing 3 and losing 4 games. They have scored 97 goals and kept 20 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Celtic have conceded 22 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Celtic have played 16 away games, winning 11, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 2.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Dundee Utd
Celtic
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD GD PTS Date HOME AWAY HOME AWAY Date
1
Celtic A337581 
-
-
-
-
2
Rangers333366 
-
-
May 4
-
3
Hibernian01353 
-
May 10
-
-
4
Dundee Utd H33150 
-
-
Apr 26
-
5
Aberdeen33-450 
-
-
May 14
-
6
St. Mirren33-941 
-
May 17
-
-
Win / draw / win form
3
Dundee Utd have won 3 consecutive league games
3
Dundee Utd have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive league games
Dundee Utd 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
Celtic 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
52
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
14
D
3
L
3
Goals: Scored
57
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
18
Celtic have not lost to Dundee Utd in 18 consecutive league meetings
4
Celtic have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive league meetings with Dundee Utd
League games at Dundee Utd since 2013
Dundee Utd
Celtic
Goals: Scored
5
30
Games: Scored
4 / 13
11 / 13
Clean sheets
2 / 13
9 / 13
DUN
1
D
3
CEL
9
League games at Celtic since 2014
Celtic
Dundee Utd
Goals: Scored
31
5
Games: Scored
10 / 10
4 / 10
Clean sheets
6 / 10
0 / 10
D
1
CEL
9
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is fairly strong for Celtic in their clash with Dundee United, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 17 consecutive Premiership games.

Dundee Utd 4th Celtic 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
2.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Dundee Utd will score no more than 1 goal
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Celtic will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-7
Dundee Utd’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+17
Celtic have scored 17% more goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
2.6
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings past 20 games
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Dundee Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Celtic
1.1
2
Attack rating
DUN
CEL
36%
better
view stats
Games scored26
30
Failed to score7
3
Scored first20
27
Goals scored41
97
Avg. goals scored1.2
2.9
Avg. shots per game8
14
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for15
21
Avg. XG for1.4
2.7
KickOff rating
+36%
Defence rating
DUN
CEL
33%
better
view stats
Games conceded21
13
Clean sheets12
20
Conceded first12
5
Goals conceded40
22
Avg. goals conceded1.2
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded10
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against12%
12%
Avg. XG against1.5
0.7
KickOff rating
+33%

Dundee Utd v Celtic Premiership lLine ups will show here when available.

Dundee Utd Premiership squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3214411
J WaltonS DalbyW FerryW Ferry
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Walton GLK32
3
-
V Sevelj DEF3023
7
-
L. Stephenson MID3032
6
-
D Gallagher DEF292
6
2
W Ferry MID294
11
-
S Dalby FWD29141
1
-
J Sande FWD291
1
-
E Adegboyega DEF272
10
1
R Strain DEF233
4
-
K Trapanovski MID2322
4
-
G Middleton MID2323
3
-
D Babunski MID1911
3
-
R Docherty MID16
6
-
L Moult  FWD163
4
-
R Graham DEF154
3
-
K Fotheringham FWD15
-
C Sibbald MID1211
1
-
A Campbell MID8
-
R Paton FWD7
-
L Fiorini MID4
-
S. Harding DEF1
-
Celtic Premiership squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301585
K SchmeichelD MaedaN KühnN Kühn
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Hatate MID3273
2
-
K Schmeichel GLK30
-
A Engels MID2995
2
-
C McGregor MID2982
4
-
A Idah FWD298
2
-
D Maeda FWD29157
3
-
A Johnston DEF2847
4
-
L McCowan MID2855
-
N Kühn FWD27108
5
-
C Carter-Vickers DEF26
-
G Taylor DEF236
5
-
P Bernardo MID2323
2
-
L Scales DEF2122
1
-
A Trusty DEF2011
2
-
Y Hyun-Jun FWD2042
1
-
J Forrest MID174
-
A Ralston DEF1212
-
Jota FWD942
-
J Schlupp MID811
-
J Kenny FWD41
-
V Sinisalo GLK2
-
M Nawrocki DEF2
-
F. Turley MID1
-
J. Bonnar FWD1
-