2nd position in the Premiership table for Celtic so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 5th-placed Dundee United visits Celtic Park.
- Celtic has the most points from losing position (9) in Premiership
- Dundee United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Celtic nor Dundee United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Celtic form and stats
Celtic have performed here at Celtic Park this season with 6 wins from 8 Premiership matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. Two home wins in a row for Celtic bring valid hopes of a third.
The Celtic goalkeeper Conor Hazard is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 280 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premiership.
Happy days for Celtic in their previous game, a Premiership match away at Hamilton Academical (placed 11th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Before that, Celtic had a home game versus Ross County which ended with a victory 2-0.
The manager N. Lennon will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Rangers in only three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (19 in 8 games), Celtic's attacking play is working. Celtic have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Dundee United form and stats
As the visiting team in Premiership matches, Dundee United have produced an overall stat of 2-4-3 so far.
Dundee's last game was the home draw against Motherwell (1-1). Before that, Dundee secured a home win against Kilmarnock with the score 2-0.
The draw against Motherwell came from a losing position. The Dundee manager M. Mellon brought on Nicky Clark as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premiership trip to Aberdeen.
The attacking power of Dundee when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Dundee United have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Dundee United - Celtic 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - one - one (Celtic wins - draws - Dundee United wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Clark 8 goals |   M. Elyounoussi 6 goals |  O. Édouard 6 goals |
Celtic missing players
Dundee United missing players
| Celtic | Dundee United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 42 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 85% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 70% |
| 59% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| 35% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 10% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 47% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17.9 | 17.6 | 17.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 8.7 | 8.7 |
| 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 37% | 37% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | 40% |
- All of Celtic's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Celtic has the most points from losing position (9) in Premiership
- Celtic has the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Premiership
- Celtic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Celtic have scored more than double the goals of Dundee United.
- Celtic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Dundee United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rangers | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 49 | 56 |
| 2 | Celtic | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 28 | 40 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | Hibernian | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 36 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 25 |
| 6 | Livingston | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -4 | 24 |
| 7 | Motherwell | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | -3 | 23 |
| 8 | St. Mirren | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | -11 | 21 |
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 17 |
| 10 | St. Johnstone | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -12 | 17 |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 25 | -24 | 17 |
| 12 | Ross County | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -28 | 13 |