Preview: 41 points split the sides up until now, Celtic on top. Can Dundee United strike back?
- Dundee United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Celtic have the most scored goals (69) in Premiership
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Dundee United form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats. That’s what Dundee United have to build on here at Tannadice Park in the Premiership.
Dundee United's previous match was a Scottish Cup game also played at home, ending 3-0 vs Stirling University. The home team hope to to continue in that form.
Before that, Dundee United played out a Premiership draw 2-2 when visiting Hibernian.No one expects the home team to get anything from this game. It's not often a home team are such massive outsiders as in this game. We've searched our database for matches where Dundee United had similar winning odds as today, and found 9 games. In these, the hosts won 2, drew 3 and lost 4. Betting people looking at handicaps might be interested to know that Dundee United lost 4 similar games by at least two goals.
The manager Fox will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kilmarnock in only three days.
Dundee are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 20 goals have been conceded.
Celtic form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Celtic so far, with 9-1-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Premiership statistics. In general it has been a productive period now for Celtic as they haven't lost any of their last 15 games.
The Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 217 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The supporters enjoyed Celtic's previous game versus Greenock Morton, a Scottish Cup win (5-0) played at home.
Before that, Celtic secured a home win against St. Mirren with the score 4-0.As mentioned earlier, Celtic will not be satisfied unless they get a comfortable victory in this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in 10 wins (8 by two or more goals winning margin), 2 draws and 1 surprising defeat.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 13 of this club's 15 most recent league rounds have ended with three or more goals.
A quick return to home after this game, as Celtic are hosting Livingston in the Premiership only three days away.
The Celtic manager Postecoglou has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 35 goals in 11 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Celtic as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Celtic have won or drawn the last 18 fixtures (14-4-0) facing Dundee United.Dundee United and Celtic have met already this season: Celtic - Dundee 4-2.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Furuhashi 17 goals |  L. Abada 8 goals |  G. Giakoumakis 6 goals |
Dundee United missing players
Celtic missing players
| Dundee United | Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 10 | 35 | 69 |
| 37 | 20 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 57% | 64% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 82% | 77% |
| 33% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 55% | 50% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 27% | 27% |
| 43% | 18% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 45% | 50% |
| 29% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 45% | 45% |
| 33% | 45% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 5% |
| 5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 8.2 | 7.8 |
| 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9.9 | 10.7 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 19 | 18.8 | 19.9 |
| 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.4 |
| 37% | 37% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 49% | 43% |
| 14.4 | 14 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
- Celtic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 have the fewest conceded goals (10) away in Premiership
- Celtic have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Premiership
- Celtic have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Premiership
- Celtic have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premiership
- Celtic have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most clean sheets (10) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most clean sheets (5) away in Premiership
- Celtic have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most points (28) away in Premiership
- Celtic have the most scored goals (35) away in Premiership
- Celtic have the most scored goals (69) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Premiership
- Celtic have the the best goal difference (+25) away in Premiership
- Celtic have the the best goal difference (+52) in Premiership
- Celtic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Celtic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Dundee United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dundee United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Celtic | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 52 | 61 |
| 2 | Rangers | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 29 | 52 |
| 3 | Hearts | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 38 |
| 4 | Livingston | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 31 |
| 5 | Aberdeen | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -2 | 29 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -8 | 27 |
| 7 | St. Mirren | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -9 | 27 |
| 8 | St. Johnstone | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -10 | 24 |
| 9 | Motherwell | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -6 | 20 |
| 10 | Dundee United | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 20 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 21 | -19 | 20 |
| 12 | Ross County | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -20 | 17 |
