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Dundee United
Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 5
Aug 22, 2020 at 5.30pm UK
Tannadice Park
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Dundee Utd
0 - 1
Celtic


Butcher (80'), Freeman (90+3')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Ajeti (83')
McGregor (26'), Brown (83')

The Match

Match Report

The Switzerland striker joined the Hoops from West Ham for £4.5million.

Team News

Micky Mellon expects to welcome back a couple of his injured players ahead of hosting the champions on Saturday but refused to name names.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership fixture between Dundee United and Celtic, including team news and predicted lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 45.11%. A win for Dundee United had a probability of 29.29% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.14%) and 0-2 (7.88%). The likeliest Dundee United win was 1-0 (8.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.16%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Celtic in this match.

Result
Dundee UnitedDrawCeltic
29.29%25.59%45.11%
Both teams to score 53.32%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.66%50.34%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.71%72.28%
Dundee United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.61%31.39%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.24%67.76%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.72%22.28%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.27%55.73%
Score Analysis
    Dundee United 29.29%
    Celtic 45.1%
    Draw 25.59%
Dundee UnitedDrawCeltic
1-0 @ 8.1%
2-1 @ 7.05%
2-0 @ 4.7%
3-1 @ 2.72%
3-2 @ 2.04%
3-0 @ 1.81%
Other @ 2.86%
Total : 29.29%
1-1 @ 12.16%
0-0 @ 6.99%
2-2 @ 5.29%
3-3 @ 1.02%
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 25.59%
0-1 @ 10.49%
1-2 @ 9.14%
0-2 @ 7.88%
1-3 @ 4.57%
0-3 @ 3.95%
2-3 @ 2.65%
1-4 @ 1.72%
0-4 @ 1.48%
2-4 @ 0.99%
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 45.1%

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