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Dundee United
Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 17
Dec 5, 2021 at 12pm UK
Tannadice Park
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Dundee Utd
0 - 3
Celtic


Butcher (61')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Rogic (19'), Turnbull (40'), Scales (81')
Starfelt (20')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Scottish Premiership clash between Dundee United and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Dundee United 0-2 Celtic

Celtic have been on a great run as of late and their attacking qualities will likely prove to be too much for Dundee United on Sunday. The Terrors have struggled for goals throughout the course of the season and that could prove to be a problem against a team with as much quality as the Hoops. Read more.

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 59.02%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for Dundee United had a probability of 19.43%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.75%) and 0-2 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.1%), while for a Dundee United win it was 2-1 (5.24%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
Dundee UnitedDrawCeltic
19.43%21.55%59.02%
Both teams to score 55.53%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.8%42.19%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.4%64.6%
Dundee United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.54%35.45%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.78%72.22%
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.03%13.96%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
58.54%41.45%
Score Analysis
    Dundee United 19.43%
    Celtic 59.02%
    Draw 21.54%
Dundee UnitedDrawCeltic
2-1 @ 5.24%
1-0 @ 5.13%
2-0 @ 2.66%
3-1 @ 1.81%
3-2 @ 1.78%
3-0 @ 0.92%
Other @ 1.88%
Total : 19.43%
1-1 @ 10.1%
2-2 @ 5.16%
0-0 @ 4.95%
3-3 @ 1.17%
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 21.54%
1-2 @ 9.95%
0-1 @ 9.75%
0-2 @ 9.59%
1-3 @ 6.53%
0-3 @ 6.3%
2-3 @ 3.39%
1-4 @ 3.21%
0-4 @ 3.1%
2-4 @ 1.67%
1-5 @ 1.27%
0-5 @ 1.22%
Other @ 3.06%
Total : 59.02%

How you voted: Dundee Utd vs Celtic

Dundee United
13.2%
Draw
15.8%
Celtic
71.1%
38
Head to Head
Sep 26, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 7
Celtic
1-1
Dundee Utd
Abada (16')
Harkes (18')
Fuchs (15'), Freeman (90')
Mar 7, 2021 12pm
Gameweek 31
Dundee Utd
0-0
Celtic
Smith (44'), McNeil (45+2'), Harkes (47'), McNulty (65'), Pawlett (90+2')
Elyounoussi (45+1'), Kenny (79')
Dec 30, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 21
Celtic
3-0
Dundee Utd
Soro (23'), Turnbull (40'), Edouard (76')

Pawlett (38'), Smith (56')
Aug 22, 2020 5.30pm
Gameweek 5
Dundee Utd
0-1
Celtic

Butcher (80'), Freeman (90+3')
Ajeti (83')
McGregor (26'), Brown (83')
Jan 15, 2016 7.45pm
Dundee Utd
1-4
Celtic
Murray (31')
Gunning (47')
Griffiths (21', 48'), Simunovic (27'), Commons (56')
Griffiths (22')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers32242672234974
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee321010124454-1040
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
12Livingston3339212259-3718


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