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Dundee United
Scottish Premiership
Dec 17, 2025 at 8pm UK
 
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2-1

Keresztes (58'), Sapsford (61')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Maeda (13')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Dundee Utd 2-1 Celtic
Wednesday, December 17 at 8pm in Scottish Premiership
Next Game: Dundee Utd vs. Hibernian
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Dundee Utd 2-1 Celtic
Wednesday, December 17 at 8pm in Scottish Premiership
Next Game: Celtic vs. Aberdeen
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

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 62.93%. A draw had a probability of 19.75% and a win for Dundee United had a probability of 17.32%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.36%) and 0-1 (8.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.06%) , while for a Dundee United win it was 2-1 (4.78%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.

Result
Dundee UnitedDrawCeltic
17.32% (-0.107 -0.11)19.75% (0.074999999999999 0.07)62.93% (0.033999999999999 0.03)
Both teams to score 57.79% (-0.512 -0.51)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
62.69% (-0.557 -0.56)37.31% (0.559 0.56)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
40.48% (-0.603 -0.6)59.52% (0.605 0.61)
Dundee United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.16% (-0.462 -0.46)34.83% (0.462 0.46)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.43% (-0.491 -0.49)71.57% (0.492 0.49)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.67% (-0.157 -0.16)11.32% (0.158 0.16)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
64.01% (-0.343 -0.34)35.99% (0.345 0.34)
Score Analysis
    Dundee United 17.32%
    Celtic 62.93%
    Draw 19.75%
Dundee UnitedDrawCeltic
2-1 @ 4.78% (-0.02 -0.02)
1-0 @ 4.16% (0.061 0.06)
2-0 @ 2.19% (0.0049999999999999 0)
3-2 @ 1.83% (-0.043 -0.04)
3-1 @ 1.68% (-0.028 -0.03)
Other @ 2.68%
Total : 17.32%
1-1 @ 9.06% (0.074999999999999 0.07)
2-2 @ 5.2% (-0.056 -0.06)
0-0 @ 3.94% (0.106 0.11)
3-3 @ 1.33% (-0.04 -0.04)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 19.75%
1-2 @ 9.87% (0.019 0.02)
0-2 @ 9.36% (0.134 0.13)
0-1 @ 8.59% (0.178 0.18)
1-3 @ 7.17% (-0.031 -0.03)
0-3 @ 6.79% (0.055 0.05)
1-4 @ 3.9% (-0.042 -0.04)
2-3 @ 3.78% (-0.064 -0.06)
0-4 @ 3.7% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
2-4 @ 2.06% (-0.048 -0.05)
1-5 @ 1.7% (-0.029 -0.03)
0-5 @ 1.61% (-0.0069999999999999 -0.01)
Other @ 4.41%
Total : 62.93%

Head to Head
Apr 26, 2025 12.30pm
gameweek 34
Dundee Utd
0-5
Celtic
Strain (30' og.), Kuhn (38', 45+3'), Idah (47', 58')
Feb 15, 2025 3pm
gameweek 26
Celtic
3-0
Dundee Utd
McGregor (23'), Jota (35'), Idah (84')

Middleton (53'), Sevelj (56'), Adegboyega (74')
Jan 8, 2025 7.45pm
gameweek 11
Celtic
2-0
Dundee Utd
Maeda (23'), Hatate (83')