Premiership · Matchday 11 
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Celtic vs Dundee United Preview: Hoops Eye a Wider Gap at the Top
Celtic have won nine of their ten Premiership games this season and sit top, while Dundee United hold fourth. The meeting at Celtic Park could widen the gap between two top-four sides with very different momentum.
📍 Celtic Park
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Match report
Celtic and Dundee Utd drew 2-2 in the Premiership. Camilo Duran opened the scoring for Celtic in the 18th minute, assisted by Kasper Hogh. Zachary Sapsford equalised for Dundee Utd in the 28th minute, assisted by Lyall Cameron, and Neil Farrugia put Dundee Utd ahead in the 31st with no assist listed. Liam Scales levelled for Celtic in the 65th minute, assisted by Jota. There were no red cards.
Celtic dominated possession (65%) and outshot Dundee Utd 29 to 11, while xG favoured Celtic 1.63 to 0.93; corners were 13-5. The top-rated player was Z. Sapsford (8.2). PreviaXI’s model had predicted 2-0 for Celtic with home win 73%, draw 16%, away 11%.
Goals
- 18'Camilo Duran · Kasper Hogh · Celtic
- 28'Zachary Sapsford · Lyall Cameron · Dundee Utd
- 31'Neil Farrugia · Dundee Utd
- 65'Liam Scales · Jota · Celtic
Cards
- 33'Colby Donovan · Celtic
- 39'Kasper Hogh · Celtic
- 71'Michael Forbes · Dundee Utd
- 83'Jack Walton · Dundee Utd
Match stats
⭐ Top-rated player: Z. Sapsford (Dundee Utd) 8.2
Ratings and statistics: API-Football.
Confirmed lineups
Celtic · 4-2-3-1
- 26S. JohnstoneG
- 51Colby DonovanD
- 47D. MurrayD
- 5L. ScalesD
- 63K. TierneyD
- 42C. McGregorM
- 22M. BaurM
- 11C. DuránM
- 8B. NygrenM
- 19C. OsmandM
- 9K. HøghF
Coach: M. O'Neill
Dundee Utd · 4-3-3
- 1J. WaltonG
- 23J. RawlinsD
- 3B. EsselinkD
- 18M. ForbesD
- 19K. CiubotaruD
- 16L. CameronM
- 10D. TaitM
- 14Zidane IqbalM
- 21J. RandallF
- 9Z. SapsfordF
- 20N. FarrugiaF
Coach: J. Goodwin
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| Dundee Utd | 1.4 | 1.4 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 10 | +19 | 27 |
| 4 | Dundee Utd | 10 | 0 | 15 |
Last meetings
- 2026Dundee Utd0-4Celtic
- 2026Dundee Utd2-0Celtic
- 2026Celtic4-0Dundee Utd
- 2025Dundee Utd2-1Celtic
- 2025Dundee Utd0-5Celtic
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Strong
- Predicted score
- 2-0
- Expected goals (model)
- 2.55 – 0.88
- Double chance
- 1X · 89%12 84% · X2 27%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 67%Over 1.5: 86% · Over 3.5: 45%
- Both teams score
- 54%
- Clean sheet
- 41% – 8%Celtic–Dundee Utd
- Half-time result
- 1 · 55%X 32% · 2 13%
- Half-time / full-time
- 1/1 · 51%X/1 19% · X/X 9%
- Expected corners
- 11.98.2 – 3.7 · Over 9.5: 74%
- Expected cards
- 4.01.6 – 2.4 · Over 3.5: 57%
- Most likely scores
- 2-010%
- 2-19%
- 3-09%
- 1-08%
- 3-18%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
Celtic have won nine of their ten league matches this season, and only one defeat stands between them and a perfect record.
Two top-four sides, a 12-point gap
Celtic lead the Premiership with 27 points from 10 games, while Dundee United are fourth with 15. A home win would take Celtic further clear of a side still in the top four and keep their lead comfortable. For Dundee United, a result at Celtic Park would keep them in touch with the leaders, though the gap is already substantial.
Celtic’s attacking rhythm
Celtic have scored 12 goals in their last five matches and conceded only three, an average of 2.4 scored and 0.6 conceded. Their season form reads WWWWWWLWWW, with a lot of their goals arriving in the first half of matches. Dundee United have scored nine in their last five and conceded four. Their recent league results read W-D-W-W-D, a run that has kept them among the division’s strongest sides.
Head-to-head: a split recent history
The sides have met five times in the recent past, and the results are evenly divided. Celtic won 5-0 at Dundee United in April 2025 and 4-0 at Celtic Park in January, and they also beat Dundee United 4-0 in the League Cup in August. Dundee United have won the last two Premiership meetings, 2-1 in December and 2-0 in March, both at Tannadice.
Our prediction
PreviaXI’s model favours Celtic, and the numbers match what we see on the pitch: Celtic create far more chances, and Dundee United have struggled to keep clean sheets away from home. We expect the hosts to control possession and press high, with the visitors difficult to break down but short of the firepower to hurt Celtic. A tight, controlled home win looks the most likely outcome.
Celtic 2-0 Dundee Utd
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