Celtic will meet the opponents of Dundee United, scheduled for Celtic Park (at home) in another Premiership championship battle, which takes place on Saturday.
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Celtic will try to repeat the score of 1-2 (Premiership) over Hearts.
In that round, Celtic had 59% possession and 20 shots with 8 markings. For Celtic, the top scorers were Reo Hatate (27') and Giorgos Giakoumakis (35'). On the other hand, Hearts got 8 shots with 1 of them on target. Liam Boyce (62') scored for Hearts.
In their most recent scores, we conclude that there is not much to improve on Celtic's defensive line. Celtic's back has closed its doors, analyzing the total of goals that have reached their net in the period of their last six games, equal to 4.
Looking at past results, Celtic:
have not recorded a league defeat against Dundee United in their last 10 matches. A good run without defeats.
unbeaten in their last 16 home games. Building a Stronghold at home.
Dundee United heads into this fixture following a 2-1 Premiership win over Ross County in their most recent fixture.
In that match, Dundee United managed 61% of possession and 24 shots with 5 on target. Dundee United's top scorer was Nicky Clark (74', 91'). On the other hand, Ross County had 14 shots with 5 of them on target. Regan Charles-Cook (53') scored the goal for Ross County.
Looking at the data, Dundee United have conceded goals in 6 of their last 6 games, letting go of 9 goals overall. At the back, Dundee United can do better. We'll see if (or not) this trend will be continued in this game.
Before that match, Dundee United:
failed to beat Celtic when they met away from home in their last 43 league games. A scary record out of the house.
are without a win away from home in the last 5 league games.
Face to face
Reviewing their last head-to-head results dating back to 15/01/2016 tells us that these meetings were not fruitful for Dundee United. The players haven't managed to register any wins whatsoever, while Celtic have been superior, coming out with the victory in 67% of these games.
Overall, 14 goals were recorded in this period, with 12 scored by The Bhoys and 2 scored by The Tangerines. That is, an average of goals per match of 2.33.
Callum McGregor, David Turnbull and Kyogo Furuhashi are out of this match with Celtic and commander Ange Postecoglou.
The Bhoys are likely to take the field and start the game in a 4-3-3 formation for this contest with Joe Hart, Josip Juranovic, C. Carter-Vickers, Carl Starfelt, Greg Taylor, Reo Hatate, Nir Bitton , James McCarthy, James Forrest, Georgios Giakoumakis and Jota.
Dundee United team manager Thomas Courts has some physical concerns with his players. Liam Smith and Kai Fotheringham will not take the field.
We think The Tangerines will (possibly) choose a 4-3-3 system as their starting line-up, with Benjamin Siegrist, Kieran Freeman, Ryan Edwards, Charles Mulgrew, Scott McMann, Dylan Levitt, Calum Butcher, Ian Harkes, Peter Pawlett, Marc McNulty and Tony Watt.
In this match, Dundee United will certainly be able to find a way to score a goal on the Celtic team, however, apparently they will not be able to prevent the defeat. We are predicting a 2-1 for Celtic. Goals for both sides at the end of the match. Let the referee whistle.
What are the best odds for the match?
Looking at the current betting odds, in the Second Half Result market, betting Celtic is the best option at 1.16, betting on a draw is 9.5 & taking a chance on Dundee United's winning game is 15. Here are the most interesting bets on offer right now.
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