Dundee Utd vs Celtic

Dundee Utd

2 - 1

Celtic

🕒 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Tannadice Park 🧑‍⚖️ John Beaton 🔁 1st Phase - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

1st Phase - 11

1st Phase Table

Dundee Utd 7 · Celtic 3

Referee Stats

John Beaton

18 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.50
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	44%
Draws	28%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-17).
Celtic controlled possession (74%).
Dundee Utd had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Dundee Utd (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-7-5

Goals For / Against

24 / 22

Avg: 1.26 / 1.16

Points

Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Celtic (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 26

Avg: 1.58 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premiership fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.47

PPG

1.89

1.26

1.58

1.16

1.37

47%

O2.5

59%

53%

BTTS

59%

35%

Score 1st

59%

League-position context

Dundee Utd rank7th

Celtic rank3rd

Dundee Utd points40

Celtic points67

Dundee Utd: #7 · 40 pts · GD -9

29 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Celtic: #3 · 67 pts · GD +24

2 pts off the top 2. 34 pts above the play-off edge. 34 pts clear of the relegation zone.

27-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Dundee Utd last 5 home

W W W D D

Points11/15

Weighted index87

Goals8-4

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Celtic last 5 away

W L W D W

Points10/15

Weighted index64

Goals9-8

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Dundee Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 12%

Celtic trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.559%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Scoring reliability

Dundee Utd score at home65%

Dundee Utd clean sheet at home24%

Celtic score away76%

Celtic clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Dundee Utd score first35%

Dundee Utd win after scoring first50%

Celtic score first59%

Celtic win after scoring first70%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Dundee Utd 50% · Celtic 50%

Avg first goal minute: Dundee Utd 36.7' · Celtic 28.4'

Vs league average

Dundee Utd score at home1.26 vs 1.58

Dundee Utd concede at home1.16 vs 1.16

Celtic score away1.58 vs 1.16

Celtic concede away1.37 vs 1.58

Dundee Utd score 20% below league average, while Celtic score 37% above league average.

Defensive side: Dundee Utd are level with league average at home, and Celtic are 13% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS20%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Dundee Utd goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

46-60 4

31-45 3

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

61-75 1

Celtic goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

31-45 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

16-30 4

0-15 3

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

26%

74%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

210

601

Passes Accurate

126

518

Passes %

60%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

D. Maeda

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Kenny

43'

43' Paulo Bernardo

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Esselink

1st substitution · For: V. Ševelj

58' ⚽

⚽

58' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Keresztes

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Ševelj

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Z. Sapsford

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Ahmed Fatah

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ J. Kenny

1st substitution · For: S. Yamada

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Paulo Bernardo

2nd substitution · For: A. Engels

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ R. Hatate

3rd substitution · For: J. Forrest

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ M. Watters

2nd substitution · For: I. Dolček

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ K. Tierney

4th substitution · For: L. Scales

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Z. Sapsford

3rd substitution · For: N. Möller

86'

86' Luca Stephenson

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Yang Hyun-Jun

5th substitution · For: B. Nygren

90+4'

90+4' D. Richards

Dundee Utd vs Celtic 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Dundee Utd beat Celtic 2-1 on Wednesday, 17 December 2025 in Premiership. The match was refereed by John Beaton. It was played at Tannadice Park.

First half: Celtic took the lead at 13' when D. Maeda scored, with the assist credited to J. Kenny, making the score 0-1. Paulo Bernardo received a yellow card for Celtic at 43'.

Second half: Dundee Utd made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Esselink replacing V. Ševelj. Dundee Utd leveled the score at 58' when K. Keresztes scored, with the assist credited to V. Ševelj, making the score 1-1. Dundee Utd took the lead at 61' when Z. Sapsford scored, with the assist credited to A. Ahmed Fatah, making the score 2-1. Celtic made their 1st substitution at 65', with J. Kenny replacing S. Yamada. Celtic made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Paulo Bernardo replacing A. Engels. Celtic made their 3rd substitution at 65', with R. Hatate replacing J. Forrest. Dundee Utd made their 2nd substitution at 70', with M. Watters replacing I. Dolček. Celtic made their 4th substitution at 75', with K. Tierney replacing L. Scales. Dundee Utd made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Z. Sapsford replacing N. Möller. Luca Stephenson received a yellow card for Dundee Utd at 86'. Celtic made their 5th substitution at 86', with Yang Hyun-Jun replacing B. Nygren. D. Richards received a yellow card for Dundee Utd at 90+4'.

Dundee Utd used 3 substitutions while Celtic used 5 substitutions. Dundee Utd got 2 yellow cards, while Celtic got 1 yellow card.