Celtic vs Dundee United prediction 08.01.2025 | Scottish Premiership
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- Competition: Premiership
- Date: Wednesday, 8th January 2025
- Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CET
- Venue: Celtic Park (Glasgow)
Celtic seems unstoppable in the Scottish Premiership right now. They are first with 13 points more than Rangers, and it seems Brendan Rodgers' team will celebrate another title at the end of the season. Celtic won three of the last four matches. In the previous game, they won 3-0 at home against St. Mirren. The home side had an xG of 2.58, while the guests had only 0.87, so Celtic's victory was well deserved. Now, they will welcome the most pleasant surprise from the current season, Dundee United.
Nobody expected Dundee United to be third on the table after 21 league rounds. Still, they played surprisingly well, and now Jim Goodwin's team could fight for a place in one of the European competitions. Dundee United played well for the last two months, losing only two in 11 matches during the span. In the previous game, Goodwin's team lost 1-0 at home against Hearts. That was probably the worst Dundee United match of the season, as they didn't show much.
Celtic vs Dundee United pick: Celtic to win and cover AH -2 spread
Dundee United are coming from probably the worst game of the season when they lost 1-0 against Hearts. On Wednesday, Goodwin's team will travel to Celtic Park, and that could be another bad performance for Dundee United. We should expect Celtic to win and cover AH -2 spread.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Dundee United
0 : 0
Celtic
Premiership
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Dundee United
0 : 2
Celtic
Premiership
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Celtic
4 : 2
Dundee United
Premiership
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Dundee United
0 : 9
Celtic
Premiership
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Dundee United
1 : 1
Celtic
Premiership
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Celtic
1 : 0
Dundee United
Premiership
Celtic team news
Celtic doesn't have big problems with missing players. James Forrest is injured and will not play, while Odin Holm is questionable. However, Celtic's schedule has been hectic lately, and we should expect Brendan Rodgers to rotate at least part of the squad.
Last matches of
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Celtic
3 : 0
St. Mirren
Premiership
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Rangers FC
3 : 0
Celtic
Premiership
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Celtic
4 : 0
St. Johnstone
Premiership
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Celtic
4 : 0
Motherwell
Premiership
-
Dundee United
0 : 0
Celtic
Premiership
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Kasper Schmeichel
Defenders
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2
Alistair Johnston
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5
Liam Scales
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6
Auston Trusty
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11
Alex Valle
Midfielders
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27
Arne Engels
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41
Reo Hatate
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28
Paulo Bernardo
Forwards
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13
Hyun-jun Yang
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8
Kyogo Furuhashi
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38
Daizen Maeda
Dundee United team news
Dundee United's head coach, Jim Goodwin, decided to substitute Richard Odada and Miller Thomson before the half time, but as the manager explained after the game, he didn't like the energy of some players and had to make a change. We will see if Odada and Thomson play on Wednesday at Celtic Park.
Craig Sibbald is injured and surely will not be part of the squad on Wednesday.
Last matches of
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Dundee United
0 : 1
Hearts
Premiership
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Dundee
1 : 2
Dundee United
Premiership
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Dundee United
1 : 0
Aberdeen
Premiership
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St. Johnstone
1 : 2
Dundee United
Premiership
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Dundee United
0 : 0
Celtic
Premiership
lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Jack Walton
Defenders
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16
Emmanuel Adegboyega
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31
Declan Gallagher
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4
Kevin Holt
Midfielders
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2
Ryan Strain
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23
Ross Docherty
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17
Luca Stephenson
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5
Vicko Sevelj
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11
Will Ferry
Forwards
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19
Sam Dalby
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20
Jort van der Sande
3 Reasons why Celtic should win and cover AH -2 spread
- Celtic won three of the last four matches
- Celtic have a 9-1-0 record at the home stadium
- Celtic won three of the previous four h2h games against Dundee United
Main prediction -
AH1 (-2)
Best Odds:
22Bet
1.7
Additional predictions
& current standing in Premiership
| 1st Phase | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 55 - 7 | +48 | 53 |
| 2 | Rangers | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 37 - 16 | +21 | 40 |
| 3 | Dundee United | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 30 - 22 | +8 | 34 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 - 30 | +2 | 34 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 27 - 34 | -7 | 30 |
| 6 | St. Mirren | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 - 37 | -10 | 27 |
| 7 | Hibernian | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 31 - 35 | -4 | 26 |
| 8 | Dundee | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 33 - 37 | -4 | 25 |
| 9 | Ross County | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 - 38 | -16 | 25 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 - 37 | -12 | 24 |
| 11 | Hearts | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 - 31 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | St. Johnstone | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 24 - 44 | -20 | 15 |