Dundee Utd vs Celtic Prediction: Celtic to continue with their winning mentality

The round 5 of the Scottish Premiership will feature both bottom team Dundee Utd and league leaders Celtic. Celtic when playing on Sunday at the Tannadice Park will hope to extend their league win to 5 in 5 matches against an easy opponent. Meanwhile, Dundee Utd will fight hard to geta first league win after a disappointing opening four matches.

Dundee United - can they get their first league win?

In their previous matches, Dundee United won 1 game against AZ Alkmaar and lost 4 in their matches with Livingston, AZ Alkmaar, Hearts, St. Mirren while the number of games ended in draws is zero. Dundee United managed to score 42 goals and conceded 128 goals (42-128). Dundee United scored an average 0.5 goals per match in the current league season. It has been all too rare in recent games that Dundee United have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Dundee United have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 16 goals in the process. In terms of discipline, the home team received 11 yellow cards and one red card, making 10.75 fouls (average) in every match they played. Dundee United's average team rating is 6.73 per match.

Celtic - the visiting team will easily win this match.

Celtic enters this match having won 5 matches of their last five against Norwich City, Aberdeen, Ross County, Kilmarnock, Hearts, losing 0 while 0 fixtures ended in draws. The team scored 128 goals while conceding 42 goals (128-42). In away games played, Celtic scored an average of 3 goals per match and conceded 0.25. The team received 5 yellow cards and 0 red cards, while the total number of fouls committed is 37. In their last match, Celtic had 69% possession and 15 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Kyogo Furuhashi (13') and Giorgos Giakoumakis (94') were on target for them. Celtic's average team rating is 7.15 per match. Celtic ball possession is very good with an average of 72.00% overall in this season.

Expert Betting Tips

Both teams have met 54 times in the last seasons, with Dundee United winning 3 games, while Celtic won 36 games. A number of 15 games ended in a draw. Dundee United scored 42 goals in the head to head meetings, while Celtic managed to score 128 goals. We hope Celtic will continue with their form against Dundee United and get another win, considering their excellent form since the beginning of the season.