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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 20
Dec 26, 2023 at 3pm UK
Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park
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Dundee
0 - 3
Celtic

Beck (86')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Bernardo (52'), Johnston (83', 90+1')
Scales (13')
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Scottish Premiership clash between Dundee and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Ross County 0-1 Dundee
Saturday, December 16 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Celtic 2-0 Livingston
Saturday, December 23 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Dundee 0-2 Celtic

A well-rested Dundee command plenty of respect from their visitors as they try to launch an assault on the European places, and a few Celtic eyes may already be fixed on the impending visit of Rangers. However, it has been over 22 years since Celtic were bested by their Boxing Day hosts, and while inconsistency is still a major problem for Rodgers's side, they should encounter few obstacles en route to victory this week. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 56.84%. A win for Dundee had a probability of 22.37% and a draw had a probability of 20.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.63%) and 0-1 (7.22%). The likeliest Dundee win was 2-1 (5.77%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.13%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
DundeeDrawCeltic
22.37% (0.752 0.75) 20.78% (0.521 0.52) 56.84% (-1.277 -1.28)
Both teams to score 63.05% (-0.835 -0.84)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.54% (-1.56 -1.56)34.45% (1.557 1.56)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.62% (-1.775 -1.78)56.37% (1.773 1.77)
Dundee Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.73% (-0.262 -0.26)28.26% (0.258 0.26)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.02% (-0.327 -0.33)63.97% (0.325 0.32)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.89% (-0.843 -0.84)12.1% (0.839 0.84)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.34% (-1.808 -1.81)37.66% (1.805 1.81)
Score Analysis
    Dundee 22.37%
    Celtic 56.84%
    Draw 20.78%
DundeeDrawCeltic
2-1 @ 5.77% (0.189 0.19)
1-0 @ 4.32% (0.308 0.31)
2-0 @ 2.73% (0.177 0.18)
3-2 @ 2.57% (-0.019 -0.02)
3-1 @ 2.43% (0.062 0.06)
3-0 @ 1.15% (0.066 0.07)
Other @ 3.41%
Total : 22.37%
1-1 @ 9.13% (0.362 0.36)
2-2 @ 6.09% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-0 @ 3.42% (0.267 0.27)
3-3 @ 1.81% (-0.075 -0.08)
Other @ 0.34%
Total : 20.78%
1-2 @ 9.64% (0.066000000000001 0.07)
0-2 @ 7.63% (0.107 0.11)
0-1 @ 7.22% (0.336 0.34)
1-3 @ 6.78% (-0.184 -0.18)
0-3 @ 5.37% (-0.105 -0.11)
2-3 @ 4.29% (-0.148 -0.15)
1-4 @ 3.58% (-0.222 -0.22)
0-4 @ 2.83% (-0.155 -0.16)
2-4 @ 2.26% (-0.158 -0.16)
1-5 @ 1.51% (-0.149 -0.15)
0-5 @ 1.2% (-0.108 -0.11)
2-5 @ 0.96% (-0.101 -0.1)
3-4 @ 0.95% (-0.074 -0.07)
Other @ 2.62%
Total : 56.84%

How you voted: Dundee vs Celtic

Dundee
16.1%
Draw
3.2%
Celtic
80.6%
31
Head to Head
Sep 16, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 5
Celtic
3-0
Dundee
Turnbull (51' pen.), Furuhashi (63'), O'Riley (67')
Feb 20, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 27
Celtic
3-2
Dundee
Giakoumakis (34', 38', 86')
Giakoumakis (87')
Mullen (26'), Sweeney (60')
Kerr (83')
Nov 7, 2021 12pm
Gameweek 13
Dundee
2-4
Celtic
Mullen (23'), Ashcroft (67')
Sweeney (23'), Adam (29'), Anderson (43'), McGowan (72'), Ashcroft (78')
Jota (8', 47'), Furuhashi (19', 50')
Juranovic (23'), Turnbull (90')
Aug 8, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 2
Celtic
6-0
Dundee
Furuhashi (20', 25', 67'), Rogic (49'), Ralston (84'), Edouard (90' pen.)

Ashcroft (28'), Marshall (38')
Marshall (89')
Mar 17, 2019 12.30pm
Gameweek 30
Dundee
0-1
Celtic

Robson (21')
Edouard (96')
Brown (96')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic24184255163958
2RangersRangers24191450123858
3Hearts24143732221045
4Kilmarnock248972726133
5St Mirren2495102729-232
6Dundee226883136-526
7Hibernian236892837-926
8Motherwell2451093236-425
9Aberdeen2367102636-1025
10St Johnstone235991629-1324
11Ross County2347121938-1919
12Livingston2427151541-2613

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