Dundee Utd vs Celtic: result 1-4 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 23Kick-off on January 15, 2016 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Tannadice Park, Dundee
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What was the result of Dundee Utd vs Celtic?
Celtic won 1-4 on January 15, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 21′Leigh GriffithsCeltic
- 27′Jozo ŠimunovićCeltic
- 31′S. MurrayDundee Utd
- 48′Leigh GriffithsCeltic
- 56′Kris CommonsCeltic
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Dundee Utd have 1 wins, 3 draws and 11 defeats; Celtic have 8, 3 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2016 | Dundee(away) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 30, 2015 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 2-3 | Premiership |
| Dec 19, 2015 | Inverness CT(away) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Partick(home) | 0-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 5, 2015 | Kilmarnock(away) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2016 | Partick(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 27, 2015 | Heart Of Midlothian(away) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 19, 2015 | Motherwell(home) | 1-2 | Premiership |
| Dec 13, 2015 | ST Johnstone(away) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 10, 2015 | Fenerbahçe(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Europa League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Dundee Utd win(s), 0 draw(s), 5 Celtic win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2015 | Celtic 5-0 Dundee Utd | Premiership |
| Aug 22, 2015 | Dundee Utd 1-3 Celtic | Premiership |
| Apr 26, 2015 | Dundee Utd 0-3 Celtic | Premiership |
| Mar 21, 2015 | Celtic 3-0 Dundee Utd | Premiership |
| Dec 21, 2014 | Dundee Utd 2-1 Celtic | Premiership |
| Aug 16, 2014 | Celtic 6-1 Dundee Utd | Premiership |
How many goals should we expect?
Dundee Utd score 0.8 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 1.9 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee Utd | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Celtic | 1.9 | 1.1 | 5 | 10/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Dundee Utd sit 11th in Premiership (1 points from 3 matches) and Celtic sit 1st (6 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Dundee Utd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy