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Scotland Premiership 2025/26 · 1st Phase - 11

Dundee Utd vs Celtic, 17 December 2025: result and statistics

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Dundee Utd

2 : 1 Half-time score 0:1 17 December 2025
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Celtic

Premiership standings Premiership
#TeamPScoredConcededPoints
7 Dundee Utd 33 45 54 40
3 Celtic 33 59 35 67

Squad news

Preliminary squads: Dundee Utd — Celtic

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Preliminary
Dundee Utd 3-4-2-1
CoachJim Goodwin
Celtic 3-4-3
CoachMartin O'Neill
7.0 25. D. Richards
6.7 3. B. Esselink
7.0 23. K. Keresztes
7.3 6. R. Graham
6.5 2. R. Strain
7.0 14. C. Sibbald
7.0 21. L. Stephenson
7.2 11. W. Ferry
6.7 9. Z. Sapsford
6.8 17. A. Fatah
6.5 36. M. Watters
7.1 1. K. Schmeichel
7.0 56. A. Ralston
7.3 6. A. Trusty
7.3 63. K. Tierney
6.7 13. Yang Hyun-Jun
7.3 42. C. McGregor
6.6 28. P. Bernardo
6.7 14. L. McCowan
7.0 41. R. Hatate
6.7 24. J. Kenny
6.7 38. D. Maeda
Dundee Utd Substitutes
31
R. Adams G
5
V. Sevelj D
6.8
7
K. Trapanovski M
6.7
10
J. Eskesen M
6.4
19
I. Dolcek F
7.1
34
O. Stirton D
6.5
37
S. Cleall-Harding D
44
C. Beattie M
77
N. Moller F
6.6
Celtic Substitutes
12
V. Sinisalo G
4
J. Simpson-Pusey D
7.2
5
L. Scales D
7.4
8
B. Nygren F
7.2
18
S. Yamada F
6.3
27
A. Engels M
6.6
47
D. Murray D
7.2
49
J. Forrest M
6.9
51
C. Donovan D
6.9

Pre-match statistics

Form over the last five matches: Dundee Utd — Celtic

Dundee Utd

0 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses in the last 5 matches

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Dundee Utd

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Dundee Utd — at home

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Dundee Utd
Celtic

4 wins, 0 draws, 1 losses in the last 5 matches

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Celtic — all matches

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Celtic

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Celtic — away

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Celtic

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Head-to-head: Dundee Utd and Celtic

Head-to-head
DateCompetitionOpponentScore
26.04.2025 Premiership Dundee Utd — Celtic 0:5
15.02.2025 Premiership Celtic — Dundee Utd 3:0
08.01.2025 Premiership Celtic — Dundee Utd 2:0
22.12.2024 Premiership Dundee Utd — Celtic 0:0
29.01.2023 Premiership Dundee Utd — Celtic 0:2

Match timeline

Match events: Dundee Utd — Celtic

First half 0 - 1
0 - 1
D. Maeda Assist: J. Kenny Goal
Paulo Bernardo Yellow card · Foul
Second half 2 - 1
V. Sevelj Replaced: B. Esselink Substitution
1 - 1
K. Keresztes Assist: V. Sevelj Goal
2 - 1
Z. Sapsford Assist: A. Fatah Goal
S. Yamada Replaced: J. Kenny Substitution
A. Engels Replaced: P. Bernardo Substitution
J. Forrest Replaced: R. Hatate Substitution
I. Dolcek Replaced: M. Watters Substitution
L. Scales Replaced: K. Tierney Substitution
N. Moller Replaced: Z. Sapsford Substitution
Luca Stephenson Yellow card · Time wasting
B. Nygren Replaced: Yang Hyun-Jun Substitution
Dave Richards Yellow card · Time wasting
Dundee Utd Metric Celtic
2 Goals 1
16 Shots 17
7 Shots on target 2
7 Shots off target 11
2 Blocked shots 4
13 Shots inside the box 1
3 Shots outside the box 7
7 Corners 6
1 Fouls 3
3 Offsides 3
26 % Ball possession, % 74 %
1 Goalkeeper saves 5
21 Total passes 601
126 Accurate passes 518
60 % Pass accuracy, % 86 %
2 Yellow cards 1
Referee: J. Beaton

Player statistics

Player ratings: Dundee Utd — Celtic

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Dundee Utd Rating
5
Vicko Ševelj D · 45 min · Substitute appearance · assists: 1
7.9
Assists 1 Total passes 9 Pass accuracy, % 6 % Key passes 1 Tackles 4 Interceptions 2 Duels: won / total 5 / 5 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
23
Krisztián Keresztes D · 90 min · goals: 1
7.7
Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 2 Shots on target 1 Total passes 19 Pass accuracy, % 16 % Key passes 1 Interceptions 2 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 2 / 4 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
9
Zachary Sapsford F · 80 min · goals: 1
7.5
Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 2 Shots on target 2 Total passes 16 Pass accuracy, % 8 % Key passes 2 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 3 / 11 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 2 Fouls committed 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
11
Will Ferry M · 90 min
7.3
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 16 Pass accuracy, % 11 % Key passes 3 Tackles 2 Duels: won / total 4 / 8 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
6
Ross Graham D · 90 min · Captain
7.2
Assists 0 Shots 1 Shots on target 1 Total passes 17 Pass accuracy, % 14 % Tackles 1 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 7 / 13 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
14
Craig Sibbald M · 90 min
6.7
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 17 Pass accuracy, % 13 % Tackles 2 Interceptions 1 Blocks 2 Duels: won / total 3 / 7 Dribbled past 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
21
Luca Stephenson M · 90 min
6.7
Assists 0 Total passes 28 Pass accuracy, % 15 % Key passes 1 Blocks 1 Duels: won / total 3 / 8 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
2
Ryan Strain M · 90 min
6.7
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 20 Pass accuracy, % 10 % Tackles 2 Interceptions 3 Duels: won / total 3 / 6 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
19
Ivan Dolček F · 20 min · Substitute appearance
6.7
Assists 0 Total passes 4 Pass accuracy, % 2 % Tackles 2 Duels: won / total 4 / 8 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
77
Nikolaj Möller F · 10 min · Substitute appearance
6.7
Assists 0 Total passes 3 Pass accuracy, % 2 % Duels: won / total 1 / 2 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
25
Dave Richards G · 90 min
6.3
Assists 0 Total passes 29 Pass accuracy, % 10 % Key passes 1 Goalkeeper saves 1 Goals conceded 1 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
17
Amar Fatah F · 90 min · assists: 1
6.2
Assists 1 Shots 2 Shots on target 1 Total passes 13 Pass accuracy, % 6 % Key passes 4 Tackles 2 Duels: won / total 5 / 18 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 5 Dribbled past 1 Fouls committed 3 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
36
Max Watters F · 70 min
6.2
Assists 0 Shots 4 Shots on target 2 Total passes 7 Pass accuracy, % 4 % Duels: won / total 1 / 10 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Dribbled past 1 Fouls committed 2 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
3
Bert Esselink D · 45 min
6.2
Assists 0 Total passes 12 Pass accuracy, % 9 % Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 5 Dribbled past 3 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
31
Ruairidh Adams G · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
37
Sam Cleall-Harding D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
10
Julius Eskesen M · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
44
Calvin Beattie M · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
7
Kristijan Trapanovski M · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
34
Owen Stirton D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
Celtic Rating
38
Daizen Maeda F · 90 min · goals: 1
7.9
Goals 1 Assists 0 Shots 2 Shots on target 1 Total passes 35 Pass accuracy, % 32 % Key passes 3 Duels: won / total 2 / 7 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 4 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
28
Paulo Bernardo M · 65 min
7.7
Assists 0 Total passes 60 Pass accuracy, % 48 % Key passes 2 Tackles 3 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 8 / 11 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Fouls drawn 1 Fouls committed 1 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 1 Red cards 0
1
Kasper Schmeichel G · 90 min
7.5
Assists 0 Total passes 36 Pass accuracy, % 24 % Goalkeeper saves 5 Goals conceded 2 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
13
Yang Hyun-Jun M · 86 min
7.5
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 31 Pass accuracy, % 29 % Tackles 3 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 8 / 13 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 2 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
6
Auston Trusty D · 90 min
7.3
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 85 Pass accuracy, % 80 % Tackles 1 Interceptions 3 Blocks 2 Duels: won / total 11 / 15 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Dribbled past 1 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
56
Anthony Ralston D · 90 min
7.2
Assists 0 Total passes 69 Pass accuracy, % 56 % Tackles 4 Interceptions 4 Duels: won / total 11 / 13 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Fouls drawn 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
42
Callum McGregor M · 90 min · Captain
7.2
Assists 0 Total passes 73 Pass accuracy, % 71 % Key passes 1 Tackles 2 Duels: won / total 5 / 5 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 1 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
14
Luke McCowan M · 90 min
7.0
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 57 Pass accuracy, % 50 % Key passes 3 Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 5 / 11 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 4 Fouls drawn 2 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
49
James Forrest M · 25 min · Substitute appearance
7.0
Assists 0 Total passes 15 Pass accuracy, % 12 % Key passes 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 2 Dribbles: successful / attempted 1 / 2 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
63
Kieran Tierney D · 75 min
6.9
Assists 0 Total passes 47 Pass accuracy, % 36 % Key passes 1 Tackles 2 Interceptions 1 Duels: won / total 7 / 8 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
27
Arne Engels M · 25 min · Substitute appearance
6.7
Assists 0 Total passes 20 Pass accuracy, % 18 % Key passes 1 Tackles 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 3 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
8
Benjamin Nygren F · 9 min · Substitute appearance
6.7
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 4 Pass accuracy, % 3 % Duels: won / total 1 / 1 Fouls drawn 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
5
Liam Scales D · 15 min · Substitute appearance
6.5
Assists 0 Total passes 12 Pass accuracy, % 11 % Duels: won / total — / 3 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
41
Reo Hatate F · 65 min
6.2
Assists 0 Shots 1 Total passes 37 Pass accuracy, % 32 % Key passes 1 Duels: won / total — / 2 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
18
Shin Yamada F · 25 min · Substitute appearance
6.0
Assists 0 Shots 2 Total passes 3 Pass accuracy, % 3 % Duels: won / total — / 5 Fouls committed 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
24
Johnny Kenny F · 65 min · assists: 1
5.9
Assists 1 Shots 4 Shots on target 1 Total passes 17 Pass accuracy, % 13 % Key passes 1 Duels: won / total 1 / 4 Dribbles: successful / attempted — / 1 Fouls drawn 1 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
12
Viljami Sinisalo G · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
47
Dane Murray D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
4
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0
51
Colby Donovan D · Substitute appearance
—
Goals conceded 0 Yellow cards 0 Red cards 0

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Pre-match statistics

Corners: Dundee Utd — Celtic

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Dundee Utd
Average per match
8.6
Team 3.8 Opponent 4.8
Above the line in 2 of 5 matches

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Dundee Utd

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Dundee Utd
Celtic
Average per match
8.4
Team 5.2 Opponent 3.2
Above the line in 1 of 5 matches

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Celtic

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Shots on target: Dundee Utd — Celtic

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Dundee Utd
Average per match
8.6
Team 3.6 Opponent 5
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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Dundee Utd

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Dundee Utd
Celtic
Average per match
7
Team 4.4 Opponent 2.6
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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Yellow cards: Dundee Utd — Celtic

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Dundee Utd
Average per match
5.4
Team 2.6 Opponent 2.8
Above the line in 5 of 5 matches

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Dundee Utd
Celtic
Average per match
4
Team 2 Opponent 2
Above the line in 3 of 5 matches

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Celtic

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Match information

Match information: Dundee Utd — Celtic

Kick-off17 December 2025, 22:00
CompetitionPremiership
Season2025/26
Round / stage1st Phase - 11
VenueTannadice Park
CityDundee
RefereeJ. Beaton

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions: Dundee Utd — Celtic

01 What time does Dundee Utd vs Celtic kick off?

Dundee Utd vs Celtic (Premiership) kicks off 17 December 2025, 22:00.

02 Where is Dundee Utd vs Celtic being played?

The match is played at Tannadice Park (Dundee).

03 Who is the referee for Dundee Utd vs Celtic?

The referee for Dundee Utd vs Celtic is J. Beaton.

04 What is the recent form of Dundee Utd and Celtic?

Dundee Utd: 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in the last 5 matches, goals 3–8. Celtic: 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 losses in the last 5 matches, goals 9–3.

05 How many times have Dundee Utd and Celtic played each other?

Our database has 5 previous head-to-head meetings for these teams.

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