Dundee United vs Celtic result and stats
Win probability: home 11%, draw 18%, away 71%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersDundee United beat Celtic 2–1 at home in the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday 17 December 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Dundee United 11%, the draw 18% and Celtic 71%, so a home win had a 11% chance. It would have been an upset.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
DUCE
16Shots17
7On target2
7Corners6
10Fouls3
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
0Half-time goals1
Referee: J Beaton
Recent form
Dundee United
D v Motherwell0–0 · 13 Dec
L @ St Mirren0–2 · 6 Dec
D v Rangers2–2 · 3 Dec
D @ Kilmarnock1–1 · 29 Nov
L v Falkirk0–3 · 22 Nov
Celtic
L v Hearts1–2 · 7 Dec
W v Dundee1–0 · 3 Dec
W @ Hibernian2–1 · 30 Nov
W @ St Mirren1–0 · 22 Nov
W v Kilmarnock4–0 · 9 Nov
Head to head
In 11 league meetings since 2021, Dundee United won 0, Celtic won 8 and 3 were drawn; the most recent, on 26 Apr 2025, finished Dundee United 0–5 Celtic, a win for Celtic.
Dundee United 0–5 Celtic26 Apr 2025
Celtic 3–0 Dundee United15 Feb 2025
Celtic 2–0 Dundee United8 Jan 2025
Dundee United 0–0 Celtic22 Dec 2024
Dundee United 0–2 Celtic29 Jan 2023
Celtic 4–2 Dundee United5 Nov 2022