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Celtic vs Dundee United
10 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Premiership · 2025/2026
Referee
N. WalshPremiership 2025/2026 · 25 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
CelticMin
Dundee United- ⚽
Hyun-jun Yang 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Liam Scales
Right foot shot
27′ - ⚽
Arne Engels 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Kieran Tierney
Right foot shot
32′ Julián Araujo
Yellowcard
Foul
35′- 46′⇄
Amar Fatah
Substitution
Off: Panutche Camara
- ⇄
Colby Donovan
Substitution
Off: Julián Araujo
60′ - 60′⇄
Ryan Strain
Substitution
Off: Owen Stirton
- 60′⇄
Kristijan Trapanovski
Substitution
Off: Dario Naamo
- ⇄
Benjamin Nygren
Substitution
Off: Reo Hatate
61′ - ⚽
Benjamin Nygren 3-0
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
63′ - ⚽
Daizen Maeda 4-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
69′ - ⇄
James Forrest
Substitution
Off: Sebastian Tounekti
72′ - ⇄
Johnny Kenny
Substitution
Off: Daizen Maeda
72′ - ⇄
Luke McCowan
Substitution
Off: Hyun-jun Yang
72′ - 78′⇄
Julius Eskesen
Substitution
Off: Vicko Sevelj
- 78′⇄
Nikolaj Möller
Substitution
Off: Zachary Sapsford
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.99 | |
| 61 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.96 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.28 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.78 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 8.04 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.44 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7.33 | |
| 61 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6.69 | |
| 72 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.64 | |
| 72 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6.89 | |
| 72 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 7.75 | |
| 29 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.28 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.62 | |
| 18 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.76 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.69 | |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.52 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Celtic
Latest: Rangers · 1–3
Match stats
3 Jan 2026, 12:30 · Home vs Rangers · 2025/2026
Dundee United
Latest: Livingston · 3–1
Match stats
30 Dec 2025, 19:45 · Away vs Livingston · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Celtic’s ground: 18 previous meetings, 15 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Celtic’s home games with Dundee United’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Celtic
Goals
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Dundee United
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Celtic
Dundee United
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Celtic
Dundee United
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Celtic
Dundee United
Previous meetings
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