DUNDEE. Celtic was in the end too good for Dundee United with the goal of T. Rogic (19′), D. Turnbull (40′) and L. Scales (81′). Celtic was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (71%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson who had the assistance of David Roome and Stuart Stevenson. The 4th official was Alan Newlands. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.8 degrees Celsius or 40.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
- ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
- 7 Total 27
- 2 On Target 11
- 5 Off Target 16
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 78 Attack 162
- 37 Dangerous attack 85
- 78 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 12
- 1 Off Sides 7
Fouls
- 1 Total 0
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Celtic had a superior ball possession 71% while Dundee United was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic was more pushing with 85 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match.
Dundee United shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Celtic shot 27 times, 11 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
Dundee United received 1 yellow card (C. Butcher). On the other side, Celtic received 1 yellow card (C. Starfelt).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Dundee United will stay with 25 points like Motherwell to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Celtic will have 35 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee United will host Livingston on the 11th of December with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Livingston (2 draws).
Celtic will host Motherwell on the 12th of December with a 42-4 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (9 draws).
Dundee United – Formation
Dundee United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Thomas Courts decided to play with the following team: Benjamin Siegrist , Kieran Freeman , Ryan Edwards , Charlie Mulgrew , Adrián Spörle , Peter Pawlett , Ian Harkes , Jeando Fuchs , Ilmari Niskanen , Nicky Clark and Louis Appéré .
The home team had on the bench: Trevor Carson, Kerr Smith, Declan Glass, Florent Hoti, Logan Chalmers, Calum Butcher and Darren Watson .
Substitutions
Dundee United made 2 changes: L. Appere for C. Butcher (52′) and N. Clark for D. Watson (82′).
Best player: Benjamin Siegrist
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee United was the goalkeeper: Benjamin Siegrist. His rating is 7.81. He performed 8 saves.
Celtic – Formation
Also Celtic adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Angelos Postecoglou played with: Joe Hart , Josip Juranović , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Carl Starfelt , Greg Taylor , James Forrest , Callum McGregor , Michael Johnston , Tom Rogić , Kyogo Furuhashi and David Turnbull .
They had on the bench: Scott Bain, Adam Montgomery, Liam Scales , Nir Bitton , James McCarthy, Albian Ajeti and Liel Abada .
Substitutions
Celtic made 3 changes: J. Forrest for L. Abada (46′), T. Rogic for N. Bitton (70′) and G. Taylor for L. Scales (75′).
Best player: David Turnbull
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Celtic was David Turnbull.
His rating is with 1 goal, 79 passes (89% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 15 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Dundee United – Celtic – 0-3
- Livingston – Hearts – 0-1