DUNDEE. Celtic was in the end too good for Dundee with the goal of M. Johnston was the star player of the match after he scored in the 83rd and 90th minute. Paulo Bernardo (52′), Mikey Johnston (83′) and Mikey Johnston (90′). Celtic was surely better in terms of ball possession (74%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park stadium in Dundee on Wednesday and it started at 12:30 am local time. In front of 9,144 spectators.​ The referee was Don Robertson with the assistance of Ross MacLeod and Sean Carr. The 4th official was Chris Fordyce. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 23.98 degrees Celsius or 75.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Celtic had a strong ball possession 74% while Dundee was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celtic was putting more pressure with 138 dangerous attacks and 38 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the encounter.​

Dundee shot 5 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Celtic shot 38 times, 7 on target, 16 off target.

Cards

Dundee received 1 yellow card (Owen Beck). On the opposite side, Celtic received 1 yellow card (Liam Scales).

Standings

After playing this contest, Dundee stays with 21 points to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Celtic will has 48 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee will host Aberdeen on the 23rd of December with a 18-1 head to head in favor of Aberdeen (5 draws).

Celtic will host Rangers on the 30th of December with a 25-20 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (10 draws).

Dundee – Formation

Dundee started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Tony Docherty decided to play with the following team: Trevor Carson (6.7), Jordan McGhee (6.3), Joe Shaughnessy (7.5), Aaron Donnelly (6.8), Cammy Kerr (7.1), Lyall Cameron (6.8), Malachi Boateng (6.7), Luke McCowan (6.8), Owen Beck (6.8), Amadou Bakayoko (6.7) and Zak Rudden (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Adam Legzdins, Scott Tiffoney (6.4), Diego Pineda, Lee Ashcroft, Josh Mulligan, Zach Robinson (6.8), Finlay Robertson (6.4), Ryan Howley (6.8) and Mohammad Sylla (6.7).

Dundee could not rely on the presence of Ryan Howley (injured).

Substitutions

Dundee made 5 changes: Lyall Cameron for Finlay Robertson (73′), Zak Rudden for Scott Tiffoney (69′), Amadou Bakayoko for Zach Robinson (68′), Zach Robinson for Ryan Howley (84′) and Malachi Boateng for Mohammad Sylla (85′).

Player of the match: Joe Shaughnessy​

The player that probably impressed the most for Dundee was Joe Shaughnessy.

His rating is 7.5 with 13 passes (38% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Celtic – Formation

Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Brendan Rodgers played with: Joe Hart (7.5), Alistair Johnston (8.8), Cameron Carter-Vickers (7.0), Liam Scales (8.5), Greg Taylor (8.5), Matt O’Riley (8.5), Callum McGregor  (7.3), Paulo Bernardo (7.8), Daizen Maeda  (6.6), Kyogo Furuhashi (6.8) and Luis Palma (9.4).

These were the players on the bench: Hyun-jun Yang (7.3), David Turnbull, Hyeon-gyu Oh (7.0), Hyeok-kyu Kwon, Scott Bain, James Forrest, Anthony Ralston, Stephen Welsh (7.1) and Mikey Johnston (9.5).

Celtic could not rely on the presence of Stephen Welsh (injured).

Substitutions

Celtic made 4 changes: Cameron Carter-Vickers for Stephen Welsh (55′), Kyogo Furuhashi for Hyeon-gyu Oh (66′), Daizen Maeda  for Hyun-jun Yang (66′) and Luis Palma for Mikey Johnston (79′).

Player of the match: Mikey Johnston​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Celtic was Mikey Johnston.

His rating is 9.5 with 2 goals, 11 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 1.

His performance was fantastic also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 79′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​

• Dundee – Celtic – 0-3