GLASGOW. Celtic wipes out Dundee 7-1 with goals of Cameron Carter-Vickers (7′), Adam Idah (18′), Matt O’Riley (22′), Daizen Maeda (30′), Greg Taylor (36′), Callum McGregor (45′) and Daniel Kelly (63′). On the other side, Dundee scored with Michael Mellon (84′). Celtic was truly superior in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Matthew McDermid who was helped by Sean Carr and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Ross Hardie. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.05 degrees Celsius or 44.69 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Celtic was in firm control of the ball 75% while Dundee was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic was more aggressive with 118 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match.
Celtic shot 17 times, 10 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Dundee shot 9 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Celtic received 2 yellow cards (Adam Idah and Daizen Maeda ). Regarding the opposition, Dundee received 2 yellow cards (Owen Beck and Finlay Robertson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Celtic has 68 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, Dundee will stays with 32 points to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Celtic will play away with Hearts on the 2nd of March with a 45-10 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (7 draws).
Dundee will host Aberdeen on the 23rd of December with a 18-1 head to head in favor of Aberdeen (6 draws).
Celtic – Formation
Celtic
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36'
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Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Joe Hart , Alistair Johnston , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Liam Scales , Greg Taylor , Matt O’Riley , Tomoki Iwata , Callum McGregor , Hyun-jun Yang , Adam Idah and Daizen Maeda .
The home team had on the bench: Luis Palma , Kyogo Furuhashi , Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn, Paulo Bernardo, Scott Bain, Rocco Vata, Daniel Kelly , Anthony Ralston and Stephen Welsh .
Substitutions
Celtic made 4 changes: Adam Idah for Kyogo Furuhashi (60′), Greg Taylor for Anthony Ralston (60′), Cameron Carter-Vickers for Stephen Welsh (59′) and Hyun-jun Yang for Luis Palma (76′).
Player of the match: Alistair Johnston
The player that probably impressed the most for Celtic was Alistair Johnston even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 125 passes (94% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 11 crosses.
Dundee – Formation
Dundee
Dundee started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Tony Docherty played with: Trevor Carson , Jordan McGhee , Juan Portales , Joe Shaughnessy , Ricki Lamie , Owen Beck , Finlay Robertson , Malachi Boateng , Luke McCowan , Curtis Main and Amadou Bakayoko .
These were the players on the bench: Owen Dodgson, Ryan Astley, Scott Tiffoney, Lyall Cameron , Josh Mulligan , Jon McCracken, Aaron Donnelly , Michael Mellon and Mohammad Sylla .
Substitutions
Dundee made 5 changes: Jordan McGhee for Josh Mulligan (46′), Joe Shaughnessy for Aaron Donnelly (46′), Malachi Boateng for Mohammad Sylla (46′), Amadou Bakayoko for Lyall Cameron (64′) and Curtis Main for Michael Mellon (64′).
Player of the match: Michael Mellon
The most impressive player for Dundee was Michael Mellon.
His rating is with 1 goal, 4 passes (25% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7.
His performance was sensational also because he started the contest from the bench before entering in the 64′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Livingston – Motherwell – 1-3
- Kilmarnock – Rangers – 1-2
- Hearts – Hibernian – 1-1
- Celtic – Dundee – 7-1
- Aberdeen – St. Johnstone – 0-2
