DUNDEE. Celtic had an adventurous win over Dundee United. The hero of the match was who scored in the 15th, 40th, 45th, 45th, 50th, 55th, 59th, 77th and 81st minute. Celtic was surely better in terms of ball possession (76%) and that 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 Steven McLean with the support of Daniel McFarlane and Andy Milne. The 4th official was Chris Graham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- ! 24 Ball Possession 76
Shots
- 6 Total 29
- 2 On Target 12
- 4 Off Target 17
- 1 Shots blocked 11
- 73 Attack 133
- 29 Dangerous attack 67
- 63 Ball safe 94
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 11
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 6 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Celtic was in firm control of the ball 76% while Dundee United was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match.
Dundee United shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Celtic shot 29 times, 12 on target, 17 off target.
Cards
Dundee United received 1 yellow card (S. Fletcher). Talking about the opposition, Celtic didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Dundee United will stay with 1 points to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Celtic will have 15 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Dundee United will play away against St. Johnstone on the 2nd of January with a 10-9 head to head statistic in favor of Dundee United (12 draws).
Celtic will play away agasint Rangers on the 2nd of January with a 22-19 head to head in favor of Celtic (9 draws).
Dundee United – Formation
Dundee United
58'
4'
Dundee United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Jack Ross decided to play with the following team: Carljohan Eriksson , Kieran Freeman , Liam Smith , Ryan Edwards , Ross Graham , Scott McMann , Archie Meekison , Dylan Levitt , Ian Harkes , Steven Fletcher and Glenn Middleton .
The home team had on the bench: Mark Birighitti, Aziz Behich, Charlie Mulgrew, Craig Sibbald , Ilmari Niskanen , Mathew Anim Cudjoe, Nicky Clark , Jamie McGrath and Tony Watt.
Substitutions
Dundee United made 4 changes: A. Meekison for J. McGrath (58′), I. Harkes for C. Sibbald (59′), S. Fletcher for N. Clark (59′) and G. Middleton for I. Niskanen (63′).
Best player: Steven Fletcher
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Dundee United was Steven Fletcher.
His rating is with 19 passes (52% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 19. He hit the woodwork once times.
Celtic – Formation
Celtic
55'
Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Angelos Postecoglou played with: Joe Hart , Josip Juranović , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Carl Starfelt , Greg Taylor , Matt O’Riley , Callum McGregor , Reo Hatate , Liel Abada , Kyogo Furuhashi and Jota .
These were the players on the bench: Benjamin Siegrist, Moritz Jenz, Anthony Ralston, Alexandro Bernabei , James McCarthy, James Forrest , David Turnbull , Aaron Mooy and Daizen Maeda .
Substitutions
Celtic made 5 changes: M. O’Riley for D. Turnbull (62′), Jota for D. Maeda (62′), K. Furuhashi for J. Forrest (62′), R. Hatate for A. Mooy (62′) and L. Abada for A. Bernabei (78′).
Best player: Jota
The most impressive player for Celtic was Jota.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (91% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Hearts – St. Johnstone – 3-2
- Dundee United – Celtic – 0-9
