Celtic conquers Dundee United 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

GLASGOW. Celtic prevails over Dundee United 4-2.

By
Luke Meyer
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Celtic conquers Dundee United 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

GLASGOW. Celtic defeats Dundee United 4-2. Celtic was much better 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 Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Dickinson with the assistance of Alan Mulvanny and Alastair Mather. The 4th official was Chris Graham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Celtic

4 - 2

Team 1

Dundee United

  • ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
  • 25 Total 6
  • 12 On Target 2
  • 13 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 169 Attack 63
  • 83 Dangerous attack 16
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 11 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Celtic had a superior ball possession 75% while Dundee United was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celtic was more pushing with 83 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match​.

Celtic shot 25 times, 12 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dundee United shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Celtic received 3 yellow cards (A. Bernabei, L. Abada and M. Jenz). Regarding the opposition, Dundee United received 2 yellow cards (K. Freeman and D. Levitt).

Match Timeline

7'
11'
12'
34'
G. Taylor- sub ->A. Bernabei
46'
G. Taylor- sub ->Alexandro Bernabéi
46'
64'
Kyogo Furuhashi- sub ->G. Giakoumakis
65'
Kyogo Furuhashi- sub ->Georgios Giakoumakis
65'
James Forrest- sub ->Jota
75'
76'
76'
76'
Daizen Maeda- sub ->D. Turnbull
88'
88'
Kyogo Furuhashi(goal)
90'
90'
90'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After playing this contest, Celtic will have 36 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Dundee United will stay with 9 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Celtic will play away with Rangers on the 2nd of January with a 23-19 head to head statistic in favor of Celtic (9 draws).

Dundee United will play away agasint St. Johnstone on the 2nd of January with a 10-10 head to head.

Celtic – Formation

Celtic
G
Joe Hart 1.England
6.7
D
A. Ralston 56.Scotland
7.2
D
Cameron Carter-Vickers 20.United States
6.6
D
Moritz Jenz 6.Germany
6.9
90'
D
Alexandro Bernabéi 25.Argentina
6.3
46' 11'
M
Matt O'Riley 33.England
7.7
M
D. Turnbull 14.Scotland
7.2
88'
M
Reo Hatate  41.Japan
6.7
F
Jota 17.Portugal
8.6
75'
F
G. Giakoumakis 7.Greece
7.1
65'
F
Sead Haksabanovic 9.Montenegro
8.9
64' Goals7', 34'
Substitutes
G
B. Siegrist 31.Switzerland
D
Carl Starfelt 4.Sweden
D
G. Taylor 3.Scotland
7.3
46'
M
Oliver Abildgaard 28.Denmark
M
Aaron Mooy 13.Australia
M
James Forrest 49.Scotland
75'
F
Daizen Maeda 38.Japan
88'
F
Liel Abada 11.Israel
6.2
64' 90' Goals90'
F
Kyogo Furuhashi 8.Japan
6.8
65' Goals90'

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

The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Joe Hart (6.7), Anthony Ralston (7.2), Cameron Carter-Vickers (6.6), Moritz Jenz (6.9), Alexandro Bernabei (6.3), David Turnbull (7.2), Matt O’Riley (7.7), Reo Hatate (6.7), Sead Hakšabanović (8.9), Giorgos Giakoumakis (7.1) and Jota (8.6).

The home team had on the bench: Benjamin Siegrist, Carl Starfelt, Greg Taylor (7.3), Oliver Abildgaard, Aaron Mooy, James Forrest, Daizen Maeda, Liel Abada (6.2) and Kyogo Furuhashi (6.8).

Substitutions

Celtic made 5 changes: A. Bernabei for G. Taylor (46′), S. Haksabanovic for L. Abada (64′), G. Giakoumakis for K. Furuhashi (65′), Jota for J. Forrest (75′) and D. Turnbull for D. Maeda (88′).

Best player: Sead Hakšabanović​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Celtic was Sead Hakšabanović.

His rating is (8.9) with 2 goals, 25 passes (96% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Dundee United – Formation

Dundee United
G
Mark Birighitti 1.Australia
7.4
D
Liam Smith 2.Scotland
6.6
D
Ryan Edwards  12.England
7.1
D
Scott McMann 3.Scotland
7.1
M
Kieran Freeman 22.Scotland
6.6
88'
M
Arnaud Djoum 10.Cameroon
6.4
M
Craig Sibbald 14.Scotland
6.5
M
Ian Harkes 23.United States
6.7
76'
M
Aziz Behich 16.Australia
6.6
F
Jamie McGrath 18.Republic of Ireland
7.1
76'
F
Steven Fletcher 9.Scotland
7.1
Goals12'
Substitutes
G
Carljohan Eriksson 13.Finland
D
Ross Graham 6.Scotland
M
Ilmari Niskanen 7.Finland
M
Archie Meekison 17.Scotland
76'
M
Dylan Levitt 19.Wales
7.0
90'
M
Peter Pawlett 8.Scotland
M
Glenn Middleton 15.Scotland
6.2
F
Tony Watt 32.Scotland
76'
F
Sadat Happy Anaku 20.Uganda

Dundee United started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).

Jack Ross played with: Mark Birighitti (7.4), Liam Smith (6.6), Ryan Edwards (7.1), Scott McMann (7.1), Kieran Freeman (6.6), Ian Harkes (6.7), Arnaud Djoum (6.4), Craig Sibbald (6.5), Aziz Behich (6.6), Jamie McGrath (7.1) and Steven Fletcher (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Carljohan Eriksson, Ross Graham, Ilmari Niskanen, Archie Meekison, Dylan Levitt (7.0), Peter Pawlett, Glenn Middleton (6.2), Tony Watt and Sadat Anaku.

Substitutions

Dundee United made 4 changes: A. Djoum for D. Levitt (64′), S. Fletcher for G. Middleton (71′), I. Harkes for T. Watt (76′) and J. McGrath for A. Meekison (76′).

Best player: Mark Birighitti​

The most impressive player for Dundee United was the goalkeeper: Mark Birighitti. His rating is 7.41. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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