Celtic vs Dundee Utd
Ref: Nick Walsh, ScotlandCeltic Park, Glasgow · 60,832 cap
Match recap
Celtic beat Dundee Utd 4–0 in their Premiership fixture. Yang Hyun-Jun, Engels, Nygren, and Maeda scored for Celtic. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.44 for Celtic versus 0.33 for Dundee Utd. Celtic sit 3rd in the Premiership table while Dundee Utd are 7th.
First Half
⚽
Yang Hyun-Jun
Assist: Scales
⚽
Engels
Assist: Tierney
Araujo
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Panutche Camará
60'
⇄
Naamo
⇄
Araujo
60'
⇄
Stirton
⇄
Hatate
⚽
Nygren
⚽
Maeda
⇄
Tounekti
⇄
Yang Hyun-Jun
⇄
Maeda
78'
⇄
Ševelj
78'
⇄
Sapsford
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 2 |  Rangers | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | +35 | 69 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
| 6 |  Falkirk | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 46 |
| 7 |  Dundee Utd | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | -9 | 40 |
| 8 |  Aberdeen | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -15 | 33 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CelticDundee Utd
11Won
Statistical edge
11–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.44VS0.33
Attack6 · 0 won
22
Shots
3
8
Shots on target
0
15
Shots in the box
2
7
Shots outside box
1
7
Shots off goal
1
11
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
78%
Possession
22%
792
Total passes
222
729
Accurate passes
149
92%
Pass accuracy
67%
Discipline0 · 3 won
12
Fouls
5
1
Yellow cards
0
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
4
7
Blocked shots
2
Celtic
4-3-3
Dundee Utd
5-3-2Celtic
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 5L. ScalesD
- 6A. TrustyD
- 13Yang Hyun-JunF
- 22J. AraujoD
- 23S. TounektiF
- 27A. EngelsM
- 38D. MaedaF
- 41R. HatateM
- 42C. McGregorM
- 63K. TierneyD
Substitutes
- 8B. NygrenF
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 14L. McCowanM
- 24J. KennyF
- 28Paulo BernardoM
- 47D. MurrayD
- 49J. ForrestM
- 51Colby DonovanD
- 56A. RalstonD
Dundee Utd
5-3-2Starting XI
- 5V. ŠeveljD
- 6R. GrahamD
- 8Panutche CamaráM
- 9Z. SapsfordF
- 11W. FerryD
- 14C. SibbaldM
- 21Luca StephensonM
- 22D. NaamoD
- 23K. KeresztesD
- 25D. RichardsG
- 34O. StirtonF
Substitutes
- 2R. StrainD
- 4I. IovuD
- 7K. TrapanovskiM
- 10J. EskesenM
- 17A. Ahmed FatahF
- 31R. AdamsG
- 36M. WattersF
- 37S. HardingD
- 77N. MöllerF
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yang Hyun-Jun | F | 72 | 8.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/5 |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 90 | 8.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — |
| Liam Scales | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Auston Trusty | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Sebastian Tounekti | F | 72 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5/5 |
| Julián Araujo | D | 61 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasper Schmeichel | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arne Engels | M | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Reo Hatate | M | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 72 | 6.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Paulo Bernardo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dane Murray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Ralston | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Nygren | F | 29 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Luke McCowan | M | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Colby Donovan | D | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Forrest | M | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Johnny Kenny | F | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Dundee Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panutche Camará | M | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zachary Sapsford | F | 79 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ross Graham(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vicko Ševelj | D | 78 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Owen Stirton | F | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Luca Stephenson | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Ferry | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Craig Sibbald | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dave Richards | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dario Naamo | D | 60 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Krisztián Keresztes | D | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Iurie Iovu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruairidh Adams | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Cleall-Harding | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Watters | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolaj Möller | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julius Eskesen | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amar Fatah | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kristijan Trapanovski | M | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Ryan Strain | D | 30 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |