Dundee Utd vs Celtic
Ref: J. BeatonTannadice Park, Dundee · 14,209 cap
Match recap
Dundee Utd beat Celtic 2–1 in their Premiership fixture. Keresztes and Sapsford scored for Dundee Utd; Maeda replied for Celtic. Dundee Utd held 26% possession to 74% for Celtic. Dundee Utd sit 7th in the Premiership table while Celtic are 3rd.
First Half
13'
⚽
Maeda
Assist: Kenny
43'
Paulo Bernardo
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Esselink
⚽
Keresztes
Assist: Ševelj
⚽
Sapsford
Assist: Ahmed Fatah
65'
⇄
Hatate
65'
⇄
Kenny
65'
⇄
Paulo Bernardo
⇄
Watters
75'
⇄
Tierney
⇄
Sapsford
Stephenson
Yellow Card
86'
⇄
Yang Hyun-Jun
Richards
Yellow Card
| # | 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
Dundee UtdCeltic
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack3 · 3 won
16
Shots
17
7
Shots on target
2
13
Shots in the box
10
3
Shots outside box
7
7
Shots off goal
11
7
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
26%
Possession
74%
210
Total passes
601
126
Accurate passes
518
60%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline0 · 2 won
10
Fouls
3
2
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
5
2
Blocked shots
4
Dundee Utd
3-4-2-1
Celtic
3-4-3
Dundee Utd
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2R. StrainM
- 3B. EsselinkD
- 6R. GrahamD
- 9Z. SapsfordF
- 11W. FerryM
- 14C. SibbaldM
- 17A. Ahmed FatahF
- 21Luca StephensonM
- 23K. KeresztesD
- 25D. RichardsG
- 36M. WattersF
Substitutes
- 5V. ŠeveljD
- 7K. TrapanovskiM
- 10J. EskesenM
- 19I. DolčekF
- 31R. AdamsG
- 34O. StirtonD
- 37S. HardingD
- 44C. BeattieM
- 77N. MöllerF
Celtic
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 6A. TrustyD
- 13Yang Hyun-JunM
- 14L. McCowanM
- 24J. KennyF
- 28Paulo BernardoM
- 38D. MaedaF
- 41R. HatateF
- 42C. McGregorM
- 56A. RalstonD
- 63K. TierneyD
Substitutes
- 4Jahmai Simpson-PuseyD
- 5L. ScalesD
- 8B. NygrenF
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 18S. YamadaF
- 27A. EngelsM
- 47D. MurrayD
- 49J. ForrestM
- 51Colby DonovanD
Dundee Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krisztián Keresztes | D | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Zachary Sapsford | F | 80 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Will Ferry | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Ross Graham(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Craig Sibbald | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Luca Stephenson | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ryan Strain | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dave Richards | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Amar Fatah | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1/5 |
| Max Watters | F | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Bert Esselink | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Owen Stirton | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Beattie | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Cleall-Harding | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruairidh Adams | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristijan Trapanovski | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julius Eskesen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vicko Ševelj | D | 45 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ivan Dolček | F | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nikolaj Möller | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daizen Maeda | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/4 |
| Paulo Bernardo | M | 65 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | M | 86 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Auston Trusty | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Anthony Ralston | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Luke McCowan | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/4 |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 75 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Reo Hatate | F | 65 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Johnny Kenny | F | 65 | 5.9 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Colby Donovan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dane Murray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Forrest | M | 25 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Arne Engels | M | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Benjamin Nygren | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Liam Scales | D | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shin Yamada | F | 25 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |