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Dundee United v Celtic
Kick Off: Sunday 22nd December at 12:00
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Watch Live: Sky Sports Football
Dundee United take on Celtic at Tannadice in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday afternoon.
Jim Goodwin’s hosts will be looking to bounce back from last week’s 4-3 defeat at Motherwell.
As for Celtic, they defeated fierce rivals Rangers on penalties in the Scottish League Cup final at Hampden last Sunday.
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Declan Gallagher stands out for committing a minimum of 1 foul during this match at 2.0. The Dundee United defender collected his sixth yellow card of the season during last week’s 4-3 loss at Motherwell.
The 33-year-old has committed a foul in 4 of his last 6 Scottish Premiership appearances, including each of his last 2. It’s also worth noting that Gallagher committed a foul during Dundee United’s home game with Rangers earlier this season.
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Dundee United v Celtic Players to Watch
Vicko Sevelj
Look for Vicko Sevelj to commit 2 or more fouls at Tannadice on Sunday. The all-action Dundee United midfielder has averaged 2.0 fouls per game in the Scottish Premiership this season.
The 24-year-old Croatian has committed multiple fouls in 9 of his 15 Scottish top-flight outings this season so far. Sevelj was guilty of no fewer than 4 offences away at Motherwell last weekend, collecting a yellow card along the way.
Nicolas Kuhn
Nicolas Kuhn has been in sublime form for Celtic this season. The German winger has scored 12 times across his 23 appearances in all competitions this term, the most recent of which came against Rangers at Hampden last Sunday.
On top of that goal haul, the Hoops ace has provided 11 assists. Thus, Kuhn warrants support to register another goal involvement on Sunday against a Dundee United side that shipped 4 goals last weekend.
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Dundee United v Celtic Form and Tactics
Dundee United saw their 5-game unbeaten run in the Scottish Premiership come to an end against Motherwell last Saturday. The Terrors will consider themselves unlucky to have come away from Fir Park empty-handed. They won the shot battle 16-12, with 9 of their efforts on goal hitting the target.
Jim Goodwin’s side are averaging 2.56 yellow cards per game in the Scottish Premiership this season. They were shown 3 yellow cards against Motherwell last weekend.
It’s also worth noting that Dundee United have drawn 3 red cards in the Scottish Premiership this season. Each of those 3 sending-offs have arrived in games at Tannadice.
Dundee United are amongst the lowest corner takers in the Scottish Premiership this season. They have averaged just 4.25 corners per game in the top-flight this term. At the other end of the park, United are conceding an average of 5.69 corners per 90.
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Celtic remain unbeaten domestically this season after winning last weekend’s Scottish League Cup final against Rangers on penalties. Despite lifting the trophy, Brendan Rodgers’ side weren’t at their free-flowing best. They lost the shot count 15-9, giving up 10 on-target efforts to their Old Firm rivals.
Celtic have averaged 7.73 on-target efforts per game in the Scottish Premiership this season, however, they only managed to hit the target 6 times against Rangers last Sunday.
The Hoops have also been the corner kings in the Scottish top flight this term, averaging 9.87 per game. Rodgers’ side racked up 14 flag-kicks in their previous Scottish Premiership game against Hibernian.
Celtic have been the Scottish Premiership’s best-behaved side this season. They are receiving an average of just 1.27 cards per game and are one of only two teams in the division that have not been shown a red card this term to date.
Dundee United v Celtic Ref Watch
- Referee: David Dickinson
- While David Dickinson has averaged just 2.75 yellow cards per game in the Scottish Premiership this season, he has issued a red card in 2 of the 4 top-flight games that he has taken charge of this term.
- David Dickinson has awarded 2 penalty kicks across the 4 Scottish Premiership games that he has taken charge of this season. One of those spot-kicks was given against Dundee United at Tannadice back on the opening weekend of the season.
- David Dickinson has given an average of 24.0 free-kicks per game in the Scottish Premiership this season.
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