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Dundee Utd. face a trip to Celtic at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Terrors will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 53 occasions, and draw 26, from the 87 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, the The Bhoys carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sun 17 Oct | Dundee Utd. | 1 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 25 Apr | Dundee Utd. | 0 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 20 Feb | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sun 22 Nov | Dundee Utd. | 2 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Sep | Celtic | 1 - 1 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 12 May | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 22 Mar | Dundee Utd. | 2 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, The Bhoys have rattled up an impressive 24 goals, and conceded 5.
Dundee Utd. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the The Terrors have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Celtic's total of 33 points from their 13 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier. Dundee Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, picking up 18 from their 13 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 12 |
| Dundee Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the The Bhoys. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | 20 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 34 . |
| Dundee Utd. | 7 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |