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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 lose 50 and win only 8 of the 78 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Celtic running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Oct | Dundee Utd. | 2 - 4 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 Aug | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 May | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Dundee Utd. | SFAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Dundee Utd. | 2 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Celtic | 1 - 0 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 03 Oct | Dundee Utd. | 0 - 3 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 16 May | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the The Bhoys, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Celtic, Dundee Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Terrors have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Celtic are leading the way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, with their 23 games giving them a return of 57 points. Dundee Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Bank of Scotland Scottish Premier, showing a record of 25 points from their 23 games played 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 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 13 |
| Dundee Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Terrors are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Celtic. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Won 3 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Dundee Utd. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 6 away matches. |