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Dundee Utd. face a trip to Celtic at Celtic Park on Wednesday evening, 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 51 occasions, and draw 22, from the 81 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Celtic running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Dundee Utd. | 0 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Dundee Utd. | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Celtic | 2 - 2 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Dundee Utd. | 1 - 4 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Celtic | 3 - 3 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Oct | Dundee Utd. | 2 - 4 | Celtic | 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 4 goals against.
Dundee Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Those games have seen the The Terrors pummel 11 goals, and let in 3.
Celtic sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 64 points from their 27 games. Dundee Utd. find themselves in a respectable 4th position, courtesy of the 45 points they have accumulated from 29 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| Dundee Utd. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form The Terrors, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | 7 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Dundee Utd. | Undefeated in last 6 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |