Matchday

Premiership 25/26 · 22 Mar 2026

Dundee United 2–0 Celtic

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.3 – 2.0
Actual xG
1.5 – 1.1
Goals
2 – 0

Footybot made Celtic favourites at 53%.

Dundee United won a close one on the chances: 1.5 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ashley Maynard-Brewer, 60.6 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: William Ferry +19.9, Ashley Maynard-Brewer +15.1, Luca Stephenson +11.3.

Well below it: Krisztián Keresztes −17.9, Kieran Tierney −8.6.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Dundee United

15 Mar 2026D 2–2at Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
3 Mar 2026W 2–1v St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
28 Feb 2026L 0–2at Motherwell Scottish Premiership
24 Feb 2026D 0–0v Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
21 Feb 2026D 1–1v Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership

Celtic

14 Mar 2026W 3–1v Motherwell Scottish Premiership
4 Mar 2026W 2–1at Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
1 Mar 2026D 2–2at Rangers Scottish Premiership
26 Feb 2026W 1–0at VfB Stuttgart Europa League
22 Feb 2026L 1–2v Hibernian Scottish Premiership

Head to head

10 Jan 2026Celtic 4–0 Dundee United Scottish Premiership
17 Dec 2025Dundee United 2–1 Celtic Scottish Premiership

Dundee United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ashley Maynard-Brewer Goalkeeper9000–60.6+15.1
William Ferry Midfielder90100.4053.2+19.9
Ross Graham Defender9000–51.7+5.8
Emmanuel Agyei Midfielder90100.0847.6+10.1
Luca Stephenson Midfielder9001–46.4+11.3
Zachary Sapsford Forward1800–44.2–
Neil Farrugia Forward7200–41.0+1.4
Max Watters Forward89000.6539.1+1.6
Vicko Ševelj Midfielder88000.1037.6−1.0
Iurie Iovu Defender90000.0936.1−0.6
Amar Fatah Forward90000.1734.5−6.1
Panutche Camará Midfielder800–28.7–
Krisztián Keresztes Defender9000–25.1−17.9
Craig Sibbald Midfielder9000.0323.7–

Celtic

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Liam Scales Defender9000–55.3+4.2
Viljami Sinisalo Goalkeeper9000–54.2+4.8
Junior Adamu Forward1500–44.4–
Benjamin Nygren Forward7500–44.1−7.4
Reo Hatate Midfielder75000.1643.8+3.5
Benjamin Arthur Defender90000.0641.9–
Kelechi Iheanacho Forward57000.1640.6−7.5
Callum McGregor Midfielder5700–40.5−6.8
Daizen Maeda Forward90000.1140.3+1.7
Yang Hyun-Jun Midfielder9000–40.1−3.1
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Midfielder3300–38.2–
Colby Donovan Defender6200–37.2−6.6
Kieran Tierney Defender90000.3332.9−8.6
James Forrest Midfielder15000.0730.0–
Luke McCowan Midfielder28000.1821.7–
Sebastian Tounekti Forward33000.0218.1–