Matchday

Premiership 26/27 · 3 Aug 2026

Celtic 1–0 Dundee FC

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
3.0 – 0.6
Actual xG
2.6 – 0.5
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made Celtic favourites at 85%.

Celtic won and made the better chances: 2.6 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Viljami Sinisalo, 59.5 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Ryan Astley +13.2, Viljami Sinisalo +9.4.

Well below it: Alistair Johnston −26.6, Kasper Høgh −23.5, Camilo Durán −16.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Celtic

16 May 2026W 3–1v Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership
13 May 2026W 3–2at Motherwell Scottish Premiership
10 May 2026W 3–1v Rangers Scottish Premiership
3 May 2026W 2–1at Hibernian Scottish Premiership
25 Apr 2026W 3–1v Falkirk FC Scottish Premiership

Dundee FC

17 May 2026W 3–2v Aberdeen Scottish Premiership
12 May 2026L 1–3at Kilmarnock Scottish Premiership
9 May 2026W 3–0v Livingston Scottish Premiership
2 May 2026W 1–0v St. Mirren Scottish Premiership
26 Apr 2026L 0–3at Dundee United Scottish Premiership

Head to head

5 Apr 2026Dundee FC 1–2 Celtic Scottish Premiership
3 Dec 2025Celtic 1–0 Dundee FC Scottish Premiership
19 Oct 2025Dundee FC 2–0 Celtic Scottish Premiership

Celtic

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Colby Donovan Defender1100–60.6–
Viljami Sinisalo Goalkeeper9000–59.5+9.4
Auston Trusty Defender9000–56.3−0.7
Cameron Carter-Vickers Defender90000.0355.2−4.5
Benjamin Nygren Forward83100.8651.9+4.0
James Forrest Midfielder12000.1346.1–
Callum McGregor Midfielder90000.1142.4−2.3
Camilo Durán Forward7800–33.9−16.2
Yang Hyun-Jun Midfielder78000.1131.7−9.9
Sebastian Tounekti Forward12000.1129.4–
Kasper Høgh Forward90000.8827.7−23.5
Luke McCowan Midfielder1100–27.4–
Arne Engels Midfielder90000.1326.1−16.2
Kieran Tierney Defender83010.2023.2−13.0
Alistair Johnston Defender9000–18.3−26.6

Dundee FC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Owen Bevan Defender90000.0755.2–
Ryan Astley Defender90000.0255.1+13.2
Owen Goodman Goalkeeper9000–50.3–
Alan Forrest Midfielder1000–49.1–
Finlay Robertson Midfielder3000–45.8–
Brad Halliday Midfielder1000–44.9–
Ryan Finnigan Midfielder90000.0844.8–
Simon Murray Forward6000–42.2−2.0
Joe Westley Forward90000.1241.2−0.0
Joe Bevan Forward80000.0638.9–
Ashley Hay Forward30000.0536.8–
Ethan Hamilton Midfielder90000.0336.3−0.7
Charlie Reilly Midfielder60000.0531.5–
Idris Odutayo Defender9000–26.6–
Drey Wright Defender8000–24.2−2.9