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Celtic 1–0 Dundee United

Saturday 29 January 2022, 15:00 · Celtic Park · Round 24 · Half-time 0–0 · Referee Euan Anderson · Attendance 58,188

Celtic Abada 90' · Bitton sent off 81'

Post-match

Result and Expected Points

Measure	Celtic	Dundee United
Goals	1	0
xG	3.43	0.56
Expected Points	2.84	0.10

Celtic 93%Draw 6%Dundee United 2%

Most likely score 3–0, 14%. Final score 1–0, 4%.

Own goals have no xG.

xG race

Each side's xG added up shot by shot through the match. Stoppage time is shaded as far as the last shot or event recorded in it. Triangles along the foot mark each side's substitutions.

Match stats

CelticDundee United

3.43 +0.90xG0.56 −0.38

3.26 +0.86xG on target0.00 −1.12

21 −1Shots7 −4

8 +1.0Shots on target0 −3.9

6 +2.5Big chances0 −1.2

49 +12Touches in the opposition box9 −7

76% +5Possession24% −23

717 +61Passes239 −140

85% −2Pass accuracy53% −16

89% +9Field tilt11% −36

70 −5Final-third entries15 −21

31 +8.1Box entries4 −3.8

9.5 0Passes per defensive action25.6 +10

14 +4.5Corners2 −2.6

11 −1Tackles17 +3

13 +5.2Interceptions15 +5.0

3 −12Clearances38 +18

0 −1.5Saves7 +4.2

10 −2Fouls7 −5

1 −0.8Offsides2 +0.6

The small figure beside each value is its difference from the side's average per league match this season before this one. Field tilt is each side's share of the open-play passes completed in the final third; entries are completed open-play passes and carries into the final third and the box; passes per defensive action (PPDA) counts the opponent's passes in its own 60% of the pitch for each tackle, interception, challenge, or foul there.

Chance locations

Zones Shots

Celtic

Dundee United

Each area's share of the side's xG from open play and set pieces, with the xG in it. The two wide areas of the box count together, as on the club pages. Shots shows each of those shots instead, sized by its xG, with goals filled in.

Chance types

CelticDundee United

2.93 15 shots, 1 goalOpen play0.23 3 shots, 0 goals

0.00 0 shots, 0 goalsCounter-attacks0.15 2 shots, 0 goals

0.50 6 shots, 0 goalsSet pieces0.18 2 shots, 0 goals

xG by type of chance, with each side's shots and goals beside it.

Game state

0–0

Level: 90 min (95%) · Celtic 3.41, Dundee United 0.56 xG
Celtic ahead: 5 min (5%) · Celtic 0.02, Dundee United 0.00 xG

Line-ups

Celtic substitutes

46' Juranovic for Scales
46' Jota for Forrest · 1 assist
68' Taylor for Hatate
68' Doak for Ralston
83' McCarthy for Giakoumakis

Dundee United substitutes

50' Graham for McMann
62' McNulty for Clark
79' Glass for Meekison · yellow card 90+2'
79' Pawlett for Watt

Players

Celtic

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Hart	GK	90			0.00	0.00	0	0.03	2	0
Ralston	RB	68			0.03	0.07	0	0.07	4	4
Carter-Vickers	CB	90			0.17	0.03	0	0.15	7	6
Starfelt	CB	90			0.21	0.02	0	0.11	3	3
Scales	LB	46			0.00	0.05	0	0.11	8	0
O'Riley	CM	90			0.67	0.53	4	0.25	13	8
Bitton	CM	81			0.00	0.10	0	0.07	5	2
Hatate	CM	68			0.02	0.18	1	0.10	4	2
Abada	RW	90	1		0.95	0.39	1	0.24	8	4
Giakoumakis	ST	83			1.14	0.00	0	0.00	1	0
Forrest	LW	46			0.05	0.07	2	0.09	5	0
Juranovic	DF	44			0.17	0.28	2	0.30	8	1
Jota	FW	44		1	0.00	0.55	3	0.37	5	0
Taylor	DF	22			0.00	0.01	1	0.04	5	0
Doak	FW	22			0.02	0.08	1	0.12	4	0
McCarthy	MF	7			0.00	0.00	0	0.00	0	0

Dundee United

Player	Pos	Min	xG	xA	KP	xT	Prog	Def
Siegrist	GK	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	1	2
Neilson	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	1	9
Butcher	CB	90	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	17
McMann	CB	50	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	3	4
Niskanen	RWB	90	0.04	0.00	0	0.05	1	9
Meekison	CM	79	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	4
Levitt	CM	90	0.00	0.10	1	0.04	3	4
Harkes	CM	90	0.14	0.04	1	0.07	3	2
Sporle	LWB	90	0.03	0.15	1	0.20	3	10
Clark	ST	62	0.33	0.00	0	−0.16	1	3
Watt	ST	79	0.02	0.01	1	0.01	1	1
Graham	DF	40	0.00	0.00	0	0.02	2	8
McNulty	FW	28	0.00	0.00	0	0.01	0	2
Glass	MF	11	0.00	0.01	0	0.02	0	0
Pawlett	MF	11	0.00	0.00	0	−0.01	0	0

Starters, then substitutes in the order they came on. KP is chances created and Def defensive actions (tackles, blocks, clearances, and interceptions). xT is the expected threat added by the player's completed open-play passes and carries, and Prog counts progressive passes and carries.

Pass networks

Celtic

Dundee United

Each starter at the average position of their passes and receptions until the side's first substitution or red card, sized by completed passes. Lines join pairs who passed to each other often, thicker for more passes.

Passing combinations

Celtic

From	To	Passes
Starfelt	Carter-Vickers	23
Carter-Vickers	Starfelt	23
Carter-Vickers	Ralston	22
Starfelt	Scales	18
Ralston	Carter-Vickers	18

Dundee United

From	To	Passes
McMann	Sporle	6
Sporle	Watt	6
Graham	Watt	5
Levitt	Clark	4
Niskanen	Harkes	4

The five pairs with the most completed passes from one to the other over the whole match.

Defensive actions

Celtic

Against its average of 22 matches

Dundee United

Against its average of 22 matches

Where each side made its tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocks, recoveries, challenges, and fouls, attacking up the page. Areas are shaded by the difference from the side's average per match this season before this one: amber for more, blue for fewer.

Threat

Celtic

Dundee United

Expected threat added by completed open-play passes and carries, by where the move started, attacking up the page. Expected threat is the chance that possession in an area leads to a goal; a move adds the difference between where it ends and where it starts.

Ratings

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday (ring) and after it (dot); a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs after the matchday, spread up and down only so they don't overlap. The change takes in the whole matchday.

League probabilities

Chance	Before	With this result	Change
Celtic
Title	42%	44%	+2
Dundee United
Top six	27%	25%	−2
11th	3%	3%	0
Bottom	1%	1%	0
Rangers
Title	58%	56%	−2
Motherwell
Top six	77%	78%	+1

From the forecast before the match (29 January 2022): each chance then, and across the simulations in which the match ended this way. The change is in percentage points.

Pre-match

As things stood before kick-off.

Forecast

Measure	Celtic	Dundee United
Expected goals	2.64	0.55
Win	82%	5%
Expected Points	2.58	0.29
Clean sheet	58%	7%

Celtic 82%Draw 13%Dundee United 5%

Most likely score 2–0, 14%. Both sides score 39%.

From the forecast as it stood on 29 January 2022: each side's attack and defence ratings in a Dixon–Coles score model, as on the Forecasts page.

League probabilities by result

Chance	Now	Celtic win	Draw	Dundee United win
Celtic
Title	42%	44%	35%	29%
Dundee United
Top six	27%	25%	34%	51%
11th	3%	3%	2%	1%
Bottom	1%	1%	<1%	<1%
Rangers
Title	58%	56%	65%	71%
Motherwell
Top six	77%	78%	75%	69%

Each chance before the match and across the simulations ending in each result. Other teams are listed where a chance moves by at least 3 percentage points.

Form

Celtic

Dundee United

The last six league matches, newest first, with xG for and against.

Season to date

Measure	Celtic	Dundee United
Position	2nd	7th
Played	22	22
Won, drawn, lost	16–⁠3–⁠3	8–⁠4–⁠10
Points	51 (2.32 per game)	28 (1.27 per game)
Expected Points per game	2.44	1.11
Goals	46–⁠13	19–⁠26
xG per game	2.53–⁠0.62	0.94–⁠1.39
Home: points, xG per game	2.60, 3.09–⁠0.50	1.50, 1.02–⁠1.44
Away: points, xG per game	2.08, 2.07–⁠0.72	1.00, 0.85–⁠1.33
Manager	Ange Postecoglou (22)	Tam Courts (22)

League matches this season before kick-off. The manager's number is league matches in charge since 2020/21.

Ratings

This season

The goals each side would score (attack) and concede (defence) per game against an average team, from the forecast ratings before this matchday, with their rank among the league's clubs; a lower defence number is better. Grey dots are the other clubs, spread up and down only so they don't overlap.

Strengths and weaknesses

Chances	Celtic		Dundee United
Chances	Created	Conceded	Created	Conceded
Open play	+137%	−51%	−16%	+12%
Counter-attacks	+129%	−62%	average	−15%
Set pieces	+63%	−47%	−24%	+21%
Penalties	+34%	−33%	−66%	+34%
Headers	+68%	−20%	average	+20%
Left side	+92%	−58%	−14%	average
Centre	+164%	−46%	−14%	+31%
Right side	+54%	−50%	−28%	−9%

xG created and conceded per game against the league average this season: +24% is 24% more than an average side. Left and right are each side's own, so chances conceded on its left come from opponents attacking down their right. Green favours the side and amber doesn't.

Matchups

Celtic attacking

Celtic createdDundee United concededLeft side+92%−9%Centre+164%+31%Right side+54%averageOpen play+137%+12%Counter-attacks+129%−15%Set pieces+63%+21%Headers+68%+20%

Dundee United attacking

Dundee United createdCeltic concededLeft side−14%−50%Centre−14%−46%Right side−28%−58%Open play−16%−51%Counter-attacksaverage−62%Set pieces−24%−47%Headersaverage−20%

Each side's xG created per game down each side of the pitch, through the centre, and from each type of chance, against what its opponent concedes there, both relative to the league average.

Season averages

CelticDundee United

2.53xG0.94

0.62xG against1.39

71%Possession47%

21.7Shots11.0

6.8Shots against13.6

7.0Shots on target3.9

3.5Big chances1.2

37.4Touches in the opposition box15.9

656Passes379

88%Pass accuracy70%

9.5Corners4.6

80%Field tilt46%

74.6Final-third entries35.7

22.9Box entries7.8

10.0Passes per defensive action15.5

Per league match this season before kick-off.

Game state this season

Celtic

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	39	2.30	0.46
Ahead	45	2.81	0.79
Behind	6	1.95	0.39

Dundee United

State	Minutes per game	xG per 90	xG against per 90
Level	51	0.84	1.23
Ahead	12	0.58	1.44
Behind	27	1.30	1.67

xG by period

Celtic

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.36	0.11	6–1
16–30	0.48	0.09	15–3
31–45	0.46	0.10	6–2
46–60	0.29	0.09	6–2
61–75	0.34	0.16	4–4
76–90	0.61	0.08	9–1

Dundee United

Minutes	xG per game	xG against	Goals
1–15	0.09	0.15	0–2
16–30	0.10	0.13	1–6
31–45	0.19	0.33	5–4
46–60	0.15	0.18	3–4
61–75	0.20	0.29	5–3
76–90	0.21	0.30	5–7

Per game this season, with stoppage time counted in its half; goals are totals for and against.

Most used players by position

Celtic

Formations: 4-3-3 (18), 4-1-4-1 (2), 4-3-1-2 (1), 4-2-3-1 (1)

Dundee United

Formations: 4-5-1 (7), 4-3-3 (4), 4-4-1-1 (4), 4-4-2 (2), 5-3-2 (1), 3-5-2 (1), 4-1-4-1 (1), 4-3-2-1 (1), 3-5-1-1 (1)

This season's most used formation, with up to three players who started most often in each position and their league starts there. Underneath, when a side has used more than one, every formation with its starts.

Head to head

Date	Home	Score	Away	xG
5 December 2021	Dundee United	0–3	Celtic	xG 0.21–4.36
26 September 2021	Celtic	1–1	Dundee United	xG 2.65–0.98
7 March 2021	Dundee United	0–0	Celtic	xG 0.51–1.77
30 December 2020	Celtic	3–0	Dundee United	xG 2.09–0.95
22 August 2020	Dundee United	0–1	Celtic	xG 0.29–3.00

5 league meetings since 2020/21: Celtic won 3, Dundee United won 0, and 2 were drawn. Goals 8–1 and xG 2.77–0.59 per game.

Key players

Celtic

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
Furuhashi	12	949	8	0	0.81	0.16
Abada	17	1,467	6	3	0.47	0.33
Forrest	6	505	0	1	0.56	0.22
Turnbull	18	1,586	5	4	0.28	0.43

Dundee United

Player	Starts	Min	G	A	xG per 90	xA per 90
McNulty	6	495	0	0	0.38	0.09
Clark	17	1,527	4	1	0.25	0.07
Pawlett	18	1,538	2	0	0.14	0.14
Niskanen	14	1,153	1	3	0.08	0.14

Up to four players a side with the most xG plus xA per 90 minutes, from those with at least 450 league minutes.