Dundee United vs Celtic Prediction and Betting Tips | December 17th 2025

Dundee United will welcome Celtic to Tannadice Park in the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday. The hosts have won just three of their 16 league games, and they are eighth in the standings with 17 points. The defending champions are second in the league table and trail leaders Hearts by six points, though they have two games in hand.

The Terrors are winless in their last seven league games, and they were held to a scoreless draw by Motherwell in their previous outing last week. They have failed to score in their last two games and will look to return to goalscoring ways here.

The visitors have seen a drop in form and are currently on a three-game losing streak in all competitions. They lost 2-1 at home to Hearts in their previous league outing earlier this month, with Kieran Tierney scoring a consolation goal in stoppage time.

They lost 3-0 to Roma in the UEFA Europa League last week, and they fell to a 3-1 defeat to St. Mirren in the Scottish League Cup final on Sunday.

Dundee United vs Celtic Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

• The two teams have crossed paths 250 times in all competitions. As expected, the visitors have the lead in the head-to-head record with 150 wins. The Terrors have 42 wins, and 58 games have ended in draws.
• The defending champions had won three of their four meetings against the hosts last season and registered a 5-0 away win in April.
• Dundee United have failed to score in two of their last three Premiership home games while conceding five goals.
• Celtic have suffered three defeats in the league this season, with two of them coming on their travels.
• Only Motherwell have drawn more games (9) in the league this season than the hosts (8).

Dundee United vs Celtic Prediction

The Terrors are winless in all competitions since October, failing to score in four of the seven games in that period. They are winless in this fixture since 2015, with their last win against the defending champions coming at home in 2014.

Yevhenii Kucherenko is sidelined with a thigh injury, while Dario Naamo, Pan Camara, and Isaac Pappoe will also miss this match.

The Bhoys have lost their last three games in all competitions, with two of these defeats coming at home. They have won their last three away games, scoring six goals. They have won six of their last seven meetings against the hosts and are strong favorites.

Wilfried Nancy has become the first manager in the club's history to suffer defeats in his first three games in charge and will look to secure a win here. Kelechi Iheanacho, Jota, and Alistair Johnston are long-term absentees for the defending champions, while Sebastian Tounekti and Michel-Ange Balikwisha are away on Africa Cup of Nations duty.

The visitors have scored 25 goals in their last seven games against the hosts, and should be able to secure a comfortable win here.

Prediction: Dundee United 0-2 Celtic

Dundee United vs Celtic Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Celtic to win

Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Under 2.5 goals

Tip 3: Both teams to score - No

Tip 4: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes

Edited by Shubham Dupare