Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 5
Aug 22, 2020 at 5.30pm UK
Tannadice Park
Dundee Utd0 - 1Celtic
Reaction
Neil Lennon compares Albian Ajeti to Gary Hooper after first goal
The 23-year-old Switzerland international came on as a substitute and scored for the champions.
Aug 23, 10:45
Neil Lennon: 'Celtic deserved great win over Dundee United'
Albian Ajeti's first goal for Celtic earned the Hoops all three points at Tannadice
Aug 22, 21:28
The Match
Match Report
The Switzerland striker joined the Hoops from West Ham for £4.5million.
Team News
Micky Mellon expects to welcome back a couple of his injured players ahead of hosting the champions on Saturday but refused to name names.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership fixture between Dundee United and Celtic, including team news and predicted lineups.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 45.11%. A win for Dundee United had a probability of 29.29% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.14%) and 0-2 (7.88%). The likeliest Dundee United win was 1-0 (8.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.16%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Celtic in this match.
| Result | ||
| Dundee United | Draw | Celtic |
| 29.29% | 25.59% | 45.11% |
| Both teams to score 53.32% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
