Dundee United vs Celtic Prediction: Both teams to score in SPL goal-fest

Celtic travel to the City of Discovery on Sunday to play Dundee United at Tannadice in a game you can follow live on TV from noon.

Our Scottish football tipster Frank Monkhouse, expects a competitive contest in this early start. Read his Dundee United vs Celtic Predictions, including a pick at decent odds, only at Betfred...

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Dundee United enter Sunday’s game boasting a strong run of form. The locals enjoyed recent wins over St Mirren and Ross County at this venue and left Ibrox with a point following a 1-1 draw in Govan late last month.

Fans would view another share of the spoils as a decent result against the Premiership champions. They hope to catch their opponents at the right time following last weekend’s energy-sapping League Cup final at Hampden.

Celtic head into their 16th game of the season sitting on top of the Premiership table, boasting stats of 14 wins against one draw.

The only slight blot on their copybook was a 2-2 home draw with nearest rivals Aberdeen, but Brendan Rodgers’ side responded to win 1-0 at a stormy Pittodrie in their first game of December. Will they continue their winning ways? You can bet now at Betfred.

Dundee Utd vs Celtic Odds

Dundee United enjoy the home advantage for this game and take confidence from how they’ve performed in the Premiership so far this season. But they start as the underdogs in the betting, with Betfred traders favouring the visitors. Will Jim Goodwin’s team silence their doubters and score their most important victory of the campaign so far? You can back Dundee Utd to win at odds of 9/1 with Betfred.

Celtic have barely put a foot wrong in the Premiership this season and have been so good in their opening 15 games it looks a case of who will finish second in the table, with the Bhoys looking every inch a defending champion. There’s not much value when backing Celtic to win the match, but you may wish to add the away win to your weekend accumulators at 1/4. The draw is viewed as a less likely outcome, with a level finish up for grabs at 11/2.

Over 2.5 goals

Celtic have enjoyed near-total domination over Dundee United in recent years and registered some memorable wins at this venue.

The Bhoys recorded a jaw-dropping 9-0 win here in August 2022 and finished three games against Sunday’s opponents with an aggregate score of 15-2 that season. Another impressive performance and a strong win wouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone with an interest in Scottish football.

We’re following the stats and trends for our first bet at Tannadice, backing over 2.5 goals, and that will work well in your Sunday multiples. The same bet would’ve landed you a profit in two of the last three meetings of these teams and three of five.

Both teams have already proven themselves more than capable in attack this season, and with fatigue now a factor in a busy festive period, more goals are likely.

Both score and Celtic win

Celtic are the hot favourites to win this game, and we expect them to live up to expectations and tighten their grip on the Premiership. However, few teams enjoy an easy shift at Tannadice, and the early Sunday afternoon start will ensure a competitive 90 minutes. Back both teams to score and Celtic to win as a single.

That bet gives followers a shot at decent odds, and we’re sure to get a run for our money. Both score and Celtic win was the correct approach when the Hoops won 4-2 in Glasgow last season, and more of the same is likely.

Dundee United will set up to frustrate their opponents, but Celtic’s firepower should be enough to send fans home happy.

Frank Monkhouse covers Scottish Football for us here at Betfred Insights. You can check out all of his work along with that of the rest of our Football Betting Tips desk on our main Football page...