Celtic vs Dundee United Prediction: Hosts will keep it tight with one eye on Munich

Celtic play their second home match of the week following Wednesday’s enthralling UEFA Champions League clash with Bayern Munich. It was a bruising affair for the Bhoys, but they must dust themselves down and regroup in time for the visit of Dundee United.

The visitors arrive hoping to take advantage of any tired legs in the home dressing room and exploit a European hangover. Will Dundee United cause an upset? Betfred’s Frank Monkhouse landed a winning accumulator last weekend and aims for more profits in his latest big-match preview as he gives us his Celtic vs Dundee United Predictions...

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Despite their midweek exploits, Celtic are favourites to make home advantage count and collect another three points. The Bhoys are top of a Premiership that was won quite some time ago, their rivals in Govan unable to keep pace.

With little for Celtic backers to get excited about in the match-winner market, they investigate the specials, where Betfred has some eye-catching options.

Dundee United travel to Glasgow third in the pecking order with high hopes of ending as the best of the rest behind the Old Firm.

The visitors are two points clear of nearest rivals Aberdeen, but their form has dipped in recent games, with Dundee United losing four of their previous five in this competition. Can they cause an upset and scalp the champions?

Celtic vs Dundee United Odds

Brendan Rodgers’ side enter 13 points clear of the chasing pack thanks to 21 wins, three draws, and one defeat, scoring 73 and conceding a dozen goals. They’ve won each of their last two in the league, and a third victory on the bounce makes sense at 1/6 with Betfred.

The Hoops are priced like losing isn’t an option, and their form so far this season makes that stance difficult to argue against.

Jim Goodwin’s side are performing better than many expected this season.

However, since beating St Mirren 1-0 with a late goal early in January, they’ve lost to Dundee in a Scottish Cup fourth round derby at Dens Park, slipped to a 3-1 home defeat to Rangers in the Premiership, and suffered a 1-0 loss at Rugby Park last time. An away win for Dundee United on Saturday is 14/1 at Betfred, with the draw 13/2.

Under 2.5 goals

Our first bet at Celtic Park is good enough to back as a single, with odds higher than I expected when researching. We pick the game to produce less than three goals from both teams combined. With this approach, it doesn’t matter which club wins or who scores the goals, as long as there are fewer than three. With a tense match expected, we have high hopes of securing another profit.

Flicking through the head-to-head stats, we note betting on under 2.5 goals would’ve landed you a profit in each of the last three games involving these rivals, including two previous meetings this season. The pair ended goalless at Tannadice in December before Celtic battled to a 2-0 win at this venue last month.

Celtic 2-0 Dundee United

Are you looking for a pick at Celtic Park with an even more attractive price? We return to a market that has been good to us this season: the correct score option available on the Betfred website and mobile app. Followers have already landed some excellent profits betting on the correct score in Celtic games, and this weekend looks the perfect time to add to that run.

Betting on Celtic 2-0 was the correct approach when the rivals last met in Glasgow, with goals scored by Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate. It’s worth noting that the away team hasn’t scored against Celtic since November 2022, a run of three games, losing twice by a 2-0 scoreline during that drought. After failing to find the net against Kilmarnock, Dundee, Celtic, and Hearts this year, the team from Tannadice is easy to oppose.

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...