Celtic vs Dundee United Prediction: Back the hosts to win to nil

Celtic welcome Dundee Utd to Glasgow on Wednesday evening for a 19:45 kick-off. This game is not set to be broadcast live on UK TV.

The Hoops are firm betting favourites to land another three points. Betfred’s Frank Monkhouse aims to build on a stunning 5/1 correct score winner in Celtic’s last game with his latest preview and of course, those big Celtic vs Dundee United Predictions to help you plan your betting action for this one...

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Celtic play their second home match in three days when hosting Dundee United in game 21 of the defending champion’s season. The Bhoys enter on a fine run of form, with their stats for the season showing 17 wins, two draws, and one defeat, with 55 goals scored and only seven conceded.

The spare defeat on their record was inflicted by Rangers in the New Year Old Firm derby. Brendan Rodgers’ side are betting favourites to land an 18th win in 21 starts.

Dundee United travel from Tannadice to Celtic Park as the best of the rest behind pace-setters Celtic and Rangers in second. Jim Goodwin’s team have won nine, drawn seven, and lost five games so far, scoring 30 goals and leaking 22.

A tally of 34 points places them six behind Rangers and level with fourth-placed Aberdeen, who have lost each of their last five. Will the visitors cause a shock to inflict Celtic’s first home defeat?

Celtic vs Dundee Utd Odds

The pre-match betting odds are what you would expect to find when Celtic are playing at home. The Hoops are priced like losing isn’t an option, with Betfred traders offering 1/6 to new and existing members. That’s tight, but Celtic’s form makes it almost impossible to argue against that stance, and the locals are good enough to add another three points to their already impressive tally.

Dundee United have been written off as a no-hoper in the betting. They arrive following a mixed bag of results, winning three, drawing one, and suffering one defeat.

They won three games on the bounce, beating St Johnstone, Aberdeen, and Dundee after drawing with Celtic. Despite an impressive run, the Tangerines were beaten 1-0 by Hearts at Tannadice last time out, and the pressure is now on to bounce back. A win for Dundee Utd is priced at 16/1, with a draw trading at 7/1.

Celtic to win to nil

There’s little point in opposing Celtic this season, with the Bhoys taking control of the Premiership, regaining the League Cup, and holding their own in the revamped UEFA Champions League. We’re picking a solid win for the home team, but the odds means we must work hard to uncover the value.

Thankfully, I’ve found a bet that gives us a fighting chance of landing a profit.

Backing Celtic to win to nil would’ve landed you a return in half of the last four meetings of these teams, with Dundee United drawing a blank in three of those games. The pair ended goalless at Tannadice just before Christmas, and we’re happy to follow that trend. Back Celtic to win the match and do so without conceding a goal.

Kuhn to score anytime

After landing the profits of a 3-0 correct score winner on Celtic at the weekend, we’re sitting pretty. Aiming for another decent win, we’re backing German attacker Nicolas Kuhn to score first in the match. That’s worth a bet as a single.

We’re backing Kuhn at the perfect time after he scored a double against St Mirren on Sunday afternoon in Glasgow. That brace means Kuhn has scored five goals in his previous five games, netting in the League Cup final and in 4-0 wins over Motherwell and St Johnstone at Parkhead.

Back Kuhn to add another in this match and hope that red hot scoring streak continues on Wednesday evening.

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...