Dundee vs Celtic Prediction: Back Celtic to win and BTTS at 8/5

Dundee host Celtic in the Scottish Premiership on Tuesday in a match you can follow live on Sky Sports Main Event from 20:00. The hosts recently held Rangers to a 1-1 draw, but will Tony Docherty’s men dent the league leaders? 

Betfred’s Frank Monkhouse tipped two strong winners when Celtic beat Ross County in the highlands on Saturday in his Ross County vs Celtic Predictions article. He now sets his sights on finding more value for followers in the City of Discovery with his Dundee vs Celtic Predictions...

There’s one game from the Scottish Premiership on Tuesday as Dundee host Celtic at Dens Park in round 23 of the campaign. The home team start eighth in the table, knowing a win would boost their chances of finishing in the top six later this year.

Dundee have won only two of their previous six Premiership outings, but the locals are unbeaten in two, taking four of the six points available. Can they score a rare upset win over the champions? Betfred traders offer attractive odds to those opposing the pace-setters.

Celtic travel to Dens Park with an opportunity to go 18 points clear of Rangers at the top of the Premiership. Brendan Rodgers’ side have won 19, drawn two, and lost just one game so far, with the spare defeat inflicted by Gers at Ibrox earlier this month.

The Hoops responded to that loss by taking maximum points from their last three games, and the away win is red hot favourite on the Betfred website and mobile app.

Dundee vs Celtic Odds

Seven places and 33 points separates these teams heading into Tuesday’s game, and that’s reflected in the pre-match betting. Betfred traders are confident enough to write off Docherty’s Dundee, and bettors looking for the value will find a home win at 12/1.

That’s a generous offer, but it’s unlikely to attract too much attention, with most followers of Scottish football expecting Celtic to win again.

Since suffering a humiliating 3-0 defeat in the New Year’s Old Firm derby, Celtic have steadied the ship.

The Hoops responded with a 3-0 home win over St Mirren before beating Dundee United 2-0 in Glasgow and, most recently, Ross County 4-1 in the highlands. That’s the reaction of champions and is precisely what the Celtic fans wanted to see from their team. The away win is 1/5, with the draw available at 13/2.

Over 2.5 goals

We start with a bet that served us well in Celtic’s strong win over Ross County on Saturday afternoon in Dingwall. Over 2.5 goals banked us a return that day, and we’re hoping for more of the same against Dundee on Tuesday. The stats suggest that the market is worth sticking with, and we hope to see plenty of action and a few goals scored at Dens Park. Over 2.5 goals looks like a bet worth adding to your midweek accumulators, helping to boost the possible returns.

Playing over 2.5 goals would’ve secured you a profit in three of Celtic’s four games played this year and in five of their last six. It was also the correct call in two of Dundee’s three games this year: a 2-1 home defeat in the Dundee derby and a 3-1 away win over St Johnstone. Bet on this game to produce more than two goals from both teams combined, and you’ll get 2/5 at Betfred.

Both score and Celtic win

Sticking with our prediction for goals in Tuesday’s live game, we push our luck a little further, hoping to land a bet at more appealing odds. We advised backing both teams to score and Celtic to win in their five-goal victory over the Staggies on Saturday. That market will give us another run for our money on Tuesday.

The head-to-head stats show betting on both teams to score and Celtic to win was the correct approach in each of the last three and four of the previous five meetings of these teams at this venue. The spare was a 1-0 win for the Bhoys in 2019. Back Celtic to win the game, but Dundee to find the net at 8/5 and enjoy the show.

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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...