Dundee v Celtic prediction

Premiership · Wed, 02 Dec 2026 19:45 GMT · Dens Park

Updated 8 Nov 2026, 02:34 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Dundee v Celtic, Premiership on Wed, 02 Dec 2026 19:45 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Dundee host Celtic in the Premiership on Wednesday 2 December (kick-off 19:45 UK).

The key numbers

Celtic have scored 27 goals, the most of the 12 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 12 games, ranked per game).

Dundee have scored in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

10 of Dundee’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in 10 of Dundee’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). At home, Dundee have four wins, two draws and one defeat in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 2.00 points per game, scoring 2.14 and conceding 1.00. Dundee have scored 18 goals, the fourth-most of the 12 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 12 games, ranked per game). Dundee have conceded 15 goals, the fourth-fewest of the 12 clubs.

11 of Celtic’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (73%). Both teams scored in nine of Celtic’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, Celtic have four wins, no draws and three defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.71 points per game, scoring 1.14 and conceding 1.57. Celtic have conceded 10 goals, the second-fewest of the 12 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 12 games, ranked per game).

Dundee (fifth) and Celtic (first) are 11 points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Celtic the stronger side, 272 rating points above Dundee (Celtic 1863, Dundee 1591, after at least 244 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

Celtic are unbeaten in the last four meetings with Dundee. The most recent meeting, on 3 August 2026, finished Celtic 1–0 Dundee.

Team news

Predicted Dundee XI (4-4-2): O. Goodman, R. Astley, I. Samuels, D. Wright, O. Bevan, E. Hamilton, A. Forrest, C. Jones, J. Bevan, A. Hay, B. Fink — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Ryan Astley (4.3 per match over 12 appearances, one assist) and Owen Bevan (3.9 per match over 11 appearances, two goals) have been Dundee’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Dundee (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Ryan Astley averages 1.4 tackles per 90 over 1084 minutes, with a tackle in seven of the last 10 appearances. Owen Bevan averages 0.9 tackles per 90 over 994 minutes, with a tackle in six of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Celtic XI (4-2-3-1): S. Johnstone, K. Tierney, L. Scales, C. Donovan, D. Murray, C. McGregor, M. Baur, B. Nygren, C. Osmand, H. Hassan, K. Høgh — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, C. Duran (5.3 per match over 18 appearances, 12 goals and five assists) and Yang Hyun-Jun (5.3 per match over seven appearances, two goals and one assist) have been Celtic’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Celtic (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), C. Duran averages 3.6 shots per 90 over 1307 minutes, with a shot in eight of the last 10 appearances. Yang Hyun-Jun averages 1.4 key passes per 90 over 634 minutes, with a key pass in five of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Wed, 02 Dec 2026 19:45 GMT · Premiership · Dens Park
Head-to-head (last 6): Dundee 1 · draws 0 · Celtic 5 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Dundee 2W 1D 2L · Celtic 2W 1D 2L

Dundee v Celtic (Premiership): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 8 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 2.25

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.75 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 7.63

Corners

against 6 / 4.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 7.88

Shots on target

against 5 / 3.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.63 / 2.25

Cards

against 1.88 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Dundee for / against	Line	Celtic for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 6 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	7.63 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.25 for · 16.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	17.88 for · 15.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.75 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	7.88 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.13 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.75 for · 9.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5

Dundee

Dundee Goalkeeper

Dundee — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
O. Goodman	12	901084 min	443.7 /90	80.7 /90	00 /90

Dundee — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Dundee before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
O. Goodman n 8	90	3.6 8/6

Dundee Defensive

Dundee — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
R. Astley	12	901084 min	171.4 /90	221.8 /90	161.3 /90	776.4 /90	60.5 /90	00 /90
D. Wright	12	83994 min	151.4 /90	131.2 /90	20.2 /90	423.8 /90	60.5 /90	20.2 /90
O. Bevan	11	90994 min	100.9 /90	171.5 /90	141.3 /90	766.9 /90	151.4 /90	10.1 /90
I. Samuels	7	90627 min	71 /90	81.1 /90	10.1 /90	233.3 /90	40.6 /90	10.1 /90
I. Odutayo	5	91454 min	20.4 /90	81.6 /90	20.4 /90	214.2 /90	40.8 /90	00 /90
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Dundee — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Dundee before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Hamilton n 8	90	1.6 7/3	2.5 7/7	—
R. Astley n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.3 2/0	—
O. Goodman n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
D. Wright n 8	80.5	0.6 4/0	1.3 6/2	—
J. Bevan n 8	56.9	1.2 5/1	0.4 2/0	—
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Dundee — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Dundee before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Astley n 8	90	2 7/5
E. Hamilton n 8	90	1.8 7/4
D. Wright n 8	80.5	1.1 5/1
J. Bevan n 8	56.9	0.2 1/0
O. Bevan n 8	90	0.9 4/1
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Dundee Attacking

Dundee — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
B. Fink	10	63628 min	40.6 /90	00 /90	162.3 /90	81.1 /90	30.4 /90	40.6 /90
J. Westley	8	75599 min	40.6 /90	00 /90	152.3 /90	81.2 /90	20.3 /90	10.2 /90
Ashley Hay	7	73509 min	30.5 /90	00 /90	193.4 /90	101.8 /90	50.9 /90	40.7 /90
B. Wales	4	44177 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90
S. Murray	2	63125 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.7 /90	10.7 /90	21.4 /90	00 /90
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Dundee — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Dundee before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Hamilton n 8	90	1.9 6/4	0.4 3/0
R. Astley n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.4 2/1
O. Goodman n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Wright n 8	80.5	0.3 1/1	0.3 1/1
J. Bevan n 8	56.9	1 2/2	0.6 2/1
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Dundee — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Dundee before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Hamilton n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
R. Astley n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
O. Goodman n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
D. Wright n 8	80.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
J. Bevan n 8	56.9	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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Celtic

Celtic Goalkeeper

Celtic — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
V. Sinisalo	11	90994 min	403.6 /90	40.4 /90	00 /90
S. Johnstone	6	90540 min	111.8 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Celtic — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Celtic before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Sinisalo n 8	90	3.1 6/5
S. Johnstone n 6	90	1.8 4/2

Celtic Defensive

Celtic — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Colby Donovan	16	791263 min	433.1 /90	231.6 /90	30.2 /90	785.6 /90	191.4 /90	50.4 /90
K. Tierney	14	821153 min	221.7 /90	141.1 /90	30.2 /90	483.7 /90	60.5 /90	20.2 /90
L. Scales	13	901166 min	211.6 /90	120.9 /90	40.3 /90	705.4 /90	110.8 /90	30.2 /90
C. Carter-Vickers	11	83909 min	181.8 /90	111.1 /90	40.4 /90	807.9 /90	111.1 /90	10.1 /90
A. Trusty	9	83744 min	81 /90	50.6 /90	50.6 /90	323.9 /90	70.8 /90	00 /90
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Celtic — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Celtic before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Nygren n 8	72.1	1.4 4/3	1.7 5/3	—
C. Duran n 8	69.3	1 4/1	1.8 5/2	—
C. McGregor n 8	86.3	0.8 4/1	0.7 4/1	—
Colby Donovan n 8	76	1.6 6/4	0.9 4/2	—
M. Baur n 8	83.8	1.6 5/3	0.5 3/1	—
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Celtic — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Celtic before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Nygren n 8	72.1	1.4 4/2
C. Duran n 8	69.3	1 5/1
C. McGregor n 8	86.3	1.7 5/3
Colby Donovan n 8	76	3.1 7/6
M. Baur n 8	83.8	4 8/7
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Celtic Attacking

Celtic — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
C. Duran	17	701185 min	120.9 /90	50.4 /90	523.9 /90	302.3 /90	131 /90	120.9 /90
Kasper Høgh	14	58818 min	30.3 /90	30.3 /90	192.1 /90	80.9 /90	121.3 /90	20.2 /90
S. Tounekti	9	40364 min	00 /90	00 /90	92.2 /90	41 /90	92.2 /90	71.7 /90
Jota	4	33132 min	00 /90	10.7 /90	53.4 /90	10.7 /90	64.1 /90	42.7 /90
Shumaira Mheuka	3	1649 min	00 /90	00 /90	35.5 /90	23.7 /90	11.8 /90	11.8 /90
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Celtic — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Celtic before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Nygren n 8	72.1	2.7 7/4	1.1 5/1
C. Duran n 8	69.3	4.2 8/7	2.4 8/5
C. McGregor n 8	86.3	0.9 4/2	0.3 2/0
Colby Donovan n 8	76	0.6 4/0	0.4 3/0
M. Baur n 8	83.8	1.6 7/3	1.2 7/1
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Celtic — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Celtic before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Nygren n 8	72.1	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
C. Duran n 8	69.3	1.1 6/1	0.3 1/1
C. McGregor n 8	86.3	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Colby Donovan n 8	76	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Baur n 8	83.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Dundee v Celtic — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

DundeeWDLWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

CelticLWDLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Dundee 1 · 0 draws · Celtic 5 · 2.67 goals/game

2026-08-03 Celtic 1–0 Dundee
2026-04-05 Dundee 1–2 Celtic
2026-02-07 Celtic 2–1 Dundee
2025-12-03 Celtic 1–0 Dundee
2025-10-19 Dundee 2–0 Celtic
2025-02-05 Celtic 6–0 Dundee

League standing · 2026/27

Dundee#5 pos17 pts12 pl+3 GD

Celtic#1 pos28 pts12 pl+17 GD

Goals per game

Dundee scored1.5

Celtic scored2.25

Dundee conceded1.25

Celtic conceded0.83

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What is the head-to-head record between Dundee and Celtic?: In their last 6 meetings, Dundee won 1, Celtic won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
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