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Dundee Utd. face a trip to Celtic at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Terrors will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 51 occasions, and draw 23, from the 82 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 17 Aug | Dundee Utd. | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Thu 22 May | Dundee Utd. | 0 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 12 Mar | Celtic | 0 - 0 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 26 Dec | Dundee Utd. | 0 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Sep | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 31 Mar | Dundee Utd. | 1 - 1 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Celtic | 2 - 2 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, The The Bhoys have scored 10 and conceded 2 during this period.
Dundee Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The The Terrors's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Celtic are leading the way in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier, with their 20 games giving them a return of 50 points. Dundee Utd. find themselves in a respectable 3rd position, courtesy of the 34 points they have accumulated from 20 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| Dundee Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form The Terrors, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Dundee Utd. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |