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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 52 occasions, and draw 25, from the 85 games played.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, the The Bhoys carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 12 May | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 22 Mar | Dundee Utd. | 2 - 2 | Celtic | SPL |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 28 Jan | Celtic | 0 - 0 | Dundee Utd. | SLGC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 03 Jan | Celtic | 2 - 2 | Dundee Utd. | SPL |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Celtic have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Bhoys in those games, with 6 conceded.
The The Terrors have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Celtic's total of 9 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier. Dundee Utd.'s total of 7 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Celtic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
| Dundee Utd. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for The Terrors could well see them head back from Celtic Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Celtic | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Dundee Utd. | 5 games since last defeat. |