Dundee United 1-1 Celtic: Draw on Wednesday

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DUNDEE. Celtic and Dundee United draw 1-1. G. Giakoumakis scored the first goal (53') for Celtic. D. Levitt settled the score 1-1 (72').

DUNDEE. Celtic and Dundee United draw 1-1. G. Giakoumakis scored the first goal (53′) for Celtic. D. Levitt settled the score 1-1 (72′). Celtic was far superior when it came to possession ball (64%)​

The match was played at the Tannadice Park stadium in Dundee on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Nick Walsh with the help of Calum Spence and Alastair Mather. The 4th official was Scott Lambie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11.2 degrees Celsius or 52.07 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 64%.​

Match Statistics

Celtic was in firm control of the ball 64% while Dundee United was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Celtic was more aggressive with 106 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Celtic to win the match​.

Dundee United shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Celtic shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.

Cards

No yellow cards were issued to Dundee United. On the opposite side, Celtic received 1 yellow card (G. Taylor).

After playing this match, Dundee United will have 44 points to move up in the 8th place. On the other side, Celtic will have 89 points to stay in the 1st place.

Match Events

  • 53'
    53'

    G. Giakoumakis

  • 57'
    57'

    G. Taylor

  • 58'
    58'

    T. Watt

    R. MacLeod

  • 58'
    58'

    C. Mulgrew

    K. McDonald

  • 63'
    63'

    Jota

    J. Forrest

  • 63'
    63'

    T. Rogic

    R. Hatate

  • 64'
    64'

    D. Turnbull

    M. O\'Riley

  • 69'
    69'

    C. R. Mochrie

    A. Meekison

  • 70'
    70'

    D. Maeda

    L. Abada

  • 72'
    72'

    D. Levitt

    C. Mulgrew

  • 90'
    90'

    K. Furuhashi

    G. Giakoumakis

Next match

In the upcoming Premiership match, Dundee United will play away with Ross County on the 14th of May with a 12-5 head to head statistic in favor of Dundee United (3 draws).

Celtic will host Motherwell on the 14th of May with a 44-4 head to head statistic in favor of Celtic (9 draws).

Dundee United: Formation and Lineups

Dundee United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Thomas Courts chose to play with the following team: Benjamin Siegrist (6.3), Liam Smith (7.3), Ryan Edwards (6.8), Scott McMann (6.6), Kieran Freeman (6.8), Archie Meekison (6.8), Kevin McDonald (6.6), Dylan Levitt (7.8), Ilmari Niskanen (6.6), Nicky Clark (7.1) and Rory Macleod (6.7).

Substitutes

Dundee United made 3 changes: R. MacLeod for T. Watt (58′), K. McDonald for C. Mulgrew (58′) and A. Meekison for C. R. Mochrie (69′).

Top player: Dylan Levitt

The player who no doubt impressed Dundee United the most was Dylan Levitt.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 38 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Celtic: Formation and Lineups

Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the other side, Angelos Postecoglou played with: Joe Hart (6.2), Anthony Ralston (7.4), Cameron Carter-Vickers (7.1), Carl Starfelt (6.9), Greg Taylor (6.6), Matt O’Riley (6.9), Callum McGregor (6.5), Reo Hatate (7.1), Liel Abada (6.8), Giorgos Giakoumakis (6.9) and James Forrest (6.8).

Substitutes

Celtic made 5 changes: J. Forrest for Jota (63′), R. Hatate for T. Rogic (63′), M. O’Riley for D. Turnbull (64′), L. Abada for D. Maeda (70′) and G. Giakoumakis for K. Furuhashi (90′).

Top player: Anthony Ralston

Probably the most impressive player in Celtic was Anthony Ralston.

His rating is (7.4) with 90 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership

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