Dundee United v Celtic 13 Feb 2011

Last updated : 12 February 2011 By Footymad
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History of the Dundee United v Celtic fixture

Celtic face a trip to Tannadice Park at lunchtime on Sunday to take on Dundee United, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 41 of the 84 previous games, with the hosts winning just 25.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Celtic inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat on The Terrors in the SPL.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011 Sat 20 Nov Celtic 1 - 1 Dundee Utd. SPL
2010/2011 Sun 17 Oct Dundee Utd. 1 - 2 Celtic SPL
2009/2010 Sun 25 Apr Dundee Utd. 0 - 2 Celtic SPL
2009/2010 Sat 20 Feb Celtic 1 - 0 Dundee Utd. SPL
2009/2010 Sun 22 Nov Dundee Utd. 2 - 1 Celtic SPL
2009/2010 Sat 12 Sep Celtic 1 - 1 Dundee Utd. SPL
2008/2009 Tue 12 May Celtic 2 - 1 Dundee Utd. SPL

Recent respective form guides

Dundee United have been playing quite well at home, winning three, drawing two, and losing just one. A total of eight goals have been scored by The Terrors in those games, with three conceded.

The Bhoys have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with an unbeaten run in the last six, four of them victories. Those games have seen The Bhoys rack up 13 goals, and let in three.

Dundee Utd. lie in sixth place in the SPL, picking up 29 points from their 20 games so far. Celtic are leading the way in the league, with their 24 games giving them a return of 58 points.

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Current form guides: P W D L F A P
Dundee Utd. 6 3 3 0 10 3 12
Celtic 6 5 1 0 17 3 16

FootyMad's prediction ...

Celtic are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Dundee Utd. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Dundee Utd. Unbeaten in the last four home games.
Unbeaten run of 11 games.
Celtic Undefeated in last eight away games.
16 games since last defeat.