Ange Postecoglou’s Celtic side take on Dundee this afternoon in their first home league game of the new campaign. And on the back of the 4-2 win over FK Jablonec on Thursday night, the Hoops will be looking to take all three points today.
The Celtic manager had made three changes to the starting XI from the midweek European tie, with Ryan Christie, Tom Rogic and Stephen Welsh all returning, with James Forrest, Ismaila Soro and Nir Bitton dropping to the bench.
Celtic have battered Dundee since kick-off and we should be adding two goals for new Bhoy Kyogo Furuhashi as he missed a sitter in the first ten minutes. But giving the second chance he cooly slotted home after some great Celtic attacking play and a great ball from Abada.
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We were just ready to post this when Kyogo scored again, this time the ball from Ryan Christe for another real poachers goal.
Superb work by Christie and class movement from Kyogo for the second 🍀pic.twitter.com/t7MDvJeS0T
— 🍀 Celtic1967.com 🍀 (@Celtic1967_com) August 8, 2021
Could we see a home debut hatrick?
Celtic are unbeaten in 32 league meetings with Dundee (W26 D6) since a 0-2 defeat at Celtic Park under Martin O’Neill in May 2001.
● Dundee have scored just two goals in total across their last 12 league away games at Celtic (D2 L10), failing to score in 10 of those trips. In reply, Celtic have scored 32 goals in those 12 matches.
● Celtic have only won two of their last eight games in the Scottish Premiership (D4 L2), although those two victories have come in their last two league games at Celtic Park (4-0 v St. Johnstone and 6-0 v Livingston).
● Dundee have lost 11 of their last 13 Scottish Premiership games (W1 D1), however they’ve avoided defeat in two of their most recent three outings – 1-0 v Livingston last season and 2-2 v St. Mirren on MD1 this season.
● Since the start of last season, Celtic’s David Turnbull has created more chances than any other player in the Scottish Premiership (106). Indeed, this is 34 more than the player with the second-most in this period (Ryan Kent, 72).
