Celtic Set Their Sights High Against Dundee

The final match of this round in the Scottish Premiership will take place early Tuesday morning, with Celtic hosting Dundee. Celtic beat Dundee at home in last season’s regular season and kept a clean sheet in the process, so they will be confident of taking all three points again on home soil.

Celtic narrowly retained the league title last season to complete five straight Scottish Premiership crowns, extending their dominance in Scottish football. Their pre-season friendlies were underwhelming, including a heavy defeat to Portuguese giants Sporting and several draws, which suggested the team has not yet reached peak condition. Even so, Celtic were highly reliable at home in regular-season action. Last season, they posted a record of 12 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats from 16 home league matches, scoring 34 goals and conceding 12, underlining their strong home form. In addition, Celtic have enjoyed a long run of home league wins over Dundee, which should further boost the players’ confidence. New signings such as C. Duran will also be eager to prove themselves in front of the home crowd.

Dundee, meanwhile, pulled clear of the relegation battle early last season and effectively achieved their basic objective. However, they showed a very clear pattern of being much stronger at home than away. Their overall regular-season record was 8 wins, 9 draws and 16 defeats, with 6 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at home compared to just 2 wins, 5 draws and 10 defeats away. The contrast is obvious. Dundee also scored only 10 goals and conceded 27 in 17 away matches last season, highlighting a serious imbalance at both ends of the pitch on the road. That was a major reason they were unable to achieve a better finish.