Celtic vs Dundee, 2026-27 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership

Celtic

52': Benjamin Nygren

FT
1 - 0

Dundee

Scottish Premiership: Celtic edge Dundee to begin title defence

Benjamin Nygren was quickly back on the goal trail as Celtic began the defence of their Scottish Premiership title with a 1-0 home win over Dundee United.

Match Commentary

52': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Goal at 52'
60': Ashley Hay (Dundee) Substitution at 60'
60': Finlay Robertson (Dundee) Substitution at 60'
78': Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
78': James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 78'
80': Alan Forrest (Dundee) Substitution at 80'
80': Brad Halliday (Dundee) Substitution at 80'
83': Luke McCowan (Celtic) Substitution at 83'
83': Colby Donovan (Celtic) Substitution at 83'
90': Ashley Hay (Dundee) Yellow Card at 90'
90'+1': Arne Engels (Celtic) Yellow Card at 90'+1'

Statistics

DUN		CEL
7	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	9
3	Saves	3
34.5	Possession	65.5
11	SHOTS	18
3	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
248	Accurate Passes	563
340	Passes	654
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	4
5	Effective Tackles	9
11	Tackles	14
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
31	Clearances	36

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland

SPFL Premiership Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Celtic	8	+12	21
2	Rangers	9	+6	20
3	Heart of Midlothian	8	+11	16
4	Dundee	9	+3	14

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Celtic (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Viljami Sinisalo (GK)
6	Auston Trusty
20	Cameron Carter-Vickers
63	Kieran Tierney
2	Alistair Johnston
8	Benjamin Nygren
27	Arne Engels
42	Callum McGregor
9	Kasper Høgh
13	Yang Hyun-Jun
11	Camilo Durán

Celtic Substitutes:

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Colby Donovan, Ross Doohan, Reo Hatate, James Forrest, Callum Osmand, Sebastian Tounekti, Dane Murray, Luke McCowan.

Dundee (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Owen Goodman (GK)
5	Owen Bevan
4	Ryan Astley
3	Idris Odutayo
7	Drey Wright
8	Ryan Finnigan
48	Ethan Hamilton
18	Charlie Reilly
27	Joe Bevan
15	Simon Murray
19	Joe Westley

Dundee Substitutes:

Zan Besir, Ashley Hay, Finlay Robertson, Brad Halliday, Alan Forrest, Ryan Bland, Ethan Crombie, Kieran O'Hara, Charley Oosenbrugh.

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