Celtic will be looking to continue their recent domination of Dundee United when they face the Terrors for the third time in the Scottish Premiership this season.
The first two meetings between the two sides so far this season has an aggregate scoreline of 13-2 in Celtic 's favour, with the Hoops winning 9-0 in August followed by a 4-2 victory in November. Kyogo Furuhashi and Liel Abada scored four goals each across the two games, and Ange Postecoglou will be hoping his side can produce a similar performance this time round.
Celtic enter the clash in high spirits, with their last outing coming in the Scottish Cup as the Hoops beat Greenock Morton 5-0. With Rangers picking up victory on Saturday, Celtic will be looking to extend their nine-point advantage at Tannadice.
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So, who will emerge victorious in Sunday's clash? We simulated the game to try and find out.
Dundee United vs Celtic simulated
To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the Rangers and Celtic squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.
We predict that the Terrors could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Birighitti; Smith, Edwards, McMann; Freeman, Sibbald, Djoum, Behich; Harkes, Middleton; Fletcher.
We predict that the Hoops could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Hart; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Taylor; McGregor, Mooy, Hatate; Jota, Kyogo, Maeda.
Celtic dominated the opening stages of the game and created the biggest chances out of the two sides, but the Hoops were poor in front of goal and struggled to find an opener. The best chance of the first half fell to Aaron Mooy, but the midfielder wasn't able to find the net.
Jota cut in from the right as he looked for an angle to shoot, but with no route through, he rolled the ball into the path of Mooy. First time, the midfielder sent a powerful effort towards goal, but it had too much curl on it and rattled the far post.
The host came close when Steven Fletcher latched onto a long ball to go one-on-one with Joe Hart just before half-time, but the 'keeper made himself big to smother the striker's attempt. It didn't seem like it was Celtic's day in front of goal, but a moment of magic with 20 minutes to go handed the Hoops the lead.
Reo Hatate found Kyogo 40 yards from goal, and the striker went on a mazy run, skipping past three defenders before breaking into the box. The Japanese man shifted the ball onto his right and rifled a shot into the bottom corner to make it 1-0.
January signing Oh Hyeon-gyu was introduced and had the chance to make it two when he was sent one-on-one with the 'keeper in the 88th minute, but his effort struck the outside of the post to deny the striker the perfect debut.
FIFA 23 predicted score: Dundee United 0-1 Celtic
Here are the full-time match stats.
FIFA 23 predicts that Celtic could be pushed to their limits against United on Sunday, edging past the Terrors with a 1-0 victory. Furuhashi continued his fine scoring form against the hosts, though the simulation suggests victory may not come as easy as their past meetings this season.
What do you think the score will be on Sunday? Let us know in the comments!
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