Scottish Premiership 2026-2027 Knockout phase Mon, Aug 3 2026 · 19:30 Celtic Park, Glasgow
Celtic
1–0 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 2.55 – 0.47
Dundee
  • E. Nygren 52’
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xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Nygren goal decides it for Celtic

Celtic won 1–0 through a Nygren goal. Celtic finished with the higher xG (2.55 vs 0.47).

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Match facts
★ Player of the matchC. Carter-VickersCeltic
8.3
  • RefereeMatthew MacDermid
  • CoachesMartin O’Neill · Steven Pressley
  • VenueCeltic Park

Timeline

  1. Half time · 0–0
  2. E. Nygren 1–0Assist K. Tierney
    52’
  3. ⇄ F. RobertsonFor C. Reilly
    60’
  4. ⇄ A. HayFor S. Murray
    60’
  5. ⇄ J. ForrestFor Camilo Duran
    78’
  6. ⇄ S. TounektiFor H. Yang
    78’
  7. ⇄ A. ForrestFor Joe Bevan
    80’
  8. ⇄ Brad HallidayFor D. Wright
    80’
  9. ⇄ L. McCowanFor E. Nygren
    83’
  10. ⇄ C. DonovanFor K. Tierney
    83’
  11. A. HayYellow card · Foul
    90’
  12. A. EngelsYellow card · Foul
    90+1’
  13. Full time · 1–0

Team stats

Celtic18 shots · 12 in box, 6 outside
Dundee11 shots · 7 in box, 4 outside
CelticDundee
65% Possession 35%
2.55 Expected goals (xG) 0.47
2.60 Expected points (xPts) 0.27
18 Shots 11
4 Shots on target 3
10 Shots off target 5
4 Blocked shots 3
12 Shots inside the box 7
6 Shots outside the box 4
653 Passes 341
86% Pass accuracy 73%
9 Corners 4
3 Goalkeeper saves 3
9 Fouls 7
0 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.37 Team rating 6.60

Line-ups

Celtic 4-2-3-1

17.9 V. Sinisalo(G)
638.2 K. Tierney A↓83’ 67.3 A. Trusty 208.3★ C. Carter-Vickers 27.0 A. Johnston
276.7 A. Engels 427.5 C. McGregor
137.3 H. Yang ↓78’ 88.3 E. Nygren ↓83’ 116.9 Camilo Duran ↓78’
96.0 K. Høgh
  • 1V. Sinisalo (G)7.9
  • 63K. TierneyA↓83’8.2
  • 6A. Trusty7.3
  • 20C. Carter-Vickers ★8.3
  • 2A. Johnston7.0
  • 27A. Engels6.7
  • 42C. McGregor7.5
  • 13H. Yang↓78’7.3
  • 8E. Nygren↓83’8.3
  • 11Camilo Duran↓78’6.9
  • 9K. Høgh6.0

Substitutes used

  • 49J. Forrest↑78’6.9
  • 17S. Tounekti↑78’6.3
  • 14L. McCowan↑83’6.9
  • 51C. Donovan↑83’7.2

Unused: R. Doohan, A. Oxlade-Chamberlain, R. Hatate, D. Murray, C. Osmand

Coach: Martin O’Neill

Dundee 4-4-2

16.6 O. Goodman(G)
36.3 I. Odutayo 57.3 O. Bevan 46.9 R. Astley 76.0 D. Wright ↓80’
186.3 C. Reilly ↓60’ 87.5 R. Finnigan 486.2 E. Hamilton 276.5 Joe Bevan ↓80’
156.5 S. Murray ↓60’ 196.3 J. Westley
  • 1O. Goodman (G)6.6
  • 3I. Odutayo6.3
  • 5O. Bevan7.3
  • 4R. Astley6.9
  • 7D. Wright↓80’6.0
  • 18C. Reilly↓60’6.3
  • 8R. Finnigan7.5
  • 48E. Hamilton6.2
  • 27Joe Bevan↓80’6.5
  • 15S. Murray↓60’6.5
  • 19J. Westley6.3

Substitutes used

  • 14A. Forrest↑80’6.3
  • 2Brad Halliday↑80’6.6
  • 10F. Robertson↑60’6.9
  • 11A. Hay↑60’6.5

Unused: K. O'Hara, Ž. Bešir, E. Crombie, R. Bland, C. Oosenbrugh

Coach: Steven Pressley

Player stats

Top rated
C. Carter-VickersCeltic8.3
2nd
E. NygrenCeltic8.3
3rd
K. TierneyCeltic8.2

Celtic

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
V. Sinisalo G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 73% 44 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
K. Tierney D 83 0 1 2 (2) 4 84% 64 2 1 0/0 0/0 8.2
A. Trusty D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 96% 80 1 2 0/0 0/0 7.3
C. Carter-Vickers D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 90 2 3 0/0 0/2 8.3
A. Johnston D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 52 2 2 0/0 1/2 7.0
A. Engels M 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 84% 51 1 0 0/0 3/1 6.7
C. McGregor M 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 95% 97 1 0 1/1 1/0 7.5
H. Yang F 78 0 0 2 (1) 0 87% 55 4 0 2/3 1/0 7.3
E. Nygren F 83 1 0 1 (1) 4 89% 45 1 0 2/2 1/1 8.3
Camilo Duran F 78 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 37 0 0 2/5 0/0 6.9
K. Høgh F 90 0 0 3 (0) 0 38% 13 0 0 0/0 2/1 6.0
J. Forrest M 12 0 0 1 (0) 1 88% 8 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
S. Tounekti F 12 0 0 1 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
L. McCowan M 7 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
C. Donovan M 7 0 0 0 (0) 1 71% 7 0 1 0/0 0/0 7.2

Dundee

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
O. Goodman G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 40% 30 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
I. Odutayo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 42 0 1 0/1 0/1 6.3
O. Bevan D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 86% 51 1 2 0/0 0/0 7.3
R. Astley D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 37 1 6 0/0 1/2 6.9
D. Wright M 80 0 0 0 (0) 1 62% 29 0 1 0/1 0/0 6.0
C. Reilly M 60 0 0 1 (0) 0 54% 13 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.3
R. Finnigan M 90 0 0 2 (0) 2 91% 32 4 1 0/0 0/2 7.5
E. Hamilton M 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 84% 32 2 0 0/1 2/0 6.2
Joe Bevan M 80 0 0 1 (1) 1 68% 22 1 1 1/4 0/0 6.5
S. Murray F 60 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 8 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.5
J. Westley F 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 11 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.3
A. Forrest F 10 0 0 0 (0) 1 57% 7 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.3
Brad Halliday D 10 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
F. Robertson M 30 0 0 0 (0) 1 60% 15 1 0 2/2 0/1 6.9
A. Hay F 30 0 0 1 (1) 0 67% 6 0 0 0/1 2/0 6.5

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.