Celtic: 48 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season. Dundee United: 48 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Celtic -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 4, drew 0, lost 1 of 5, scoring 13 and conceding 3. Last season at home: won 15, drew 1, lost 3 of 19, scoring 43 and conceding 15 -- 2.42 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Hibernian 2-1 away; beat Hearts 7-1 at home; beat Motherwell 2-0 away; lost to Rangers 0-1 at home; beat St. Johnstone 1-0 away.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 3 different managers took its 33 matches with one recorded (22, 9, 2 apiece), most recently Martin O'Neill with 22. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Dundee United -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 2, drew 1, lost 2 of 5, scoring 8 and conceding 8. Last season away: won 3, drew 8, lost 8 of 19, scoring 25 and conceding 38 -- 0.89 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: beat Aberdeen 3-2 at home; drew with St. Johnstone 1-1 away; beat Hibernian 1-0 at home; beat St. Mirren 3-0 away; drew with Falkirk 1-1 at home.
The dugout
Every one of the 39 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Jim Goodwin. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 09:03 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.