Dundee face Celtic on Wednesday, live on BT Sport in Ladbrokes Premiership and here we round up everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
FIXTURE: Dundee v Celtic
COMPETITION: Ladbrokes Premiership
DATE: Wednesday 31st October 2018
KICK-OFF: 7.45pm
VENUE: Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park
Opposition Info
FORMED: 1888
STADIUM: Celtic Park
CAPACITY: 60,411
PITCH SIZE: 105m x 68m
MANAGER: Brendan Rodgers
CHAIRMAN: Ian Bankier
NICKNAMES: The Bhoys, The Hoops, The Celts
MASCOTS: Hoopy the Huddle Hound
CLUB COLOURS: Green and White
HONOURS: UEFA European Cup winners: 1966/67
Scottish League Division One (1st tier) champions: 1892/93,
1893/94, 1895/96, 1897/98, 1904/05, 1905/06, 1906/07, 1907/08,
1908/09, 1909/10, 1913/14, 1914/15, 1915/16, 1916/17, 1918/19,
1921/22, 1925/26, 1935/36, 1937/38, 1953/54, 1965/66, 1966/67,
1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1973/74
Scottish League Premier Division (1st tier) champions: 1976/77,
1978/79, 1980/81, 1981/82, 1985/86, 1987/88, 1997/98
Scottish Premier League (1st tier) champions: 2000/01, 2001/02,
2003/04, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08, 2011/12, 2012/13
SPFL Premiership (1st tier) champions: 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16,
2016/17, 2017/18
Scottish Cup winners: 1892, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911,
1912, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1951, 1954,
1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1985,
1988, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018
League Cup winners: 1956/57, 1957/58, 1965/66, 1966/67,
1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1974/75, 1982/83, 1997/98,
1999/2000, 2000/01, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2014/15, 2016/17
RECORD ATTENDANCE: 83,500 v Rangers, 1/1/1938, Division One
RECORD WIN: 11-0 v Dundee, Scottish League Division One, 26/10/1895
CLUB WEBSITE: www.celticfc.net
Getting to the Ground
The full address of Dens Park for Sat-Nav is Dens Park, Sandeman Street, Dundee, DD3 7JY
The city centre of Dundee can be reached easily by both road & rail. From Dundee City Centre you can use the no 1A National Express Dundee bus service which can be boarded at the Albert Square and take you to Dens Road or the number 23 National Express service which can be boarded at the top of Commercial Street and take you to Provost Road.
For a taxi to the ground, call Tay Taxis on 01382 450450
Match Officials
REFEREE: Alan Muir
ASSISTANT REFEREE: Sean Carr
ASSISTANT REFEREE: David McFarlane
FOURTH OFFICIAL: David Munro
Forty-one year old Alan Muir joined the Scottish Association refereeing list in 1992, became an SFL/SPL official in 2004 and joined the FIFA list in 2009. This will be his first Celtic game in charge this season and his second Dundee, having refereed the opening Premiership game in Paisley. He also officiated Dundee’s last visit to Celtic Park in April.
Head to Head v Celtic
LEAGUE: Won 43, Drawn 49, Lost 143
SCOTTISH CUP: Won 1, Drawn 4, Lost 17
LEAGUE CUP: Won 7, Drawn 2, Lost 13
TOTALS: Won 51, Drawn 55, Lost 173
Last Five Dundee v Celtic Meetings
- 5/4/2018 | Away | Premiership | Drew 0-0 | 55,768
- 26/12/2017 | Home | Premiership | Lost 2-0 | 9,193
- 14/10/2017 | Away | Premiership | Lost 1-0 | 57,610
- 20/9/2017 | Home | League Cup | Lost 4-0 | 6,917
- 19/3/2017 | Home | Premiership | Lost 2-1 | 8,968 | El Bahktaoui
Last Meeting
Dundee fought their way to a vital and richly deserved point at Celtic Park last April, forcing the champions to settle for a 0-0 draw. The Dark Blues were organised, disciplined and hard working throughout the game, repeatedly frustrating Celtic and coming close to a goal themselves on a few occasions.
Celtic: Gordon, Lustig, Hendry, Boyata, McGregor, Brown, Armstrong, Forrest, Rogic (Ntcham 65), Sinclair (Griffiths 65), Dembele (Edouard 65)
Unused subs: de Vries (gk), Roberts, Ajer, Musonda.
Booked: Brown (foul on Deacon).
Dundee FC: Parish, Caulker, Meekings, Kusunga, O’Hara, Kamara, Spence, Holt, McGowan (Wighton 87), Deacon (Moussa 65), Murray (Leitch-Smith 76)
Unused subs: Ferrie (gk), Kerr, Aurtenetxe, Wolters.
Booked: Kusunga (foul on Armstrong), Moussa (foul on Brown), Holt (foul on Forrest).
Attendance: 55,768.
Referee: Alan Muir. Assistants: David Roome, Michael Banks. Fourth Official: Craig Charleston.
Celtic’s Season So Far
Celtic season started in July with a Champions League qualifier with Alashkert in Armenia and after 3-0 first leg win, repeated that score at Parkhead to progress. A 3-1 aggregate win over Rosenburg set up a tie with AEK Athens and after a 1-1 draw at home, dropped into the Europa League with a 2-1 defeat in Greece.
To reach the group stages Celtic defeated FK Sudova of Lithuania 4-1 on aggregate and were drawn with Salzburg, Leipzig and Rosenburg again.
The Hoops kicked off the defence of their Premiership title with a 3-1 home win over newly promoted Livingston but crashed to a 1-0 defeat at Tynecastle the following week.
Two 1-0 home wins over Hamilton and Rangers were followed by a draw with St Mirren in Paisley and a 2-1 loss at Kilmarnock to give Celtic their worst league start in 20 years.
Europa League results have also been mixed with a 1-0 win home win over Rosenburg followed defeats in Salzburg and Leipzig.
In the League Cup Celtic set up a Murrayfield semi-final tie with Hearts after defeating Partick Thistle 3-1 at home in the second round and St Johnstone 1-0 away in the quarters and reached the final with a 3-0 win at the home of Scottish Rugby.
In the Premiership however Celtic appear to be hitting form with a 1-0 win over Aberdeen in Glasgow, a 6-0 thumping of St Johnstone and an exciting 4-2 win over Hibs and come to Dens hot on the heels of league leaders Hearts.
Top Scorers
DUNDEE: Moussa, Mendy, Madinanga 2; Wighton, Boyle, Spence, McGowan, Ngwatala, Källman, Nabi 1
CELTIC: Edouard 8; Forrest 7; Ntcham, Griffiths 5; McGregor 4; Rogic, Sinclair 3
Ticketing Information
Prices for the Celtic match are £30 (adults) and £22 concessions (Over 65 or Students with valid student photo ID), Juveniles under 18 are £15
Family Area Priced tickets available in the Bobby Cox Stand Rows A – Y, Seats 1 – 47 with prices as follows:
Adult and one child under 12 £38
Two adults and two children under 12 £68
With additional children under 12 at £ 8
Children under 18 in the family area are £ 15
Under 12 and Under 18 tickets can only be bought as part of a family group
A limited number of tickets for the AWAY end will also go on sale from Monday 8th October at 10am. These tickets are available only for locally based Celtic fans. Fans should be aware that proof of identity and address will be required to purchase these tickets. AWAY tickets are priced at £30 each and are limited to 2 per person and are only available in person at the ticket office at the Kilmac Stadium at Dens Park.
HOME tickets can be bought at the ticket office, in person or by phone on 01382 889966 , or via the website at www.dundeefc.co.uk then click on “TICKETS” where you will be able not only to choose your seat but check on the view from seats in a particular area.
A reminder that season tickets holders can claim two free tickets for any match throughout the season.
Match Programme
Dundee’s 2018/19 match programme The Dee will be available to buy at the Celtic game in and around the ground and in the club shop. It is a full, colour 48 page edition packed with news, views, features and exclusive interviews which this week include:
- A message from manager Jim McIntyre
- A message from managing-director John Nelms
- DFC in the Community update
- The regular series of articles looking at the players who have worn the different squad numbers over the years featuring this week number 46
- Played for Both Clubs featuring Dundee legend Barry Smith
- Profile on visitors Celtic
- Junior Dees News
- Classic Match
- Dundee Supporters Association news
The Dee, produced by our partners Curtis Sports will be available on Wednesday for just £3 and can also be ordered on the Curtis Sport website
How To Watch
As well as the match being live on BT Sport 2, fans from outside of the UK will be able to watch the Celtic match live on DEETV with a virtual season ticket. You can sign up for DEETV for just £12 a month or an annual fee of £120 on the official website where you will also have access to highlights, interviews and all the Dundee FC goals at the click of the button.
Fans in the UK can sign up to DEETV for a monthly fee of £5.99 or an annual fee of £59.99 which will give them access to live audio of most Ladbrokes Premiership games, full match replays and highlights, behind the scenes content and exclusive interviews.
The pre-match press conference is also available to view on DEETV from Tuesday.
The full ninety minutes of the match will be available to subscribers of DEETV on late Wednesday evening while a shorter highlights package will be available to view the following day alongside exclusive post match interviews with the manager and players.
You can sign up for DEETV for just £5.99 a month on the official website where you will have access to Highlights, Interviews and all the Dundee FC goals at the click of the button
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