Celtic vs Dundee: Preview, Prediction, Lineups

Celtic come up against Dundee FC in the Scottish Premiership this week. It is a midweek game, with Brendan Rodgers hoping to continue building some great momentum after a 3-0 away win against Motherwell at the weekend, thanks to goals from Luke McCowan, Adam Idah and Alistair Johnston.

Celtic are top of the Premiership table. However, Aberdeen are hot on their tail, with the two sides level on points. Fortunately, the Hoops have a far superior goal difference, which they will hope to add to against Dundee.

Aberdeen kick-off against the Rangers 15 minutes after Celtic vs Dundee begins. Therefore, there is an opportunity for both of the Hoops' title rivals to drop points. At worst, at least one of them will.

Either way, Celtic must focus on controlling the controllable. For Rodgers, this entails defeating Dundee at home.

What time does Celtic vs Dundee kick off?

Celtic vs Dundee kicks off on Wednesday 30th October at 19:45 GMT.

Celtic vs Dundee head to head record

Celtic have won each of their last five meetings with Dundee.

Is Celtic vs Dundee on TV?

Celtic vs Dundee will not be televised.

Celtic team news

After making his return to action at the weekend, Cameron Carter-Vickers is available for selection again. However, Rodgers might ease him back into action.

So, Rodgers is expected to name a similar lineup to the one which faced Motherwell. He did use five subs, allowing for squad rotation. Do not expect to see Adam Idah in action though, after he was on the end of a bad tackle late in that game at Fir Park. Callum McGregor might be carrying a slight issue as well.

Predicted Celtic lineup vs Dundee: Schmeichel; Johnston, Trusty, Scales, Valle; McCowan, Bernardo, Hatate; Kuhn, Kyogo, Maeda

Dundee team news

Joe Shaughnessy will not feature for Dundee. He has been a long-term absentee for the visitors. Furthermore, Jordan McGhee is close to returning to action. However, it is unlikely he will return in time to face Celtic in midweek.

Predicted Dundee lineup vs Celtic: Carson; Astley, Koumetio, C Robertson; Ingram, Cameron, Sylla, F Robertson, Larkeche; Main, Murray

Celtic vs Dundee score prediction

This is not supposed to be a tough outing for Celtic, at least on paper. They have overcome more difficult obstacles this season, so it's unlikely that Dundee will be the team to end their undefeated run in the league. Never say never in football though.

With a strong lineup available to Rodgers, he might see this as an opportunity to add to his goal difference. If we may be so bold, let's predict a Celtic 4-0 Dundee scoreline.