Dundee United stuns favored Celtic with second-half rally in Scottish Premiership upset.
DUNDEE, Scotland (Dec. 17, 2025) (Interstat) — Dundee United delivered a major upset Wednesday, coming from behind to defeat Celtic 2-1 in a Scottish Premiership match at CalForth Construction Arena at Tannadice Park.
Celtic’s Daizen Maeda opened the scoring in the 13th minute. The visitors, heavily favored with a 96.7% win probability according to Interstat’s ELO system, controlled the first half. The match turned after halftime as Dundee United defender Krisztián Keresztes equalized in the 58th minute. Midfielder Zac Sapsford completed the stunning turnaround just three minutes later with the decisive goal.
The result marked a perfect start to the league campaign for Dundee United (1-0-0), while Celtic (0-1-0) began its title defense with a surprising loss.