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The quarterfinals of the Scottish Cup begin this weekend and will extend into a new week featuring Dundee United hosting Celtic at the Tannadice Park on Monday night.
Dundee United beat Championship side Kilmarnock 2-1 in their first cup game of the season, with Manchester United loanee Dylan Levitt scoring an extra-time winner. They then faced Partick Thistle in the next round, winning 1-0 via a first-half strike from Ian Harkes.
The home team last lifted the cup title back in the 2009-10 season, making it to seven quarterfinals since then but ultimately failing to go all the way.
Celtic began their own cup campaign with a 2-1 away win over Alloa Athletic. They then faced Raith Rovers in the next round, beating the Championship side 4-0.
The Celts are the record winners of the Scottish Cup, lifting the domestic cup 40 times. They won the competition four consecutive times between 2016 and 2020 before crashing out in the first round last season. They will now be looking to resume their dominance in the tournament this season.
Dundee United vs Celtic Head-to-Head
Monday's game will mark the 75th meeting between Dundee United and Celtic. The hosts have won just three of those games while the visitors have won 56 times. There have been 15 draws between the two teams.
The two teams last faced off in a league clash back in January, which Celtic won 1-0.
Dundee United Form Guide (All Competitions): D-L-D-D-W
Celtic Form Guide (All Competitions): W-W-D-L-W
Dundee United vs Celtic Team News
Dundee United
Peter Pawlett, Florent Hoti and Maxime Biamou are all injured and will not be available to play against Celtic. Team captain Ryan Edwards came off with a broken nose last time out and is a doubt for Monday's game alongside Dylan Levitt and Tony Watt.
Injured: Peter Pawlett, Florent Hoti, Maxime Biamou
Doubtful: Dylan Levitt, Ryan Edwards, Tony Watt
Suspended: None
Celtic
Michael Johnston, Kyogo Furuhashi and David Turnbull are all injured and will not feature for the visitors in the game.
Injured: Michael Johnston, Kyogo Furuhashi, David Turnbull
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Dundee United vs Celtic Predicted XI
Dundee United Predicted XI (3-5-2): Benjamin Siegrist (GK); Ross Graham, Lewis Neilson, Calum Butcher; Scott McMann, Liam Smith, Ian Harkes, Kevin McDonald, Ilmari Niskanen; Marc McNulty, Nicky Clark
Celtic Predicted XI (4-3-3): Joe Hart (GK); Greg Taylor, Carl Starfelt, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Josip Juranovic; Callum McGregor, Matthew O'Riley, Reo Hatate; Jota, Liel Abada, Daizen Maeda
Dundee United vs Celtic Prediction
Dundee United are on a four-game winless run across all competitions, with three of those games ending in draws.
Celtic, on the other hand, have not lost any of their last 29 domestic games, a run dating back to September last year. Celtic have an outstanding head-to-head record against Dundee United and should therefore be able to come out on top.
Prediction: Dundee United 1-3 Celtic
