Celtic face Dundee at Dens Park on Tuesday with a chance to extend their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership. The article details the match context, team news for both sides, and historical records between the two clubs.
Celtic travel to Dens Park on Tuesday knowing a win over eighth-placed Dundee would take them 18 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership. Brendan Rodgers' side have won their last three games since their defeat by Rangers at the start of the month, and will want to put the pressure on Rangers in second, who face Aberdeen on Tuesday. A draw would take Dundee above St Mirren, while a two-goal margin of victory would see them climb into the top six at Hibernian's expense.
Former England Under-20 left-back Imari Samuels is in contention for an immediate debut after signing on a two-and-a-half-year deal from Brighton for an undisclosed fee. Lyall Cameron and Finlay Robertson have a chance of returning from injury, but Billy Koumetio (ankle), Antonio Portales, Jordan McGhee, Ziyad Larkeche (all hamstring), Joe Shaughnessy (knee) and Scott Fraser (groin) are all set to remain sidelined. Celtic have Nicolas Kuhn and Luis Palma back available and will give Daizen Maeda every chance of shaking off a strain. James Forrest remains on the sidelines with a foot injury.'We know we are playing a really strong Celtic team. You identify strengths and weaknesses and you do all you can to exploit their weaknesses and negate the strengths. 'Against Celtic there's so much that we're going to have to do right. Out of possession we need to be really defensively organised but we need to make sure that, particularly at home, we carry that goal threat. 'I thought we got that right against Rangers and it will be challenging, but we need to endeavour to do the same thing against Celtic.''It's always going to be a difficult game when you go there. Tony's team will be tight and compact and low on the pitch. 'You then have to get to work to break them down. If you can do early, then great. If not, you have to keep the patience and it might come, as it did at the weekend, late on.Dundee are winless in 44 meetings with Celtic in all competitions (D6 L38) since a 2-0 victory in May 2001. The Dark Blues have lost their last 11 games in a row against the Parkhead side. Celtic are unbeaten in their last 35 games at Dens Park in all competitions (W28 D7) since going down 1-0 in September 1988. No side has dropped more points from winning positions at home in the Scottish Premiership this season than Dundee (11), who have gone 1-0 up in both of their last two league games at Dens Park but won neither (D1 L1). Celtic have won each of their last eight league games played on a Tuesday by an aggregate score of 19-2, although the last match they failed to win on this day of the week in the Scottish Premiership was away to Dundee (0-0 in April 2016). Dundee have kept the fewest clean sheets of any side in the Scottish Premiership this season (1), with the Dee conceding in each of their last 14 league games since a 1-0 win over Motherwell in October
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