Celtic ultimately got things right last season, albeit they left it very late and Martin O'Neill's side have made an ominous start to the new term.
The Bhoys thumped five goals past Kilmarnock on Sunday, with new signing Kasper Hogh scoring a first-half hat-trick.
Dundee United held Rangers here at Tannadice in the Scottish Premiership's curtain-raising game, but the Tangerines were dismantled by Hearts at Tynecastle on Sunday, losing 4-0.
Dundee United v Celtic Tips Summary
Best Bet - Celtic -1 @ 7/5
Alternative Bet - Over 2.5 goals @ 3/5
Bet Builder - Celtic to win, Celtic to score in both halves & Benjamin Nygren or Kasper Hogh to score first @ 9/2
Dundee United v Celtic Prediction
Best Bet: Celtic -1 @ 7/5
Celtic were slick in Sunday's win at Rugby Park, firing five past their Ayrshire hosts on the same afternoon as United were leaking four goals at Hearts.
The Hoops lost here twice last season, but it was a campaign of major bumps on the road and one of those defeats came during Wilfried Nancy's ill-fated reign.
Previous to those reverses, the last seven renewals at Tannadice ended 23-1 on aggregate to the visitors from Glasgow, with Celtic winning five of those contests by more than one goal.
With a UEFA Champions League qualifier to come against Austrian side LASK in midweek, O'Neill's side will want a clear-cut success on Tayside and past results here - excluding the tumultuous nature of last season - suggest they can get that.
Alternative Bet: Over 2.5 goals @ 3/5
Memories of those wins here last season will spur United on and they showed against Rangers a fortnight ago they have no fear facing one of the Old Firm at Tannadice.
They did leak with ease at Tynecastle on Sunday, however, and a Celtic attack containing Hogh, Camilo Duran, Arne Engels and Benjamin Nygren is a big worry.
Four of the last five meetings of these clubs have produced at least three goals and that trend may continue now.
Dundee United v Celtic Bet Builder Tip
Celtic to win
Celtic to score in both halves
Benjamin Nygren or Kasper Hogh to score first
Pays 9/2
There was menace about Celtic against Killie as they left behind a laboured opening night win over Dundee in Glasgow.
Hogh looks like the penalty box poacher they have craved since Kyogo Furuhashi left and Duran is settling in well. Engels' time in Glasgow may soon end but he, too, is currently thriving.
A Hoops success with goals scored in each half is forecast, particularly with United having conceded multiple goals in each half against Hearts.
Hogh took just two minutes to break the deadlock against Killie and is a threat, but Nygren was Celtic's matchwinner against Dundee and the Swede's goal threat is well established.
Coupling the Scandinavian duo in the first goalscorer market has lots of potential here and, indeed, whenever Celtic play in the coming months.
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Key Match Stats
Celtic have lost their previous two visits to Dundee United, going down twice on league duty last season
Previous to that, the Hoops had outscored Dundee United 23-1 in seven games at Tannadice
United were beaten 4-0 at Hearts on Sunday, conceding two goals in each half
Celtic were 5-1 winners at Kilmarnock the same day, with summer signing Kasper Hogh grabbing a first-half hat-trick
Dundee United have lost 19 of their last 26 meetings with Celtic (W2, D5)
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