Only three points good enough for Celtic in Ross County game

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Competition: Scotland Premiership
Competition: Sat 12.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Celtic Park (60411 seats)

Celtic - Ross County. 1st place hosts 10th place. The ball is round - get a comprehensive game guide here!

Insights:
  • Celtic have the most scored goals (48) in Premiership
  • Ross County have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Premiership

It's no vacation for neither Celtic nor Ross County as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Celtic form and stats

Celtic have been very solid at home in the Premiership so far, with 18 points collected from 6 matches (6-0-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Ever since the Aberdeen game Celtic has been unbeatable here at Celtic Park producing six straight wins.

A strong away win for Celtic against Motherwell the last match, as Maeda and Furuhashi were on target. Manager Postecoglou felt very clever after Maeda scored the winning goal against Motherwell, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 80th minute. O'Riley (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.71/10. O'Riley served one assist, hit four key passes and had 45 successful passes (of 54 total).

Before that, Celtic had a home game versus Dundee United which ended with a victory 4-2.

Celtic are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Celtic Park with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history 13 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Celtic has won 12 times, drawn 1 and lost 0. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Celtic has won by at least two goals 9 times when in this position.

Scoring bonanza? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 10 latest league matches with this side has contained three goals or more.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Celtic is on fire here. A stunning 20 from 6 league matches. Celtic have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ross County form and stats

Ross County have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Premiership, after 2-1-4 (7 played).

It's the second away game in a row for Ross County, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Hibernian (placed 7th) last time out. Harmon was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.35. The defender Harmon scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and won 2 of 6 duels.

Before that, County secured a home win against St. Mirren with the score 3-2.

The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 7 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with 1 win, 0 draws and 6 defeats. 6 games were lost by at least two goals margin.

The attacking power of Ross County when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. As opposed to that, Ross County have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Celtic have been victorious in all of the 6 latest duels against this opponent. Another win today?

The previous head to head match ended Ross County - Celtic 1-3, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

CelticK. Furuhashi
K. Furuhashi
10 goals
CelticL. Abada
L. Abada
7 goals
CelticG. Giakoumakis
G. Giakoumakis
6 goals

Celtic missing players

Ross County missing players

Celtic Ross County
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 6 2 Played P 2 7 15
13 6 2 Won W 1 2 4
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 3
1 0 0 Lost L 1 4 8
48 20 6 Scored S 1 4 12
12 4 3 Conceded C 4 8 24
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 43% 67%
79% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 29% 40%
50% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 14% 27%
36% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 13%
50% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 14% 40%
43% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 43% 27%
7% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 57% 40%
 
7.6 6.8 9 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 3.3 3.8
3.1 3.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5.7 6.8
1.6 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.1 2.3
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
18.6 19.2 20.5 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 7.3 8.3
7.4 8 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 2 2.6
46% 42% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 29% 31%
 
7.7 7.5 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 25 17.3 16.1
2.5 2.2 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 3.1 4.1
Key stats in Premiership this season:
  • All of Celtic's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Celtic have created more than twice as many corners as Ross County.
  • Celtic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Celtic have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Celtic have scored more than double the goals of Ross County.
  • Celtic have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Premiership
  • Celtic have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premiership
  • Celtic have the most scored goals (48) in Premiership
  • Celtic have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Premiership
  • Celtic have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Premiership
  • Celtic have the the best goal difference (+36) in Premiership
  • Celtic have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Celtic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Celtic haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Celtic is in the best form (6-0-0) in Premiership
  • Ross County have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Premiership
  • Ross County have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Premiership

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Celtic 14 13 0 1 48 12 6 6 0 0 20 4 8 7 0 1 28 8 36 39
2 Rangers 14 10 2 2 33 13 8 7 1 0 22 3 6 3 1 2 11 10 20 32
3 Aberdeen 14 7 1 6 28 23 6 5 0 1 21 6 8 2 1 5 7 17 5 22
4 Livingston 14 7 1 6 14 19 8 5 0 3 8 8 6 2 1 3 6 11 -5 22
5 Hearts 14 6 2 6 23 24 6 4 0 2 15 14 8 2 2 4 8 10 -1 20
6 St. Johnstone 15 6 2 7 18 20 7 3 1 3 7 5 8 3 1 4 11 15 -2 20
7 Hibernian 15 6 2 7 18 22 8 4 2 2 12 8 7 2 0 5 6 14 -4 20
8 St. Mirren 14 6 2 6 16 22 8 5 2 1 10 5 6 1 0 5 6 17 -6 20
9 Motherwell 15 5 1 9 19 21 7 1 1 5 5 11 8 4 0 4 14 10 -2 16
10 Ross County 15 4 3 8 12 24 8 2 2 4 8 16 7 2 1 4 4 8 -12 15
11 Dundee United 15 3 3 9 17 30 8 3 0 5 10 16 7 0 3 4 7 14 -13 12
12 Kilmarnock 15 3 3 9 11 27 7 3 2 2 10 13 8 0 1 7 1 14 -16 12

Read more about Premiership

The Scottish Premiership is the top division of football in Scotland, the Scottish Professional Football League. Twelve teams play 38 fixtures to top the league table in a season running from August to May. The teams first meet each other three times. Then the league splits in two for five more games.