A quick peek at the Premiership table imply an upper hand to Celtic when they go to Ross County. Yet; let's play the match before we pick a winner!
- Celtic have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Premiership
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for County and Celtic.
Ross County form and stats
The total Premiership statistics playing at home this season for Ross County are 2-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The County supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Dundee in Premiership and win 3-2. Midfield player Regan Charles-Cook got a match rating of 7.41 in that game, the max score being 10. Charles-Cook scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Before that, Ross County played out a draw 0-0 when visiting St. Mirren.The manager Mackay will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Livingston in only three days.
A decent goal production from County in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 8 league matches. County have conceded 15 from these games. When County hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like St. Mirren, Dundee and St. Johnstone), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Celtic form and stats
Playing away, Celtic, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Premiership, have won 5 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premiership this season. Things are running smoothly for Celtic who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Livingston.
327 minutes! That's how long the Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The supporters enjoyed Celtic's previous game versus Motherwell (placed 5th), a Premiership 1-0 win played at home. David Turnbull, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.14. Turnbull served one assist, hit six key passes and had 36 successful passes (of 40 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Real Betis.Celtic have another game away in just four nights, a League Cup fixture versus Hibernian. A strenuous itinerary for them!
The travelling fans enjoy Celtic's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Celtic have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams encountered each other earlier on this match year: Celtic - Ross County 3-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - zero - eight (Ross County wins - draws - Celtic wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Furuhashi 8 goals |   R. Charles-Cook 5 goals |  D. Turnbull 5 goals |
Ross County missing players
Celtic missing players
| Ross County | Celtic | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 37 |
| 29 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 71% |
| 62% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 53% |
| 44% | 62% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 24% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 12% | 18% |
| 56% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 35% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 53% |
| 31% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 3.7 | 4 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 13 | 8.5 | 9.4 |
| 6.6 | 4.8 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.9 | 10.4 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 24 | 17.1 | 20.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| 34% | 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | 36% |
| 14.6 | 12.1 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 8.8 | 7.3 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 6.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
- Celtic have created more than twice as many corners as Ross County.
- Celtic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Celtic have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Celtic have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Premiership
- Celtic have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most clean sheets (9) in Premiership
- Celtic have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Premiership
- Celtic have the the best goal difference (+27) in Premiership
- Celtic have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Celtic haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rangers | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 24 | 42 |
| 2 | Celtic | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 38 |
| 3 | Hearts | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 25 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 25 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Hibernian | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 20 |
| 8 | Livingston | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 19 |
| 9 | St. Mirren | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | -11 | 18 |
| 10 | Dundee | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -16 | 16 |
| 11 | Ross County | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 14 |
| 12 | St. Johnstone | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 14 |