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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 1
Aug 5, 2023 at 12.30pm UK
Celtic Park
Ross County

Celtic
4 - 2
Ross County

Turnbull (17' pen., 42'), Furuhashi (26'), O'Riley (73')
FT(HT: 3-0)
White (60'), Brown (90+5')
Baldwin (29'), Mackay (30'), Nightingale (39'), Brown (66'), Turner (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Ross County, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Celtic 3-2 Athletic Bilbao
Tuesday, August 1 at 7.30pm in Club Friendlies 1

We said: Celtic 3-0 Ross County

Having dominated proceedings throughout the previous campaign, Celtic look set to kick off their Premiership title defence with a comfortable victory over Ross County, who narrowly avoided relegation last season. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 69.66%. A draw had a probability of 17.3% and a win for Ross County had a probability of 13.09%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 10%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.57%) and 1-0 (8.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.9%), while for a Ross County win it was 1-2 (3.78%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawRoss County
69.66% (-1.702 -1.7) 17.25% (0.233 0.23) 13.09% (1.475 1.48)
Both teams to score 56.13% (4.066 4.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.62% (2.866 2.87)34.38% (-2.862 -2.86)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.7% (3.158 3.16)56.3% (-3.152 -3.15)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.12% (0.34999999999999 0.35)8.88% (-0.3449 -0.34)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
69.63% (0.833 0.83)30.37% (-0.829 -0.83)
Ross County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.6% (4.245 4.25)38.4% (-4.24 -4.24)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.85% (3.836 3.84)75.15% (-3.831 -3.83)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 69.66%
    Ross County 13.09%
    Draw 17.25%
CelticDrawRoss County
2-0 @ 10% (-1.175 -1.18)
2-1 @ 9.57% (0.045999999999999 0.05)
1-0 @ 8.25% (-1.118 -1.12)
3-0 @ 8.07% (-0.807 -0.81)
3-1 @ 7.72% (0.158 0.16)
4-0 @ 4.89% (-0.403 -0.4)
4-1 @ 4.68% (0.168 0.17)
3-2 @ 3.7% (0.472 0.47)
5-0 @ 2.37% (-0.155 -0.16)
5-1 @ 2.27% (0.116 0.12)
4-2 @ 2.24% (0.317 0.32)
5-2 @ 1.08% (0.168 0.17)
6-0 @ 0.96% (-0.047 -0.05)
6-1 @ 0.91% (0.06 0.06)
Other @ 2.97%
Total : 69.66%
1-1 @ 7.9% (-0.088 -0.09)
2-2 @ 4.58% (0.52 0.52)
0-0 @ 3.41% (-0.524 -0.52)
3-3 @ 1.18% (0.263 0.26)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 17.25%
1-2 @ 3.78% (0.377 0.38)
0-1 @ 3.26% (-0.089 -0.09)
0-2 @ 1.56% (0.133 0.13)
2-3 @ 1.46% (0.308 0.31)
1-3 @ 1.21% (0.239 0.24)
Other @ 1.82%
Total : 13.09%

How you voted: Celtic vs Ross County

Celtic
85.7%
Draw
3.6%
Ross County
10.7%
28
Head to Head
Apr 2, 2023 12pm
Gameweek 30
Ross County
0-2
Celtic
Jota (45+5' pen.), Bernabei (90+5')
Nov 12, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 16
Celtic
2-1
Ross County
Turnbull (62'), Haksabanovic (68')
Cancola (50' pen.)
Aug 31, 2022 7.45pm
Second Round
Ross County
1-4
Celtic
Iacovitti (68')
McGregor (21'), Giakoumakis (25'), Maeda (73'), Forrest (90')
Aug 6, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 2
Ross County
1-3
Celtic
Iacovitti (58')
Callachan (12'), Tillson (31'), Cancola (47'), Randall (68')
Furuhashi (48'), Jenz (84'), Abada (90+1')
Jenz (64'), Abada (90+2')
Apr 24, 2022 2.30pm
Gameweek 1
Ross County
0-2
Celtic

Callachan (5'), White (42')
Furuhashi (12'), Jota (87')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
1Celtic220085275884
2RangersRangers220078255381
3Hearts20114637963
4Kilmarnock20114438652
5St Mirren21014246-446
6Dundee20024659-1341
Relegation Group
1Hibernian21014854-642
2Aberdeen22003749-1241
3Motherwell21015053-340
4Ross County21013459-2533
5St Johnstone20022550-2531
RLivingston21012563-3821
 
First Phase
1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers33243672234975
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
RLivingston3339212259-3718


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