Celtic FC vs Ross County FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Celtic FC vs Ross County FC — Premier League at Celtic Park.
- Celtic FC 33 games · 67 pts (2025/26)
- Ross County FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Calum Scott (Scotland)
- Assistant 1 Gordon Crawford
- Assistant 2 Craig Ferguson
13 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Heart of Midlothian FC 33 70 2 Rangers FC 33 69 3 Celtic FC 33 67 4 Motherwell FC 33 54 5 Hibernian FC 33 51 6 Falkirk FC 33 46 7 Dundee United FC 33 40 8 Aberdeen FC 33 33 9 Dundee FC 33 33 10 St. Mirren FC 33 30 11 Kilmarnock FC 33 28 12 Livingston FC 33 16 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Nov Ross County FC H 5–0 W 27 Nov Club Brugge KV H 1–1 D 23 Nov Heart of Midlothian FC A 4–1 W 10 Nov Kilmarnock FC A 2–0 W 05 Nov RB Leipzig H 3–1 W 30 Oct Dundee FC H 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Nov Celtic FC A 0–5 L 23 Nov Motherwell FC H 2–1 W 09 Nov Dundee United FC A 0–3 L 02 Nov St. Mirren FC A 0–0 D 30 Oct Hibernian FC H 0–0 D 26 Oct Kilmarnock FC H 2–1 W Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history36% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Celtic FC0-152/116-302/131-454/246-603/161-751/176+5/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Ross County FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Celtic FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Liam Scales puts Celtic FC on the lead.
- 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 20' George Harmon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 23' It’s gonna be a card for James Brown.
- 27' What a strike from Luke McCowan! The score is 2-0.
- 32' Alistair Johnston needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 35' GOAL! Paulo Bernardo scores on 35.
- 36' What a strike from Callum McGregor! The score is 4-0.
- 40' GOAL! Adam Idah scores on 40. Assisted by Luke McCowan
- 45' Another change for Ross County FC made on 45 minute. Ross Laidlaw leaves to be changed by Jack Hamilton.
- 46' Hyun-jun Yang is replacing Daizen Maeda for the Celtic FC side.
- 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ross County FC that had 212 games and scored 224 goals.
- 56' It looks like no one’s ball. Ross County FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 61' Another substitution for Ross County FC to replace Noah Chilvers by Victor Loturi on 61 minute.
- 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 70' The supporters are chanting for Reo Hatate. He replaces Luke McCowan on 70 minute.
- 73' The whistle greets Ronan Hale as he departs to be replaced by Alex Samuel.
- 78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 80' It is a substitution in Celtic FC team. Alex Valle is replaced by Greg Taylor on 80 minute.
- 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ronan Hale, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 90' The travelling Ross County FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Celtic FC players.
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Lineups
Celtic FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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- 20
- 49
- 42
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38
Daizen Maeda ↓ Hyun-jun Yang 46'
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14
Luke McCowan ↓ Reo Hatate 70'
- 9
- 5
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2
Alistair Johnston ↓ Arne Engels 61'
- 28
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11
Alex Valle ↓ Greg Taylor 80'
Bench
- 6
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56
Anthony Ralston ↑ 61'
- 8
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3
Greg Taylor ↑ 80'
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41
Reo Hatate ↑ 70'
- 10
- 12
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27
Arne Engels ↑ 61'
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13
Hyun-jun Yang ↑ 46'
Coach Brendan RodgersRoss County FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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1
Ross Laidlaw ↓ Jack Hamilton 45'
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9
Ronan Hale ↓ Alex Samuel 73'
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10
Noah Chilvers ↓ Victor Loturi 61'
- 23
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26
Jordan White ↓ Michee Efete 46'
- 16
- 42
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2
James Brown ↓ Scott Allardice 46'
- 4
- 19
- 21
Bench
- 12
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25
Alex Samuel ↑ 73'
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22
Jack Hamilton ↑ 45'
- 27
- 43
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6
Scott Allardice ↑ 46'
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24
Michee Efete ↑ 46'
- 14
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7
Victor Loturi ↑ 61'
Coach Don Cowie -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Kyogo Furuhashi 5 David Turnbull 5 Odsonne Edouard 4 Jordan White 3 Giorgos Giakoumakis 3 Albian Ajeti 3 Callum McGregor 3 Ryan Christie 2 Head to Head
Celtic FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.2 Celtic FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.73 Ross County FC xGI would bet for: Celtic FC to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Celtic FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.93Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 34% 66% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Celtic FC or Draw 89%Draw or Ross County FC 31%Celtic FC or Ross County FC 80%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Celtic FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–0 not predicted5 – 0Actual2 – 0 12.8%1 – 0 11.4%1 – 1 9.2%3 – 0 9.2%2 – 1 9.1%0 – 0 6.9%3 – 1 6.7%4 – 0 5%4 – 1 3.8%2 – 2 3.3%0 – 1 3.2%1 – 2 3%Asian Handicap — Celtic FC
Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Ross County FC covers -2.5 25% — 75% -2 25% 21% 54% -1.5 46% — 54% -1 46% 23% 30% -0.5 70% — 30% +0.5 90% — 10% +1 90% 7% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 2% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet 49% ✗Ross County FC keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.