Saturday , 14 November 2026

Celtic FC vs Ross County FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Celtic FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Ross County FC
Sat 11 Sep 2021 · 14:00 UTC Celtic Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 61' Ben Paton

Overview

Match Preview

Celtic FC vs Ross County FC — Premier League at Celtic Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 13 31
2 Rangers FC 12 27
3 Falkirk FC 13 21
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 12 20
5 Dundee FC 12 17
6 Dundee United FC 12 17
7 St. Johnstone FC 13 17
8 St. Mirren FC 13 14
9 Motherwell FC 13 13
10 Hibernian FC 12 11
11 Aberdeen FC 12 11
12 Kilmarnock FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

17
1
Celtic FC 18 games · Avg 3.5 goals Ross County FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-11 Celtic FC 3–0 Ross County FC 2021-02-21 Ross County FC 1–0 Celtic FC 2020-12-23 Celtic FC 2–0 Ross County FC 2020-09-12 Ross County FC 0–5 Celtic FC 2020-01-25 Celtic FC 3–0 Ross County FC

Recent Form

Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Sep Ross County FC H 3–0 W
29 Aug Rangers FC A 0–1 L
26 Aug AZ A 1–2 L
21 Aug St. Mirren FC H 6–0 W
18 Aug AZ H 2–0 W
12 Aug FK Jablonec H 3–0 W
Ross County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Sep Celtic FC A 0–3 L
29 Aug Aberdeen FC A 1–1 D
22 Aug Rangers FC H 2–4 L
08 Aug Hibernian FC A 0–3 L
31 Jul St. Johnstone FC H 0–0 D
16 May Motherwell FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Celtic FC
0-15
6/2
16-30
3/2
31-45
7/4
46-60
6/1
61-75
3/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Celtic FC
Camilo Duran 7 G 6 A
Benjamin Nygren 6 G 3 A
Kasper Hogh 3 G 3 A
Liam Scales 3 G 1 A
Hyun-jun Yang 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Celtic Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Celtic FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Celtic FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Ross County FC's shape.
  • 15' Ross County FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Ross County FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' Blair Spittal has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Celtic FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' The 25-year-old Liel Abada has been sensational this season — 10 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' With 2 assists to his name this season, Callum McGregor is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Celtic FC.
  • 46' The Ross County FC manager makes a substitution. Alex Samuel departs to be replaced by Harry Paton.
  • 51' Ross Callachan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 56' Ross County FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' Ben Paton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 63' Time for substitution for Ross County FC. Jordan White is replaced by Dominic Samuel.
  • 64' What a moment for Cameron Carter-Vickers! That strike on 64 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 68' Ismaila Soro gets the nod from Celtic FC. He replaces Callum McGregor and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' GOAL! Albian Ajeti fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 73' Keith Watson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jack Burroughs at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' Celtic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James McCarthy is hanging Tom Rogic on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' Celtic FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Ross County FC backline.
  • 85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Albian Ajeti makes it 3-0.
  • 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alex Samuel, as he is very good at scoring at Celtic Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • With this win, Celtic FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Celtic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ange Postecoglou

Ross County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Malky Mackay

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
David Turnbull 5
Kyogo Furuhashi 5
Odsonne Edouard 4
Albian Ajeti 3
Callum McGregor 3
Jordan White 3
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3
James Forrest 2

Head to Head

2021-09-11 Celtic FC 3–0 Ross County FC 2021-02-21 Ross County FC 1–0 Celtic FC 2020-12-23 Celtic FC 2–0 Ross County FC 2020-09-12 Ross County FC 0–5 Celtic FC 2020-01-25 Celtic FC 3–0 Ross County FC

Celtic FC Form

2021-09-11 Celtic FC 3–0 Ross County FC W 2021-08-29 Rangers FC 1–0 Celtic FC L 2021-08-26 AZ 2–1 Celtic FC L 2021-08-21 Celtic FC 6–0 St. Mirren FC W 2021-08-18 Celtic FC 2–0 AZ W 2021-08-12 Celtic FC 3–0 FK Jablonec W

Ross County FC Form

2021-09-11 Celtic FC 3–0 Ross County FC L 2021-08-29 Aberdeen FC 1–1 Ross County FC D 2021-08-22 Ross County FC 2–4 Rangers FC L 2021-08-08 Hibernian FC 3–0 Ross County FC L 2021-07-31 Ross County FC 0–0 St. Johnstone FC D 2021-05-16 Motherwell FC 1–2 Ross County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.07 Celtic FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Ross County FC xG
I would bet for: Celtic FC to win 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Celtic FC67% Draw21% Ross County FC12%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Celtic FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Ross County FC
33%
Celtic FC or Ross County FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Celtic FC48% Draw42% Ross County FC10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.6%
1 – 0
13%
1 – 1
9.6%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
6.2%
4 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
3.3%
2 – 2
3%
1 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Celtic FC

Handicap Celtic FC covers Push Ross County FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 21% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 24% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+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
52% ✓
Ross County FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.