Sunday , 16 August 2026

Ross County FC vs Celtic FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Ross County FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Celtic FC
Sun 6 Oct 2024 · 11:00 UTC Global Energy Stadium 6,372 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ronan Hale pen 43' 1–0
1–1 76' Alistair Johnston
1–2 88' Nicolas Kuhn
Connor Randall 50' Y
Y 50' Nicolas Kuhn
Michee Efete 59' Y
Elijah Campbell 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Ross County FC vs Celtic FC — Premier League at Global Energy Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Clancy
  • Assistant 1 David McGeachie
  • Assistant 2 Gordon McCabe (Scotland)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Celtic FC 2 6
2 St. Mirren FC 2 6
3 Motherwell FC 2 4
4 Heart of Midlothian FC 2 3
5 Dundee FC 2 3
6 St. Johnstone FC 2 3
7 Hibernian FC 2 3
8 Aberdeen FC 2 3
9 Rangers FC 2 1
10 Falkirk FC 2 1
11 Dundee United FC 2 1
12 Kilmarnock FC 2 0

Head-to-Head

1
17
Ross County FC 18 games · Avg 3.5 goals Celtic FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-06 Ross County FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2024-01-27 Celtic FC 1–0 Ross County FC 2023-11-04 Ross County FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2023-08-05 Celtic FC 4–2 Ross County FC 2023-04-02 Ross County FC 0–2 Celtic FC

Recent Form

Ross County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Oct Celtic FC H 1–2 L
28 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC A 1–1 D
21 Sep St. Johnstone FC H 3–3 D
14 Sep Dundee FC H 2–0 W
31 Aug Aberdeen FC H 0–1 L
24 Aug Rangers FC A 0–6 L
Celtic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Oct Ross County FC A 2–1 W
01 Oct Borussia Dortmund A 1–7 L
28 Sep St. Johnstone FC A 6–0 W
18 Sep SK Slovan Bratislava H 5–1 W
14 Sep Heart of Midlothian FC H 2–0 W
01 Sep Rangers FC H 3–0 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Global Energy Stadium. Ross County FC are looking to make home advantage count against Celtic FC.
  • 5' Ross County FC have won 224 goals from 212 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Connor Randall has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' Celtic FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' A quiet spell here at Global Energy Stadium. Celtic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 43' Ronan Hale puts Ross County FC on the lead.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Ross County FC! Jordan White comes on to replace Aidan Denholm.
  • 50' The referee has no hesitation. Connor Randall is booked for Ross County FC — card on 50.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Ross County FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 59' Ross County FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 61' Celtic FC make a change. Arne Engels trudges off to be replaced by Kyogo Furuhashi on 61 minutes.
  • 65' Ronan Hale makes way for Victor Loturi at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Ross County FC.
  • 66' Jack Grieves gets the nod from Ross County FC. He replaces Noah Chilvers and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 68' James Forrest is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daizen Maeda at the 68 minute mark.
  • 73' It looks like no one’s ball. Celtic FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 76' The deadlock is broken! Alistair Johnston gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Ross County FC team. Michee Efete is replaced by James Brown on 76 minute.
  • 81' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 86' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 88' Nicolas Kuhn doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' The referee shows Ross County FC player a card on 90.
  • The points are shared — Ross County FC 1-2 Celtic FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Ross County FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Don Cowie

Celtic FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brendan Rodgers

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-10-06 Ross County FC 1–2 Celtic FC 2024-01-27 Celtic FC 1–0 Ross County FC 2023-11-04 Ross County FC 0–3 Celtic FC 2023-08-05 Celtic FC 4–2 Ross County FC 2023-04-02 Ross County FC 0–2 Celtic FC

Ross County FC Form

2024-10-06 Ross County FC 1–2 Celtic FC L 2024-09-28 Heart of Midlothian FC 1–1 Ross County FC D 2024-09-21 Ross County FC 3–3 St. Johnstone FC D 2024-09-14 Ross County FC 2–0 Dundee FC W 2024-08-31 Ross County FC 0–1 Aberdeen FC L 2024-08-24 Rangers FC 6–0 Ross County FC L

Celtic FC Form

2024-10-06 Ross County FC 1–2 Celtic FC W 2024-10-01 Borussia Dortmund 7–1 Celtic FC L 2024-09-28 St. Johnstone FC 0–6 Celtic FC W 2024-09-18 Celtic FC 5–1 SK Slovan Bratislava W 2024-09-14 Celtic FC 2–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-09-01 Celtic FC 3–0 Rangers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45 Ross County FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Celtic FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Ross County FC30% Draw25% Celtic FC45%
Actual: Celtic FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Ross County FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Celtic FC
70%
Ross County FC or Celtic FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Ross County FC25% Draw43% Celtic FC32%
Actual: Ross County FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.3%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5.3%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Ross County FC

Handicap Ross County FC covers Push Celtic FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Ross County FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Celtic FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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