Celtic vs Ross County: result 2-0 and analysis
Premiership1st Phase - 20Kick-off on December 28, 2016 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Celtic Park, Glasgow
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What was the result of Celtic vs Ross County?
Celtic won 2-0 on December 28, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 38′E. SviatchenkoCeltic
- 45′S. ArmstrongCeltic
Official lineup for Celtic vs Ross County
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Celtic
- 9Leigh Griffiths
- 49J. Forrest
- 8Scott Brown
- 11S. Sinclair
- 14S. Armstrong
- 17R. Christie
- 3Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón
- 5Jozo Šimunović
- 23M. Lustig
- 28E. Sviatchenko
- 1C. Gordon
Ross County
- 10L. Boyce
- 11Craig Carl Curran
- 8M. Woods
- 12Chow Tim
- 23A. Schalk
- 2M. Fraser
- 4Christopher Pascal Routis
- 5J. McEveley
- 15Andrew Davies
- 43Paul Quinn
- 1S. Fox
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Celtic have 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats; Ross County have 2, 8 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2016 | Hamilton Academical(away) | 3-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 20, 2016 | Partick(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 17, 2016 | Dundee(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 13, 2016 | Hamilton Academical(home) | 1-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 9, 2016 | Partick(away) | 4-1 | Premiership |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2016 | Partick(home) | 1-3 | Premiership |
| Dec 17, 2016 | Aberdeen(home) | 2-1 | Premiership |
| Dec 10, 2016 | Dundee(away) | 0-0 | Premiership |
| Dec 3, 2016 | Heart Of Midlothian(home) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Nov 26, 2016 | Hamilton Academical(home) | 1-1 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Celtic wins, 1 draw, 0 Ross County wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2016 | Ross County 0-4 Celtic | Premiership |
| Apr 24, 2016 | Celtic 1-1 Ross County | Premiership |
| Feb 13, 2016 | Celtic 2-0 Ross County | Premiership |
| Nov 8, 2015 | Ross County 1-4 Celtic | Premiership |
| Aug 1, 2015 | Celtic 2-0 Ross County | Premiership |
| Jan 24, 2015 | Ross County 0-1 Celtic | Premiership |
Last archived meeting: Ross County vs Celtic on Oct 26, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Celtic score 1.9 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Ross County score 0.9 and concede 1.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celtic | 1.9 | 0.7 | 8 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
| Ross County | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3 | 9/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 21 |
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