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Celtic v Ross County, Scottish Premiership, Wed, 23 Dec 2020: statistics and head to head

2020-21. Wed, 23 Dec 2020

CelticHome
20Full time, half-time 1–0
Ross CountyAway

Celtic won by 2 goals.

WDLWDLeague form, oldest to newestDLWWW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Celtic Park. Photo: Zhi Yong Lee from Glasgow, UK, CC BY 2.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Celtic have 7 scored home results and Ross County 9 scored away results stored in 2020-21. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Celtic at home: 2.29 points per match (7 measured matches); Ross County away: 0.78 points per match (9 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Celtic scored 2.43 per home match (7 measured matches); Ross County scored 0.56 away (9). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.29 per club appearance across 204 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 6 of 16 pooled club appearances (37.5%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 7. Celtic: 7 wins; Ross County: 0 wins; draws: 0.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half10
Second half10

The match in numbers

CelticRoss County
  • 25Shots5
  • 7Shots on target3
  • 10Corners3
  • 10Fouls5
  • 0Yellow cards0
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Celtic

  • Shots25
  • On target7
  • Goals2

28% of shots on target, 29% of those scored.

Ross County

  • Shots5
  • On target3
  • Goals0

60% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

7 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

7
Celtic wins
0
Draws
0
Ross County wins
Goals / meeting
3.86
27 goals in 7 meetings
Both scored
14%
1 of 7 meetings
Over 1.5
86%
6 of 7 meetings
Over 2.5
86%
6 of 7 meetings
Over 3.5
57%
4 of 7 meetings
Celtic clean sheets
86%
6 of 7 meetings
Ross County clean sheets
0%
0 of 7 meetings
Corners / meeting
11.43
7 with corner data
Cards / meeting
2.00
7 with card data
  1. Ross County v CelticSat, 12 Sept 2020 · Scottish Premiership 2020-210–5HT 0–2
  2. Celtic v Ross CountySat, 25 Jan 2020 · Scottish Premiership 2019-203–0HT 1–0
  3. Ross County v CelticSun, 1 Dec 2019 · Scottish Premiership 2019-201–4HT 1–2
  4. Celtic v Ross CountySat, 19 Oct 2019 · Scottish Premiership 2019-206–0HT 1–0
  5. Celtic v Ross CountySat, 31 Mar 2018 · Scottish Premiership 2017-183–0HT 1–0
  6. Ross County v CelticSat, 18 Nov 2017 · Scottish Premiership 2017-180–1HT 0–0
  7. Celtic v Ross CountySat, 16 Sept 2017 · Scottish Premiership 2017-184–0HT 2–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Celtic at homeWWWWLL
Ross County awayWWDWWW

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Celtic at home, Ross County away
  • 37%
    Both teams scored
    League 41%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 97%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 91%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 79%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 71%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 45%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 43%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 24%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 21%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 11%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 10%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 2.6
    Avg total goals
    League 2.42
    19 + 19 matches
  • 79%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 68%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 34%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 33%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 10.5
    Corners per match
    League 9.88
    19 + 19 matches
  • 66%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 62%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 66%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 52%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 47%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 39%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 2.7
    Cards per match
    League 3.08
    19 + 19 matches
  • 26%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 37%
    19 + 19 matches
  • 18%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 18%
    19 + 19 matches

Stored season context, 2020-21

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2020-21

Home and awayOverall
Celtic at home, Ross County away
Celtic (home)Ross County (away)
2Position10
WWDWWLast 5, oldest to newestLLDWW
19Played19
2.26Points per match1.05
68%Win %32%
2.16Scored / match0.84
0.58Conceded / match1.63
2.74Avg total goals2.47
37%Both scored37%
58%Clean sheets21%
11%Failed to score42%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

CelticRoss County
  • 1.051st half scored / match0.37
  • 0.321st half conceded / match0.79
  • 1.112nd half scored / match0.47
  • 0.262nd half conceded / match0.84
  • 63%Leading at half-time16%
  • 79%1st half over 0.579%
  • 42%1st half over 1.526%
  • 74%2nd half over 0.590%
  • 47%2nd half over 1.537%
  • 53%Scored in both halves11%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Celtic at home, Ross County away, this season.

Goals

CelticRoss County
  • 2.16Scored / match0.84
  • 0.58Conceded / match1.63
  • 2.74Match total / match2.47
  • 90%Scored 1+58%
  • 58%Scored 2+26%
  • 42%Conceded 1+79%
  • 16%Conceded 2+47%
  • 84%Match over 1.574%
  • 47%Match over 2.542%
  • 21%Match over 3.526%

Shots and xG

CelticRoss County
  • 17.63Shots for9.21
  • 7.89Shots against12.53
  • 6.84On target for2.84
  • 2.53On target against4.42
  • 12%Shot conversion9%

Corners

CelticRoss County
  • 6.00Corners for4.21
  • 4.16Corners against6.68
  • 10.16Match total10.89
  • 74%Over 7.568%
  • 63%Over 8.568%
  • 63%Over 9.568%
  • 42%Over 10.553%
  • 26%Over 11.547%

Cards

CelticRoss County
  • 0.58Cards for2.11
  • 1.58Cards against1.16
  • 2.16Match total3.26
  • 42%Over 2.568%
  • 21%Over 3.532%
  • 5%Over 4.532%
  • 5%Over 5.516%
  • 11.37Fouls committed14.26
Referee this season
E Anderson
Matches
11
Cards / match
3.27
11 matches
Over 3.5 cards
46%
11 matches
Over 4.5 cards
18%
11 matches
Fouls / match
25.27
11 matches

The table, 2020-21

#ClubPGDPts
1Rangers3879102
2Celtic384977
3Hibernian381363
4Aberdeen38-256
8Motherwell38-1645
9Dundee United38-1844
10Ross County38-3139
11Kilmarnock38-1136
12Hamilton38-3330
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