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Ross County
Scottish League Cup | Second Round
Aug 31, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
Global Energy Stadium
Celtic logo

Ross County
1 - 4
Celtic

Iacovitti (68')
Edwards (78')
FT(HT: 0-2)
McGregor (21'), Giakoumakis (25'), Maeda (73'), Forrest (90')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Scottish League Cup clash between Ross County and Celtic, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Rangers 4-0 Ross County
Saturday, August 27 at 3pm in Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Dundee Utd 0-9 Celtic
Sunday, August 28 at 12pm in Scottish Premiership

We said: Ross County 0-3 Celtic

Celtic have kicked off the new campaign on a high and are currently firing on all cylinders. The Bhoys take on a floundering Ross County side who have lost three of their most recent four games and we are backing them to comfortably see off the home side. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 85.5%. A draw had a probability of 10.2% and a win for Ross County had a probability of 4.34%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (12.74%) and 0-4 (9.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.83%), while for a Ross County win it was 1-0 (1.62%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
Ross CountyDrawCeltic
4.34% (-0.575 -0.58) 10.16% (-0.663 -0.66) 85.5% (1.24 1.24)
Both teams to score 40.95% (-1.728 -1.73)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
68.88% (0.39 0.39)31.12% (-0.387 -0.39)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
47.48% (0.459 0.46)52.52% (-0.455 -0.45)
Ross County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
43.12% (-1.96 -1.96)56.87% (1.963 1.96)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
11.03% (-1.141 -1.14)88.97% (1.144 1.14)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
94.96% (0.29599999999999 0.3)5.04% (-0.293 -0.29)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
79.92% (0.86999999999999 0.87)20.08% (-0.866 -0.87)
Score Analysis
    Ross County 4.34%
    Celtic 85.5%
    Draw 10.16%
Ross CountyDrawCeltic
1-0 @ 1.62% (-0.138 -0.14)
2-1 @ 1.36% (-0.178 -0.18)
Other @ 1.36%
Total : 4.34%
1-1 @ 4.83% (-0.312 -0.31)
0-0 @ 2.86% (-0.061 -0.06)
2-2 @ 2.04% (-0.222 -0.22)
Other @ 0.43%
Total : 10.16%
0-2 @ 12.79% (0.22 0.22)
0-3 @ 12.74% (0.45 0.45)
0-4 @ 9.52% (0.509 0.51)
0-1 @ 8.56% (-0.019 -0.02)
1-2 @ 7.22% (-0.321 -0.32)
1-3 @ 7.19% (-0.178 -0.18)
0-5 @ 5.69% (0.406 0.41)
1-4 @ 5.37% (-0.029 -0.03)
1-5 @ 3.21% (0.044 0.04)
0-6 @ 2.84% (0.252 0.25)
2-3 @ 2.03% (-0.179 -0.18)
1-6 @ 1.6% (0.052 0.05)
2-4 @ 1.52% (-0.103 -0.1)
0-7 @ 1.21% (0.128 0.13)
2-5 @ 0.91% (-0.043 -0.04)
Other @ 3.11%
Total : 85.5%

How you voted: Ross County vs Celtic

Ross County
9.1%
Draw
9.1%
Celtic
81.8%
11
Head to Head
Aug 6, 2022 3pm
Ross County
1-3
Celtic
Iacovitti (58')
Callachan (12'), Tillson (31'), Cancola (47'), Randall (68')
Furuhashi (48'), Jenz (84'), Abada (90+1')
Jenz (64'), Abada (90+2')
Apr 24, 2022 2.30pm
Mar 19, 2022 3pm
Celtic
4-0
Ross County
Giakoumakis (11', 18', 61' pen.), Maeda (26')

Baldwin (90+2')
Ramsay (28')
Dec 15, 2021 7.45pm
Ross County
1-2
Celtic
Baldwin (57')
Burroughs (74'), Samuel (76'), Spittal (84')
Abada (21'), Ralston (90+7')
Starfelt (71'), Scales (87')
Starfelt (79')
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