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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 23
Jan 27, 2024 at 3pm UK
Celtic Park
Ross County

Celtic
1 - 0
Ross County

Johnston (1')
Bernardo (22')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Brown (15')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Celtic

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Celtic 5-0 Buckie Thistle
Sunday, January 21 at 4pm in Scottish Cup

Ross County

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Ross County 0-3 Partick
Saturday, January 20 at 3pm in Scottish Cup

We said: Celtic 4-0 Ross County

 There is little doubt that Celtic will record a straightforward win here over a struggling side near the bottom of the table to keep their lead at five points over Rangers. This will be Ross County's second trip to Celtic Park in the league this season after losing 4-2 already to the champions, and little suggests that there will be a change in fortunes here. 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 83.84%. A draw had a probability of 10.3% and a win for Ross County had a probability of 5.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 3-0 with a probability of 9.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.91%) and 3-1 (8.01%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.49%), while for a Ross County win it was 1-2 (1.85%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 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
CelticDrawRoss County
83.84% (-0.049000000000007 -0.05) 10.25% (0.055999999999999 0.06) 5.9% (-0.010000000000001 -0.01)
Both teams to score 53.98% (-0.423 -0.42)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
77.54% (-0.399 -0.4)22.45% (0.394 0.39)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
58.48% (-0.546 -0.55)41.51% (0.54 0.54)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
96.19% (-0.077000000000012 -0.08)3.79% (0.0729 0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
83.77% (-0.246 -0.25)16.21% (0.241 0.24)
Ross County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.11% (-0.396 -0.4)43.88% (0.393 0.39)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.97% (-0.328 -0.33)80.02% (0.32400000000001 0.32)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 83.84%
    Ross County 5.9%
    Draw 10.25%
CelticDrawRoss County
3-0 @ 9.72% (0.103 0.1)
2-0 @ 8.91% (0.147 0.15)
3-1 @ 8.01% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
4-0 @ 7.95% (0.037 0.04)
2-1 @ 7.34% (0.042 0.04)
4-1 @ 6.55% (-0.04 -0.04)
1-0 @ 5.45% (0.122 0.12)
5-0 @ 5.2% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
5-1 @ 4.28% (-0.052 -0.05)
3-2 @ 3.3% (-0.037 -0.04)
6-0 @ 2.84% (-0.02 -0.02)
4-2 @ 2.7% (-0.047 -0.05)
6-1 @ 2.34% (-0.043 -0.04)
5-2 @ 1.76% (-0.041 -0.04)
7-0 @ 1.33% (-0.017 -0.02)
7-1 @ 1.09% (-0.027 -0.03)
6-2 @ 0.96% (-0.028 -0.03)
Other @ 4.14%
Total : 83.84%
1-1 @ 4.49% (0.052 0.05)
2-2 @ 3.02% (-0.015 -0.02)
0-0 @ 1.67% (0.046 0.05)
3-3 @ 0.91% (-0.02 -0.02)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 10.25%
1-2 @ 1.85% (0.002 0)
0-1 @ 1.37% (0.024 0.02)
Other @ 2.67%
Total : 5.9%

How you voted: Celtic vs Ross County

Celtic
87.0%
Draw
4.3%
Ross County
8.7%
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1816205244850
2RangersRangers18113431131836
3Aberdeen1910453126534
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd198742820831
5St Mirren208392732-527
6Motherwell198382533-827
7Hibernian206682731-424
8Dundee196492934-522
9Kilmarnock205692336-1321
10Ross County204791937-1819
11Hearts2045112331-817
12St Johnstone2042142240-1814
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