GLASGOW. Celtic demolishes Ross County 3-0. C. Carter-Vickers (64′), A. Ajeti (70′) and A. Ajeti (85′). Celtic took advantage of its superior ball possession (77%). Its vastly superior ball possession (77%) was among they key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Don Robertson that was helped by David Doig and John McCrossan. The 4th official was Nick Walsh. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Celtic started with a aggressive line-up. On the other side, Ross County adopted for a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Celtic – Formation
Celtic
46'
64'
Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Joe Hart , Josip Juranović , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Carl Starfelt , Greg Taylor , Tom Rogić , Callum McGregor , David Turnbull , Liel Abada , Albian Ajeti and Jota .
The home team had on the bench: Scott Bain, Adam Montgomery , Osaze Urhoghide, Stephen Welsh, James McCarthy , Ismaila Soro and Liam Shaw.
Best player: Cameron Carter-Vickers
The player that probably impressed the most for Celtic was Cameron Carter-Vickers.
His rating is with 1 goal, 109 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
Ross County – Formation
Ross County
61'
On the other side, Malky Postecoglou played with: Ross Laidlaw , Jack Burroughs , Harry Clarke , Jack Baldwin , Ben Paton , Blair Spittal , Jordan Tillson , Alex Samuel , Ross Callachan , Regan Charles-Cook and Jordan White .
They had on the bench: Ashley Maynard Brewer, Keith Watson , David Cancola, Alex Robertson, Harrison Paton , Joseph Hungbo and Dominic Samuel .
Best player: Jack Burroughs
The player that probably impressed the most for Ross County was Jack Burroughs.
His rating is with 0 goals, 8 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.
Match report
- ! 77 Ball Possession 23
Shots
- 19 Total 6
- 6 On Target 2
- 13 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 149 Attack 61
- 63 Dangerous attack 34
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 0
- 3 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 9 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Celtic was in firm control of the ball 77% while Ross County was struggling with a 23% ball possession.
Celtic was extremely more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is the reason why Celtic won the match.
Celtic shoot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Ross County shoot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Celtic didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Ross County received 1 yellow card (B. Paton).
Match Timeline
Standing
After this match, Celtic will have 9 points to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Ross County will stay with 2 points to stay in the 11th place.
In the next match in the Premiership, Celtic will play away Livingston on the 19th of September with a 7-1 head to head in favor of Celtic (5 draw). Ross County will host Hearts on the 18th of September with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Hearts (10 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Johnstone – Rangers – 1-2
- Celtic – Ross County – 3-0
- Dundee – Livingston – 0-0
- Motherwell – Aberdeen – 2-0
- St. Mirren – Dundee United – 0-0
