DINGWALL. Celtic had a surprising win over Ross County with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by Jota (45′) and a goal from A. Bernabéi (90′). Celtic was decisively better in terms of ball possession (75%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Global Energy Stadium stadium in Dingwall on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was William Collum with the assistance of Steven Traynor and Jonathan Bell. The 4th official was Mike Roncone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 25 Ball Possession 75
Shots
- 8 Total 28
- 2 On Target 9
- 6 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 7
- 90 Attack 126
- 41 Dangerous attack 73
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 9
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Celtic had a strong ball possession 75% while Ross County was struggling with a 25% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match.
Ross County shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Celtic shot 28 times, 9 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Ross County received 1 yellow card (Malky Mackay). Talking about the opposition, Celtic didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Ross County will stay with 24 points to sit in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Celtic will have 85 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Ross County will play away against Hearts on the 22nd of April with a 10-2 head to head in favor of Hearts (13 draws).
Celtic will host Motherwell on the 22nd of April with a 47-4 head to head record in favor of Celtic (9 draws).
Ross County – Formation
Ross County
57'
Ross County started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Malky Mackay decided to play with the following team: Ross Laidlaw , Connor Randall , Dylan Smith , Alex Iacovitti , George Harmon , David Cancola , Victor Loturi , Nohan Kenneh , Gwion Edwards , Eamonn Brophy and Jordan White .
The home team had on the bench: Ross Munro, Keith Watson, Ross Callachan, Owura Edwards , Josh Sims , Alex Samuel, Jordy Hiwula, Josh Stones and Simon Murray .
Ross County could not rely on the presence of Josh Sims (injured) and Owura Edwards (injured).
Substitutions
Ross County made 4 changes: Gwion Edwards for Josh Sims (57′), David Cancola for Owura Edwards (74′), David Cancola for Simon Murray (76′) and Victor Loturi for Ross Callachan (84′).
Best player: George Harmon
The most impressive player for Ross County was George Harmon.
His rating is with 16 passes (43% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
Celtic – Formation
Celtic
45'
Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Angelos Postecoglou played with: Joe Hart , Alistair Johnston , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Carl Starfelt , Greg Taylor , Matt O’Riley , Callum McGregor , Tomoki Iwata , Jota , Kyogo Furuhashi and Daizen Maeda .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Scott Bain, Yuki Kobayashi, Alexandro Bernabei , Stephen Welsh, Ben Summers, Rocco Vata, Sead Hakšabanović , David Turnbull and Hyun-gyu Oh .
Celtic could not rely on the presence of David Turnbull (injured).
Substitutions
Celtic made 4 changes: Greg Taylor for Alexandro Bernabéi (65′), Kyogo Furuhashi for Oh Hyun-Gyu (75′), Daizen Maeda for Sead Hakšabanović (75′) and M. O’Riley for David Turnbull (75′).
Best player: Jota
The player that probably impressed the most for Celtic was Jota.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- Ross County – Celtic – 0-2
