DINGWALL. Celtic overcome Ross County to win 2-1. A goal from A. Ralston was decisive in the 90min. It was Celtic to strike first with a goal of L. Abada at the 21′. Then it was a goal in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Ralston gave the win to Celtic in the 90′ minute with a goal. Celtic was definitely better in terms of ball possession (75%) was among the factors of its victory.​

Celtic remained with 10 players after C. Starfelt received a double yellow card in the 79′. Nonetheless, Celtic still succeeded in win this match competing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Global Energy Stadium stadium in Dingwall on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Alan James Muir who had the assistance of Graeme Leslie and Graham McNeillie. The 4th official was Calum Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.9 degrees Celsius or 47.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Ross County

1 - 2

Celtic

  • ! 25 Ball Possession 75
Shots
  • 7 Total 24
  • 2 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 18
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 84 Attack 129
  • 25 Dangerous attack 70
  • 64 Ball safe 69
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 7
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Celtic had a strong ball possession 75% while Ross County was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celtic was putting more pressure with 70 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match.​

Ross County shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Celtic shot 24 times, 6 on target, 18 off target.

Cards

Ross County received 3 yellow cards (J. Burroughs, D. Samuel and B. Spittal). Talking about the opposition, Celtic received 2 yellow cards (C. Starfelt and L. Scales).

Also, Celtic didn’t end the match with 11 players after C. Starfelt (Celtic) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (79′).

Match Timeline

21'
36'
Jordan White- sub ->R. Callachan
54'
Jack Baldwin(goal)B. Spittal
57'
63'
Owen Moffat- sub ->A. Montgomery
65'
71'
74'
75'
76'
79'
84'
87'
Liam Scales - Yellow
90'
A. Ralston(goal)T. Rogic

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
93
5
Livingston
49
5
Rangers
89
5
Hibernian
45
5
Hearts
61
5
St. Mirren
44
5
Aberdeen
41
5
Dundee United
48
5
St. Johnstone
35
5
Motherwell
46
5
Dundee
29
5
Ross County
41
5

After this match, Ross County will stay with 14 points like St. Johnstone to sit in the 11th place. Talking about the opposition, Celtic will have 41 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Ross County will play away against St. Johnstone on the 22nd of December with a 10-6 head to head statistic in favor of St. Johnstone (12 draws).

Celtic will play away agasint St. Mirren on the 22nd of December with a 32-2 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (3 draws).

Ross County – Formation

Ross County
G
Ashley Maynard-Brewer 31.Australia
6.9
D
Harry Clarke 20.England
6.7
D
K. Watson 15.Scotland
7.0
D
Jack Baldwin 5.England
7.5
57'
D
J. Vokins 3.England
6.1
M
Harry Paton 6.Canada
6.2
36'
M
Jordan Tillson 22.England
6.6
M
Joseph Hungbo 23.England
6.1
65'
M
Regan Charles-Cook 17.England
6.6
M
Ross Callachan 8.Scotland
6.7
54'
F
Blair Spittal 7.Scotland
7.3
84'
Substitutes
G
Ross Laidlaw 1.Scotland
D
Coll Donaldson 25.Scotland
D
Connor Randall 2.England
M
Jack Burroughs 18.Scotland
7.0
65' 74'
M
David Cancola 4.Austria
F
Jordan White 26.Scotland
7.1
54'
F
D. Samuel 10.England
7.3
36' 76'

Ross County started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Malky Mackay decided to play with the following team: Ashley Maynard Brewer (6.9), Harry Clarke (6.7), Keith Watson (7.0), Jack Baldwin (7.5), Jake Vokins (6.1), Harrison Paton (6.2), Jordan Tillson (6.6), Joseph Hungbo (6.1), Ross Callachan (6.7), Regan Charles-Cook (6.6) and Blair Spittal (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Ross Laidlaw, Coll Donaldson, Connor Randall, Jack Burroughs (7.0), David Cancola, Jordan White (7.1) and Dominic Samuel (7.3).

Ross County could not rely on the presence of D. Samuel (injured).

Substitutions

Ross County made 3 changes: H. Paton for D. Samuel (36′), R. Callachan for J. White (54′) and J. Hungbo for J. Burroughs (65′).

Best player: Jack Baldwin​

The most impressive player for Ross County was Jack Baldwin.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 13 passes (53% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.

Celtic – Formation

Celtic
G
Joe Hart 15.England
6.4
D
Cameron Carter-Vickers 20.United States
7.3
D
Carl Starfelt 4.Sweden
6.3
79'
D
Liam Scales 5.Republic of Ireland
7.6
87'
D
A. Ralston 56.Scotland
7.5
90'
M
Callum McGregor 42.Scotland
7.4
M
N. Bitton 6.Israel
7.1
75'
M
D. Turnbull 14.Scotland
8.0
F
Josip Juranovic 88.Croatia
7.7
F
Liel Abada 11.Israel
7.6
21'
F
Adam Montgomery 54.Scotland
6.6
63'
Substitutes
G
Scott Bain 29.Scotland
D
G. Taylor 3.Scotland
D
Stephen Welsh 57.Scotland
M
Ewan Henderson 52.Scotland
M
O. Moffat 73.Scotland
6.8
63'
M
Liam Shaw 30.England
M
Tom Rogić 18.Australia
6.8
75'

Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Angelos Postecoglou played with: Joe Hart (6.4), Anthony Ralston (7.5), Cameron Carter-Vickers (7.3), Carl Starfelt (6.3), Liam Scales (7.6), David Turnbull (8.0), Nir Bitton (7.1), Callum McGregor (7.4), Josip Juranović (7.7), Liel Abada (7.6) and Adam Montgomery (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Scott Bain, Greg Taylor, Stephen Welsh, Ewan Henderson, Owen Moffat (6.8), Liam Shaw and Tom Rogić (6.8).

Substitutions

Celtic made 2 changes: A. Montgomery for O. Moffat (63′) and N. Bitton for T. Rogic (75′).

Best player: David Turnbull​

The player that probably impressed the most for Celtic was David Turnbull even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.0) with 70 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​