GLASGOW. Celtic tops Ross County 1-0 after A. Johnston scored just 1 goal (1′). Celtic was truly better in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Luis Palma didn’t convert a penalty (28′) for Celtic.
The match was played at the Celtic Park stadium in Glasgow on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Euan Anderson with the help of Alastair Mather and Drew Kirkland. The 4th official was Iain Snedden. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.29 degrees Celsius or 46.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 17 Total 7
- 7 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 5
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 128 Attack 90
- 82 Dangerous attack 39
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 2 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 7
Fouls
- 12 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Celtic had a superior ball possession 70% while Ross County was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celtic was putting more pressure with 82 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the match.
Celtic shot 17 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ross County shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Celtic received 1 yellow card (Paulo Bernardo). On the opposite side, Ross County received 1 yellow card (James Brown).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Celtic has 57 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Ross County will stays with 18 points to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premiership, Celtic will play away against Aberdeen on the 3rd of February with a 57-5 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (6 draws).
Ross County will host Hibernian on the 23rd of December with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Hibernian (6 draws).
Celtic – Formation
Celtic
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64'
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Celtic started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Brendan Rodgers decided to play with the following team: Joe Hart , Alistair Johnston , Cameron Carter-Vickers , Liam Scales , Alexandro Bernabéi , Matt O’Riley , Callum McGregor , Paulo Bernardo , Liel Abada , Kyogo Furuhashi and Luis Palma .
The home team had on the bench: Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn , David Turnbull, Odin Thiago Holm, Maik Nawrocki , Scott Bain, Rocco Vata, Anthony Ralston, Stephen Welsh and Mikey Johnston .
Substitutions
Celtic made 4 changes: Luis Palma for Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn (64′), Cameron Carter-Vickers for Maik Nawrocki (64′), Liel Abada for Mikey Johnston (76′) and Paulo Bernardo for David Turnbull (89′).
Player of the match: Alistair Johnston
The most impressive player for Celtic was Alistair Johnston.
His rating is with 1 goal, 85 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
Ross County – Formation
Ross County
Ross County started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Derek Adams played with: George Wickens , James Brown , Loick Ayina , William Nightingale , Cameron Borthwick-Jackson , Brandon Khela , Teddy Jenks , Eli King , Victor Loturi , Yan Dhanda and Simon Murray .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ross Laidlaw, Josh Sims , Max Sheaf, George Harmon , Jay Henderson, Jordan White , Eamonn Brophy and Josh Reid.
Substitutions
Ross County made 3 changes: Brandon Khela for George Harmon (61′), Eli King for Josh Sims (80′) and Simon Murray for Jordan White (68′).
Player of the match: George Wickens
The player that probably impressed the most for Ross County was the goalkeeper: George Wickens. His rating is 8.36. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premiership.
- St. Mirren – Rangers – 0-1
- St. Johnstone – Motherwell – 1-1
- Livingston – Dundee – 1-4
- Kilmarnock – Hibernian – 2-2
- Hearts – Aberdeen – 2-0
- Celtic – Ross County – 1-0
