DINGWALL. Celtic defeats Ross County with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Furuhashi (12′) and a goal from J. (87′). Celtic was decisively better in terms of ball possession (74%) 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 2:30 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Clancy with the collaboration of Frank Connor and Jonathan Bell. The 4th official was Matthew McDermid. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ross County

0 - 2

Celtic

  • ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
  • 8 Total 22
  • 0 On Target 5
  • 8 Off Target 17
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 77 Attack 125
  • 44 Dangerous attack 54
  • 74 Ball safe 111
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 11
  • 7 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Celtic had a superior ball possession 74% while Ross County was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Celtic had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Celtic won the encounter.​

Ross County shot 8 times, 0 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Celtic shot 22 times, 5 on target, 17 off target.

Cards

Ross County received 2 yellow cards (R. Callachan and J. White). Talking about the opposition, Celtic didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Ross Callachan- Yellow
5'
12'
Kyogo Furuhashi(goal)Jota
Jordan White- Yellow
42'
64'
64'
64'
69'
70'
73'
87'
88'
89'
James Forrest- sub ->Jota

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 40 points like Motherwell to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Celtic will have 85 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, Ross County will host Dundee United on the 14th of May with a 12-5 head to head record in favor of Dundee United (3 draws).

Celtic will host Motherwell on the 14th of May with a 44-4 head to head stats in favor of Celtic (9 draws).

Ross County – Formation

Ross County
G
Ross Laidlaw 1.Scotland
6.3
D
Connor Randall 2.England
7.5
D
K. Watson 15.Scotland
6.4
D
Alex Iacovitti 16.Scotland
6.8
D
J. Vokins 3.England
6.7
M
Jordan Tillson 22.England
6.7
70'
M
Ross Callachan 8.Scotland
6.8
5'
M
Blair Spittal 7.Scotland
6.8
M
Harry Paton 6.Canada
6.5
69'
M
Regan Charles-Cook 17.England
6.2
88'
F
Jordan White 26.Scotland
7.0
42'
Substitutes
G
Ross Munro 21.Scotland
D
Kayne Ramsay 19.England
D
D. Drysdale 20.England
M
David Cancola 4.Austria
6.7
70'
M
Josh Sims 11.England
M
Ben Paton 24.Canada
M
Jack Burroughs 18.Scotland
M
Joseph Hungbo 23.England
6.4
69'
F
D. Samuel 10.England
88'

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: .

Substitutions

Ross County made 3 changes: H. Paton for J. Hungbo (69′), J. Tillson for D. Cancola (70′) and R. Charles-Cook for D. Samuel (88′).

Celtic – Formation

Celtic
G
Joe Hart 15.England
7.1
D
A. Ralston 56.Scotland
7.1
D
Cameron Carter-Vickers 20.United States
7.4
D
Carl Starfelt 4.Sweden
7.2
D
G. Taylor 3.Scotland
7.0
M
Callum McGregor 42.Scotland
7.0
M
Reo Hatate 41.Japan
6.1
73'
M
Matt O'Riley 33.England
7.7
64'
F
Daizen Maeda 38.Japan
6.2
64'
F
Kyogo Furuhashi 8.Japan
7.3
64' 12'
F
Jota 17.Portugal
8.8
89' 87'
Substitutes
G
Scott Bain 29.Scotland
D
Liam Scales 5.Republic of Ireland
D
Stephen Welsh 57.Scotland
M
D. Turnbull 14.Scotland
6.5
73'
M
James McCarthy 16.Republic of Ireland
M
Tom Rogić 18.Australia
6.7
64'
M
James Forrest 49.Scotland
89'
F
G. Giakoumakis 7.Greece
6.5
64'
F
Liel Abada 11.Israel
6.6
64'

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

Angelos Postecoglou played with: .

Substitutions

Celtic made 5 changes: K. Furuhashi for L. Abada (64′), D. Maeda for T. Rogic (64′), M. O’Riley for G. Giakoumakis (64′), R. Hatate for D. Turnbull (73′) and Jota for J. Forrest (89′).

Results of the day

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