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Scottish Premiership | Gameweek 1
Aug 5, 2023 at 12.30pm UK
Celtic Park
Ross County

Celtic
4 - 2
Ross County

Turnbull (17' pen., 42'), Furuhashi (26'), O'Riley (73')
FT(HT: 3-0)
White (60'), Brown (90+5')
Baldwin (29'), Mackay (30'), Nightingale (39'), Brown (66'), Turner (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Scottish Premiership clash between Celtic and Ross County, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Celtic

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Celtic 3-2 Athletic Bilbao
Tuesday, August 1 at 7.30pm in Club Friendlies 1

Ross County

All competitions
Scottish Premiership
Last Game: Ross County 3-3 Kelty Hearts (3-4 pen.)
Saturday, July 29 at 3pm in Scottish League Cup

We said: Celtic 3-0 Ross County

 Having dominated proceedings throughout the previous campaign, Celtic look set to kick off their Premiership title defence with a comfortable victory over Ross County, who narrowly avoided relegation last season. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Celtic win with a probability of 69.66%. A draw had a probability of 17.3% and a win for Ross County had a probability of 13.09%.

The most likely scoreline for a Celtic win was 2-0 with a probability of 10%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.57%) and 1-0 (8.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.9%), while for a Ross County win it was 1-2 (3.78%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Celtic would win this match.

Result
CelticDrawRoss County
69.66% (-1.702 -1.7) 17.25% (0.233 0.23) 13.09% (1.475 1.48)
Both teams to score 56.13% (4.066 4.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.62% (2.866 2.87)34.38% (-2.862 -2.86)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.7% (3.158 3.16)56.3% (-3.152 -3.15)
Celtic Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.12% (0.34999999999999 0.35)8.88% (-0.3449 -0.34)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
69.63% (0.833 0.83)30.37% (-0.829 -0.83)
Ross County Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.6% (4.245 4.25)38.4% (-4.24 -4.24)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.85% (3.836 3.84)75.15% (-3.831 -3.83)
Score Analysis
    Celtic 69.66%
    Ross County 13.09%
    Draw 17.25%
CelticDrawRoss County
2-0 @ 10% (-1.175 -1.18)
2-1 @ 9.57% (0.045999999999999 0.05)
1-0 @ 8.25% (-1.118 -1.12)
3-0 @ 8.07% (-0.807 -0.81)
3-1 @ 7.72% (0.158 0.16)
4-0 @ 4.89% (-0.403 -0.4)
4-1 @ 4.68% (0.168 0.17)
3-2 @ 3.7% (0.472 0.47)
5-0 @ 2.37% (-0.155 -0.16)
5-1 @ 2.27% (0.116 0.12)
4-2 @ 2.24% (0.317 0.32)
5-2 @ 1.08% (0.168 0.17)
6-0 @ 0.96% (-0.047 -0.05)
6-1 @ 0.91% (0.06 0.06)
Other @ 2.97%
Total : 69.66%
1-1 @ 7.9% (-0.088 -0.09)
2-2 @ 4.58% (0.52 0.52)
0-0 @ 3.41% (-0.524 -0.52)
3-3 @ 1.18% (0.263 0.26)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 17.25%
1-2 @ 3.78% (0.377 0.38)
0-1 @ 3.26% (-0.089 -0.09)
0-2 @ 1.56% (0.133 0.13)
2-3 @ 1.46% (0.308 0.31)
1-3 @ 1.21% (0.239 0.24)
Other @ 1.82%
Total : 13.09%

How you voted: Celtic vs Ross County

Celtic
85.7%
Draw
3.6%
Ross County
10.7%
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1614204444044
2RangersRangers1611232891935
3Aberdeen17104331211034
4Motherwell178272327-426
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd176742519625
6St Mirren187382429-524
7Dundee175482730-319
8Hibernian184682430-618
9Kilmarnock184681935-1618
10Hearts1844102027-716
11Ross County183691435-2115
12St Johnstone1842122134-1314
> Scottish Premiership Full Table


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