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Ross County entertain Glasgow giants Celtic in the Scottish Premiership First Phase on Saturday. The two sides are in opposite halves of the standings, with the visitors leading the pack.
Don Cowie's Ross County are coming off a 1-1 draw at Hearts last weekend. Ronan Hale's 35th-minute strike seemed to have given all three points for the Staggies before Lawrence Shankland forced a share of the spoils in the sixth minute of stoppage time.
Cowie's side are seventh in the points table, with seven points from as many games.
Meanwhile, Brendan Rodgers' Celtics have flown out the blocks in the league, winning their opening six games. However, the Bhoys are coming off a 7-1 midweek shellacking at Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League.
Daizen Maeda's ninth-minute equalizer for the visitors cancelled out Emre Can's seventh-minute opener from the spot for BvB. But things soon went south for Rodgers' side as a Karim Adeyemi hat-trick, Serhou Guirassy brace and Felix Nmecha strike condemned the Bhoys to one of their heaviest European defeats.
On that note, here's a look at the head-to-head stats and key numbers, match prediction, and betting tips for the Ross County-Celtic Scottish Championship clash at Global Energy Stadium.
Ross County vs Celtic head-to-head and key numbers
- Celtic have been utterly dominant in recent head-to-head meetings with Ross County, winning their last 10 games, scoring 27 goals and conceding six.
- The Bhoys are looking to win their opening seven games of a league season without conceding for the first time.
- Ross County have won three of their six home games this season across competitions, losing once.
- Rodgers' side have won three of their four road games across competitions this season, losing once.
- Form guide (last five games across competitions, most recent result first): Ross: D-D-W-L-L; Celtic: L-W-W-W-W
Ross County vs Celtic match prediction
Celtic have clearly made the better start to the season than their opponents. Having won their opening six league games without conceding, the Bhoys are on the cusp of unchartered territory.
Ross County, for their part, have been decent at home, but their recent record against Rodgers' side doesn't inspire much confidence. On paper, it looks like a mismatch, so, barring a miracle of sorts, there should be only one winner.
Prediction: Ross County 0-3 Celtic
Ross County vs Celtic betting tips
Tip-1: Celtic to win
Tip-2: Celtic to keep a clean sheet: Yes (They have conceded in four of 10 games across competitions this season.)
Tip-3: Over 2.5 goals: The Bhoys have averaged 2.7 goals against Ross County in their last 10 meetings.
