Our prediction for this Scottish Premiership match:
Celtic
Match Time & Date:
27/01/2024
16:00
Prediction: 3-0
Ross County
After rolling over lower-league side Buckie Thistle 5-0 in the Scottish Cup, Celtic will look to retain top position in the Premiership standings when they take on Ross County on Saturday afternoon. The Hoops are on a five-game winning run in all competitions and they are seen as hot favourites to beat Ross County at Celtic Park. Daizen Maeda is on international duty with Japan, while both James McCarthy and Cameron Carter-Vickers remain in the recovery room.
The Staggies, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in the Scottish Cup loss (0-3) to Partick Thistle and given their anything but good form in the Premier League, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. In their last meeting in the Scottish top flight Celtic outplayed Ross County 3-0. Jack Baldwin is banned for the match, while all Dylan Smith, Ross Callachan, and Ben Paton miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Joe Hart):
Joe Hart is an English goalkeeper who was born on 19 April, 1987. Following a three-year spell with Shrewsbury Town, Hart joined big-spending Manchester City in 2006. After ending his loan spell with with Birmingham City (2010), he returned to Man City and he has been playing for the Etihad Stadium outfit ever since.
Joe Hart earned his 63rd cap for England at the Euro 2016 finals, but he has yet to win a trophy at the major tournaments with the Three Lions. On the other hand, the 29-year-old goalkeeper has clinched two Premier League trophies with Manchester City (2011/2012, 2013/2014) and the FA Cup title in 2011.
Speaking of his individual honours, Joe Hart has won the Premier League Golden Glove award on four occasions (2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2014/2015). Hart made his England debut against Trinidad & Tobago on 1 June, 2008. It has to be noted that he managed to keep a clean sheet on his debut for the English national team.
Highlighted Team (Ross County):
Founded back in 1929, Ross County are professional football club that compete in the Scotland Premier League. The Staggies welcome their rivals at Victoria Park, the stadium which can accommodate up to 6,541 (all-seated) people. Ross County have a bitter rivalry with fellow Highlanders Inverness Caledonian, with the two teams facing each other in Highland derby.
The Staggies recorded their biggest win against St Cuthbert Wanderers (11-0) in the 1993/94 Scottish Cup round 1, whereas their biggest loss came in the third round of the 1961/62 Scottish Cup campaign, with the team suffered a 7-0 defeat to Kilmarnock. Michael Gardyne, who scored 71 goals in 392 appearances for Ross County, is leading the club’s all-time goal-scoring chart.
Ross County have never won the Scottish Premier League trophy, but they did well to make it to the Scottish Cup final in the 2009/10 season. The Staggies were beaten by Dundee United (0-3) in the title game at Hampden Park, Glasgow.
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