Our prediction for this Scottish Premiership match:
Celtic
Match Time & Date:
05/08/2023
13:30
Prediction: 3-0
Ross County
Celtic will be looking to kickstart their Premiership campaign in style when they welcome Ross County to their Celtic Park in Saturday’s matinee. The Hoops are determined to defend their trophy and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at the Stagies in the season opener. Since the club chiefs have signed the likes of Maik Nawrocki, Odin Thiago Holm, Hyun-jun Yang, Marco Tilio, Tomoki Iwata, and Hyeok-kyu Kwon in order to make a competitive squad in the Champions League, home win should definitely be considered.
The visitors, on the other hand, were beaten by Celtic in each of their last seven meetings in the Scottish top flight, which is yet another reason why a routine home win is on the cards. To make things even worse for the away side, midfielder Ross Callachan remains on the sidelines with a long-term ACL injury.
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 (Celtic):
The Celtic Football Club boasts a proud over 100-year long history which has made The Bhoys a global brand thanks to their unprecedented social awareness that dates to the very beginnings of this Scottish club. Celtic was founded in 1887 with the purpose of alleviating poverty in the immigrant Irish population in the East End of Glasgow by raising money to help their fellow citizens.
The charity legacy continues to this day with Celtic still preserving their charitable traditions through the Celtic FC Foundation. The Celts play their home matches at Celtic Park in front of 60,000 people. One of the two most successful football clubs in Scotland with 47 Scottish League Championship titles to their name, Celtic have a long-standing fierce rivalry with Rangers, with the clubs known as the Old Firm.
European Cup winners from season 1966-67 and runners-up two years later, Celtic have been regular in European competitions since their first appearance in 1962-63. Their other most standout results have been runners-up in the EUFA Cup in 2003 and Intercontinental Cup in 1967.
