Celtic v Ross County result

Full-time · Celtic 2–0 Ross County

Premiership · Wed, 23 Dec 2020 18:00 GMT · Celtic Park

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Celtic · Ross County · Head-to-head

Celtic 2–0 Ross County — Celtic won this Premiership match.

Next for Celtic: Celtic v Celta Vigo, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Ross County: Ross County v Airdrie United, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Celtic 2–0 Ross County · Premiership
Venue: Celtic Park · Glasgow
Referee: E. Anderson
Head-to-head (last 6): Celtic 5 · draws 0 · Ross County 1 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Celtic 2W 2D 1L · Ross County 1W 0D 4L

Celtic 2–0 Ross County (Premiership): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 1.25

Goals

against 2.25 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 5

Corners

against 4 / 4 · 0 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

6.2 / 1.75

Shots on target

against 4 / 4.25 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.4 / 1.5

Cards

against 3.2 / 1 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 December 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Celtic for / against	Line	Ross County for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 4 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	14.2 for · 11.8 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	11.25 for · 10.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	6.2 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	1.75 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.4 for · 11.6 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	13 for · 10.75 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.4 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1 against n 4 Last 5

Celtic

Celtic — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
I. Soro n 6	36.2	3.3 4/2	1.7 2/1	Ross Stewart
A. Ajeti n 8	49.4	2.7 5/4	0.9 2/1	—
D. Laxalt n 8	73	2.2 5/5	1.2 3/3	C. Morris
T. Rogić n 8	54.9	1.8 5/3	1.4 5/1	—
R. Christie n 8	80.9	1.7 6/3	2.6 7/5	Ross Stewart

Celtic — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Turnbull n 8	39.6	3.4 5/4	1.1 3/1
Leigh Griffiths n 8	26.4	2.6 4/2	2.1 4/1
O. Édouard n 8	61.1	2.4 6/4	1.8 5/3
Mohamed Elyounoussi n 8	73.3	2.3 7/5	1.4 4/3
R. Christie n 8	80.9	2.2 8/5	1.4 6/1

Celtic — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Mohamed Elyounoussi n 8	73.3	1.1 4/2	0.2 1/0
Leigh Griffiths n 8	26.4	1.3 3/0	0 0/0
D. Turnbull n 8	39.6	0.3 1/0	0.9 3/0
O. Édouard n 8	61.1	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
G. Taylor n 8	62.5	0 0/0	0.4 2/0

Celtic — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Soro n 6	36.2	5 3/1
D. Laxalt n 8	73	2.9 7/5
H. Elhamed n 8	71.8	2.7 4/4
R. Christie n 8	80.9	2.5 7/6
S. Brown n 8	65.8	2.1 6/2

Celtic — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Scott Bain n 8	90	2.8 6/4
V. Barkas n 8	90	1 2/1

Ross County

Ross County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
I. Vigurs n 8	81.4	2.4 6/5	1 5/1	—
R. Charles-Cook n 8	70.3	2.4 6/5	1.3 5/2	—
Ross Stewart n 8	90	2 6/6	1 5/2	R. Christie
J. Hylton n 8	22.3	1.5 3/0	2 4/0	—
C. Morris n 4	90	1.3 3/1	0.8 2/1	D. Laxalt

Ross County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Ross Stewart n 8	90	2 8/5	0.5 3/1
J. Hylton n 8	22.3	2 3/1	1 1/1
O. Shaw n 8	52.6	1.7 5/2	0.4 2/0
C. Lakin n 8	87.8	1.3 6/2	0.8 5/1
M. Gardyne n 8	63.4	0.9 3/1	0.2 1/0

Ross County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Kelly n 8	54.8	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
O. Shaw n 8	52.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
T. Grivosti n 5	60.4	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
C. Lakin n 8	87.8	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
I. Vigurs n 8	81.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

Ross County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Tillson n 8	44.8	2.3 5/2
J. Hylton n 8	22.3	2 4/0
I. Vigurs n 8	81.4	1.9 7/5
C. Lakin n 8	87.8	1.8 5/5
T. Grivosti n 5	60.4	1.8 3/2

Ross County — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
R. Laidlaw n 8	90	2.3 5/2
Ross Doohan n 5	90	2.2 2/2

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Match statistics & details

Celtic player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
C. Hazard	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Jeremie Frimpong	90	0	1	0	0	6	1	7.9
C. Jullien	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.2
K. Ajer	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	7.6
D. Laxalt	90	0	0	1	0	0	4	7.7
I. Soro	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	7.3
C. McGregor	90	0	0	2	1	1	1	7.2
Leigh Griffiths	81	1	0	3	2	2	0	7.2
R. Christie	72	0	1	2	0	4	5	8
O. Édouard	72	0	0	3	2	0	0	6.9
D. Turnbull	71	1	0	1	1	3	0	7.5
O. Ntcham sub	19	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.6
T. Rogić sub	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
M. Johnston sub	18	0	0	0	0	1	1	7
A. Ajeti sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Ross County player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
R. Laidlaw	90	0	0	0	0	6.9
K. Watson	90	0	0	1	2	6.6
C. Morris	90	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Iacovitti	90	0	0	0	2	7.5
J. Reid	90	0	0	0	1	6.5
H. Paton	90	0	0	0	1	5.9
S. Kelly	90	1	1	0	2	6.3
R. Draper	76	0	0	0	3	6.2
I. Vigurs	76	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Gardyne	45	0	0	1	0	6.2
Ross Stewart	34	2	0	0	2	6.9
O. Shaw sub	56	1	1	1	0	6.9
J. Hylton sub	45	1	1	0	1	6.9
J. Tillson sub	14	0	0	0	0	6.3
B. McKay sub	14	0	0	1	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Celtic v Ross County — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CelticLDWWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2.2 scored / 2 conceded per game

Ross CountyWLLLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Celtic 5 · 0 draws · Ross County 1 · 4 goals/game

2020-11-29 Celtic 0–2 Ross County
2020-09-12 Ross County 0–5 Celtic
2020-01-25 Celtic 3–0 Ross County
2019-12-01 Ross County 1–4 Celtic
2019-10-19 Celtic 6–0 Ross County
2018-03-31 Celtic 3–0 Ross County

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Celtic#2 pos77 pts38 pl+49 GD

Ross County#10 pos39 pts38 pl-31 GD

Goals per game

Celtic scored2.05

Ross County scored0.92

Celtic conceded0.76

Ross County conceded1.74

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What is the head-to-head record between Celtic and Ross County?: In their last 6 meetings, Celtic won 5, Ross County won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Celtic and Ross County?: Recent form — Celtic 2W 2D 1L; Ross County 1W 0D 4L.

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