After a midweek loss to Dortmund, Celtic return to the Scottish Premier League on Sunday, travelling to Ross County. Coach Brendan Rodgers is hoping for a strong reaction from his players after losing to the Staggies in the Champions League. What is our forecast for this match?
Don Cowie, the coach of Ross County, understands perfectly well what kind of opponent he will face. In the last 24 meetings, his team has managed to win only once and draw once against Celtic. At the same time, Celtic have won all the last eleven matches between the teams.
In these eleven matches, Ross County have scored only six goals, while Celtic have hit the target exactly 30 times. The Staggies approached this match by playing two draws: first they finished the match with St. Johnstone in a 3-3 elimination, and then they parted with Hearts 1-1 on the road. With these results, they occupy the seventh position in the Premier League table.
Celtic, on the other hand, are leading the tournament with six wins in six games, scoring 20 goals and not conceding a single goal. The team achieved two 3-0 wins (including one against Rangers), one 4-0 (against Kilmarnock), and defeated St. Johnstone 6-0 in the last away match.
However, in their last game, Celtic suffered a crushing defeat against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, where the 2024 finalists beat Celtic by a 7-1 margin in Germany. Brendan Rodgers expects his players to react after this shocking result.