On the 19th of March, in this week 31 match, Celtic hosts Ross County in a meeting of these two closely matched Premiership teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Celtic sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Livingston. Daizen Maeda struck first for Celtic in the 17th minute, then Nicky Devlin added another on an own goal in the 46th minute. Celtic is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Ross County, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against St. Mirren. Joseph Hungbo struck first for Ross County in the 49th minute on a penalty shot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, St. Mirren couldn’t muster any offence and Ross County ran away with the shutout win. Ross County should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Global Energy Stadium, Celtic was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Abada scored the first goal for Celtic in the 21st minute, then Jack Baldwin tied it up for Ross County in the 57th minute on a feed from Blair Spittal.
Joseph Hungbo has been the most prolific scorer on Ross County in the last 5 matches with three goals. Celtic’s top weapon lately has been Giorgos Giakoumakis, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.