Celtic 0–2 Ross County: Result & Stats | League Cup

Celtic

FT

0 – 2

HT: 0 – 1

Ross County

11/29/2020

League Cup · 2nd RoundCeltic Park

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 11+ matches

Celtic52%

×Draw21%

Ross County26%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

49.7%

Always home

44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

CelticExpected goals in this matchRoss County

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

2.06

1.42

Celtic

2.06

Ross County

1.42

Celtic creates 45% more chances

Season form · 11 home / 18 away

3.00

creates per match

2.11

0.73

allows per match

1.11

creates per match

Celtic

3.00

Ross County

2.11

allows per match

Celtic

0.73

Ross County

1.11

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Celtic+0.00on par

Ross County+0.00on par

Total goals

Over67
Under33

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

Yes66
No34

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Celtic ↓

Ross County →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–03%

0–14%

0–23%

0–31%

0–41%

1

1–06%

1–19%

1–26%

1–33%

1–41%

2

2–07%

2–19%

2–27%

2–33%

2–41%

3

3–05%

3–16%

3–25%

3–32%

3–41%

4

4–02%

4–13%

4–22%

4–31%

4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (9%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5

97%3%1.5

86%14%2.5

67%33%3.5

46%54%4.5

27%73%

Double chance

Celtic or draw

74%

Celtic or Ross County

79%

Draw or Ross County

48%

Winning margin

Celtic wins by 2+

31%

Ross County wins by 2+

12%

Team goals

Celtic 1+ goals

87%

Celtic 2+ goals

61%

Celtic 3+ goals

34%

Ross County 1+ goals

76%

Ross County 2+ goals

41%

Ross County 3+ goals

17%

Draw no bet

Celtic (draw refunded)

66%

Ross County (draw refunded)

34%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

57%

Both score & under 3

9%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Celtic at home — creates 3.00, concedes 0.73 · 11 matches

Ross County away — creates 2.11, concedes 1.11 · 18 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Celtic attack 3.00 + Ross County defence 1.11 → ÷2 → 2.06

Ross County attack 2.11 + Celtic defence 0.73 → ÷2 → 1.42

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 52%?"

Celtic scores more

52%

level

21%

Ross County scores more

26%

Celtic at 52% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 52% does not mean "Celtic will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff