On a beautiful evening upon a perfect and voluminous playing surface, Celtic edged closer to the invincible domestic season with a 5-0 demolition of a Partick Thistle side who have done wonders to make the top 6, but appeared to have the sun screen on. Celtic started well, creating 6 shooting opportunities before Roberts lured … [continue reading]
Match Summary
Celtic 4 St Johnstone 1, by numbers
Celtic found their way past St Johnstone with four second half goals. An entertaining display saw several early openings as Rogic found space between the defensive and midfield lines. Once St Johnstone adapted their shape to a 4-5-1, closing off this area, chances dried up as the first half wore on. Celtic attempted 11 shots … [continue reading]
The Rangers 1 Celtic 5, by numbers
Despite Celtic winning four and drawing one, dominating all meetings with The Rangers since their arrival in the Premier Division, there remained a feeling of unfinished business. Even after the Scottish Cup semi-final, there was chatter of Celtic being an average team. But as I pointed out on Twitter and illustrated on Celtic By Numbers … [continue reading]
Celtic 2 The Rangers 0, by numbers
The treble awaits as Celtic made it 41 domestic matches unbeaten this season. After many horror shows at Hampden recently, an early goal from McGregor allied to opposition seemingly reliant on long throws whilst otherwise defensively passive, made for a comfortable 1st half. In the 2nd a break from another long throw saw a clear penalty … [continue reading]
Ross County 2 Celtic 2, by numbers
A run of the mill game, where Celtic hit their lowest domestic change creation rate of the season (13%) was meandering to an away win. Credit to Ross County for restricting both Dembele and Sinclair to 0 shots. On 88 mins an obvious dive by Schalk is inexplicably missed by the refereeing team and Ross … [continue reading]
Celtic 3 Kilmarnock 1, by numbers
A refreshed and dominant Celtic side racked up over 800 passes, including 4 players passing the 100 mark. Despite an own goal, from Lustig, Celtic played aggressive attacking football to create chances and ultimately win with comfort.
Celtic 1 Partick Thistle 1, by numbers
A rather flat display with a much-changed team featuring 7 defensive players. Gamboa and Izaguirre provided the attacking width. Partick Thistle were well organised with 5 strung across the back. Once they scored, they looked like scoring again as confidence increased in the 2nd half. But a missed penalty from Sinclair on 64 mins could … [continue reading]
Hearts 0 Celtic 5, by numbers
The Champions stilled the beating Hearts to the tune of 5-0 as 6 in a row was achieved for the 3rd time in our history. Despite some early scares, the pace of Sinclair and Roberts opened the maroon back line in the first half, and the party began in the second.
Hearts v Celtic preview by numbers
Dundee 1 Celtic 2, by numbers
Celtic got back to winning ways, with a 2-1 victory at Dens Park. After dominating the 1st half and cruising to 2-0 early in the 2nd, Celtic were happy to hear the final whistle to secure 29 undefeated league games. The tale of the game, by numbers.