Celtic played 3 games in one match in beating Aberdeen 3-1 on Friday night football in the harr of Pittodrie. For the first 10 minutes, Celtic blew the Dons away to streak into a clinical 3-0 lead. The Dons responded immediately after the 3rd goal, and in the next 60 minutes attempted their version of … [continue reading]
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Partick Thistle 0 Celtic 5, by numbers
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]
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]
The Rangers v Celtic preview by numbers
Celtic meet The Rangers for the 6th time this season. Outscoring their opponents by 11-3, Celtic have knocked out their Glasgow rivals in two domestic Cups. Judging average performance is tricky as The Rangers are on their third manager of the season! The possession based passing game of Warburton, with a Deila-esque rigidity to 4-2-3-1 … [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]
Ross County v Celtic, preview by numbers
Celtic play Ross County on Sunday for the 3rd time this season, winning 4-0 in Dingwall on 26th October, and 2-0 at Celtic Park on 28th December. In the October match in Dingwall, Celtic won 4-0 but Ross County recorded the 10th Highest xG of any opposition this season at 1.45. Craig Gordon made 3 … [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.