Ross County vs Celtic Prediction: A dominating performance expected from Celtic

The first match of the weekend for the Scottish Premiership will take place on Saturday at noon as league leaders Celtic take on Ross County in a match that will take place in Dingwall. After playing to a draw on both the continent and in their own league, Brendan Rodgers' squad finally got back on track with a victory during the week. With the visitors as favorites, do you think Ross County have a chance here?

Ross County have now gone seven games without a victory, which has caused them to drop even further in the standings. They are dreadfully out of form. The fact that they won two of their first four league games indicated that a successful season may have been on the horizon, but their performance since then indicates that those six points may prove to be crucial in keeping them away from the bottom instead. They have drawn their past three games, which has kept them hanging just above the relegation zone. The point that Malky Mackay's team rescued from the jaws of loss in midweek was also well appreciated, as they came back from a 2-0 deficit in the final 15 minutes of their match against Hibs to earn a draw. However, a little improvement in form may be extremely rewarding for any club that is stuck in the middle of the table, since only four points separate fourth place from 11th place in the Premiership, but Ross County are difficult to advance because they have played too many draws. Facing the strongest side in the division is a scary prospect in and of itself, and they are not likely to move up this week.

Celtic didn't get it done until the final minute on Wednesday, but they narrowly prevailed against an in-form St. Mirren team that was playing on their home turf. They too fell behind early on in the game, but a goal from Hyeongyu Oh in stoppage time enabled them to recover and defeat the Stephen Robinson-led team by a score of two goals to one. This victory maintains Celtic's five-point lead over Rangers atop the Premiership standings, and it was the ideal response to the team's surrendering points for just the second time this season away to Hibernian last weekend. In spite of this, it is highly likely that Rodgers will have at least one eye on their Champions League match in Madrid on Tuesday as they prepare for this match. Rodgers may make some modest adjustments to his team selection and tactical approach for this match due to the cushion they have at the top of the standings; the second of their back-to-back matches against Atletico Madrid is most likely going to take priority. Considering Celtic's dominant recent record against Ross County, which includes nine consecutive victories over their forthcoming opponents, making modest alterations should not have a significant impact on the team's performance. Celtic has only been defeated twice in the history of its league competition, and both of those defeats were in their own stadium in 2013 and 2021; however, they have never been defeated by Ross County in Dingwall.

Ross County possible starting lineup:

Laidlaw; Brown, Baldwin, Leak, Purrington; Loturi, Randall, Allardice, Turner; Brophy, Murray

Celtic possible starting lineup:

Hart; Ralston, Phillips, Scales, Taylor; Turnbull, McGregor, O'Riley; Forrest, Kyogo, Maeda

Celtic have more than enough to easily defeat their hosts and extend their healthy advantage at the top of the league, despite the fact that Rodgers may change some people in important areas. After going seven games without a victory, it is improbable that Ross County will break their winless streak yet, especially considering the fact that they have been victorless in each of the previous nine encounters.