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Celtic
Scottish Premiership · 1st
Play style · last 5
Patient Control
possession-based control without high pressing. Measured against Scottish Premiership; block height comes from how they press, not from tracking.
On Paper rating · last 14 matches
League table
1st
18 points from 7
On Paper
1st
Chances made and conceded
This season
7
Pld
6
W
0
D
1
L
14
GF
4
GA
18
Pts
W
W
W
W
L
L
last 6
Lost 0–1 at home to Rangers · Sep 20
That's how they've played so far. Where the model has Celtic finishing in May, and the odds on going down, come with a free account.
What the numbers say
Season to date, measured against the rest of the division.
Attack
Riding a hot streak in front of goal
Scoring about 15% above what their shots support. Enjoy it, but this is the part that regresses first.
1.15
goals per expected
Attack
As many spurned as scored
27 clear chances missed against 14 goals all season. Whatever is being made is not being taken.
27
chances missed
Defence
Hard to score against
4 conceded in 7, 0.57 a game. Whatever else is wrong, it is not the back line.
4
conceded
Defence
Shutouts are becoming a habit
Clean sheets in 3 of 7.
3
clean sheets
Overall
They keep hold of it
Dispossessed fewer times than almost anyone in the division.
55
dispossessed
Against the rest of the division
Where the squad's season totals sit among the 12 clubs.
Big chances created
1st of 12
30
Shots
2nd of 12
138
About 19.7 a match.
Key passes
1st of 12
100
Chance creation is not the problem.
Goals
1st of 12
14
Duels won
4th of 12
370
They win the physical exchanges.
Tackles
8th of 12
112
They commit to the tackle less than most.
Clearances
10th of 12
173
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Who's driving it
The squad's leaders this season.
Highest rated
Kieran Tierney
Defender · Scotland
7.49
Most goals
Kasper Høgh
Attacker · Denmark
3
Most assists
Benjamin Nygren
Midfielder · Sweden
3
Big chances created
Kieran Tierney
Defender · Scotland
5
Duels won
Cameron Carter-Vickers
Defender · United States
52
Big chances missed
Benjamin Nygren
Midfielder · Sweden
7
Coming up
The next 5 on the calendar.
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