At Saturday lunchtime, Celtic travel up to the freezing highlands to face Don Cowie’s Ross County side. The Staggies are in splendid form, with 10 points in their last four outings leaving them just two points adrift from the top six. That run is made all the more impressive when you factor in victories at Pittodrie and Rugby Park.\u00a0 In the previous meeting at Dingwall this season, two goals deep into the second half ensured a narrow win for the league leaders. How will they line up this time around? We answer just that here on Last Word on Football, with our Celtic Predicted Lineup.<\/p>\n
In <\/span>Celtic’s 2-0 victory over Dundee United<\/span><\/a>, they named the same side which swept aside St Mirren 3-0 . <\/span>Auston Trusty continued to partner Cameron Carter-Vickers at centre-back with Alistair Johnson and Greg Taylor as fullbacks.<\/span><\/p>\n Read More<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span>5 Things <\/span>we<\/span> Learned From Glasgow <\/span>Derby<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n In midfield, captain Callum McGregor kept his place alongside Luke McCowan and Arne Engels, with the Belgian excelling again with his third man of the match award in recent weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0The Major Gap Between Celtic and the Rest<\/a><\/p>\n Up front, Nicolas Kuhn and Daizen Maeda continued out wide, with the latter bagging a goal and an assist. Meanwhile, Adam Idah led the line.<\/span><\/p>\n Celtic continued their dominant domestic form with another clean sheet victory, this time Dundee United were the victims. Although Jim Goodwin’s men came close to equalising late on with Kasper Schmeichel forced to make a smart save. The Dane has conceded in just four of the 21 league games this season.<\/span><\/p>\n Read More<\/span><\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span>Why Philippe Clement will be given time.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Despite the positive results, the performance levels have wavered in recent weeks. The intensity levels aren’t hitting the heights of the season’s opening stages. Yet, this is partly down to a hectic schedule which has seen the Bhoys play six matches over 17 days. In seasons gone by, even the successful ones -which are the majority – this Winter period<\/span> has rarely been conducive to top-quality football. Teams usually peak early on and late on, the present is about slogging through.<\/span><\/p>\n The only notable exception was Ange Postecoglou’s 2022\/23 side <\/span>which flourished over the<\/span> late December to January <\/span>spell<\/span>, <\/span>but<\/span> this was after a six-week World Cup break when <\/span>few<\/span> Celtic players were involved.<\/span><\/p>\n Celtic have somewhat of an injury crisis out wide. Kuhn and Maeda have picked up knocks, Luis Palma who impressed midweek is unavailable, plus James Forrest remains out for the long term. It leaves just Yang as the only natural winger available, although as Wednesday showed McCowan can play there aptly, having done so frequently in his Dundee days.<\/p>\nCeltic’s Recent Form and Tactics<\/h3>\n
Injuries to Consider<\/h3>\n