Set-pieces are increasingly deciding matches across Europe and in Scotland. With Hearts and Rangers benefiting from specialist coaching, Celtic’s struggles at dead balls could prove decisive in a tight title race under Martin O’Neill.
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Celtic’s set-piece problem and the low-risk move that could shape the title race
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Celtic’s set-piece problem and the low-risk move that could shape the title race
Celtic’s set-piece problem and the low-risk move that could shape the title race
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Falkirk |
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SPFL Table
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hearts | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 51 |
| 2 | Rangers | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 47 |
| 3 | Celtic | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 18 | 45 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 43 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 33 |
| 7 | Aberdeen | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 28 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 25 |
| 9 | Dundee | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 23 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 20 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 43 | -20 | 17 |
| 12 | Livingston | 24 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 50 | -26 | 11 |