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Celtic to open Betfred Cup defence at home to Ross County

Celtic to open Betfred Cup defence at home to Ross County
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The seeded draw threw up three all-Premiership ties in total.

Holders Celtic will begin their latest Betfred Cup defence at home against Ross County.

Rangers will travel to face League One side Falkirk in the second round.

The seeded draw threw up three all-Premiership ties in total. St Mirren will host Aberdeen while St Johnstone will travel to Fir Park to take on Motherwell.

Hibernian were handed a home tie against Dundee an hour after beating James McPake's side in the final group match.

Both sides started the game on nine points and a 4-1 victory secured a place among the seeds for Hibs before they were handed a rematch.

Livingston will host Ayr while there are two all-Championship ties as Hearts travel to face Alloa while Arbroath host Dunfermline.

The matches will be played in the final weekend of November.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1RangersRangers2018205454956
2Celtic17124142142840
3Aberdeen1911532718938
4Hibernian20106430181236
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd206771724-725
6Livingston197392226-424
7St Mirren176381419-521
8Kilmarnock1952121925-617
9Motherwell184591726-917
10St Johnstone2045111830-1217
11Hamilton AcademicalHamilton1942131845-2714
12Ross County2034131038-2813

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