Celtic vs Kilmarnock — Premiership

Premiership· 1st Phase - 26

Celtic

1–1Full-time

Kilmarnock

WWWWWLGoals 28-12

WLWWLWGoals 21-15

Celtic Park, Glasgow · Capacity 60,832 · grass · Referee: J. Beaton

Match events

21'Liam Donnelly
32'Kyogo Furuhashi (Anthony Ralston)
38'Lewis Mayo
46'Luis Palma (Yang Hyun-Jun)
61'Greg Taylor (Alexandro Bernabei)
67'Adam Idah (Paulo Bernardo)
68'Daizen Maeda (Nicolas-Gerrit Kühn)
68'Kyle Vassell (James Balagizi)
73'Danny Armstrong
73'Danny Armstrong (G. Stewart)
73'Marley Watkins (K. van Veen)
80'Kyogo Furuhashi (Hyun-gyu Oh)
85'Matthew Kennedy (Fraser Murray)
85'Liam Polworth (David Watson)
90+2'David Watson (Fraser Murray)

Lineups

Celtic

Kilmarnock

4-4-1-1

4-4-2

B. RodgersCoach

D. McInnes

Bench (9)

Match trends

Celtic have averaged 2.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Kilmarnock have averaged 2.1 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 8 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 6 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

7Celtic wins

0Draws

1Kilmarnock wins

25-8Goals

Kilmarnock

1–5Aug 9, 2026, 12:30 PM

Celtic

Kilmarnock

2–3Feb 15, 2026, 2:00 PM

Celtic

4–0Nov 9, 2025, 4:00 PM

Kilmarnock

1–2Sep 14, 2025, 2:00 PM

Celtic

2–1Jan 18, 2025, 5:30 PM

Kilmarnock

0–5May 15, 2024, 6:30 PM

Celtic

Kilmarnock

2–1Dec 10, 2023, 12:00 PM

Celtic

3–1Oct 7, 2023, 2:00 PM

Kilmarnock

Pre-match comparison

2.8Goals scored per game2.1

1.2Goals conceded per game1.5

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

J. Beaton

4.86Yellow cards / game

0.07Red cards / game

2Penalties scored / game

Based on 14 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Celtic

0-15'

7.7%

16-30'

38.5%

31-45'

15.4%

46-60'

15.4%

61-75'

23.1%

76-90+'

0%

Kilmarnock

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

25%

46-60'

25%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

50%

Match statistics

71%Possession29%

—Expected goals (xG)—

5Shots on target6

15Total shots13

3Shots off target6

7Blocked shots1

9Shots inside the box10

6Shots outside the box3

8Corners4

1Offsides2

12Fouls8

0Yellow cards3

—Red cards—

5Goalkeeper saves3

618Total passes238

524Accurate passes136

85%Pass accuracy57%

Player ratings

1Anthony RalstonCeltic🅰️ 17.9
2Corrie NdabaKilmarnock7.9
3Joe HartCeltic7.9
4Callum McGregorCeltic7.5
5Fraser MurrayKilmarnock🅰️ 17.5
6Lewis MayoKilmarnock🟨7.3

Box score

Celtic

42Callum McGregor (C)M · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes64%

Tackles1

Duels67%

3Greg TaylorD · 61'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes48%

Tackles—

Duels17%

7Luis PalmaM · 45'

7.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes15%

Tackles—

Duels50%

38Daizen MaedaM · 68'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes12%

Tackles—

Duels38%

5Liam ScalesD · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes68%

Tackles1

Duels56%

56Anthony RalstonD · 90'

🅰️ 17.9

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Shots— on target

Passes64%

Tackles2

Duels64%

9Adam IdahF · 67'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes12%

Tackles1

Duels40%

57Stephen WelshD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes102%

Tackles—

Duels50%

1Joe HartG · 90'

7.9

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Shots— on target

Passes30%

Tackles—

Duels100%

33Matt O'RileyM · 90'

7.0

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Shots3/4 on target

Passes44%

Tackles2

Duels31%

8Kyogo FuruhashiF · 80'

⚽ 17.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes15%

Tackles—

Duels17%

Bench (9)

25Alexandro BernabeiD · 29'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes15%

Tackles2

Duels50%

13Yang Hyun-JunF · 45'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes15%

Tackles1

Duels50%

29

29S. BainG

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19Hyun-gyu OhF · 10'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

Duels50%

28Paulo BernardoM · 23'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes8%

Tackles1

Duels33%

10Nicolas-Gerrit KühnF · 22'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes11%

Tackles—

Duels20%

24Tomoki IwataM

—

17Maik NawrockiD

—

48

48D. Kelly—

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Kilmarnock

5Lewis MayoD · 90'

🟨7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes12%

Tackles7

Duels80%

22Liam DonnellyM · 90'

🟨7.2

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes11%

Tackles4

Duels47%

31Liam PolworthM · 85'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes19%

Tackles—

Duels67%

23Marley WatkinsF · 73'

7.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes7%

Tackles—

Duels64%

17S. FindlayD · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes18%

Tackles2

Duels60%

3Corrie NdabaD · 90'

7.9

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Shots— on target

Passes13%

Tackles3

Duels78%

10Matthew KennedyM · 85'

7.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes8%

Tackles2

Duels50%

4

4Joe WrightD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes8%

Tackles1

Duels62%

9Kyle Vassell (C)F · 68'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes8%

Tackles1

Duels30%

1Will DennisG · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes7%

Tackles—

Duels—

11Danny ArmstrongM · 73'

🟨6.7

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes8%

Tackles4

Duels54%

Bench (9)

20Kieran O'HaraG

—

7Rory McKenzieM

—

12David WatsonM · 12'

⚽ 17.2

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

Duels—

21

21G. StewartF · 17'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles1

Duels75%

15Fraser MurrayM · 12'

🅰️ 17.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

Duels100%

99

99K. van VeenF · 17'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

Duels100%

39Gary Mackay-StevenM

—

19Thomas DaviesD

—

14James BalagiziM · 22'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes7%

Tackles2

Duels40%

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Celtic vs Kilmarnock played?+

The match is played at Celtic Park, Glasgow (capacity 60,832).

What time does Celtic vs Kilmarnock kick off?+

Kickoff is at Feb 17, 2024, 3:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).