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Kilmarnock vs Celtic
9 Aug 2026, 13:30 · Premiership · 2026/2027
Referee
Ryan LeePremiership 2026/2027 · 4 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
KilmarnockMin
Celtic- 2′⚽
Kasper Høgh 0-1
Goal · Header
With: Arne Engels
Header
Joe Hugill
Yellowcard · Off the ball foul
Off the ball foul
26′- 33′⚽
Kasper Høgh 0-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Benjamin Nygren
Right foot shot
- 35′⚽
Kasper Høgh 0-3
Goal · Header
With: Camilo Durán
Header
- 46′⇄
Colby Donovan
Substitution
Off: Alistair Johnston
- 47′⚽
Benjamin Nygren 0-4
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
- ⚽
Michael Schjönning-Larsen 1-4
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Tom Lowery
Right foot shot
56′ - 64′⇄
Sebastian Tounekti
Substitution
Off: Camilo Durán
- 74′⇄
James Forrest
Substitution
Off: Benjamin Nygren
- 74′⇄
Luke McCowan
Substitution
Off: Hyun-jun Yang
- ⇄
Mark O'Hara
Substitution
Off: Michael Schjönning-Larsen
74′ - ⇄
Bailey Rice
Substitution
Off: Tyreece John-Jules
75′ - 75′⚽
Luke McCowan 1-5
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- 82′⇄
Callum Osmand
Substitution
Off: Kasper Høgh
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7.34 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.52 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.14 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6.15 | |
| 74 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.67 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5.88 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.05 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 7.21 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 7.02 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6.03 | |
| 75 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.46 | |
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| 16 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.43 | |
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| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.48 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Kilmarnock
Latest: Dundee · 3–1
Match stats
12 May 2026, 19:45 · Home vs Dundee · 2025/2026
Celtic
Latest: Motherwell · 3–2
Match stats
13 May 2026, 20:00 · Away vs Motherwell · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Kilmarnock’s ground: 27 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Kilmarnock’s home games with Celtic’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Kilmarnock
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Celtic
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Kilmarnock
Celtic
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Kilmarnock
Celtic
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Kilmarnock
Celtic
Previous meetings
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