Kilmarnock vs Celtic, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership

Kilmarnock

83': David Watson

FT
1 - 2

Celtic

56': Daizen Maeda
90'+6': Kelechi Iheanacho (P)

About

Kilmarnock are hosting Celtic at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, Kilmarnock, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.

Match Timeline

39': Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic) Yellow Card at 39'
55': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Yellow Card at 55'
56': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) Goal at 56'
58': James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 58'
58': Kieran Tierney (Celtic) Substitution at 58'
70': Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) Substitution at 70'
70': Luke McCowan (Celtic) Substitution at 70'
70': Greg Kiltie (Kilmarnock) Substitution at 70'
71': Shaun Thomson (Kilmarnock) Substitution at 71'
71': Bruce Anderson (Kilmarnock) Substitution at 71'
77': Marley Watkins (Kilmarnock) Substitution at 77'
83': David Watson (Kilmarnock) Goal at 83'
84': Michael Williams (Kilmarnock) Substitution at 84'
88': Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) Substitution at 88'
90'+5': Greg Kiltie (Kilmarnock) Yellow Card at 95'
90'+5': David Watson (Kilmarnock) Yellow Card at 95'
90'+6': Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) Penalty - Scored at 96'
90'+7': Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) Yellow Card at 97'

Statistics

CEL		KIL
10	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	4
76	Possession	24
21	SHOTS	12
6	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.2
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
6	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park
Location: Kilmarnock, Scotland
Attendance: 8,499

SPFL Premiership Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Heart of Midlothian	11	+19	29
2	Celtic	10	+8	20
3	Hibernian	11	+4	15
4	Rangers	10	+2	15

Full Table

Line-Ups

Kilmarnock (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Max Stryjek (GK)
5	Lewis Mayo
6	Robbie Deas
14	George Stanger
3	Dominic Thompson
15	James Brown
31	Liam Polworth
7	Rory McKenzie
12	David Watson
29	Djenario Daniels
9	Marcus Dackers

Kilmarnock Substitutes:

Ethan Brown, Archie Traynor, Ruairi Ellis, Shaun Thomson, Marley Watkins, Michael Williams, Bruce Anderson, Greg Kiltie, Eddie Beach.

Celtic (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
5	Liam Scales
20	Cameron Carter-Vickers
36	Marcelo Saracchi
51	Colby Donovan
42	Callum McGregor
41	Reo Hatate
8	Benjamin Nygren
38	Daizen Maeda
23	Sebastian Tounekti
10	Michel Ange Balikwisha

Celtic Substitutes:

Yang Hyun-Jun, Dane Murray, Arne Engels, Luke McCowan, Kieran Tierney, Kelechi Iheanacho, James Forrest, Viljami Sinisalo, Paulo Bernardo.

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