Celtic vs Kilmarnock — Scottish Premiership: stats, lineups & analysis
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Celtic host Kilmarnock at Celtic Park on Premiership matchday 13
Celtic welcome Kilmarnock to Celtic Park for matchday 13 of the Scottish Premiership, with the home side occupying first place on 28 points from 12 games. Martin O'Neill's team have a 19-point cushion over their visitors, who sit 11th on nine points, ten places lower in the table.
AI-assisted match preview written from official match data.
Celtic arrive on the back of a 3-2 home win over Beşiktaş on 5 November, which followed a 2-0 defeat at Falkirk on 1 November. Across their last five games they have won two, drawn one and lost two, scoring eight and conceding nine without keeping a clean sheet.
Kilmarnock come into the game having won one of their last five, drawing one and losing three, with seven goals scored and 13 conceded. Their most recent outing was a 2-2 home draw with St Johnstone on 31 October, and they have yet to keep a clean sheet in that five-game run.
Across their last 5 meetings, Celtic won 5, Kilmarnock won 0, with 0 draws. The most recent meeting was Kilmarnock 1–5 Celtic on 9 August 2026.
Celtic have won two of their last five and Kilmarnock one, though the visitors have conceded 13 goals in that run to Celtic's nine.
Both sides have played Falkirk recently: Celtic lost 2-0 away on 1 November, while Kilmarnock lost 3-0 at Falkirk on 24 October.
Celtic meet Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership (Regular Season - 13). Kick-off is Sunday, 8 November 2026, 16:00 UTC at Celtic Park.
Team pages: Celtic · Kilmarnock · Scottish Premiership
Pre-match read
Over 2.5 Goals. League base rate: 55% over 2.5 goals On the other hand: Attacks often blanking — These attacks failed to score in 30% of their last ten games.
Over 1.5 Goals. League base rate: 78% over 1.5 goals
Under 3.5 Goals. League base rate: 32% over 3.5 goals On the other hand: Attacks often blanking — These attacks failed to score in 30% of their last ten games.
Both Teams to Score. League base rate: 55% both teams score On the other hand: Table extremes meet — The sides sit in opposite halves of the table, 91 percentile points apart.
Celtic to Score. League base rate: 82% home sides score
Home rated 1589 vs 1460 — 0.75 expected score Home averaging 2.4 xG per game Celtic sit 1st; Kilmarnock 11th (SCP · 12 matches played) Celtic missing 2 key players
Model-generated pre-match read. Not betting advice.
About this match
On this page: kickoff time and matchday details for Celtic vs Kilmarnock, the head-to-head record and recent form, stats-based pre-match analysis, confirmed lineups about an hour before kick-off — then the live score, goal clips and video highlights once this Scottish Premiership fixture kicks off.
- Live score updates and a goal-by-goal timeline once play begins.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Confirmed starting lineups, usually about an hour before kick-off.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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