Celtic vs Falkirk
Ref: R. LeeCeltic Park, Glasgow · 60,832 cap
Match recap
Celtic beat Falkirk 3–1 in their Premiership fixture. Maeda, Tierney, and Maeda scored for Celtic; Wilson replied for Falkirk. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.20 for Celtic versus 0.81 for Falkirk. Celtic sit 3rd in the Premiership table while Falkirk are 6th.
First Half
⚽
Maeda
⚽
Tierney
Assist: Maeda
Second Half
62'
⇄
Broggio
62'
⇄
Yeats
⇄
Forrest
Trusty
Yellow Card
70'
⚽
Wilson
Assist: McCann
Ralston
Yellow Card
71'
Wilson
Yellow Card
⇄
Yang Hyun-Jun
⇄
Ralston
⇄
Tierney
77'
Tait
Yellow Card
⇄
McGregor
80'
⇄
Stewart
⚽
Maeda
Assist: Tounekti
89'
McCann
Yellow Card
90'
⇄
Tait
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heart Of Midlothian | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | +30 | 70 |
| 2 |  Rangers | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | +35 | 69 |
| 3 |  Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | +24 | 67 |
| 4 |  Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | +23 | 54 |
| 5 |  Hibernian | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | +14 | 51 |
| 6 |  Falkirk | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 46 |
| 7 |  Dundee Utd | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | -9 | 40 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
CelticFalkirk
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.20VS0.81
Attack4 · 2 won
14
Shots
11
7
Shots on target
3
6
Shots in the box
7
8
Shots outside box
4
2
Shots off goal
7
9
Corners
7
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
446
Total passes
364
350
Accurate passes
276
78%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline1 · 1 won
16
Fouls
10
2
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
5
Blocked shots
1
-0.87
Goals prevented
-0.87
Celtic
4-2-3-1
Falkirk
4-2-3-1Celtic
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5L. ScalesD
- 6A. TrustyD
- 8B. NygrenM
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 13Yang Hyun-JunM
- 27A. EngelsM
- 38D. MaedaF
- 42C. McGregorM
- 49J. ForrestM
- 56A. RalstonD
- 63K. TierneyD
Substitutes
- 2A. JohnstonD
- 14L. McCowanM
- 17K. ỊheanachọF
- 21A. Oxlade-ChamberlainM
- 23S. TounektiF
- 31R. DoohanG
- 36M. SaracchiD
- 41R. HatateM
- 47D. MurrayD
Falkirk
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1N. HogarthG
- 2K. AdamsD
- 3L. McCannD
- 8B. SpencerM
- 11B. BroggioM
- 14F. YeatsM
- 15L. NeilsonD
- 16B. StewartF
- 20C. AllanD
- 21D. TaitM
- 29C. MillerM
Substitutes
- 6C. DonaldsonD
- 7B. GrahamF
- 9R. MacIverF
- 17H. CartwrightM
- 22Kyrell WilsonF
- 23E. RossF
- 27Ben ParkinsonF
- 35J. HastingsG
- 42S. HartD
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daizen Maeda | F | 90 | 9.2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 72 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Benjamin Nygren | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Liam Scales | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Auston Trusty | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| James Forrest | M | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Arne Engels | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Anthony Ralston | D | 72 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | M | 72 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ross Doohan | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke McCowan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reo Hatate | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dane Murray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Tounekti | F | 28 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Alistair Johnston | D | 18 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Marcelo Saracchi | D | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | F | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Falkirk
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Spencer(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Connor Allan | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Finn Yeats | M | 62 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Calvin Miller | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3/6 |
| Leon McCann | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Nicky Hogarth | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Barney Stewart | F | 80 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lewis Neilson | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ben Broggio | M | 62 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Tait | M | 89 | 5.9 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Keelan Adams | D | 90 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joe Hastings | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Hart | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coll Donaldson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Maclver | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Graham | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Cartwright | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyrell Wilson | F | 28 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2/2 |
| Ethan Ross | F | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Parkinson | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |