Celtic vs Falkirk
Ref: David Dickinson, ScotlandCeltic Park, Glasgow · 60,832 cap
Match recap
Celtic beat Falkirk 2–0 in their Premiership fixture. Čvančara and Nygren scored for Celtic. Celtic held 58% possession to 42% for Falkirk. Celtic sit 3rd in the Premiership table while Falkirk are 6th.
First Half
17'
McCann
Yellow Card
⚽
Čvančara
Assist: Tierney
Second Half
⇄
Yang Hyun-Jun
⚽
Nygren
Assist: McGregor
63'
⇄
Marsh
64'
⇄
Wilson
64'
⇄
Tait
66'
Cartwright
Yellow Card
⇄
Engels
⇄
Čvančara
74'
⇄
Stewart
⇄
Tierney
84'
⇄
Miller
⇄
Maeda
| # | 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
9Won
Statistical edge
9–6
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack2 · 4 won
10
Shots
14
5
Shots on target
4
7
Shots in the box
9
3
Shots outside box
5
4
Shots off goal
6
9
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
58%
Possession
42%
547
Total passes
403
483
Accurate passes
327
88%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline2 · 1 won
7
Fouls
5
0
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
1
Blocked shots
4
Celtic
4-4-2
Falkirk
4-2-3-1Celtic
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 5L. ScalesD
- 8B. NygrenF
- 11T. ČvančaraF
- 13Yang Hyun-JunM
- 22J. AraujoD
- 27A. EngelsM
- 38D. MaedaM
- 42C. McGregorM
- 47D. MurrayD
- 63K. TierneyD
Substitutes
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 14L. McCowanM
- 17K. ỊheanachọF
- 23S. TounektiF
- 28Paulo BernardoM
- 41R. HatateM
- 49J. ForrestM
- 51Colby DonovanD
- 57S. WelshD
Falkirk
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2K. AdamsD
- 3L. McCannD
- 5L. HendersonD
- 8B. SpencerM
- 16B. StewartM
- 19S. BainG
- 20C. AllanD
- 21D. TaitM
- 22Kyrell WilsonM
- 29C. MillerM
- 30L. MarshF
Substitutes
- 1N. HogarthG
- 6C. DonaldsonD
- 7B. Graham
- 9R. MacIverF
- 10A. NesbittM
- 14F. YeatsM
- 17H. Cartwright
- 23E. RossF
- 28F. LissahD
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Scales | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 83 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Dane Murray | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Nygren | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Tomáš Čvančara | F | 72 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0/3 |
| Julián Araujo | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/3 |
| Arne Engels | M | 71 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | M | 48 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Daizen Maeda | M | 84 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Colby Donovan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke McCowan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Bernardo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Forrest | M | 42 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Sebastian Tounekti | F | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Welsh | D | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reo Hatate | M | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Falkirk
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Henderson | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kyrell Wilson | M | 64 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Scott Bain | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Spencer(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/4 |
| Connor Allan | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Dylan Tait | M | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Barney Stewart | M | 74 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Leon McCann | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Calvin Miller | M | 84 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Louie Marsh | F | 63 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Keelan Adams | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Filip Lissah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicky Hogarth | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Maclver | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coll Donaldson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Graham | F | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Aidan Nesbitt | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Henry Cartwright | M | 26 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Ross | F | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Finn Yeats | M | 27 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |