Falkirk vs Celtic
Ref: J. BeatonFalkirk Community Stadium, Falkirk · 9,008 cap
Match recap
Celtic beat Falkirk 1–0 in their Premiership fixture. Nygren scored for Celtic. Falkirk held 43% possession to 57% for Celtic. Falkirk sit 6th in the Premiership table while Celtic are 3rd.
First Half
43'
⚽
Nygren
Assist: Engels
Second Half
⇄
Yeats
⇄
Stewart
66'
⇄
Tounekti
66'
⇄
Yang Hyun-Jun
74'
Tierney
Yellow Card
⇄
Tait
⇄
Miller
⇄
Wilson
79'
⇄
Engels
| # | 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
FalkirkCeltic
7Won
Statistical edge
7–8
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack5 · 1 won
11
Shots
8
6
Shots on target
2
8
Shots in the box
7
3
Shots outside box
1
4
Shots off goal
3
3
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
427
Total passes
582
335
Accurate passes
488
78%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline2 · 1 won
8
Fouls
10
0
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
6
1
Blocked shots
3
Falkirk
4-2-3-1
Celtic
4-3-3
Falkirk
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3L. McCannD
- 5L. HendersonD
- 8B. SpencerM
- 14F. YeatsM
- 16B. StewartF
- 19S. BainG
- 20C. AllanD
- 21D. TaitM
- 22Kyrell WilsonM
- 28F. LissahD
- 29C. MillerM
Substitutes
- 1N. HogarthG
- 2K. AdamsD
- 6C. DonaldsonD
- 7B. Graham
- 17H. Cartwright
- 23E. RossF
- 24Ethan WilliamsF
- 27Ben ParkinsonF
- 30L. MarshF
Celtic
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 5L. ScalesD
- 6A. TrustyD
- 8B. NygrenM
- 13Yang Hyun-JunF
- 22J. AraujoD
- 23S. TounektiF
- 27A. EngelsM
- 38D. MaedaF
- 42C. McGregorM
- 63K. TierneyD
Substitutes
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 14L. McCowanM
- 24J. KennyF
- 28Paulo BernardoM
- 41R. HatateM
- 47D. MurrayD
- 49J. ForrestM
- 51Colby DonovanD
- 56A. RalstonD
Falkirk
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Lissah | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Scott Bain | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor Allan | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Miller | M | 78 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Brad Spencer(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Liam Henderson | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Leon McCann | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3/3 |
| Dylan Tait | M | 74 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Barney Stewart | F | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Finn Yeats | M | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Kyrell Wilson | M | 78 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Keelan Adams | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coll Donaldson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Graham | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicky Hogarth | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henry Cartwright | M | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Williams | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ethan Ross | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Louie Marsh | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ben Parkinson | F | 27 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasper Schmeichel | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Scales | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Benjamin Nygren | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Arne Engels | M | 79 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julián Araujo | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Auston Trusty | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastian Tounekti | F | 66 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4/8 |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | F | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Anthony Ralston | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colby Donovan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dane Murray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Forrest | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Bernardo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reo Hatate | M | 24 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Luke McCowan | M | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Kenny | F | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |