Kilmarnock vs Celtic
Ref: John Beaton, ScotlandThe BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, Kilmarnock · 18,128 cap
Match recap
Celtic beat Kilmarnock 2–1 in their Premiership fixture. Watson scored for Kilmarnock; Maeda and Ịheanachọ replied for Celtic. Kilmarnock held 24% possession to 76% for Celtic. Kilmarnock sit 11th in the Premiership table while Celtic are 3rd.
First Half
39'
Tounekti
Yellow Card
Second Half
55'
Nygren
Yellow Card
56'
⚽
Maeda
Assist: Saracchi
58'
⇄
Saracchi
58'
⇄
Balikwisha
70'
⇄
Maeda
⇄
McKenzie
70'
⇄
Hatate
⇄
Polworth
⇄
Daniels
⇄
Stanger
⚽
Watson
Assist: Kiltie
⇄
Brown
88'
⇄
Tounekti
90+4'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
Kiltie
Yellow Card
Watson
Yellow Card
90+7'
Ịheanachọ
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Ịheanachọ
Penalty
| # | 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 |
| 10 |  ST Mirren | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -21 | 30 |
| 11 |  Kilmarnock | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -28 | 28 |
| 12 |  Livingston | 33 | 1 | 13 | 19 | -31 | 16 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
KilmarnockCeltic
2Won
Statistical edge
2–11
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack0 · 5 won
12
Shots
21
2
Shots on target
6
9
Shots in the box
18
3
Shots outside box
3
5
Shots off goal
9
6
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
24%
Possession
76%
209
Total passes
732
150
Accurate passes
661
72%
Pass accuracy
90%
Discipline1 · 1 won
10
Fouls
10
2
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
1
5
Blocked shots
6
Kilmarnock
5-3-2
Celtic
4-3-3
Kilmarnock
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1M. StryjekG
- 3D. ThompsonD
- 5L. MayoD
- 6R. DeasD
- 7R. McKenzieM
- 9M. DackersF
- 12D. WatsonM
- 14G. StangerD
- 15J. BrownD
- 29D. DanielsF
- 31L. PolworthM
Substitutes
- 4Z. WilliamsD
- 11G. KiltieM
- 19B. AndersonF
- 23M. WatkinsF
- 25E. BrownD
- 30E. BeachG
- 38A. TraynorM
Celtic
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1K. SchmeichelG
- 5L. ScalesD
- 8B. NygrenM
- 10M. BalikwishaF
- 20C. Carter-VickersD
- 23S. TounektiF
- 36M. SaracchiD
- 38D. MaedaF
- 41R. HatateM
- 42C. McGregorM
- 51Colby DonovanD
Substitutes
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 13Yang Hyun-JunF
- 14L. McCowanM
- 17K. ỊheanachọF
- 27A. EngelsM
- 28Paulo BernardoM
- 47D. MurrayD
- 49J. ForrestM
- 63K. TierneyD
Kilmarnock
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Stryjek | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Watson | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Marcus Dackers | F | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Robbie Deas(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dominic Thompson | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Liam Polworth | M | 71 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Rory McKenzie | M | 71 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Stanger | D | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Djenairo Daniels | F | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| James Brown | D | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Mayo | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Archie Traynor | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Brown | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruari Ellis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Beach | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Kiltie | M | 19 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Bruce Anderson | F | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jack Thomson | M | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marley Watkins | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Zac Williams | D | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Celtic
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Tounekti | F | 88 | 7.5 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5/9 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Carter-Vickers | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Daizen Maeda | F | 70 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Marcelo Saracchi | D | 58 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Callum McGregor(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Colby Donovan | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Liam Scales | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Michel Ange Balikwisha | F | 58 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Benjamin Nygren | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0/1 |
| Reo Hatate | M | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Arne Engels | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dane Murray | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paulo Bernardo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke McCowan | M | 20 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Kieran Tierney | D | 32 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | F | 20 | 6.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Yang Hyun-Jun | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Forrest | M | 32 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |